2008 Valencia International Piano Competition Prize Iturbi

Valencia International Piano Competition Prize Iturbi XVI took take place in Valencia from September 15–27, 2008. It was won by Zhengyu Chen, who became the first Chinese pianist to attain the 1st prize.

Jury

Prizes

Winner Prize Sponsor
1st Grand Prize China Zhengyu Chen 18.000 € + CD + Concert tour Diputación de Valencia
2nd Prize South Korea Soyeon Kim 12.000 € + Concerts in Valencia Diputación de Valencia
3rd Prize Moldova Russia Spain Marianna Prjevalskaya 6.000 € + Concerts in Valencia Diputación de Valencia
4th Prize Spain Ángel Cabrera 4.000 € Bancaja
5th Prize Italy Angelo Arciglione 3.000 € Ayuntamiento de Valencia
6th Prize South Korea Yu-Mi Lee 1.900 € Sociedad Filarmónica de Valencia
7th Prize 22 void 1.600 € Bancaja
Best Chopin performance void 2.500 € Mrs. Heide Wolf
Kawai Prize 2 Moldova Russia Spain Marianna Prjevalskaya 1.900 € Kawai-España
Yamaha Premium 3 South Korea Soyeon Kim 1.900 € Yamaha-Música Ibérica
Clemente Pianos Prize 4 China Zhengyu Chen 1.900 € Clemente Pianos
Diputación Prize 5 Spain Ángel Cabrera 1.600 € Diputación de Valencia

Compositions commissioned for the competition

Competition Results (by rounds)

First Round

September 16 and 17. Palau de la Música - Sala Rodrigo.

Quarter-finals

September 18, 19 and 20. Palau de la Música - Sala Rodrigo.

Semi-finals

September 21 and 22. Palau de la Música - Sala Rodrigo.

Final

September 26 and 27. Palau de la Música - Sala Iturbi.

Orquesta de Valencia. Max Bragado, conductor.

External links

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