The 2018 competition final was held in Birmingham Town Hall on Saturday 30th June. The competition jury consisted of pianist Ronan O'Hora, pianist Anna Tilbrook, and Head of Artistic Programming at Town Hall Symphony Hall, Richard Hawley.:
The three finalists performed the following programme:
The three finalists performed the following programme:
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Andrey Ivanov
BIRMINGHAM (b. 1990, Belarus) Bach Toccata in D minor, BWV 913, 13’ Debussy Études, L 136: Étude 6 pour les huit doigts, 4’ Études, L 136: Étude 7 pour les degrés chromatiques Rachmaninov Sonata No 2, Op 36, 19’ |
Kathy Chow:
LONDON (b. 1993, Australia) Chopin Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52, 9’ Brahms Variations on a Theme by Robert Schuman, Op 9, 18’ Bartók Piano Sonata, Sz 80, 12’ |
Peggy Wu:
LONDON (b. 1995, Hong Kong) Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op 12 No 1-5, 15’ Debussy Images (Book 1), 15’ Prokofiev Sonata No 3 in A minor, Op 28, 8’ |
The results were as follows:
First Prize: Kathy Chow
Second Prize: Peggy Wu
Third Prize: Andrey Ivanov
Audience Prize: Peggy Wu
First Prize: Kathy Chow
Second Prize: Peggy Wu
Third Prize: Andrey Ivanov
Audience Prize: Peggy Wu
The trustees would like to thank everyone who supported this years competition.