Prizes Awarded 
  

Winner of the 2009 1st Prize Alexej Gorlatch Ukraine Alexej Gorlatch started studying piano with E.G.Georgiew in Passau. At the age of 12 he became a young student at the University of Arts in Berlin with Prof. M.Hughes. Since 2003 Alexej has been studying at the University of Music and Drama in Hannover with Prof. K.-H.Kämmerling. Read More Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 21:53 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 21:56 Semi Final Performance On : 10 May 2009 At : 21:40 Final Round Performance - Beethoven Concerto No 5 in E flat Op 73

Winner of the 2009 2nd Prize Jong-Hai Park Korea Rond One Performance On : 02 May 2009 At : 20:01 Rond Two Performance On : 06 May 2009 At : 20:12 Semi Final Performance On : 09 May 2009 At : 20:25 Final Round Performance - Prokofiev Concerto No 3 in C op 26

Winner of the 2009 3rd Prize Soo Jung Ann Korea Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 14:00 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 14:42 Semi Final Performance On : 10 May 2009 At : 16:44 Final Round Performance - Brahms Concerto No 2 in B flat Op 83

Winner of the 2009 4th Prize Eric Zuber USA Prize winner in the2008 Sydney International Piano Competition, the 2008 Seoul International Piano Competition, and winner of the 2007 Hilton Head International Piano Competition, Eric Zuber is a musician of remarkable emotional intensity and is recognized as one of the leading young American pianists of his generation. The New York Times hailed his recent recital debut at Carnegie Hall, calling his playing "irresistibly fluid," and the New York Concert Review raved that Eric "was a breath of fresh air... Mr. Zuber struck one as an especially thoughtful player who happens to possess technical brilliance." Read More Rond One Performance On : 03 May 2009 At : 21:53 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 14:00 Semi Final Performance On : 10 May 2009 At : 15:25 Final Round Performance - Rachmaninov Concerto No 3 in d minor Op 30

Winner of the 2009 5th Prize Naomi Kudo USA-Japan Twenty-one-year-old pianist Naomi Kudo is fast establishing a rising reputation for her fresh and versatile abilities as both a soloist and chamber musician. A newly-named winner of the 2008 Gilmore Young Artist Award, Kudo was born in Washington D.C. to Japanese-Korean parents. Since her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at age sixteen, Kudo has played in venues around the world including the United States, Japan, Italy, Poland, France, and Austria. Read More Rond One Performance On : 02 May 2009 At : 14:31 Rond Two Performance On : 06 May 2009 At : 16:26 Semi Final Performance On : 09 May 2009 At : 16:44 Final Round Performance - Tchaikovsky Concerto No 1 in b flat minor Op 23

Winner of the 2009 6th Prize Soo-Yeon Ham Korea Rond One Performance On : 01 May 2009 At : 15:02 Rond Two Performance On : 06 May 2009 At : 14:42 Semi Final Performance On : 09 May 2009 At : 15:25 Final Round Performance - Rachmaninov Concerto No 2 in c minor Op 18

Winner of the 2009 National Concert Hall Prize of a début recital will be awarded to the first prize winner. Alexej Gorlatch Ukraine Alexej Gorlatch started studying piano with E.G.Georgiew in Passau. At the age of 12 he became a young student at the University of Arts in Berlin with Prof. M.Hughes. Since 2003 Alexej has been studying at the University of Music and Drama in Hannover with Prof. K.-H.Kämmerling. Read More Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 21:53 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 21:56 Semi Final Performance On : 10 May 2009 At : 21:40 Final Round Performance - Beethoven Concerto No 5 in E flat Op 73

Winner of the 2009 AXA Prize for the best semi-final performance by a finalist other than the first prizewinner Eric Zuber USA Prize winner in the2008 Sydney International Piano Competition, the 2008 Seoul International Piano Competition, and winner of the 2007 Hilton Head International Piano Competition, Eric Zuber is a musician of remarkable emotional intensity and is recognized as one of the leading young American pianists of his generation. The New York Times hailed his recent recital debut at Carnegie Hall, calling his playing "irresistibly fluid," and the New York Concert Review raved that Eric "was a breath of fresh air... Mr. Zuber struck one as an especially thoughtful player who happens to possess technical brilliance." Read More Rond One Performance On : 03 May 2009 At : 21:53 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 14:00 Semi Final Performance On : 10 May 2009 At : 15:25 Final Round Performance - Rachmaninov Concerto No 3 in d minor Op 30

Winner of the 2009 RTÉ NSO Prize for the best concerto performance by a finalist other than the first prizewinner Jong-Hai Park Korea Rond One Performance On : 02 May 2009 At : 20:01 Rond Two Performance On : 06 May 2009 At : 20:12 Semi Final Performance On : 09 May 2009 At : 20:25 Final Round Performance - Prokofiev Concerto No 3 in C op 26

Winner of the 2009 RTÉ Lyric fm Prize for best performance of commissioned piece Alexej Gorlatch Ukraine Alexej Gorlatch started studying piano with E.G.Georgiew in Passau. At the age of 12 he became a young student at the University of Arts in Berlin with Prof. M.Hughes. Since 2003 Alexej has been studying at the University of Music and Drama in Hannover with Prof. K.-H.Kämmerling. Read More Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 21:53 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 21:56 Semi Final Performance On : 10 May 2009 At : 21:40 Final Round Performance - Beethoven Concerto No 5 in E flat Op 73

Winner of the 2009 Bridget Doolan Prize for the best performance of a piece by Mozart Jong-Hai Park Korea Rond One Performance On : 02 May 2009 At : 20:01 Rond Two Performance On : 06 May 2009 At : 20:12 Semi Final Performance On : 09 May 2009 At : 20:25 Final Round Performance - Prokofiev Concerto No 3 in C op 26

Winner of the 2009 John Field Prize for the best performance of a piece by Field Fionnuala Moynihan Ireland Fionnuala Moynihan is currently completing her doctorate in Music Performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music where she studies with Dr. John O’Conor and Professor Reamonn Keary. It is the first doctorate of its kind in Ireland and Europe, based upon the performance aspect rather than the academic. Fionnuala began her piano studies at the Cork School of Music where she studied with Eleanor Malone. Read More Rond One Performance On : 02 May 2009 At : 16:23

Winner of the 2009 The Charles J. Brennan Prize for best placed Irish Competitor including the Mc Cullough Bursary. Fiachra Garvey Ireland Fiachra Garvey started his piano studies at the age of six, with Elizabeth Leonard at the Leeson Park School of Music. In 1999, with Therese Fahy as his teacher, he moved to the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where he had gained an Entrance Scholarship. In 2008, Fiachra was awarded a 1st class Honours Diploma in Music (performance and teaching) from the RIAM. With Dr John O`Conor as one of his teachers, he is currently in his 2nd year of a BA degree in Performance. Read More Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 21:22 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 21:14