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Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition Finalists
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
The 2006 Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition
Master Teacher: Menahem Pressler
Finalists:
Christina Lee, a 9th grader at Saint Francis High School, played Sonata no. 2 in A Major, Opus 2, no. 2.
Yi-Ju Lai, a senior at Idyllwild Arts Academy, played Sonata no. 7 in D Major, Opus 10, no. 3
Vijay Venkatesh, a 9th grader at Dana Hills High School, played Sonata no. 8 in C Minor, Opus 13 (Pathétique)
Alison Lee, a 9th grader at Mission San José High School, played Sonata no. 18 in E-flat Major, Opus 31, no. 3
Juliann Ma, a junior at Albany High School, played Sonata no. 23 in F Minor, Opus 57 (Appassionata)
Angela Lee, a senior at Upland High School, played Sonata no. 26 in E-flat Major, Opus 81a (Les Adieux)
Winners: Christina Lee, Yi-Ju Lai, and Vijay Venkatesh were selected as the winners and participated in the master class with Menahem Pressler
The 2007 Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition
Master Teacher: John Perry
Finalists:
Ashley Hsu (Fremont, CA): Sonata no. 26 in E-flat Major, Opus 81a ("Les Adieux")
Connie Kim-Shen (La Crescenta, CA): Sonata ino. 21 n C Major, Opus 53 ("Waldstein")
David Y. Ko (Millbrae, CA); Sonata no. 27 in E Minor, Opus 90
Calvin Lee (Sunnyvale, CA): Sonata no. 23 in F Minor, Opus 57 ("Appassionata")
Monica Qiu (Newbury Park, CA): Sonata no. 26 in E-flat Major, Opus 81a ("Les Adieux")
Tiffany Yu (San Jose, CA): Sonata no. 15 in D Major, Opus 28 ("Pastoral")
Alternate:
Mayumi Tsuchida (Mill Valley, CA); Sonata no. 21 in C Major, Opus 53 ("Waldstein")
Winners: Ashley Hsu, David Y. Ko, Tiffany Yu were selected as the winners and participated in the master class with John Perry.
The 2008 Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition
Master Teacher: Craig Sheppard
Finalists (in order of performance)
Angela Hwang (Saratoga, CA): Sonata no. 3 in C Major, Opus 2, no. 3
Victoria Kwong (San José, CA): Sonata no. 7 in D Major, Opus 10, no. 2
Alison Lee (Fremont, CA): Sonata no. 15 in D Major, Opus 28 ("Pastorale")
Amanda Wang (Palo Alto, CA): Sonata no. 17 in D Minor, Opus 31, no. 2 ("Tempest")
Michael Delfin (Madera, CA): Sonata no. 21 in C Major, Opus 53 ("Waldstein")
Joy Kim (Irvine, CA): Sonata no. 27 in E Minor, Opus 90
Alternate: Andrew Hsu (Fremont, CA): Sonata no. 3 in C Major, Opus 2, no. 3
Honorable Mention: Emma Podlesnik (Palo Alto, CA): Sonata no. 23 in F Minor, Opus 57 ("Appassionata")
Winners: Michael Delfin, Angela Hwang, Victoria Kwong were selected as the winners and participated in the master class with Craig Sheppard.
The 2009 Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition
Master teacher: Angela Hewitt
Jeannie Chen (Northridge): Op. 13
*Fantee Jones (Roseville), Op. 53
Yoojung Kim (San Jose), Op. 31/3
*Alison Lee (Fremont): Op. 27/1
Clara Lee (Santa Barbara): Op. 22
*Amanda Wang (Palo Alto:, Op. 90
ALTERNATE: Chrystal Liu (Palo Alto):, Op. 2/2
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Theodora Martin (San Jose): Op. 31/2
Ben-han Sung (Lakeview Terrace):, Op. 31/2
Eike Hoffman (Irvine): Op. 14/1
Winners: Fantee Jones, Alison Lee, and Amanda Wang were selected as winners and participated in the master class with Angela Hewitt.
2010 Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition
Master Teacher: Christopher O'Riley
Finalists (in order of appearance):
Mai Mizuno (Campbell): Opus 13
*Hugo Kitano (San Francisco): Opus 27, no. 1
Crystal Liu (Palo Alto): Opus 31, no. 2
Jade Huang (Granite Bay): Opus 53
* Theodora Martin (San Jose): Opus 57
*Alex Y. Wang (Fremontl): Opus 90
Allison Hwang (Fremont) was unable to participate in the finals due to injury.
Hugo Kitano, Theodora Martin, and Alex Y. Wang were selected winners and participated in the master class with Christopher O'Riley.
Honorable Mentions:
Taras Dreszer (Santa Cruz)
Vien Xuan Nguyen (Redwood City)
Clara Yunjoo Lee(Santa Barbara)
Jessie Li Wang (Irvine)
Stephanie Wang (Cupertino)
Amy Wann (Piedmont)
Amanda Zerbe (Woodside)
2011 Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition
Master Teacher: Kirill Gerstein
FINALISTS (in alphabetical order):
Amber Hou (Cupertino, CA): Opus 53
Joanne Kim (Carmichael, CA): Opus 78
Mai Mizuno (Campbell, CA): Opus 28
* Ben-Han Sung (Lake View Terrace, CA): Opus 78
* Wesley Tiu (Chatsworth, CA): Opus 57
* Ray Hua Wu (Fremont, CA): Opus 90ALTERNATE:
Christina Wu (Saratoga, CA): Opus 7HONORABLE MENTION:
Crystal Liu (Palo Alto, CA): Opus 90Ben-Han Sung, Wesley Tiu, and Ray Hua Wu were selected as winners and participated in the master class with Kirill Gerstein.
2012 Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition
Master Teacher: Ronald Brautigam
FINALISTS: To be announced March 23, 2012
