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

Italy 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.

    • Ukraine Alina Artemyeva
    • Belgium Lucas Blondeel
    • Serbia Stefan Ciric
    • France Emmanuel Christien
    • France François Dumont
    • Japan Kotarô Fukuma
    • Russia Vyacheslav Gryaznov
    • Russia Violetta Khachikian
    • Hong Kong Ka Ling Colleen Lee
    • South Korea Hyo Sun Lim
    • China Wu Muye
    • Japan Akiko Nikami
    • Japan Yuma Osaki
    • Italy Shizuka Susanna Salvemini
    • Russia Anastasya Terenkova
    • China Jue Wang
    • Russia Andrey Yaroshinsky
    • Hong Kong Canada Avan Yu
    • China Yubo Zhou
    • China Zuo Zhang

Second round

July 29-August 1, 16:00-23:00. Palacio de Festivales, Sala Pereda. Recital + Chamber music (quintet).

    • Ukraine Alina Artemyeva
    • Belgium Lucas Blondeel
    • Serbia Stefan Ciric
    • France Emmanuel Christien
    • Japan Kotarô Fukuma
    • Hong Kong Ka Ling Colleen Lee
    • South Korea Hyo Sun Lim
    • China Wu Muye
    • Italy Shizuka Susanna Salvemini
    • China Jue Wang
    • Russia Andrey Yaroshinsky
    • Hong Kong Canada Avan Yu

Semi-finals

August 3–4, 21:00. Palacio de Festivales, Sala Argenta. Mozart piano concerto.

    • Japan Kotarô Fukuma
    • Hong Kong Ka Ling Colleen Lee
    • Russia Shizuka Susanna Salvemini
    • China Jue Wang
    • Russia Andrey Yaroshinsky
    • Hong Kong Canada Avan Yu

Real Philharmonía de Galicia. Juanjo Mena, conductor.

Final

August 6. Palacio de Festivales, Sala Argenta. Symphonic piano concerto.

    • Italy Shizuka Susanna Salvemini
    • China Jue Wang
    • Hong Kong Canada Avan Yu

Dresden Philharmonic. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor.

    • First Prize: Jue Wang
    • Second Prize: Avan Yu
    • Third Prize: Shizuka Susanna Salvemini
    • Audience Prize: Avan Yu

References

  1. ↑ "A health problem prevents Mario Tipo from serving as a jury". Albeniz Foundation. July 27, 2008.

See also

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