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The Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation is pleased to announce the names of the competitors for the 2008 International Junior Competition (June 16-21) and the International Young Artists Competition (June 23-28). Both competitions will be held at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City, UT.
2008 Junior Competitors (Ages 11-13)
- Cai, Stephanie (USA)
- Chan, Karin (Canada)
- Chang, Chia-Rui (Taiwan)
- Chen, Cheng
(China)
- Dan, Aika (Japan)
- Gao, YuTong (China)
- Han, Anna (USA)
- Huang, Hilda (USA)
- Inoue, Hinako (Japan)
- Izumi, Aoi (Japan)
- Kawasaki, Maya (Japan)
- Lee, Kyung A (Korea)
- Li, George (USA)
- Lin, Tami (Canada)
- Lisiecki, Jan (Canada)
- Mizumoto, Weston (USA)
- Ozaki, Yui (Japan)
- Park, Hyo-eun (South Korea)
- Poon, Poony (USA)
- Sham, Ching Toa Aristo (Hong Kong)
- Song, Daniel (USA)
- Sun, Qilin (China)
- Sun, Yi Fan (China)
- Tsuchida, Rieko (USA)
- Vojtek, Jan (Czech Republic)
- Wang, YiJia (China)
- Weiyi, Le (USA)
- Wianto, Nayaka Clarence (Indonesia)
- Xu, Qi (China)
- Xu, Zhi Ge (Angela) (China)
- Yandi, Chen (China)
- Zhang, Jiyuan (China)
- Zhang, Sarina (USA)
2008 Young Artists Competitors (Ages 14-18)
- Arai, Asami (Japan)
- Cai, Yizheng (David) (China)
- Chen, (Jenny) Yen-Yu (USA)
- Cho, Joong-Hun (Korea)
- Choi, Song (USA)
- Chun, Yong Hoon (Korea)
- Dmytrenko, Anna (USA)
- Floril, Jonathan (Spain)
- Gimre, Karsten (USA)
- Hou, Kimberly (USA)
- Huang, Nansong (China)
- Kim, Minkyung (USA)
- Kiyone, Marie (Japan)
- Ko, David Yoshiaki (USA)
- Kociuban, Julia (Poland)
- Lazar, Ingmar Anthony (Germany)
- Lee, Tony Dongyi (Russia)
- Lie, Ning Yuen (China)
- Moon, Page Young (USA)
- Moshchuk, Ivan (USA)
- Rana, Beatrice (Italy)
- Tam, Kenric (USA)
- Treutler, Annika Maria (Germany)
- Tsang, Hin Yat Mozar (Hong Kong)
- Vujadinovic, Sara (Serbia)
- Woo, Naomi (Canada)
- Yang, Song (USA)
- Yao, Chengcheng (China)
- Ye, Sijing (USA)
- Zhang, Hao Tian (Tim) (Canada)
THE JURY
- Douglas Humpherys, Chairman (USA)
- Rolf-Dieter Arens (Germany)
- Paola Bruni (Italy)
- Alan Chow (USA)
- Mirian Conti (Argentina/USA)
- Mieko Harimoto (Japan)
- Faina Lushtak (Russia/USA)
- Thomas Schumacher (USA)
- Zhe Tang (China)
- Veda Zuponcic (USA)
PRIZES (Junior Comeptition)
- FIRST PRIZE Cash Award of $7,000
- SECOND PRIZE Cash Award of $5,000
- THIRD PRIZE Cash Award of $4,000
- FOURTH PRIZE Cash Award of $3,000
- FIFTH PRIZE Cash Award of $2,000
- SIXTH PRIZE Cash Award of $1,000
PRIZES (Young Artists)
- FIRST PRIZE Cash Award of $8,000
- SECOND PRIZE Cash Award of $6,000
- THIRD PRIZE Cash Award of $5,000
- FOURTH PRIZE Cash Award of $4,000
- FIFTH PRIZE Cash Award of $3,000
- SIXTH PRIZE Cash Award of $2,000
HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION
Housing will be provided with host families for contestants who do not reside in Salt Lake City. Competitors are responsible for their own transportation to and from Salt Lake City. Competition-related transportation in Salt Lake City will be furnished by host families.
COMPETITION REPERTORY AND PROCEDURE (Junior)
ROUND ONE: A 20–minute, self-chosen program of solo music, which should include compositions from different composers.
ROUND TWO: A 30–minute, self-chosen program of solo music, not repeating repertory from ROUND ONE.
FINAL ROUND: One movement of any concerto selected by the competitor.
(ALL COMPETITORS accepted to the competition will perform in ROUNDS ONE and TWO. There will be NO ELIMINATION between the two rounds. At the conclusion of the ROUND TWO, the jury will select SIX FINALISTS to perform in the FINAL ROUND).
COMPETITION REPERTORY AND PROCEDURE (Young Artists)
ROUND ONE: A 25–minute, self-chosen program of solo music, which should include compositions from different composers.
ROUND TWO: A 35–minute, self-chosen program of solo music, not repeating repertory from ROUND ONE.
FINAL ROUND: One movement of any concerto selected by the competitor.
(ALL COMPETITORS accepted to the competition will perform in ROUNDS ONE and TWO. There will be NO ELIMINATION between the two rounds. At the conclusion of the ROUND TWO, the jury will select SIX FINALISTS to perform in the FINAL ROUND).
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