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CIPC’s second Young Artist Competition to run from May 30 through June 9

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by Daniel Hathaway

CIPC-Young-ArtistsTwenty-two young pianists from eleven countries will flock to the Cleveland Institute of Music next week to compete in both junior and senior divisions of the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists. (Meet the contestants here.)

The competition — verging on a festival with the inclusion of several extra events — will be set in motion on Wednesday evening, May 30 with a 7:30 pm opening ceremony in Kulas Hall featuring Canadian pianist Leonid Nediak. Only 12 when he took home second prize in CIPC’s junior division in 2015, Nediak will play solo works before joining Liza Grossman and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra in the first movement of Rachmaninoff’s Second Concerto. WCLV’s Robert Conrad will introduce all of the contestants from the stage, and a reception will follow.

Competition rounds begin on Thursday afternoon, May 31 in Kulas Hall and continue daily through the semifinal rounds on June 6, when three pianists in each of the junior (ages 12-14) and senior divisions (ages 15-17) will advance to the final round. That event, on Friday, June 8 at 7:30 pm at the Maltz Performing Arts Center, will feature concerto performances with Gerhardt Zimmermann and the Canton Symphony Orchestra. [Read more…]

Cleveland International Piano Competition plans extensive Festival in 2016

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by Mike Telin

Westhuizen“This summer is going to be a full-immersion experience for our audiences,” Pierre van der Westhuizen (left), President and CEO of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, exclaimed during a recent telephone conversation. “They can attend something in the morning, afternoon, and evening, with lunch and dinner in between.”

When the 2016 Cleveland International Piano Competition and Festival gets underway on July 24 at the Cleveland Museum of Art, patrons will discover that CIPC is a true destination event. [Read more…]

CIPC names Young Artist Winners

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Cleveland — May 21

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Paul Schenly, chairman of the Jury, announced the winners of the Cleveland International Piano Competition’s Young Artist Competition following the final round on Thursday evening with Gerhardt Zimmermann and the Canton Symphony Orchestra in Gartner Auditorium of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

First Prize, Senior Division ($25,000):  Yuanfan Yang, 18, U.K. (right in photo, with executive director Pierre van der Westhuizen). Second Prize, Senior Division ($10,000):  Jiacheng Xiong, 18, China. Third Prize, Senior Division ($5,000): Chaeyoung Park, 17, South Korea. First Prize, Junior Division ($10,000): Jae Hong Park, 15, South Korea (left in photo). Second Prize, Junior Division ($5,000): Leonid Nediak, 12, Canada. Third Prize, Junior Division ($2,500): Elliot Wuu, 15, USA. Mozart Prize ($500): Eiliot Wuu. Bach Prize ($500): William Yang, 13, USA. Audience Prize ($1,500): Leonid Nediak. (Photo: Jon Theobald.)

CIPC Young Artists Competition: final round with the Canton Symphony (May 21)

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by Daniel Hathaway

CIPC-2015-FinalsAfter playing two rounds with no eliminations, the original pool of 24 young pianists in the Cleveland International Piano Competition’s Young Artists Competition was trimmed to 12. The semifinal round pared that number down to six finalists — three each in the Senior and Junior divisions. The final round with Gerhardt Zimmermann and the Canton Symphony Orchestra, played in front of a sold-out house in Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art on Thursday evening, May 21, would determine who would win first, second and third prizes in each division, as well as who would be awarded the Mozart, Bach and Audience prizes. [Read more…]

CIPC Young Artists finalists announced

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Berea — May 19

Six CIPC YA FInalistsFollowing Tuesday’s semifinal round, CIPC executive director Pierre van der Westhuizen announced the names of three pianists in the Senior Division who would advance to the final round: Jiachen Xiong (18, China), Yuafan Yang (18, U.K.), and Chaeyoung Park (17, South Korea).

The six Junior and Senior Division competitors who will play concerto movements with Gerhardt Zimmermann and the Canton Symphony Orchestra on Thursday evening, May 21 at 7:30 pm in Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art are pictured above (L-R) and listed below in performance order with their repertoire. The finals will be broadcast live on WCLV, 104.9 FM and wclv.com.

Elliot Wuu (15, USA), Beethoven’s Concerto No. 1, first movement; Jiacheng Xiong (18, China), Chopin’s Concerto No. 2, first movement; Leonid Nediak (12, Canada), Beethoven’s Concerto No. 3, first movement; Chaeyoung Park (17, South Korea), Beethoven’s Concerto No. 1, first movement; Jae Hong Park (15, South Korea), Beethoven’s Concerto No. 3, first movement; Yuanfan Yang (18, U.K.), Grieg’s Concerto, first movement.

CIPC Young Artists: Junior Division, Semifinal Round (May 18)

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by Daniel Hathaway

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For those who advanced to the semifinal round, the performance order remained the same as in the original draw.

ZIAOXUAN LI

First to play was Ziaoxuan Li (13, China), with a portfolio of pieces by J.S. Bach (Prelude & Fugue in B-flat from WTC I), Robert Schumann (Kinderszenen) and Rodion Shchedrin (“Invention in Two Parts” and “Basso Ostinato” from Polyphonic Notebook).

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CIPC Young Artists: Junior Division, Round Two (May 15)

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by Daniel Hathaway

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On Friday, May 15 at 7:00 pm Round Two of CIPC’s Young Artists Competition got underway at Baldwin Wallace University’s Gamble Auditorium. The evening featured five talented pianists ranging in ages from 12 to 15.

Yerin Yang (12, South Korea) started things off with impressive technique — and graceful, fluttery runs during the first movement, “Allegro,” of Mozart’s Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576. She exhibited these same musical qualities during the second movement, “La Leggierezza,” of Liszt’s Trois études de concert. Yang showed a nice sense of pace in Shostakovich’s Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, Op. 87, No. 2 and displayed some fine hand-crossing in Schumann’s Abegg Variations, Op. 1.

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Three juniors advance to CIPC Young Artists Finals

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Berea — May 18

Junior-FinalistsElliot Wuu (15, USA), Leonid Nediak (11, Canada), and Jae Hong Park (15, South Korea) have advanced to the final round in the Junior Division of the Cleveland International Piano Competition’s Young Artists Competition. They will play concerto movements with Gerhardt Zimmermann and the Canton Symphony Orchestra in Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art on Thursday, May 21 at 7:30, along with the three finalists in the Senior Division, who will be named after the two semi-final rounds on Tuesday, May 19 (see the concert listings for Tuesday’s schedule).

CIPC Young Artist Competition Semifinalists named

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Berea, May 18, 2015

Twelve young pianists will advance to the semifinal rounds in the Cleveland International Piano Competition’s Young Artist Competition. Sessions will take place on Monday afternoon and evening, May 18 (Junior Division) and Tuesday afternoon and evening, May 19 (Senior Division) in Gamble Auditorium at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory. See our concert listings page for links to ticketing, biographies, repertoire and live streaming of the four sessions.

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JUNIOR DIVISION SEMI-FINALISTS:

Xiaoxuan Li (13, China), Elliot Wuu (15, USA), Leonid Nediak (11, Canada), Maxim Lando (12, USA), Jae Hong Park (15, South Korea) & William Yang (13, USA).

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SENIOR DIVISION SEMI-FINALISTS:

Jiacheng Xiong (18, China),Yuanfan Yang (18, U.K.), Chaeyoung Park (17, South Korea), Giorgio Trione Bartoli (18, Italy), Evren Ozel (15, USA) & Kyubin Chung (17, South Korea).

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