The 10th Competition, April 2001


International Jury:
Halina Czerny-Stefanska (Poland); Eugen Indjic (USA/France); Yoheved Kaplinsky (Israel/USA); Emanuel Krasovsky (Israel); Li Ming Qiang (P.R. of China); Hiroko Nakamura (Japan); Lev Naumov (Russia); Cecile Ousset (France); Sergio Perticaroli (Italy); Pnina Salzman (Israel); Hans Ulrich Schmid (Germany); Elisso Virsaladze (Georgia): Arie Vardi, Chairman (Israel)

Laureates and Prizes:

First Prize:
Kirill Gerstein - Russia
The Arthur Rubinstein Award, Gold Medal and US$25,000 donated by Mme Heide Wolf Kaufmann (Madrid).
Kawai Prize - grand piano (RX-3) offered by Kawai Company of Japan.


Engagements:

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Jerusalem Symphonic Orchestra; Germany (Steinway); Festivals: Verbier, Duszniki, Ruhr, Ravinia, Hong Kong, Espoo; recitals and appearances with orchestras.

Programme performed:
Beethoven - Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111; Rachmaninoff - Variations on a theme by Corelli, op. 42; Prokofiev - Etude in C minor, op. 2 no. 3; Bach - Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV 828; O. Zahavi - Memories (2000); Ligeti - Etude no. 4: Fanfares (Book I); Liszt - Sonata in B minor; Beethoven - Concerto no. 5 in E flat major, op. 73 (Emperor); Tchaikosky - Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor, op. 23.

Second Prize:
Ferenc Vizi - Romania - Silver Medal and “The Moshe Mayer Prize” - US$15,000.
Jury’s Special Prize sponsored by YAMAHA - Silent Grand Piano C1S.


Third Prize:
Massimiliano Ferrati - Italy - Bronze Medal and US$10,000 - “The Arnold and Marjorie Ziff Prize” (Leeds); and an additional US$5,000 from Elfriede Yuki Fund.

Fourth Prize:
Ulugbek Palvanov - Uzbekistan - US$3,000; and an additional US$2,000 from the Elfriede Yuki Fund.

Fifth Prize:
YUMA OSAKI - Japan - US$3,000; and an additional US$2,000 from the Elfriede Yuki Fund.

Sixth Prize:
HENRY WONG DOE - New Zealand - US$3,000; and an additional US$2,000 from the Elfriede Yuki Fund.
“Audience Favourite” Prize - US$2,500 - sponsored by “Yedioth Aharonot” in memory of Dr. Herzl Rosenblum.

Outstanding Israeli Competitor:
Ron Regev - US$5,000 - the Judith Eytan Fund.

Prize for the best performance of a large Chopin work: no prize was awarded.

Best performance of an Israeli Composition: Ferenc Vizi - US$3,000 - sponsored by Mrs. Ada Caspi



Special Events by Jury members and Laureates :

Master Classes:

CECILE OUSSET – Jury member

LEV NAUMOV – Jury member

Tel Aviv, 1-2 April 2001

Recitals:

ELISSO VIRSALADZE – Jury member

Rishon Lezion, 30 March 2001

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KIRILL GERSTEIN (Russia) – 1st Prize

Ashdod, 5th April 2003

HENRY WONG DOE (New Zealand) – 6th Prize

Rehovot, 5th April 2003

MASSIMILIANO FERRATI (Italy) – 3rd Prize

Rishon Lezion, 5 April 2003
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