Bachauer Junior Piano Competition 2004 results

[mozartgonebad]

Hong Kong Youth Wins First Prize in Bachauer Junior Piano Competition

Twelve-year-old Rachel Cheung of Hong Kong won the Gina Bachauer International Junior Piano Competition (ages 11-13) first prize Saturday following a final round performance of Mozart’s Concerto in D Minor, K. 466 (first movement). Six finalists out of 37 competitors from 15 countries performed concerti with orchestral accompaniment at a second piano played by Michael Sushel of Los Angeles. Cheung took home $7,000 for her efforts, which included performances during preliminary rounds totaling 50 minutes of music.

SiJing Ye of Beijing, age 12, won second prize and $5,000 and Hyun Jung Kim, 13, of Seoul, took home $4,000 and third prize. Fourth prize and $3,000 went to Qizhen He of Shenzhen, P.R. China; fifth prize ($2,000) to Karsten Gimre, 11, of Banks, Ore. USA; and sixth ($1,000) to Sara Vujadinovic, 13, of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.

The skill level was so much higher and more impressive than the last Bachauer Junior Competition, held in 2000, that some audience members were moved to donate money to provide additional prizes. One Salt Lake City couple gave $600 so that there could be six awards of merit of $100 given to the competitors ranked 7th-12th: Wei-Xin Zhou of PR China, Roman Martynov and Alina Souetova of Moscow, David Ko of California, Navfal Mukumiy of Uzbekistan, and Kirill Kurilenko of Pyatigorsk, Russia. Another anonymous donor contributed $3,100 so that the non-finalist competitors could each receive $100 in appreciation for their dedication and hard work.

David Ko, thatz me

anyway it was a really rewarding experience...so if u have a chance to participate in international competitions...seize the chance and do so!!!

[sharon_f]

Congratulations, David.

[Motrax]

Very nicely done! What did you play?

[mozartgonebad]

I played:

Round 1
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G, WTC II
Beethoven: Sonata in A, Op. 2 No. 2, 1st mvt.
Liszt: Concert Etude No. 2
Barber: Excursions, op. 20, Nos 1 and 4

Round 2
Haydn: Sonata in D, Hob. XVI:24
Schubert: Klavierstucke No. 1 in Eb minor. D. 946
Chopin: Impromptu in F# major
Prokofiev: Scherzo op. 12 no. 10
Prokofiev: Suggestion diabolique, op. 4 no. 4

[Shagdac]

That's wonderful David! Congratulations!!!!!
I'm sure it was really exciting for you. Was this your first competition? Had you entered before?

Good luck as you continue to pursue!

S

[Hmoll]

Nice program.

Congrats!

[DarkWind]

Sounds interesting. A few questions. Does it cost anything to enter? Where can I sign up? Is there any competition for people between 14 and ? ? By the way, good job!

[allchopin]

Here's our 9th placer:


Let's take a closer look at the competition:


Nice nose hairs and great job!

[mozartgonebad]

That's wonderful David! Congratulations!!!!!
I'm sure it was really exciting for you. Was this your first competition? Had you entered before?

Good luck as you continue to pursue!

S

This wasn't my first competition, but it sure was my first international one. Compared to local ones, it is sooo much different because...well, it's so BIG!! (anyway for a 12 yr old)

Sounds interesting. A few questions. Does it cost anything to enter? Where can I sign up? Is there any competition for people between 14 and ? ? By the way, good job!

It costs money, I'm not sure how much, but I'm sure it's less then $100.
You can sign up at https://www.bachauer.com (although next year's competition isn't posted yet)

2005: ages 14 -17
2006: ages 18 -31
2007: ages 32 -100...LOL