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Tenth 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

 

First Prize


Kirill Gerstein - Russia- The Arthur Rubinstein Award, Gold Medal and $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” - $15,000; Jury’s Special Prize sponsored by YAMAHA - Silent Grand Piano C1S.


Third Prize


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

 

Fourth Prize

 
Ulugbek Palvanov - Uzbekistan - $3,000; and an additional $2,000 from the Elfriede Yuki Fund

 

Fifth Prize


Yum OSAKI - Japan - $3,000; and an additional $2,000 from the Elfriede Yuki Fund

 

Sixth Prize

 
Henry Wong Doe - New Zealand - $3,000; and an additional $2,000 from the Elfriede Yuki Fund;
“Audience Favourite” Prize - $2,500 - sponsored by “Yedioth Aharonot” in memory of Dr. Herzl Rosenblum

 

Outstanding Israeli Competitor


Ron Regev - $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, April 1-2, 2001

 

Recitals

Elisso Virsaladze – Jury member

Rishon Lezion, March 30, 2001

 

Kirill Gerstein (Russia) – 1st Prize

Ashdod, April 5, 2003

 

Henry Wong Doe (New Zealand) – 6th Prize

Rehovot, April 5, 2003

 

Massimiliano Ferrati (Italy) – 3rd Prize

Rishon Lezion, April 5, 2003