Competitors Through to Semi Final
 

Soo Jung Ann Korea

Evgeni Bozhanov Bulgaria

Emmanuel Christien France Emmanuel Christien studied in the Conservatoire National Supérieurd de Musique de Paris with Jacques Rouvier, where he obtained the highest prize. He also studied there chamber music and vocal accompaniment. Read More

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

Sasha Grynyuk Ukraine Sasha Grynyuk an artists whose qualities were described by Charles Rosen as "remarkable, unfailing musicality always moving with the most natural, electrifying, and satisfying interpretation”- was born in Kyiv and received his early musical training in the National Music Academy of Ukraine. Read More

Soo-Yeon Ham Korea

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

Steven Lin USA Steven moved to United States in 1999 to study with Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky at the Juilliard School Pre-college Division in New York. In addition to his performances within the Juilliard Pre-college division, Steven has performed in The New Jersey Performing Arts Center, The New Brunswick State Theatre, Alice Tully Hall, and Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center. His Juilliard chamber music ensemble has performed in Jordan Hall at The New England Conservatory in March 2007 for National Public Radio`s " From the Top". Read More

Jong-Hai Park Korea

Yoon Soo Rhee Korea

Slawomir Wilk Poland

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