11th Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competitions
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January 3–8, 2023
209 pianists applied to the 2023 Bösendorfer USASU International Competition, ages 19–32.
28 outstanding pianists were selected to join us in Tempe.
Bösendorfer Winners
1st prize: $15,000 David Katzin Award and gold medal:
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
Yamaha Senior Winners
1st Place and gold medal:
Roman Fediurko, Ukraine, 18
2nd Place and silver medal:
Seungmin Shin, South Korea, 18
3rd Place and bronze medal:
Haruki Takeuchi, USA, 16
Yamaha Junior Winners
1st Place and gold medal:
Seokyoung Hong, South Korea, 15
2nd Place and silver medal:
Andrew Sijie Li, Hong Kong/Canada, 15
3rd Place and bronze medal:
Xinran Shi, USA, 13
January 13–20, 2019
198 pianists representing 33 countries applied to the 2019 Bösendorfer USASU International Competition, ages 19–32.
28 outstanding pianists were selected to join us in Tempe.
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.
37 pianists representing 9 countries applied to the 2019 Yamaha USASU International Senior Piano Competition, ages 16–18.
Of these, eight outstanding pianists were selected to compete.
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
45 pianists applied to the 2019 Yamaha USASU International Junior Piano Competition, ages 13–15.
Of these, seven outstanding pianists were selected to compete.
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,
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
Jury
January 2–8, 2017
Bösendorfer Competition
1st Prize David Katzin Award and Gold Medal: Xuesha Hu, People’s Republic of China
2nd Prize Phyllis Chiat Award and Silver Medal: Yutong Sun, People’s Republic of China
3rd Prize and Bronze Medal: Yuchong Wu, People’s Republic of China
Finalists:
Xuesha Hu, People's Republic of China
Yutong Sun, People's Republic of China
Yuchong Wu, People's Republic of China
Special Awards:
Yevgeny Yontov, Israel - Award for the best performance of a work composed by a French composer
Yutong Sun, People’s Republic of China-Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award for the two most outstanding performances of a composition by a Russian composer
Yuchong Wu, People’s Republic of China-Sangyoung Kim Award for the most outstanding performance of a virtuoso work in the Bösendorfer competition
Peter Kimo, USA-Gelfand-Messenter Award for the best performance of a solo piano work composed by a Living Composer (as of November 7, 2016)
Yutong Sun, People’s Republic of China-Yehuda Meir Memorial Award for the two most outstanding artistic performances of an etude of Chopin in the Bösendorfer competition
Joey Chang, USA-Award for the most outstanding Arizona Pianist, sponsored by the National Society of Arts and Letters Arizona Chapter
Semi-Finalists:
Gun Chaikittiwatana, Thailand
Xuesha Hu, People's Republic of China
Peter Klimo, USA
Yutong Sun, People's Republic of China
Tristan Teo, Canada
Daniil Tsvetkov, Russia
Yuchong Wu, People's Republic of China
Yevgeny Yontov, Israel
Yamaha Senior Competition
1st Prize Burns-Addona Award and Gold Medal: Andrew Zhao, USA
2nd Prize and Silver Medal: Lingfei (Stephen) Xie, People’s Republic of China
3rd Prize and Bronze Medal: Arthur Wang, Canada
Special Awards
Jeong Min Kim, Republic of China-Yehuda Meir Memorial Award for the most outstanding artistic performance of an etude by Chopin in the Junior and Senior competition
Finalists
Jeong Min Kim, Republic of Korea
Noah Simon, Israel/USA
Arthur Wang, Canada
Lingfei (Stephen) Xie, People's Republic of China
Andrew Zhao, USA
Yamaha Junior Competition
1st Prize Addona-Burns Award and Gold Medal: William Chen, USA
2nd Prize and Silver Medal: Edward Zhang, USA
3rd Prize Linda and Sherman Saperstein Award and Bronze Medal: Anne Liu, USA
Special Awards
William Chen, USA-Menahem Zohar Memorial Award for the most outstanding performance of a classical work in the Bösendorfer and Yamaha Competition
Anne Liu, USA-Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Special Award for the most outstanding performance of a composition by a Russian composer
Finalists
William Chen, USA
Anne Liu, USA
Jason Tam, USA
Edward Zhang, USA
Jury
Robert Hamilton, USA
Stanislav Ioudenitch, USA
Baruch Meir (Chairman), Israel/USA
Zhe Tang, China
Oxana Yablonskaya, USA
Asaf Zohar, Israel
January 4–11, 2015
Bösendorfer Competition
1st Prize: Sung Chang, Republic of Korea
2nd Prize: EunAe Lee, Republic of Korea
3rd Prize: not awarded
Finalist award: Vasyl Kotys, Ukraine
Finalists
Sung Chang, Republic of Korea
Vasyl Kotys, Ukraine
EunAe Lee, Republic of Korea
Special Awards
Nino Bakradze-Award for the most outstanding Arizona pianist in the Bösendorfer competition
Samson Tsoy-Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award for the most outstanding performance of a composition of a Russian composer
Sung Chang-Sangyoung Kim Award for the most outstanding performance of a virtuoso work in the Bösendorfer competition
EunAe Lee-Yehuda Meir memorial award for the most outstanding artistic performance of an etude of Chopin in the Bösendorfer competition
Semi-Finalists
In order of performance:
1 Sung Chang, Republic of Korea
2 A-Jin Sohn, Republic of Korea
3 Samson Tsoy, Russia
4 Nino Bakradze, Georgia
5 Vasyl Kotys, Ukraine
6 EunAe Lee, Republic of Korea
7 Ming Xie, People's Republic of China
8 Lu Shen, People's Republic of China
Yamaha Senior Competition
1st Prize: Vanessa Meiling Haynes, USA
2nd Prize: not awarded
3rd Prize: Chaeyoung Park, Republic of Korea
Special Awards
Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award for the most outstanding performance of a composition by a Russian composer: Elliot Wuu, USA
Yehuda Meir Memorial Award for the most outstanding artistic performance of an etude by Chopin: Haozhou Wang, People's Republic of China
Finalists
1 Chaeyoung Park, Republic of Korea
2 Luke Alexander Ratcliffe, USA
3 Anastasia Magamedova, Russia
4 Amanda Liu, USA
5 Vanessa Meiling Haynes, USA
Yamaha Junior Competition
1st Prize: Haozhou Wang, People's Republic of China
2nd Prize: Elliot Wuu, USA
3rd Prize (tied): Charlie Liu, USA
3rd prize (tied): Allison To, USA
Finalists
1 Elliot Wuu, USA
2 Haozhou Wang, People's Republic of China
3 Allison To, USA
4 Charlie Liu, USA
Jury
Ricardo Castro, Brazil
Robert Hamilton, USA
Baruch Meir (Chairman), Israel/USA
Vadim Monastyrski, Israel
Aleksandar Serdar, Serbia
Zhe Tang, China
January 6–13, 2013
Bösendorfer Competition
1st prize: Eric Zuber, USA
2nd prize: Jaekyung Yoo, South Korea
3rd prize: Lindsay Garritson, USA
Yamaha Senior Competition
1st prize: Leonardo Colafelice, Italy
2nd prize: Gabrielle Chou, Taiwan/USA
3rd prize: Ming Xie, People’s Republic of China
Yamaha Junior Competition
1st prize: Yike Yang, Canada
2nd prize: Carmen Knoll, USA
3rd prize: Patrick Pan, USA
Special Awards
Sangoung Kim Special Award
Bösendorfer Competition
Jaekyung Yoo, South Korea
Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award
Bösendorfer Winner:
Sejoon Park, USA/South Korea
Yamaha Winner:
Leonardo Colafelice, Italy
Yehuda Meir Award
Bösendorfer Winner:
Eric Zuber, USA
Yamaha Winner:
Leonardo Colafelice, Italy
National Society of Arts and Letters Award
Bösendorfer competition:
Mauricio Arias, Columbia (Arizona Resident)
Young Artist Committee Award
Yamaha competition:
Joey Ian-Joe Chang, USA (Arizona Resident)
Jury
Baruch Meir, Chairman, Israel/USA
Martha Argerich, Argentina
Sergei Babayan, USA
Robert Hamilton, USA
Choong-Mo Kang, South Korea
Yanina Kudlik, Russia/Israel
January 9–15, 2011
Bösendorfer Competition
First Prize
Ronaldo Rolim, Brazil
Second Prize
Anastasia Dedik, Russia
Third Prize
Konstantin Soukhovetski, Russia/USA
Schimmel Senior Competition
First Prize
Anthony Giovann Tamayo Illescas, Mexico
Second Prize
Kevin Ahfat, USA
Third Prize
Min Joo Yi, The Republic of Korea
Schimmel Junior Competition
First Prize
Tristan Teo, Canada
Second Prize
Phoebe Pan, USA
Third Prize
Gabrielle Chou, USA
Special Awards
The Sangoung Kim Special Award for the most outstanding performance of a virtuoso piece in the Bösendorfer Competition:
Vladimir Gligoric, Serbia
The Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award for the most outstanding performance of a composition by a Russian composer:
Bösendorfer Winner: Ronaldo Rolim, Brazil
Schimmel Winner: Tristan Teo, Canada
The Yehuda Meir Award for the most outstanding artistic performance of an etude by Chopin:
Bösendorfer Winner: Anastasia Dedik, Russia
Schimmel Winner: Phoebe Pan, USA
The National Society of Arts and Letters Award for the best Arizona Competitor in the Bösendorfer competition:
Chris Rice, USA
The Young Artist Committee award for the best AZ pianist in the Schimmel competition:
Joey Chang, USA
Jury
Baruch Meir, Chairman, Israel/USA
Aleksandar Serdar, Serbia
Michael Christie, USA*
Ilana Vered, Israel/USA
Sofya Gulyak, Russia
Tamas Vesmas, France
Robert Hamilton, USA
* Final Round
January 4–10, 2009
Bösendorfer Competition
1st prize:
Stanislav Khristenko, Russia
2nd prize:
Daniyar Yessimkhanov, Kazakhstan
3rd prize:
Yue Chu, China
Schimmel Senior Competition
1st prize:
Not Awarded
2nd prize:
Reed Tetzloff, USA
3rd prize:
Yung Hoon Chun, South Korea
Schimmel Junior Competition
1st prize:
Qi Kong, China
2nd prize:
Chung Man Kim, South Korea
3rd prize:
Miao Yang, China
Special Awards
Sangyoung Kim Award for the most outstanding performance of a Virtuoso work in the Bösendorfer USASU Competition:
Christopher Falzone, USA
Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov awards to the two most outstanding performances of a composition by a Russian composer:
Bösendorfer competition winner: Stanislav Khristenko, Russia
Schimmel competition winner: Chung man Kim, South Korea
Yehuda Meir memorial awards to the two most outstanding artistic performances of an etude by Chopin:
Bösendorfer Winner: Dmitri Levkovich, Canada
Schimmel Winner: Miao Yang, China
National Society for Arts and Letters special award for the most outstanding Arizona pianist in the Bösendorfer competition:
Winner: Joshua Hillmann, USA (ASU student)
Jury Special Award for Promising Talent in the Schimmel competition was given to Anthony Giovann Tamayo Illescas, Mexico
Jury
Baruch Meir, Chairman, Israel/USA
Alexander Korsantia, Georgia/USA
Michael Christie, USA*
Aleksandar Serdar, Serbia
Robert Hamilton, USA
Ilana Vered, Israel/USA
Phillip Kawin, USA
January 6–12, 2008
Bösendorfer Competition
First Prize:
Sangyoung Kim
South Korea
Second Prize:
Yoni Levyatov
Israel
Third Prize:
Chaoyin Cai
P.R. China
Schimmel Senior Competition
First Prize:
Ilia Ulianitsky
Israel
Second Prize:
Ashley Hsu
USA
Third Prize:
Devon Joiner
Canada
Schimmel Junior Competition
First Prize:
Xinzhe Jiang
P.R. China
Second Prize:
Joonghun Cho
South Korea
Third Prize:
not awarded
Special Awards
Yehuda Meir Memorial Award for the most outstanding performance of an etude by Chopin
Bösendorfer Competition Winner:
Sangyoung Kim, South Korea
Schimmel Competitions Winner:
Ilia Ulianitsky, Israel
Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award for the most outstanding performance of a composition by a Russian Composer:
Bösendorfer Competition Winner:
Sangyoung Kim, South Korea
Schimmel Competitions Winner:
Alice Hwang, USA
National Society of Arts and Letters Arizona Chapter award for the most outstanding Arizona Pianist in the Bösendorfer Competition:
Winner: Mauricio Arias, Colombia (ASU Student)
Discretionary Jury Award
Jury's Award for a Most Outstanding Performance of Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit
Winner: Jae-Won Cheung, South Korea
Jury
Baruch Meir, Chairman, Israel/USA
Emanuel Krasovsky, Israel
Robert Hamilton, USA
Hae-Sun Paik, South Korea
Phillip Kawin, USA
Zhe Tang, China
January 7–13, 2007
Bösendorfer Competition
1st Prize Winner
Elizabeth Schumann, USA
2nd Prize Winner
Grace Fong, USA
3rd Prize Winner
Tanya Gabrielian, USA
Schimmel Senior Competition
1st Prize Winner
Kenric Tam, USA
Tied for 3rd Prize
Sophia Muñoz, USA
Tied for 3rd Prize
Christopher Rice, USA
Schimmel Junior Competition
1st Prize Winner
Min Soo Hong, Korea
2nd Prize Winner
Wei Xin Zhou, P.R. China
3rd Prize Winner
Liyan He, P.R. China
Special Awards
YEHUDA MEIR MEMORIAL AWARD, Bösendorfer USASU International Piano Competition:
Wan-Chen Zhu, P.R. China.
YEHUDA MEIR MEMORIAL AWARD, Schimmel USASU International Piano Competitions: Dasom Kim, Korea.
YEHUDA MEIR MEMORIAL AWARD , Schimmel USASU International Piano Competitions: Dasom Kim, Korea.
NATIONAL LETTERS OF ARTS & SCIENCE AWARD for the Most Outstanding Arizona Resident in the Bösendorfer competition: Charles Szczepanek.
NATIONAL LETTERS OF ARTS & SCIENCE AWARD for the Most Outstanding Arizona Resident in the Bösendorfer competition: Charles Szczepanek.
HOANG PHAM
Recognition of an Outstanding Performance of Arabesques on "An der schönen, blauen Donau"
HOABING ZHU
Certificate for Recognition of Outstanding Talent
WAN-CHEN ZHU
Certificate for Recognition of Outstanding Talent
Jury
Sergei Babayan, USA
Faina Lushtak, Russia/USA
Robert Hamilton, USA
Baruch Meir, Chairman, Israel/USA
Phillip Kawin, USA
Idith Zvi, Israel
Kwang-Wu Kim, USA
January 9–15, 2006
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.
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