10th Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competitions
January 3-8, 2023
2023 Competitions
Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Competitions are open to pianists of any nationality.
- Bösendorfer USASU International Competition, ages 19–32
- Yamaha USASU International Senior Piano Competition, ages 16–18
- Yamaha USASU International Junior Piano Competition, ages 13–15
The age-qualifying date for all categories is Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 BÖSENDORFER USasu INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION RESULTS
Rachel Breen, 26, USA
2nd prize: $10,000 Phyllis Chiat Award and silver medal
Young Sun Choi, 29, South Korea
3rd prize: $5,000 Amar Master Award and bronze medal:
Dohyun Lee, 21, South Korea
SPECIAL AWARDS:
One $250 award for the best performance of a piece by a BIPOC or female composer:
Dohyun Lee, 21, South Korea
One $1,000 award will be given for the best performance of a work composed by a French composer:
Jiyoung Kim, 26, South Korea
Sangyoung Kim Award of $1,000 will be awarded for the most outstanding performance of a virtuoso work:
Dohyun Lee, 21, South Korea
Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award of $500 will be awarded to the two most outstanding performances of a composition by a Russian composer:
Rachel Breen, 26, USA
Yehuda Meir memorial awards of $250 will be awarded to the two most outstanding artistic performances of an etude by Chopin:
Jiyoung Kim, 26, South Korea
One $1,000 award will be given for the most outstanding Arizona pianist, sponsored by National Society of Arts and Letters Arizona Chapter:
Shiyu Liu, 28, China
2023 YAMAHA SENIOR AND JUNIOR USasu INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION RESULTS
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