Ninth Sydney Piano
Competition 2008
Krystyna Niemotko
The
Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia is considered to be
one of the most prestigious piano competitions in the world.
It is
organised every four years in Sydney, under the auspices of the Cladan
Cultural Exchange Institute of Australia, in association with the
University of Sydney and the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation.
The imminent ninth piano competition is due to take place from 2nd to
19th July 2008. Five Australians are among 36 pianists
selected to compete, namely: John Fisher, David Fung, Adam Herd, Hoang
Pham and Alexy Yemtson. Other competitors will come from
China,
Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Poland, Portugal, Russia,
South Korea, Spain, Ukraine, Taiwan and the USA. All pianists
are
between 17 and 30 years of age, with the youngest entrant being
Japan’s Tomoki Kitamura born in 1991 and the oldest,
Spain’s Jose Menor born 1977. The prize money
totals
$140,000 and the major prize winners will be invited for concert tours
throughout Australia. The Australian String Quartet will
engage
them to perform as guest artists for a national subscription season
tour in July and August 2009. The first four stages of the
competition will be held at the Seymour Centre in Sydney. The
first recital is scheduled for 16th July 2009. The finals
will be
held in the concert hall of the Opera House. The Sydney
Symphony
Orchestra will perform in both instances. Piano music lovers
can
expect an opportunity to enjoy quality live music performances.
In a retro mood
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