X Sydney International Piano Competition
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The 10th Sydney International Piano Competition took place at Sydney's Seymour Centre and Opera House from 4 to 21 July 2012 and it was contested by 36 pianists from 14 countries. Avan Yu won the competition, while Nikolay Khozyainov and Dmitry Onishchenko were awarded the 2nd and 3rd prizes.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/vancouver-pianist-avan-yu-triumphs-at-sydney-competition-1.1265225 Vancouver pianist Avan Yu triumphs at Sydney Competition.] CBC, 23 November 2012
Jury
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- {{flagicon|Australia}} Warren Thomson (chairman)
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Michael Brimer
- {{flagicon|Georgia}} Manana Doidjashvili
- {{flagicon|Argentina}} Aquiles Delle Vigne
- {{flagicon|Great Britain}} Norma Fisher
- {{flagicon|South Korea}} Choong-Mo Kang
- {{flagicon|Austria}} Heinz Medjimorec
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Ian Munro
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Phillip Shovk
- {{flagicon|Israel}} Arie Vardi
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Prizes
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! !! Winner | |
| 1st Grand Prize
|bgcolor="gold"| {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu | |
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| 2nd Prize
|bgcolor="silver"| {{flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Khozyainov | |
| 3rd Prize
|bgcolor="cc9966"| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Dmitry Onishchenko | |
| 4th Prize
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Mikhail Berestnev | |
| 5th Prize
| {{flagicon|China}} Hao Zhu | |
| 6th Prize
| {{flagicon|USA}} Tanya Gabrielian | |
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| Australian SQ engagement
| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Dmitry Onishchenko | |
| Best Liszt performance
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Khozyainov | |
| Best Australian competitor
| {{flagicon|Australia}} James Guan | |
| Best performance of an Australian work
| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Dmitry Onishchenko | |
| Best Mozart Concerto performance
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu | |
| People's Choice Prize
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Khozyainov | |
| Best 19th/20th century Concerto performance
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu | |
| Best Beethoven performance
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu | |
| Best Chopin performance
| {{flagicon|China}} Hao Zhu | |
| Best performance of a Liszt Study
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Khozyainov | |
| Best overall Concerto performance
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Khozyainov | |
| Best Ravel performance
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu | |
| Best Rachmaninoff performance
| {{flagicon|USA}} Tanya Gabrielian | |
| Best Chamber Music performance
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu | |
| Best Mozart performance
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Tomoaki Yoshida | |
| Best Schubert performance
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Khozyainov | |
| Best performance of a Russian work
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Mikhail Berestnev | |
| Best performance of a Romantic work
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu | |
| People's Choice Encouragement Prize
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu | |
| Quarter-Finals Encouragement Award
| {{flagicon|Belarus}} Maya Irgalina | |
| Best Performance of a Haydn Sonata
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu | |
| Best Performance of a Debussy Prélude
| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Dmitry Onishchenko | |
| Best Performance of a Clementi Sonata
| not awarded | |
| Stage I-II Encouragement Award
| {{flagicon|China}} Feng Bian | |
| Lev Vlassenko Memorial Prize
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Khozyainov | |
| Semi-Finals Encouragement Award
| not awarded | |
| Youngest finalist
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Khozyainov | |
| Youngest Australian competitor
| {{flagicon|Australia}} Alex Raineri | |
| Best Female competitor
| {{flagicon|USA}} Tanya Gabrielian |
Works commissioned for the competition
Competition results (by rounds)
=First and Second Round=
5–8 July 2012
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- {{flagicon|Latvia}} Arta Arnicāne
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Mikhail Berestnev
- {{flagicon|China}} Feng Bian
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Giulio Biddau
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Stefan Cassomenos
- {{flagicon|China}} Wei Cao
- {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Angelika Fuchs
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tanya Gabrielian
- {{flagicon|Australia}} James Guan
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Stefano Guarascio
- {{flagicon|Japan}} Atsushi Imada
- {{flagicon|Belarus}} Maya Irgalina
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Elizaveta Ivanova
- {{flagicon|China}} Wenbin Jin
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Joanne Kang
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Khozyainov
- {{flagicon|China}} Jin-Hong Li
- {{flagicon|China}} Brian Yuebing Lin
- {{flagicon|China}} Ke Lin
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Aaron Liu
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Ilaria Locatelli
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Konrad Olszewski
- {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Dmitry Onishchenko
- {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Olga Paliy
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Marios Panteliadis
- {{flagicon|Thailand}} Poom Prommachart
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Alex Raineri
- {{flagicon|China}} Lu Shen
- {{flagicon|China}} Yifan Sun
- {{flagicon|France}} Benoît Tourette
- {{flagicon|USA}} Sean Yeh
- {{flagicon|South Korea}} Jung-Yeon Yim
- {{flagicon|China}} Qian Yong
- {{flagicon|Japan}} Tomoaki Yoshida
- {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu
- {{flagicon|China}} Hao Zhu
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=Quarterfinals=
9-10 July 2012
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- {{flagicon|Latvia}} Arta Arnicāne
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Mikhail Berestnev
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Giulio Biddau
- {{flagicon|China}} Wei Cao
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tanya Gabrielian
- {{flagicon|Australia}} James Guan
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Stefano Guarascio
- {{flagicon|Japan}} Atsushi Imada
- {{flagicon|Belarus}} Maya Irgalina
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Elizaveta Ivanova
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Khozyainov
- {{flagicon|China}} Jin-Hong Li
- {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Dmitry Onishchenko
- {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Olga Paliy
- {{flagicon|China}} Lu Shen
- {{flagicon|USA}} Sean Yeh
- {{flagicon|China}} Qian Yong
- {{flagicon|Japan}} Tomoaki Yoshida
- {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu
- {{flagicon|China}} Hao Zhu
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=Semifinals=
11-13 July 2012
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- {{flagicon|Latvia}} Arta Arnicāne
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Mikhail Berestnev
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Giulio Biddau
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tanya Gabrielian
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Stefano Guarascio
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Khozyainov
- {{flagicon|China}} Jin-Hong Li
- {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Dmitry Onishchenko
- {{flagicon|China}} Lu Shen
- {{flagicon|Japan}} Tomoaki Yoshida
- {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu
- {{flagicon|China}} Hao Zhu
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=Final=
17-21 July 2012
- Concerti
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Mikhail Berestnev — Mozart: 21st, Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tanya Gabrielian — Mozart: 21st, Tchaikovsky: 1st
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Nikolay Khozyainov — Mozart: 21st, Rachmaninoff: 3rd
- {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Dmitry Onishchenko — Mozart: 17th, Rachmaninoff: 3rd
- {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu — Mozart: 17th, Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- {{flagicon|China}} Hao Zhu — Mozart: 24th, Rachmaninoff: 2nd