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10th Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competitions

 January 3-8, 2023

 

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2023 Competitors

295 pianists applied to the 10th Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competitions.

Congratulations to all semi-finalists!

2023 Competitors

Bösendorfer  (ages 19-32)

209 pianists applied to the 2023 Bösendorfer USASU International Competition, ages 19–32.

28 outstanding pianists were selected to join us in Tempe.

Breen Rachel, 26, USA

Choi Young Sun, 29, South Korea

Chung Eunyoung, 27, South Korea

Ding Cong, 29, China

Fang-Bentov Motti, 25, Israel

Feng Yi-Chen, 25, Taiwan

Hirama Kyoshiro, 24, Japan

Hou Yixiang, 29, China

Jones Fantee, 29, USA/Taiwan

Kim Jiyoung, 26, South Korea

Lee Dohyun, 21, South Korea

Lee Linda, 26, South Korea

Liu Moyi, 24, China

Liu Shiyu, 28, China

Luo Jiaqing, 23, China

Mak Jonathan, 25, Canada

Mamora Jonathan, 27, USA

Navarro Silberstein José, 27, Bolivia

Nikiforov Osip, 28, Russia

Paradee Tristan, 22, USA

Shin Hyojin, 25, South Korea

Tozlian Seiran, 20, Armenia

Tseng Karina, 20, USA

Van Ostrand Parker, 19, USA

Wang Arthur, 21, Canada

Wang, Jiongli, 21, China

Xiong Jiacheng, 25, China

Yi Min Joo, 28, South Korea

Alternates:

Tang Stephanie, 28, USA

Shi Wenting, 30, China

Yamaha Senior  (ages 16-18)

36 pianists applied to the 2023 Yamaha USASU International Senior Piano Competition, ages 16–18.

Of these, eight outstanding pianists were selected to compete.

Audenis Anna, 17, USA

Fediurko Roman, 18, Ukraine

Gabrilovich Alyssa, 17, USA

Shin Seungmin, 18, South Korea

Takeuchi Haruki, 16, USA

Wang Yinghan (Hannah,) 16, USA

Yao Keliang, 16, USA

Yoder Kasper, 17, USA

Alternates:

Yang Lindsey, 17, USA

Wang Kevin, 17, Canada

Yamaha Junior  (ages 13-15)

50 pianists applied to the 2023 Yamaha USASU International Junior Piano Competition, ages 13–15.

Of these, seven outstanding pianists were selected to compete.

Chang Jerry, 15, USA

Chen Yufei, 15, USA

Cho Ella, 15, USA

Hong Seokyoung, 15, South Korea

Kim Dayou, 13, South Korea

Li Andrew, 15, Hong Kong/Canada

Shi Xinran, 13, USA

Alternates:

Kesselman Anna, 15, USA

Yeung Kyle, 14, USA

2019 BÖSENDORFER USasu INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION RESULTS

1st prize: Dmytro Choni, 25, Ukraine (the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz)
$15,000 David Katzin Award and gold medal. A number of concerto performances with The Phoenix Symphony. Bösendorfer Prize: paid recital appearances. A recital in Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center, New York. A recital for the Oracle Piano Society, Arizona.

2nd Prize: Hyo-Eun Park, 23, Republic of Korea (Seoul National University College of Music)
$10,000 Phyllis Chiat Award and Silver Medal

3rd Prize: Peter Klimo, 28, USA (Eastman School of Music)
$5,000 and Bronze Medal

SPECIAL AWARDS:
$1500 Mary Jane Trunzo Audience Favorite Award of $1,500 selected by the audience from among the Bösendorfer Stage II Semi-Final Round participants: Anastasia Rizikov, Canada, and Angie Zhang, USA

Sangyoung Kim Award of $1,000 for the most outstanding performance of a virtuoso work: Aushuang Li, China

$1,000 award for the most outstanding Arizona pianist, sponsored by National Society of Arts and Letters Arizona Chapter: Aushaung Li, China.

$1,000 award for the best performance of a work composed by a French composer: Xinran Wang, China

Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award of $500 for the most outstanding performance of a composition by a Russian composer: Anastasia Rizikov, Canada

Yehuda Meir memorial awards of $250 to the most artistic performance of an etude by Chopin: Polina Kulikova, Russia.

2019 YAMAHA USASU INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION RESULTS

YAMAHA SENIOR ARTISTS:
1st prize: $5,000 Burns-Addona Award and gold medal: Catherine Huang, USA

2nd prize: $2,000 and silver medal: Yongqiu Liu, China

3rd prize: $1,000 and bronze medal: Yangrui Cai, China

YAMAHA JUNIOR ARTISTS:
1st prize: $4,000 Addona-Burns Award and gold medal: Ruisi Lao, China

2nd prize: $2,000 and silver medal: Kevin Cho, USA

3rd prize: $1,000 Linda and Sherman Saperstein Award and bronze medal: Katherine E. Liu, USA

SPECIAL AWARDS:
Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award of $500 awarded to the most outstanding performance of a composition by a Russian composer: Catherine Huang, USA

Yehuda Meir memorial award of $250 awarded to the most outstanding artistic performance of an etude by Chopin: Ruisi Lao, China
Menahem Zohar memorial award of $250 awarded to the most outstanding artistic performance of a classical work: Ruisi Lao, China

2019 Competition winners

Bösendorfer piano competition winners (l to r): Hyo-Eun Park, 23, Republic of Korea (2 prize); Dmytro Choni, 25, Ukraine (1st prize); Peter Klimo, 28, USA (3rd prize)

Yamaha Senior piano competition winners (l to r): Yangrui Cai, China (3rd prize); Catherine Huang, USA (1st prize); Yongqiu Liu, China (2nd prize)

Yamaha Junior piano competition winners (l to r): Ruisi Lao, China (1st prize); Kevin Cho, USA (2nd prize); Katherine Liu (3rd prize)