XVI Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition
The XVI Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition took place at the Palacio de Festivales in Santander, Spain, from July 25 to August 7, 2008. Twenty pianists, selected through three shortlists of candidates (Madrid, Moscow and New York) took part in the event. The Dresden Philharmonic accompanied the three finalists in the final on August 6. Both the Semi-finals and the Final were broadcast through TVE.
Jury
- Dmitry Alexeev
- Klaus Hellwig
- Jerome Lowenthal
- Luis Pereira Leal
- Sergio Perticaroli
- Jerome Rose
- Jacques Rouvier
- Yang Liqing
Maria Tipo could not travel to Santander due to health problems.[1]
Competition results, by rounds
First Round
July 25–27, 16:00-23:00. Palacio de Festivales, Sala Pereda. Recital.
- Alina Artemyeva
- Lucas Blondeel
- Stefan Ciric
- Emmanuel Christien
- François Dumont
- Kotarô Fukuma
- Vyacheslav Gryaznov
- Violetta Khachikian
- Ka Ling Colleen Lee
- Hyo Sun Lim
- Wu Muye
- Akiko Nikami
- Yuma Osaki
- Sergey Sobolev
- Anastasya Terenkova
- Jue Wang
- Andrey Yaroshinsky
- Avan Yu
- Yubo Zhou
- Zuo Zhang
Second Round
July 29-August 1, 16:00-23:00. Palacio de Festivales, Sala Pereda. Recital + Chamber music (quintet).
- Alina Artemyeva
- Lucas Blondeel
- Stefan Ciric
- Emmanuel Christien
- Kotarô Fukuma
- Ka Ling Colleen Lee
- Hyo Sun Lim
- Wu Muye
- Sergey Sobolev
- Jue Wang
- Andrey Yaroshinsky
- Avan Yu
Semi-finals
August 3–4, 21:00. Palacio de Festivales, Sala Argenta. Mozart piano concerto.
- Kotarô Fukuma
- Ka Ling Colleen Lee
- Sergey Sobolev
- Jue Wang
- Andrey Yaroshinsky
- Avan Yu
Real Philharmonía de Galicia. Juanjo Mena, conductor.
Final
August 6. Palacio de Festivales, Sala Argenta. Symphonic piano concerto.
Dresden Philharmonic. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor.
- First Prize: Jue Wang
- Second Prize: Avan Yu
- Third Prize: Kotaro Fukuma
- Audience Prize: Avan Yu
References
- ↑ "A health problem prevents Mario Tipo from serving as a jury". Albeniz Foundation. July 27, 2008.