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9th Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competitions

January 13–20, 2019

1st Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competitions

Bösendorfer Competition

First Prize Anastasia Markina, Russia
Second Prize Dmitri Levkovich, Canada
Third Prize Esther Park, USA

Schimmel Junior Competition

First Prize Miyuji Kaneko, Hungary/Japan
Second Prize Charlie Albright, USA
Third Prize Ilia Ulianitsky, Israel

Schimmel Junior Competition

First Prize David Ko, Japan/USA
Second Prize Abigail Sin, Singapore
Tie for 3rd Prize Andrew Wang, Canada Helen Jing, USA

Special Awards

YEHUDA MEIR AWARD for the most outstanding performance of a Chopin Etude by a Bösendorfer semi-finalist: Dizhou Zhao, China, for Chopin Etude, Op. 10 No. 8.
YEHUDA MEIR AWARD for the most outstanding performance of a Chopin Etude by a Schimmel Senior or Schimmel Junior semi-finalist: Ilia Ulianitsky, for Chopin Etude, Op. 25 No. 11.
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARTS & LETTERS ARIZONA CHAPTER AWARD for the most outstanding performance by an Arizona resident among the Bösendorfer semi-finalists: Jennifer Shinyoung Drake-Perry (ASU student)
YOUNG ARTIST COMMITTEE SPECIAL AWARD for the most outstanding performance by an Arizona resident among the Schimmel Senior or Schimmel Junior semi-finalists: Helen Jing.

Competition Dates

January 9–15, 2006

Jury

Sergei Babayan USA	Baruch Meir, Chairman Israel/USA
Robert Hamilton USA	Chul Hee Yoon South Korea
Douglas Humpherys USA	Idith Zvi Israel
Phillip Kawin USA