XV Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition

The fifteenth Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition took place in Salt Lake City, Utah from June 16 to July 1, 2010. Rounds one and two were held at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. The final round was held at Abravanel Hall with the Utah Symphony Orchestra.

Awards

Award Winner Details
First prize Russia Lukas Geniušas The first prize of $30,000 US awarded by Kirk and Susan Boman

Commemorative gold medal awarded by Stephanie Saint-Thomas
Utah Symphony Orchestra and other concert engagements
CD recording of selected solo repertory

Second prize Ukraine Serhiy Salov Second prize of $15,000 US awarded by anonymous donor

Commemorative silver medal awarded by Stephanie Saint-Thomas
Utah Symphony Orchestra and other concert engagements
CD recording of selected solo repertory

Third prize Ukraine Dmitri Levkovich The Joanne Baker Memorial third prize of $10,000 US

Commemorative bronze medal awarded by Stephanie Saint-Thomas
Concert engagements
CD recording of selected solo repertory

Fourth prize China Yunjie Chen Cash award of $8,000 US awarded by Ned and Kimberly Warner and Brad and Karen Beagles

CD recording of selected solo repertory

Fifth prize Japan Kotaro Fukuma Cash award of $7,000 US

CD recording of selected solo repertory

Sixth prize China Zhang Zuo The Dr. Stanley B. Kimball Memorial Sixth Prize of $6,000 US awarded by Chase Kimball

CD recording of selected solo repertory

Audience prize Russia Lukas Geniušas Cash award of $500 US awarded by Russell A. Cannon and Marilyn J. Cannon

Jury

9 jurors:

  • China Hui-Qiao Baocould not attend due to visa issues
  • Canada Bernadene Blahawithdrew due to personal emergency
  • Russia Gennady Dzubenko
  • United States Douglas Humpherys
  • South Korea Dae-Jin Kim
  • China United States Jie Lu – replacement juror

  • Japan Yuko Ninomiya
  • Bolivia United States Walter Ponce
  • Russia Dmitry Rachmanov – replacement juror
  • South Africa John Roos
  • Norway Einar Steen-Nøklebergwithdrew due to personal emergency
  • United States Nelita True (chairperson)

Competition results by round

Round One and Round Two (semifinals, 38 competitors)

  • Ukraine Dmitri Levkovich
  • Germany Benjamin Moser
  • South Korea Seejoon Park
  • Japan Mayumi Sakamoto
  • Ukraine Serhiy Salov
  • France Nima Sarkechik
  • Russia Anastasia Solomatina - withdrew before Round One
  • Kosovo Ardita Statovci
  • Belarus Olga Stezhko
  • Ukraine Konstantin Soukhovetski
  • Russia Alexei Sychev
  • Russia Anastasya Terenkova
  • Romania Matei Varga
  • France David Violi
  • United States Joshua Wright
  • Belarus Pavel Yeletsky
  • China Dizhou Zhao
  • China Zhang Zuo
  • Canada Darrett Zusko

Final round (6 competitors)

Finalist Final round concerto with Utah Symphony Orchestra directed by Lawrence Leighton Smith
China Yunjie Chen Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Japan Kotaro Fukuma Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Russia Lukas Geniušas Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Ukraine Dmitri Levkovich Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Ukraine Serhiy Salov Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
China Zhang Zuo Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

References

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