+ Tim Adrianson, Madison, WI

Tim Adrianson has piano "roots" both in Classical and American Popular piano repertoire. Over the years, he has served as pianist for many community theater productions, and as accompanist for numerous cabarets, opera productions, and recitals. More recently, he has participated in several regional Amateur Piano Competitions, with an emphasis on presenting rarely-heard pieces, predominantly from the Early to Mid 20th century. He competed in the Van Cliburn Amateur Competition in 2007, and was a finalist in the 2003 Boston International Piano Competition.

Preliminary Round John Harbison - "On An Unwritten Letter", from Montale Sketches Milton Babbitt - "The Old Order Changeth" Stephen Paulus - "Rollicking", from Preludes, Bk 1

Semifinal Round Katherine Hoover - "Toccata" Richard Danielpour - "Elegy", from The Enchanted Garden: Preludes, Bk 2 Michael Torke - "Blue Pacific"

Final Round Judith Zaimont - "Wizards - Three Magic Masters" John Harbison - Sonata No. 2

+ LaMont Barlow, New York, NY

LaMont Barlow began studying piano at age six; he also plays the bassoon and several other woodwind instruments. As a youth, he won numerous young artist competitions and gave performances across the country. He became the second person ever to win the Interlochen Arts Camp concerto competition on two different instruments in consecutive years (bassoon and piano). During college, he won the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra concerto competition on the saxophone. Dr. Barlow is currently finishing his third year of residency in urology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City where he continues to perform as his schedule permits.

Preliminary Round Ravel – Ondine, from Gaspard de la Nuit Khachaturian - Sonata for Piano, 1st m.

Semifinal Round J. S. Bach - Chromatic Fantasy in D Minor, BWV 903 Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2

1. Danza del viejo boyero (Dance of the Old Herdsman)
2. Danza de la moza donosa (Dance of the Beautiful Maiden)
3. Danza del gaucho matrero (Dance of the Arrogant Cowboy)

Final Round Mozart - Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332, 3rd m. Tchaikovsky/Mikhail Pletnev - Adagio from Sleeping Beauty Suite Debussy - from Preludes for Piano, Bk 2

11. Les tierces alternées
12. Feux d’artifice Prokofiev - Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 1

+ Sibylle Barrasso, Wellesley, MA

Sibylle Barrasso is an author of mystery novels, a pianist, and business consultant. She started playing the piano at age 9, but quit after a year due to a philosophical difference with her teacher (Schubert vs. Czerny). Much later, she fell head over heels in love with the piano while writing a novel about Rachmaninoff's 3rd piano concerto. A California native, she left L.A. with an MBA from UCLA to live in Europe and Brazil for a number of years, where she worked for IBM, and eventually moved to Boston to consult for Bain and Company and Prime Computers. Sibylle studies with Roberto Poli and is a piano performance student at the Rivers School Conservatory.

Preliminary Round Schumann - Arabesque, Op. 18 Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2

Semifinal Round Chopin - Preludes, Op. 28, Nos. 4, 15, 20, 22 Barrasso - Flamenco "Partida del Sol Sobre Geranios"

Final Round Mozart - Sonata in F Major, K 332, 1st m. Schumann – Kinderszenen, Op. 15 Gershwin - Embraceable You

+ Miriam Perez Berro, Montreal, QC, Canada

Miriam Berro started studying piano at age 6 and gave her first recital at age 10. She continued her studies at the Conservatorio Juan Jose Castro, Argentina with pianist Ines Gomez Carrillo until graduation. Passionate about math and physics, she earned a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Buenos Aires. She also holds a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Shebrooke, Canada. Miriam has never given up the piano even though his career has been developed always in the field of engineering. Currently she lives in Montreal and continues her studies at McGill University.

Preliminary Round J.S. Bach - Prelude & Fugue in E-flat Major Chopin - Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op.52

Semifinal Round Chopin - Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 Ginastera - Tres Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2

Final Round Schumann – Fantasiestücke, Op.12 Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse

+ Douglas Calegari, Ivoryton, CT

Douglas Calegari is an Information Technology Architect, specializing in enterprise system integration, rules engine and process automation technology. He is currently Director of Architecture and Strategic Development at a US-based financial services company. Doug began learning piano at the age of four and continued his studies with local teachers until the age of 21. He took a break from his studies to focus on his career and family but recently started studying again, playing at local recitals and competing in international amateur competitions in Boston, Vienna and Paris.

Preliminary Round Debussy - Cloches à travers les feuilles, from Images, Bk 2 Schubert/Liszt - Gretchen am Spinnrade J.S. Bach - Fantasie and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 944

Semifinal Round Albeniz – Jerez, from Iberia, Bk 4 Ravel – Toccata, from Le Tombeau de Couperin

Final Round Brahms - Sonata No.1 in C Major, Op .1

+ Gorden Cheng, San Diego, CA

Gorden Cheng is a systems architect living in San Diego, California. He has received numerous awards and top prizes at amateur competitions in Paris, Colorado Springs, Washington DC, Chicago, and Warsaw. For fun, Gorden likes to play “Star Wars: The Old Republic” and watch UFC fights.

Preliminary Round Beethoven - Sonata in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1

Semifinal Round J.S. Bach - Prelude & Fugue in E-flat Minor, BWV 853 Tchaikovsky – Dumka, Op. 59

Final Round Haydn - Sonata in E Major, Hob.XVI:31 Prokofiev – from Romeo & Juliet: Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 75

4. Juliet as a Young Girl
5. Mercutio
6. Montagues and Capulets Chopin - Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53

+ Judy Darst, Bend, OR

Judy Darst has a BMA in Piano Performance from the University of Colorado. She was a teacher and adjudicator member of MTNA and the National Guild of Piano Teachers, and a performing member of Ladies Musical Club in Seattle. Judy has performed with the Greeley Colorado Philharmonic and the Bainbridge Island Orchestra of Washington. She is an Equestrian and showed in the Hunter Division over fences for several years. She has also taught Line Dancing.

Preliminary Round Schubert - Sonata in A-flat Major, D. 557, 2nd m. Schubert – Sonata in ?, Scherzo Chopin - Polonaise in C Minor, Op. 40, No. 2

Semifinal Round Brahms – Waltzes, Op. 39, Nos. 2, 4, 8, 15, 16 Chopin - Prelude in A-flat major, Op. 28, No. 17 Respighi – Siciliana, from Ancient Airs and Dances

Final Round Chopin - Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1 Chopin - Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45 Chopin – Mazurka in C Major, Op. 67, No. 3 Chopin - Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op. 59, No. 2 Schumann – Romanze in F-sharp Major, Op. 28, No. 2 Respighi – Gagliarda, from Ancient Airs and Dances

+ Carl DiCasoli, Randolph, MA

Carl DiCasoli is a senior biostatistician at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, MA. He earned his masters and PhD degrees in statistics at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Prior to that he attended the New England Conservatory of Music as a piano performance major under the guidance of Russell Sherman and was the winner of the concerto competition at the conservatory in 2001 Recently, Carl was the second prize winner of the 2008 Concours International de Grands Amateurs in Paris, the third prize winner in the 2011 Boston International Piano Competition, and a finalist and honourable mention winner in the 2012 International Chopin Competition for Amateur Pianists in Warsaw, Poland.

Preliminary Round Liszt - Ballade No. 2 in B Minor Rachmaninoff - Etude-Tableau in D Mnior, Op. 39, No. 8

Semifinal Round Franck - Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue

Final Round Brahms - Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5

+ Philip Feng, Nashua, NH

Philip Feng, a native of Taiwan, began his piano training at the age of 4, and won his first competition at age 11 in the Taiwan National Piano Competition. He received a bachelors degree in physics at Fu-Jen Catholic University, and masters degrees in piano performance and in computer science at State University of New York at Binghamton. He pursued a doctoral degree in piano performance at Indiana University, Bloomington, and later received a Performer Diploma. He has worked as a software engineer since 2000, and teaches piano as a hobby in his home studio.

Preliminary Round Menotti - Ricercare and Toccata on a theme from "The Old Maid and the Thief" Brahms - Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2

Semifinal Round Beethoven - Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein”, 1st m. Rachmaninoff – Elegie, Op. 3, No. 1

Final Round Scarlatti - Sonata in D Minor, K. 9 Chopin - Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58

+ Marina Fish, Kamloops, BC, Canada

Marina Fish was introduced to the Royal Conservatory piano program at age eight, and participated in lessons, exams, and local festivals for several years. After a 15 year hiatus from playing, she returned to the piano as an adult student. She has studied with Dimiter Terziev for the past three years and has participated in Masterclasses with Arne Sahlen, Sergei Saratovsky, and Pavel Egorov. Marina holds a degree in Social Work and is currently employed by the Kamloops Hospice Association as a Grief Counsellor. She belongs to multiple piano recital groups which foster the love of piano performance in a home environment.

Preliminary Round Kapustin – Prelude in F Major, Op 53, No. 23 Scriabin - Etude in F-sharp Minor, Op. 8, No. 2 Granados - The Maiden and the Nightingale, from Goyescas

Semifinal Round Brahms – Rhapsody in B Minor, Op. 79, No. 1 Poulenc - Melancolie

Final Round Poulenc - Three Novelettes Granados - Valses Poeticos Chopin – Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2

+ Christine Foster, Mukilteo, WA

Christine Foster is an attorney with her own law practice in Seattle, Washington. Her Juris Doctorate degree is with Honors from Seattle University and her self-employed private practice is devoted to representing people injured and disabled owing to work-related incidents. She began piano lessons at age 7 and won numerous local, state and regional competitions between 1975-1983. After a 27-year estrangement from the piano, Christine resumed lessons with Judy Baker in 2010 and was a gold medal winner in the 2010 Seattle International Piano Competition, with the additional recognitions as both Teacher and Audience favorite. In 2011, she was selected a quarter finalist in the Paris International Piano Competition.

Preliminary Round Chopin – Polonaise in D Minor, Op. 71, No. 1 Ginastera - Danza de la moza donosa, from Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2 Griffes - The Fountain of the Acqua Paola, from Roman Sketches, Op. 7

Semifinal Round Schumann - In der Nacht, from Fantasiestucke, Op. 12 Haydn – Sonata in C Minor, Hob XVI: 20, 3rd m. Liszt - Notturno No. 3, “Liebesträume”

Final Round J.S. Bach - Chromatic Fantasie, BWV 903 Chopin - Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op. 52 Liebermann - Gargoyles, Op. 29, No. 3 Stravinsky - Tango

+ George Foukal, Vernon, BC, Canada

George Foukal studied piano from the ages of 9 to 16. This was followed by an interlude of 40 years of veterinary studies ,practice and family priorities until his semi retirement 5 years ago. After relocating from Vancouver to Vernon, B.C. he resumed lessons at his local music school and formed the North Okanagan Amateur Piano Society . George has studied with Frantisek Stein, Jean Sebastien Savoie and Dimiter Terziev, and recently participated in a master class with concert pianist Sergei Saratovsky. He and his wife, an amateur cellist, regularly host chamber music recitals at their home. George’s other interests include cross-country skiing, sculling, reading and travel with his wife and adult children.

Preliminary Round Schubert - Sonata in A major, Op. 120

Semifinal Round Beethoven - Andante in F Schumann – Aufschwung, from Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 Prokofiev – Gavotte, Op. 12, No. 2

Final Round Beethoven - 32 variations in C minor, WoO 80 Chopin – Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66

+ Robert Fraser, Jamaica Plain, MA

Robert Fraser was born and raised in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and studied music history and theory at Harvard, before graduating from Harvard Law School He made his professional career at Goodwin Procter, Boston, retiring as Chairman and Managing Partner. Robert studied piano with Alexander Borovsky during his college years; and for the last seven years with Roberto Poli. He has previously competed on two occasions in the Boston International Piano Competition, and twice in the Berlin competition.

Preliminary Round J.S. Bach - Prelude in B-flat Minor, from WTC Bk 1 Rachmaninoff – from Preludes, Op. 32 No. 1 in C Major, No. 5 in G Major, and No. 12 in G-sharp Minor Rachmaninoff - Etude Tableau in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 7

Semifinal Round Brahms - Intermezzo in B-flat Minor, Op. 117, No. 2 Chopin - Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60

Final Round Liszt - Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, from Années de Pèlerinage, Bk 2 Beethoven – Sonata in A Major, Op. 101

+ Amber Glynn, Randwick, Australia

Amber Glynn studied pure mathematics in Tuebingen, Germany before becoming a software engineer in London. After living there for nearly a decade, she travelled around the world for a year before returning to her native Australia. She currently works as a business analyst at the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney. Amber was a finalist in the 2012 Concours International de Grands Amateurs in Paris.

Preliminary Round Mozart – Adagio in B Minor, K. 540 Schumann – In der Nacht, from Fantasiestücke, Op. 12

Semifinal Round J.S. Bach - Prelude, from English Suite No. 2 in A Minor Messiaen – from Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus

5. Regard du Fils sur le Fils
6. Regard de l'etoile,

Final Round Scarlatti - Sonata in G Major, K 13 Scarlatti - Sonata in B Minor, K 27 Tchaikovsky/Pletnev - Nutcracker Concert Suite

+ Rebecca Henson, Brownfield, TX

Rebecca Henson is a retired elementary school teacher living in her hometown of Brownfield, Texas, after teaching 3rd and 4th grades in the public schools for 22 years. During retirement she is spending more time with her wonderful children and beloved grandchildren, playing the piano, and reading all those books for which she never had time. The first year of her retirement she competed in the 2007 Cliburn Competition for Outstanding Amateurs. Rebecca previously studied with Jerry Gannaway and Louis Catuogno, and currently takes lessons with Eddie Sharp.

Preliminary Round Chopin – Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 Beethoven - Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13, 2nd m.

Semifinal Round Brahms – Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2 Rachmaninoff – Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2

Final Round Chopin - Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 Mozart - Rondo in D Major, K.485 Grieg – Notturno, Op. 54, No. 4 Khachaturian - Toccata in E-flat Minor

+ David Hibbard, Fort Worth, TX

David Hibbard began piano lessons at age 7. After two semesters as a music major at the University of Illinois he took a "summer job" on the railroad and stayed there for over 41 years, the latter half of which were in management. In 1999, some thirty-four years after his most recent formal musical study, David entered the first International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in Fort Worth, organized by the Van Cliburn Foundation under Richard Rodzinski, and advanced to the Semifinal Round. Since then he has participated in several other amateur competitions, including New York, where in 2003 he was awarded the Gold Medal and Press Jury award.

Preliminary Round Bach/Alkan - Siciliano, from Flute Sonata, BWV 1031 Chopin - Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61

Semifinal Round Bach/Siloti - Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a Haydn - Sonata in F Major, XVI:23

Final Round Rachmaninoff - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42 Rachmaninoff - Daisies, Op. 38, No. 3 Kreisler/Rachmaninoff - Liebesleid

+ Adrienne Johnson, Minneapolis, MN

Adrienne Johnson is a music teacher, playwright and proud mother of four boys. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School where she was a student of Adele Marcus, and now works as a playwright and theatre director. Adrienne presents two plays a year in the Northeast Minneapolis Community, and has been awarded national grants. She has participated in the amateur competitions in Boston and in Washington DC., and recently won a grant that will take her to New York City to participate in the International Keyboard Festival this July. Adrienne most recently appeared as soloist with the Minneapolis Civic Orchestra in May.

Preliminary Round Chopin - Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 Ravel – Ondine, from Gaspard de la Nuit

Semifinal Round Rachmaninoff - Moments Musicaux, Op. 16, Nos. 1, 3, 4

Final Round Haydn - Sonata in C Major, Hob. HVI:50 Rachmaninoff – Prelude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12

+ Christopher Kokkinos, Acton, MA

Chris Kokkinos was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, and began taking piano lessons at the Academy of Music and Ballet at the age of ten. In 1979 he earned piano certificates from the Orpheon Conservatory (Athens, Greece) and The Royal Schools of Music (London, England) both with distinction. Chris studied Electrical Engineering and Music at Cornell University from where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree (EE) and a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Music) in 1984 and a Master of Engineering Degree (EE) in 1985. Chris lives in Acton, MA with his wife and three sons. He is employed by PTC in Needham, MA, where he is a Vice President in Software Research and Development.

Preliminary Round Scarlatti - Sonata in D Minor, K. 213 (L. 108) Rachmaninoff- Etude Tableau in A Minor, Op. 39, No. 6 Chopin - Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39

Semifinal Round Scarlatti - Sonata in D Major, K. 45 (L. 265) Schubert - Impromptu in E flat major, Op. 90, No. 2 Scriabin - Vers la Flamme, Op. 72

Final Round Brahms - Intermezzo in E minor, Op. 119, No. 2 Brahms - Intermezzo in C major, Op. 119, No. 3 Liszt - Réminiscences de Norma, S. 394

+ Yasuo Kurimoto, Kobe, Japan

Yasuo Kurimoto is currently both a clinical professor at Kyoto University, and director of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation Hospital. After receiving his PhD from Kyoto University, he was a lecturer and associate professor at Shinshu University and a research fellow at Harvard Medical School. Yasuo was first price winner in both 2009 and 2011 competitions sponsored by Piano Teachers National Association of Japan, and competed in the first Boston International Piano Competition in 2001. He has studied with Keiji Serizawa, Ernst F. Seiler, and Kuri Kojima.

Preliminary Round Schumann - Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Bk 1

Semifinal Round Liszt - Aprés une Lecture de Dante - Fantasia quasi Sonata, from Années de pèlerinage

Final Round Granados - Allegro de Concierto, Op. 46 Liszt – Isolde’s Liebestod, S. 447 Prokofiev - Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op 28, “From Old Notebooks”

+ Cathryn Lai, Chicago, IL

Cathryn Lai works in new product development as Director of Product Management at WMS Gaming. She was named by Casino Enterprise Magazine as an award recipient of the 2012 Great Women of Gaming - Rising Star. She has an MBA in Strategic Management from DePaul University and a MM in Piano Performance from University of Houston, where she studied with renowned pianist Abbey Simon. Cathryn completed her undergraduate studies at Oberlin Conservatory receiving a double degree in Audio Technology and Piano Performance. At Oberlin, she won the Conservatory Concerto Competition and performed the Barber Piano Concerto with the Oberlin Conservatory Orchestra. She has won prizes in several competitions, and has performed as a soloist with the South Carolina Philharmonic Symphony, Charlotte Repertory Orchestra, Woodlands Symphony (TX), and the Oberlin Conservatory Orchestra. Cathryn lives in Chicago with her husband and two year old daughter.

Preliminary Round Haydn – Sonata in B-flat Major, Hob. XVI:41, 1st and 2nd m. Rachmaninoff - Preludes Op 32, Nos. 10 & 8

Semifinal Round Carl Vine - Piano Sonata No. 1 (1990), 1st m. Bach/Busoni - Chorale Prelude: Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 Rodion Shchedrin - Basso Ostinato

Final Round Liszt - Variations on “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen”, S. 179 Prokofiev - Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op 28

+ David Leehey, Oak Park, IL

David Leehey is President of the Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest and MacDowell Artists Association and is a founding board member of Pianoforte Foundation in Chicago. He performed the Brahms D minor Concerto in October 2001 and Beethoven Choral Fantasy in April 2011 with the Oak Park Symphony and serves as its orchestral pianist and rehearsal accompanist. He was a semifinalist in the 2001 and 2003 Boston competition and the 2009 and 2011 WIPAC competition. He served as chair of the competition committee for the first Chicago Amateur Piano Competition held in June 2010. When not engaged in musical pursuits, David makes a living as a physician at Loyola University Medical Center and Hines VA Hospital. He and his wife Roslyn live in Oak Park and have three children, Rebecca, Edward, and Anna.

Preliminary Round J.S. Bach - Prelude No. 22 in B-flat Minor, WTC Bk 1 Chopin - Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 49

Semifinal Round Mozart - Sonata in F Major, K. 332

Final Round Albeniz - El Albaicin, from Iberia, Book 3 Schumann - Faschingsschwank aus Wein, Op. 26

+ Andy Liao, Brookline, MA

Andy Liao has been playing piano since he was seven. He has previously studied with Howard Aibel, Daniel Shapiro, Sergey Schepkin, and Uriel Tsachor. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.M. in piano performance and B.S. in Actuarial Science. After college, he moved to Boston for work, but continued to play piano extensively. He has taken various classes and chamber music coachings at the Longy School of Music to further his musical education. Additionally, he studies privately with Randall Hodgkinson in Boston.

Preliminary Round Debussy - Estampes 1.Pagodes 2.La soirée dans Grenade 3.Jardins sous la pluie

Semifinal Round J.S. – Bach - Prelude & Fugue in E minor, WTC Bk 2 Tchaikovsky - Dumka, Op. 59

Final Round Mozart - Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 333 Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12

+ Manuel Llorens, Bay Village, OH

Manuel Llorens was born in Caracas, Venezuela and immigrated to the US in 1989. He was first exposed to music at age 5, then saw the movie “A Song to Remember” about the life of Chopin and fell in love with his music and the artist, but had to wait until age 16 to start taking lessons. He studied at Simon Bolivar Conservatory, which today is the conservatory for El Sistema in Venezuela. While there he often worked as accompanist and pianist both for the orchestra and other musicians during rehearsals, exams and recitals. Currently Manuel works as a director of sales technology for a software company in Cleveland, Ohio.

Preliminary Round Brahms – Intermezzo in A Minor, Op. 118, No. 1 Chopin - Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1 Chopin - Etude in G-flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5

Semifinal Round Chopin - Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

Final Round Mozart - Sonata in B-flat Major, K 333 Chopin - Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

+ Sharon Madison, Chicago, IL

Sharon Madison is a native of Chicago, Illinois. Her first piano teacher was her father, Dr. Earl W. Madison, a musician and educator in the Chicago Public Schools. As a youth she attended the Cosmopolitan School of Music and American Conservatory of Music, going on to earn a bachelors degree in music from Hampton University and a masters degree in Educational Psychology from Wayne State University. Sharon also attended DePaul University, where she earned her Teacher Certification in Early Childhood Development. She taught music for many years in the Chicago Public Schools in grades K through 12 before retiring. She has performed at numerous recitals and is a member of the Adult Amateur chamber Ensemble at Sherwood Community Music School

Preliminary Round J.S. Bach – Toccata, from Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830 Debussy - L'isle Joyeuse

Semifinal Round Beethoven - Sonata in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3

1. Presto
2. Largo

Final Round Beethoven – Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux”, 1st m. Chopin - Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1 Chopin – Fantasie-Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66 Ravel - Jeux d'eau J.S. Bach – Partita No. 6 in E Minor , BWV 830

2. Allemande
3. Courante

Chopin - Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1

+ Serge Mallet, Ludwigshafen, Germany

Serge Mallet is a French citizen born Germany, and is currently purchasing manager at BASF Chemical Company. He started piano at the age of 6, then studied at the conservatory of the thirteenth arrondissement of Paris, France, then at the conservatory of Reims, France, while at the same time earning an MBA. He has competed in the Chicago Amateur competition in 2012, and three times in the Grands Amateurs Piano Paris. His other activities include theater, swimming and jogging. According to Serge’s father, Camille Saint-Saens was related to his Norman great-grandfather’s family.

Preliminary Round Debussy – Toccata, from Pour le Piano

Semifinal Round Saint Saens – from “Le Carnaval des Animaux” Hémiones, Tortues, Aquarium, Pianistes, Fossiles, Final

Final Round Prokofiev/Nikolayeva – Suite from “Peter and the Wolf”

+ Thomas Maurice, Baltimore, MD

Thomas Maurice is currently the Senior Program Manager (Government Contracts) for a large IT company and resides in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been a prize-winner in several amateur competitions, including the Bosendorfer International Piano Competition for Amateurs in Vienna, Austria, the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition (Amateur Division), MusicAppassionata Competition (West Chester University), the 4th Annual Rocky Mountain Amateur Piano Competition (Colorado) and the Gina Bachauer International Amateur Competition (Utah). Thomas and his partner also open their doors as a registered ‘Safe House’ for lost or abused feline friends.

Preliminary Round Scarlatti - Sonata K.213 in D Miinor Scriabin - Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp Major, Op. 30 Rodion Shchedrin - Prelude No. 12, “Toccatina-Collage”

Semifinal Round Schumann - Toccata, Op. 7 Wagner/Liszt/Maurice - Isolde’s Liebestod

Final Round Liszt - Aprés une Lecture de Dante - Fantasia quasi Sonata, from Années de pèlerinage Ginestera - Sonata No. 1, Op. 22 Allegro Marcato Presto misterioso Adagio molto appassionato Ruvido ed ostinato

+ Neil McKelvie, Forest Hills, NY

Neil McKelvie was born in England in 1930. After obtaining an MA from Cambridge University and a PhD from Columbia University in Organic Chemistry, he had two years in the chemical industry and a post-doctoral year at Yale. He then became a Chemistry Professor at the City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate School for 45 years, until retiring six years ago. He has no academic musical education, but his piano teachers have included Manuell Frankell in London until 1954; and (nearly 50 years later) Seymour Bernstein in NY, and lately Mara Waldman. He has played in amateur competitions since 2005 in Boston, Chicago, Berlin and Washington DC, winning a total of six special prizes for e.g. Best Performance of Romantic Music or Best Program.

Preliminary Round Maude Valerié White/Ronald Stevenson - "So We'll Go No More a-Roving" Schubert- Sonata in C Minor, D. 958, 2nd m.

Semifinal Round Bach/Busoni - "Ich Ruf' zu dir" Chopin - Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 59, No. 1 Ignaz Friedman - Mazurka in E-flat Minor, Op. 49, No. 1 Ignaz Friedman - Viennese Dance No. 1

Final Round Schubert – Sonata in C Minor, D. 958, 1st m. Anatol Liadov – Prelude, Op. 11, No. 1 Ignaz Friedman; - Pölnische Lyrik, Op. 53, No. 1, “Herbst” Pölnische Lyrik, Op. 53, No. 2, “Schlummerlied” Mazurka in C Major, Op. 15, No. 1 Mazurka, Op. 27, No. 1 Brahms - Theme and Variations in D Minor, Op. 18b

+ Anne Miller, Brighton, MA

Anne Miller spent her childhood in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she began taking piano lessons at age 5. She graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in music. Anne attended medical school instead of pursuing a career in music, and is an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist. While in college and in the early years of med school at University of Virginia, she performed in both solo and chamber music/voice recitals. Anne then took a very long break from piano to raise children and practice medicine, returning to music about five years ago. She studies piano with Ya-Fei Chuang.

Preliminary Round Mozart - Prelude and Fugue in C major, K. 394 Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse.

Semifinal Round Liszt - Réminiscences de Norma, S. 394

Final Round Chopin - Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58

+ Melinda Morse, San Ramon, CA

Melinda Morse has been a public school teacher for over 36 years, retiring just before the start of this competition. A transplant to the San Francisco Bay Area from rural Arkansas, she earned a BA in Music from Hendrix College and an MM from the University of Memphis. In addition, Melinda received national recognition as an age group runner and national board certification as a teacher. She is active in both civic and church organizations, as well as competing in previous amateur competitions in Boston, Chicago, Paris, the Rocky Mountains, and Washington, D.C.

Preliminary Round Hindemith - Fugue No. 4 in E Major Hindemith - Fugue No. 1 in G major Ravel - Une barque sur l’ocean, from Miroirs

Semifinal Round Chopin - Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57 Beethoven - Sonata in F-sharp Major, Op. 78, 1st m.

Final Round Beethoven - Sonata C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, “Moonlight” Adagio sostenuto Allegretto Presto agitato Ravel - Alborada del Gracioso, from Miroirs

+ Ayuko Mueller, Bronxville, NY

Ayuko Mueller has been playing the piano since the age of 4. After working as a CPA in Los Angeles, she worked at investment banks in various locations in Asia such as Japan and Singapore until 2 1/2 years ago, when she and her family relocated to New York due to her husband's work. She currently studies with Dr. Peter Vinograde at Manhattan School of Music. Aside from her solo work, she enjoys volunteering as an accompanist to children's recitals. She also occasionally plays chamber music with amateur and professional players.

Preliminary Round J.S. Bach - Fantasie and Fugue, BWV 904 Rachmaninoff - Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4 Rachmaninoff – Prelude in A Minor, Op. 32, No. 8

Semifinal Round Bartok - Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20 Schumann – Romance, Op. 28, No. 2

Final Round J.S. Bach - Toccata in C Minor, BWV 911 Beethoven - Sonata in A Major, Op. 101

+ Jose Peixoto, Sao Paula, Brazil

José Mauro Peixoto started to study piano when he was 3 years old. At age 9 he played a recital in the important Society Pro Arte in Sao Paulo. By age 12 he had performed twice on Brazilian TV, but then stopped playing for 28 years. During that time developed some investment funds in Brazil, in many years ranking among the best performing. Since then he has participated in many amateur piano competitions in Fort Worth, Boston, Washington D.C. and others, In 1994 Jose performed Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2 with the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra under Eleazar de Carvalho

Preliminary Round Chopin – Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 49

Semifinal Round J.S. Bach – Prelude, from English Suite No. 2 in A Minor Mozart – Variations on a Minuet by Duport, K. 573 Chopin – Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58, 4th m.

Final Round Schumann – Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17

+ Kathleen Penny, Toronto, ON

Kathleen Penny is a partner with the Canadian law firm of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP with a full-time practice in corporate income tax law, and a mother of two boys. Kathleen learned piano as a child, sang in choirs and played violin in her school orchestra. After a lengthy gap in her musical education to pursue university degrees in Chemical Physics and in Law, have two children and build her law practice, she resumed serious piano study in 1998. Kathleen earned her diploma in Piano Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music in 2005. She was a semi-finalist in the four previous Boston International Piano Competitions, and was awarded 3rd place at the 2011 WIPAC (Washington) competition, along with the prize for the best performance of a Beethoven work.

Preliminary Round Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5 Beethoven – Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein", 1st m.

Semifinal Round Beethoven – Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein", 2nd and 3rd m.

Final Round Schubert, - Impromptus, op. 90, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4

+ Luisa Kay Reyes, North Canton, OH

Luisa Kay Reyes began her piano studies at the age of eight under the Mexican concert pianist, Carlos Alberto Pecero. She continued taking private lessons off and on as her family moved. She started off double-majoring in Math and Piano but dropped the piano major after her professor switched universities. She is currently studying with Ron Palka at the Oberlin Community Music School. Luisa previously competed in the Boston International Piano Competition in 2009.

Preliminary Round Mozart - Sonata in A Minor, K. 310, 1st m. Granados - Spanish Dance No. 2, “Oriental”

Semifinal Round Sibelius - Romance in D-flat Major, Op. 24, No. 9 Chopin - Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1

Final Round Granados - Spanish Dance No. 9, “Mazurka Romántica” Rachmaninoff - Moment Musical, Op. 16, No. 5

+ Alexandre Rezende, Lowell, MA

Alexandre Rezende was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and began taking piano lessons at the age of twelve. He graduated with honors from the Federal University in Rio de Janeiro, studying with Heitor Alimonda. He continued his studies with Gloria Maria da Fonseca and Tamara Ujakova while taking classes in audio and speech therapy at the Estacio de Sa University. He has given several piano recitals in concert halls, government houses, churches and as a guest in recording productions. Alexandre also has a bachelors degree in voice, and is a recipient of a scholarship at Berklee College of Music.

Preliminary Round Chopin - Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1 Mompou - Song and Dance Oscar Lorenzo Fernández - Suite brasileira No.2

Semifinal Round Tchaikovsky – Song of the Autumn (October), from The Seasons, Op. 37a Villa-Lobos - Impressões Seresteiras Amaral Vieira - Toccata

Final Round J.S. Bach - Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825 Chopin – Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39 Rachmaninoff – Etude-Tableau in A Minor, Op. 39, No. 6

+ Tony Rosenberg, Newton, MA

Toni Rosenberg began piano lessons at age eleven, playing on a Steinway that she also sat beneath in retreat and contemplation, often with her cocker spaniel Tigger. She discontinued lessons at the end of her freshman year at Harvard, where she majored in English literature, and resumed playing intermittently about two decades later. She works as an editor and proofreader, and added a pet-sitting service five years ago. Her daughter is entering her junior year in college. In 2009 Toni joined the Boston Piano Amateurs Association. She studies with Roberto Poli, who has inspired her to seek the focus she lacked in her earlier piano experience.

Preliminary Round Debussy - La cathédrale engloutie, from Preludes, Bk 1 Brahms - Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79, No. 2

Semifinal Round Chopin – Mazurkas, Op. 63, Nos. 1 and 2 Brahms - Rhapsody in B Minor, Op. 79, No. 1

Final Round Beethoven – Sonata in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3, 2nd m. J.S. Bach – Toccata, from Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830 Mozart - Sonata in C Major, K.309, 1st m. Chopin - Cantabile in B-flat Major, Op. Posth.

+ Esfir Ross, Oakland, CA

Esfir Ross was born and grew up in Moldova. She began playing piano at age six, and graduated from Kishinev Conservatory with an MA degree in piano performance. In 1977 she emigrated to Israel, then to Greece and finally to the US in 1980. She studied at the local college and works as a Registered Dental Assistant. In the US she studied with Karl U. Schnabel. She has performed as a soloist and accompanist in the Bay Area, Ohio and Israel. In 2007 she was a semifinalist in Fort Worth and Washington DC, and a finalist in the Colorado Springs Amateur Competition. She received diplomas for most creative programming, and interpretation of Baroque and Romantic music.

Preliminary Round Soler – Sonata in F-sharp Major Haydn – Sonata in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32 Juan Jose Ramos – Milonga Sureña No. 5

Semifinal Round J.S. Bach – Prelude in B-flat Minor Thalberg – Impromptu on Themes from 'Siège de Corinth' by Rossini, Op. 3 Ernesto Nazareth – Brejeiro Tango

Final Round Tchaikovsky – Dumka, Op. 59 Sviridov/Titarenko – Romance Chopin – Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

+ Gy Salvevold, Culbertson, MT

Gy Salvevold started his piano career when he was three years old, studying the Suzuki piano method under Sharon Anderson until he was eighteen. Continuing his studies at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana under Laurel Yost, he performed extensively while also appearing with the Bozeman Symphony. Living in Culbertson, Montana, where he runs the family's corporate farm with his father and brother, Gy is married and has three children. He is often asked to perform as a part of conventions, foundation benefits and large corporate gatherings.

Preliminary Round Ravel – Ondine, from Gaspard de la Nuit Rachmaninoff – Prelude in C Minor, Op. 23, No. 7 Chopin – Etude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12, “Revolutionary”

Semifinal Round Ravel – Sonatine Chopin – Etude in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12

Final Round Beethoven – Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein”, 3rd m. Addinsell – Warsaw Concerto Gottschalk – Grand Scherzo

+ Mike Serio, Boston, MA

Mike Serio began performing concerts as a teenager and continues to perform regularly. In July 2009, he competed in the 7th Washington International Piano Artists Competition and was awarded third prize and the Audience Choice Award. He was also a semifinalist in the 2011 Boston International Piano Competition. Mike is a Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique having received his certificates from Tommy Thompson and from Alexander Technique International. When not at the piano, Mike is web development manager for America's Test Kitchen.

Preliminary Round Scarlatti – Sonata in C Major, K. 132 Debussy - Dr Gradus ad Parnassum, from The Children’s Corner Granados – The Maiden and the Nightingale, from Goyescas

Semifinal Round Beethoven - Bagatelles, Op 126

1. Andante con moto
2. Allegro
3. Andante Albeniz/Godowsky - Tango

Final Round Albeniz – Evocación, from Iberia, Bk 1 Granados – Escenas Románticas

1. Mazurka, Recitativo
2. Berceuse
3. Lento con extasis
4. Allegretto
5. Allegro appassionato
6. Epilogo

+ Michael Slavin, Manhasset, NY

Michael Slavin begin playing the piano at age 5 and by the age of 9 attended the Julliard School of Music preperatory division for the next 10 years. His undergraduate years were spent at Cooper Union in New York City where he studied physics. He then attended medical school, and was a full time practicing ophthalmologist in Long Island for 25 years. Michael's retirement from ophthalmology practice several years ago afforded him the time to again study music and practice the piano seriously. He was awarded first prize in the Chicago International Piano Concerto Competition in May 2012 and was a finalist in the international solo piano competition in Chicago and Washington, DC.

Preliminary Round Chopin - Nocturne in F-sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2 Chopin - Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

Semifinal Round Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 Liszt - Concert Etude No. 2, "Gnomenreigen"

Final Round Mendelssohn - Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 Mozart - Rondo in A Minor, K. 511 Beethoven - Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata", 1st m.

+ Jeremy Stone, Pawling, NY

Jeremy Stone, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, began formal piano study at age five. As a teenager, he performed as piano soloist with several symphony orchestras including the Denver Symphony under Vladimir Golschmann. After graduation from Yale, he spent 20 years as a professional pianist, conductor, composer, arranger and music producer on and off Broadway. In 1992, Jeremy left commercial music to begin graduate study in psychology. A faculty member of Weill Cornell Medical College (at New York Presbyterian Hospital), he treats adolescents and adults with severe problems and serves as Director of the Adolescent DBT Program for self-injuring teenagers.

Preliminary Round Scarlatti - Sonata in B Minor, K. 87, L. 33 Kreisler/Rachmaninoff - Liebesleid Moszkowski - Etincelles ("Sparks"), Op. 36, No. 6

Semifinal Round Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

Final Round Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition, selected movements

+ Una Stroda, Chicago, IL

Una Stroda was born in Latvia, and came to the US in 2004 to pursue graduate and postgraduate studies in theology. Her education includes a BA in Piano Performance and Accompaniment from Latvia Academy of Music, a BA in Theology from the University of Latvia, an MA in Ecumenical Studies from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and an MA in Theology from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Una is currently an ABD doctor candidate and a teaching assistant at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. She competed in the 2012 Chicago Amateur Piano Competition.

Preliminary Round Rachmaninoff - Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4 Hindemith - Suite "1922", Op. 26

4. Baston

1. March

Semifinal Round J.S. Bach - Prelude & Fugue in E-flat Major, WTC Bk 2 Haydn - Sonata in C Minor, Hob. XVI:20, 1st m. Rachmaninoff - Etude-Tableau in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 7

Final Round J.S. Bach - Prelude & Fugue in F Major, WTC Bk 2 Satie - Embryons desseches Schumann - Kinderszenen, Op. 15

+ Max Sung, New York, NY

Max Sung is currently a full-time practicing physician specializing in cancer. Prior to becoming a doctor, Max studied with Helmut Roloff at the National College of Music in Berlin, Germany, for one year on a German Academic Exchange Service fellowship. He then proceeded to Harvard University where he majored in chemistry but participated in the Chamber Music performance course taught by Leon Kirchner and Earl Kim. He has previously competed in the 2012 Chicago Amateur Piano Competition and the International Chopin Amateur Competition, and was a semi-finalist in the 2011 Boston International Piano Competition.

Preliminary Round J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in D Major, WTC Bk 2 Chopin - Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52

Semifinal Round Beethoven - Sonata in E Major, Op. 109

Final Round Debussy - Images Book II Chopin - Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat Major, Op. 61

+ Ronald Tardanico, Bronxville, NY

Ronald Tardanico, a native Bostonian, began his piano studies as a senior in high school. Within 5 years of piano study he gained admission to the Graduate Program in Piano at the New England Conservatory and upon graduation was invited to join their Preparatory Divison faculty. In the early 1980s he entered the real estate profession in New York City and retired in 2010 as an Executive Vice President at a major Manhattan firm. Since his retirement, Ronald has returned to the piano and gave his first solo recital in 30 years in March of 2012. He also competed in the 2012 Paris amateur competition.

Preliminary Round Liszt - Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, from Années de pèlerinage Debussy - L'isle Joyeuse

Semifinal Round Liszt – Transcendental Etude No. 11, “Harmonies du soir”

Final Round Schumann - Carnaval, Op. 9

+ Yoko Taruki, Yokohama, Japan

Yoko Taruki is a director of a kindergarten in Japan. She started the piano practice at age four, but stopped in high school. After receiving an MS at Indiana University, she worked in the social science fields. In 2005, Yoko performed at the music concert in the Dominican Republic. From 2005 to 2012 she took a piano amateur program at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris and attended the summer piano programs at Mannes College in NYC. In 2009 she was a finalist of the International piano amateur competition at Osaka and Tianjin. She also participated in amateur piano competitions in Paris, Boston, Berlin, Texas, and Chicago.

Preliminary Round Beethoven – Sonata in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3, 4th m. Debussy – L’isle Joyeuse

Semifinal Round J.S. Bach – French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 Schumann – Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22

Final Round Schubert – Sonata in A major, Op. 120, D. 644 Chopin – Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

+ Shi-Chin Yvonne Tsai, La Palma, CA

Upcoming Performances Adult Performance Program, MTAC Convention, 2013 Shi-Chin Yvonne Tsai is a pediatrician in California. She received her BA in Music from UC Berkeley and her MD from University of Pittsburgh. She spends her spare time playing the piano, taking Chinese classical dance and line dance lessons, and volunteering in her son's school. Her piano teachers include Robert Turner, Janet Guggenheim, Lillian Wang, and she is currently studying with Mark Richman. Yvonne previously competed in the 2009 Boston International Piano Competition, and the 2011 Cliburn Amateur Piano Competition.

Preliminary Round Chopin – Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 Prokofiev – Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82, 1st m.

Semifinal Round Medtner – Forgotten Melodies (First Cycle), Op. 38, No. 1, “Sonata Reminiscenza”

Final Round J. S. Bach - Aria & Variations 1-5, from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Bach/Rachmaninoff – Suite from Violin Partita in E Major Predudio Gavotte Gigue Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12

+ Darin Tysdal, Bloomington, MN

Darin Tysdal is currently co-manager of the sheet music department at Groth Music in Bloomington, Minnesota. He has been an avid soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician in the Twin Cities Area. He has appeared as concerto soloist with the MacPhail Orchestra, Kenwood Symphony, Metropolitan Symphony (3 times), Minnesota Freedom Band, Minnesota Symphonic Winds, Century College Chamber Orchestra, and the Minnetonka Civic Orchestra. He has participated in the Van Cliburn Amateur piano competition twice, as well as the New York and Boston amateur competitions. Darin is also a composer and conductor. He lives in Bloomington, MN with his wife Lynda, a writer, and their cats Sunny and Sherry.

Preliminary Round Ross Lee Finney - Sonata No. 4 in E Major, “Christmastime 1945”

Semifinal Round Ginastera - Sonata No. 1, Op. 22

Final Round Erno Dohnanyi - Four Rhapsodies, Op. 10

+ Vineta Vilka-Brezge, Riga, Latvia

Vineta Vilka-Brezge was born in Latvia, and started playing the piano at age five. She attended Primary Music School and has a BA in Art and Culture History from Latvia University. Vineta is the mother of four daughters.

Preliminary Round J.S. Bach – Sinfonia, from Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826 Grieg – Sarabande, from Holberg Suite, Op. 40

Semifinal Round Grieg – Air, from Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Beethoven - Sonata in F Major, Op. 10, No.2, 1st m.

Final Round Beethoven – Sonata in F Major, Op. 10, No.2, 2nd and 3rd m. Rachmaninoff – Etude-Tableau in C Minor, Op. 33, No. 3

+ John Vineyard, Ithaca, NY

John Vineyard has a BA in English from Oberlin College, an MA in English from Colgate University and an MBA in Finance from Cornell. He has 30 years experience in the Investment Management field, working for Cornell in the 1980s and then founding his own firm, Sunlake Investment Management in 1990. Among other careers, John was an Instructor in English at the Franklin Institute of Boston, a published writer of fiction and non fiction, and served 28 years as a warrant officer doing intelligence analysis for the US Army. He has competed in amateur competitions in Boston, Berlin, New York and Washington, DC.

Preliminary Round Scharwenka - Romanzero, Op. 33, 4th m. Czerny - Sonata No. 6 in D Minor, Op. 124, 6th m.

Semifinal Round Mozart - Sonata in F Major, K. 332, 3rd m. Albeniz - Almeria from Iberia, Bk 2

Final Round Mozart – Sonata in F Major, K. 332, 2nd m. Chopin – Preludes, Op. 28, Nos. 9, 10, 11, 22, 23 Moscheles – Etudes Characteristiques, Op. 95 No. 7, Zartlichkeit (Tenderness) No. 12, Angst (Fear) Schubert – Sonata in C Minor, D. 958, 1st m.

+ Wei Ling Wang, Plano, TX

Wei Ling Wang began studying piano at a young age and competed in several local, state and regional competitions through high school years. She is also interested in math and science and pursued a degree in computer science. Wei Ling works for a telecommunication company on delivering high speed voice and data services through a complex computer network. In addition to playing the piano, Wei Ling enjoys opera music and travel, and is an active supporter of several music schools and non-profit music organizations. She has won awards at amateur competitions in Seattle, Houston and at PianoTexas.

Preliminary Round Tan Dun – Herdboy’s Song, from Eight Memories in Watercolor, Op. 1 Chopin - Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1 Rachmaninoff - Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3, No. 4, “Polichinelle”

Semifinal Round Paradies - Toccata in A Major Balakirev – “In the Garden” Rachmaninoff - Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3, No. 1, “Elegie”

Final Round Mozart - Sonata in A Minor, K. 310. 1st m. Brahms – Intermezzo in E Major, Op. 116, No. 6 Brahms – Capriccio in D Minor, Op. 116, No. 7 Rachmaninoff - Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3, No. 2, Prelude in C-sharp Minor Chopin - Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47

+ Eberhard Zagrosek, Berlin, Germany

Eberhard Zagrosek was born in 1942 into a family of musicians. He grew up in Munich and Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany. His musical education started with piano in the age of six and was very intense during the time until the age of 18 years. After that he studied physics at Munich Technical University. For 28 years he worked for Siemens, the German electronics giant, in charge of different management positions in development, sales and general management in Germany and Japan. Since his retirement he again started playing piano, and competed in many amateur competitions. In 2006 he founded the International Piano Amateur Competition Berlin, taking place in the Berlin Philharmonic.

Preliminary Round Beethoven – Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux”, 1st m. Chopin – Scherzo in B Minor, Op. 20

Semifinal Round Scarlatti – Sonata in A Major, L. 345 Chopin – Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61

Final Round Haydn - Variations in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6 Liszt - Variations on “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen”, S. 179 Ginastera – Suite de danzas criollas, Op. 15, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5