Here are the first round performers and repertory for Friday, August 2. Listen live on WCLV, 104.9 FM or on WCLV.com or access a live video feed here. Follow the links below for more information about the contestants
1:00 pm – Meng-Sheng Shen, 22, Taiwan. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in b-flat, BWV 891; Chopin: Etude in A-flat, Op. 10, No. 10; Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110.
1:30 pm – Stanislav Khristenko, 29, Russia. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in c, WTC I: No. 2, BWV 847; Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in C, Op. 1.
2:00 pm. – Henry Kramer, 26, United States. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in g-sharp, WTC I: No. 18, BWV 863; Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35.
2:45 pm – Maria Mazo, 30, Russia. Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 in c, Op.13 “Pathetique”; Bolcom: “Butterflies,” “Hummingbirds” (12 New Etudes, Book II); J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F, WTC II: No. 11, BWV 880; Chopin: Etude in c, Op. 10, No. 12 “Revolutionary”.
3:15 pm – Quang Hong Luu, 22, Vietnam. Scarlatti: Sonata in d, K. 9; Sonata in d, K. 1; Vine: Five Bagatelles [1994]; Chopin: Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, No. 5 “Black Keys”.
7:00 pm – Wenbin Jin, 26, China. Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12.
7:30 pm – Cahill Smith, 27, United States. J.S. Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in a, BWV 904; Mozart: Sonata in D, K. 311.
8:15 pm – Kwan Yi, 28, United States. Dutilleux: Prelude No. 3: Le jeu des contraires [1988]; Brahms: Seven Fantasies, Op. 116.
8:45 pm – Francois Dumont, 28, France. J.S. Bach: English Suite No. 3 in g, BWV 808; Mozart: Sonata No. 8 in a, K. 310)
9:15 pm – Miao Huang, 29, Germany. Mozart: Sonata No. 9 in D, K. 311; Corigliano: Fantasia on an Ostinato [1985]; Chopin: Etude in g-sharp, Op. 25, No. 6.