Canadian wins 18th Chopin international piano competition

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In this undated photograph provided by Jaroslaw Golebiowski, a presumption of a renovated representation of Polish composer Frederic Chopin. A peeling representation of Polish soft composer Frederic Chopin purchased astatine a flea marketplace hung modestly successful a backstage location successful Poland for astir 3 decades earlier an adept dated the coating to the 19th century. The tiny coating present resides successful a slope vault determination successful eastbound Poland portion its owners negociate their adjacent steps. News of the artworks beingness broke this week arsenic Warsaw hosted the 18th Frederic Chopin Piano Competition. The creation adept who examined the representation says it has important historical value, but helium refrained from estimating what it mightiness merchantability for. (Jaroslaw Golebiowski via AP)

WARSAW – The assemblage of the 18th Frederic Chopin planetary soft contention has announced Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu of Canada arsenic the victor of the 40,000-euro ($45,000) archetypal prize successful the 18th Frederic Chopin planetary soft contention that launches pianists’ satellite careers.

The announcement came aboriginal Thursday, conscionable hours aft the past among the 12 finalists played a Chopin concerto with the orchestra astatine the packed National Philharmonic successful Warsaw.

The 2nd prize and 30,000 euros ($35,000) went jointly to Alexander Gadjiev, representing Italy and Slovenia, and Kyohei Sorita of Japan, portion the 3rd prize of 20,000 euros ($23,000) was awarded to Martin Garcia Garcia of Spain.

Liu’s archetypal absorption was “Oh my god. I don’t cognize what to say, honestly.”

“We person been dreaming with each these radical present for this prestigious stage,” the 24-year-old said successful English.

“Being capable to play Chopin successful Warsaw is 1 of the champion things you tin imagine, of course, truthful I’m genuinely honored for this award, of course, and for this jury’s spot and for each the warmth I person received successful caller days,” Liu said.

High ranking successful the renowned contention opens the world’s apical performance halls to the pianists and pave the mode to recordings with champion known grounds companies.

Held each 5 years, the contention was postponed from 2020 by the pandemic.

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The assemblage of the Frederic Chopin planetary soft contention was proceeding the past finalists Wednesday successful Warsaw earlier announcing the victor of the 40,000-euro ($45,000) archetypal prize successful the prestigious lawsuit that launches pianists’ satellite careers.

The assemblage volition stitchery for deliberations aft the past 4 of the 12 finalists play a Chopin concerto with the orchestra successful their evening concerts. The 8 different finalists played Monday and Tuesday.

The verdict is expected precocious astatine nighttime astatine the National Philharmonic successful Warsaw.

Jury caput Katarzyna Popowa-Zydron has said that isolated from being fantabulous pianists, the participants should besides amusement sensitivity and bring freshness to the music.

“I effort to look for a rapport betwixt the performer and Chopin,” Popowa-Zydron said successful an interrogation aboriginal successful the competition.

Music is simply a “message from a idiosyncratic and (the musicians) should cognize what benignant of idiosyncratic Chopin was.”

Bowing to their artistry, the 17-member assemblage allowed 2 much finalists this twelvemonth than usual. The competition, held each 5 years, was postponed by a twelvemonth owed to the pandemic.

The finalists are Leonora Armellini of Italy; Canada’s J.J. Jun Li Bui and Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu; Alexander Gadjiev, representing Italy and Slovenia; Martin Garcia Garcia of Spain; Eva Gevorgyan representing Russia and Armenia; Jakub Kuszlik and Kamil Pacholec of Poland; Japan’s Aimi Kobayashi and Kyohei Sorita; China’s Hao Rao; and Hyuk Lee of South Korea.

Observers noted that the level of the contention was precise precocious this twelvemonth and said it’s hard to prime a favourite to win.

All the finalists are “very outstanding artists,” said Aleksander Laskowski, spokesperson for the Fryderyk Chopin Institute that organized the competition.

The victor volition person a golden medal and the fiscal prize funded by the bureau of Poland’s president, arsenic good arsenic prestigious signaling and performance contracts.

The 2nd prize is worthy 30,000 euros ($35,000,) 3rd prize is 20,000 euros ($23,000,) and the 4th is 15,000 euros ($17,000.) There are besides prizes for the fifth, sixth and seventh spot arsenic good arsenic different awards for the finalists, funded by Poland’s government, euphony institutions and by backstage donors.

Among erstwhile winners are Maurizio Pollini of Italy, Argentina’s Martha Argerich, Garrick Ohlsson from the United States, Poland’s Krystian Zimerman and Artur Blechacz, and Seong-Jin Cho of South Korea.

Chopin, Poland’s champion known and beloved classical euphony composer and pianist, was calved successful 1810 successful Zelazowa Wola adjacent Warsaw to a Polish parent and a French father. He near Poland astatine 19 to broaden his philharmonic acquisition successful Vienna and past successful Paris, wherever helium settled, composing, giving concerts and teaching the piano. He died connected Oct. 17, 1849, successful Paris and is buried astatine the Pere Lachaise cemetery. His bosom is astatine the Holy Cross Church successful Warsaw.

The auditions tin beryllium followed unrecorded connected the Chopin Institute YouTube transmission and connected Polish authorities radio.

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