Competitors

ALL Belarus Britain Bulgaria Canada Estonian France Germany Germany-Japan Greece Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea Latvia New Zealand P.R. China P.R.China Poland Romania Russia Singapore Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwanese Thailand Ukraine United Kingdom USA USA-Japan   Display in  Name Round One Performance Round Two Performance Semi Final Performance Competition Final Performance Order

Soo Jung Ann Korea Soo-Jung, Ann from Seoul, Korea is a student of John O`Conor of the Royal lrish Academy of Music where she is studying on the Master in Music Performance Programme. She is a former student of Choong Mo, Kang at the School of Music of the Korean National University of Arts where she obtained a Bachelor Degree of Music in February 2OO7. Read More Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 14:00 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 14:42 Semi Final Performance On : 10 May 2009 At : 16:44 Final Round Performance - Brahms Concerto No 2 in B flat Op 83

Michael Berkovsky Canada Canadian/ Israeli Pianist Michael Berkovsky made his New York debut at Avery Fisher Hall after winning Juilliard`s concerto competition. He has won numerous awards, including the 2007 Yale Gordon Competition, Baltimore music club, IBLA Grand Prize, Jacob Flier International Competition, and has performed under the baton of Vladimir Feltsman, Stefan Sanderling and Leon Fleisher. Read More Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 14:31

Evgeni Bozhanov Bulgaria Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 15:02 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 15:44 Semi Final Performance On : 10 May 2009 At : 19:30

Rebecca Cápová Ireland 27 years old Rebecca Cápová was born into a musical family in Cork. She began her studies with Eleanor Malone and Mabel Swainson. She graduated with a First Class Honours Degree from the Hochschule fur Musik Cologne in 2005 and with a First Class Honours Masters degree from the Prague Academy of Performing Arts in 2007 and is currently a Konzertexamen student with Pavel Gililov at the Hochschule fur Musik, Cologne. Read More Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 15:52

Wai-Ching Rachel Cheung P.R. China Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 16:23

Shaun Choo Singapore Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 16:54

Emmanuel Christien France Emmanuel Christien studied in the Conservatoire National Supérieurd de Musique de Paris with Jacques Rouvier, where he obtained the highest prize. He also studied there chamber music and vocal accompaniment. Read More Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 19:30 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 16:26 Semi Final Performance On : 10 May 2009 At : 20:25

Christopher Falzone USA Described by critics as a "brilliant and intense" young pianist "with a profound love and understanding of music," Christopher Falzone has received critical acclaim and numerous national and international awards for his piano performances and compositions. Read More Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 20:01 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 19:30

Tanya Gabrielian USA Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 20:32 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 20:12

Fiachra Garvey Ireland Fiachra Garvey started his piano studies at the age of six, with Elizabeth Leonard at the Leeson Park School of Music. In 1999, with Therese Fahy as his teacher, he moved to the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where he had gained an Entrance Scholarship. In 2008, Fiachra was awarded a 1st class Honours Diploma in Music (performance and teaching) from the RIAM. With Dr John O`Conor as one of his teachers, he is currently in his 2nd year of a BA degree in Performance. Read More Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 21:22 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 21:14

Alexej Gorlatch Ukraine Alexej Gorlatch started studying piano with E.G.Georgiew in Passau. At the age of 12 he became a young student at the University of Arts in Berlin with Prof. M.Hughes. Since 2003 Alexej has been studying at the University of Music and Drama in Hannover with Prof. K.-H.Kämmerling. Read More Rond One Performance On : 04 May 2009 At : 21:53 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 21:56 Semi Final Performance On : 10 May 2009 At : 21:40 Final Round Performance - Beethoven Concerto No 5 in E flat Op 73

Masataka Goto Japan Masataka Goto began playing the piano at the age of four and is currently a student at Showa Graduate School of Music and Piano Art Academy. He is studying under Fumiko Eguchi. Read More Rond One Performance On : 01 May 2009 At : 14:00

Sasha Grynyuk Ukraine Sasha Grynyuk an artists whose qualities were described by Charles Rosen as "remarkable, unfailing musicality always moving with the most natural, electrifying, and satisfying interpretation”- was born in Kyiv and received his early musical training in the National Music Academy of Ukraine. Read More Rond One Performance On : 01 May 2009 At : 14:31 Rond Two Performance On : 06 May 2009 At : 14:00 Semi Final Performance On : 09 May 2009 At : 14:30

Soo-Yeon Ham Korea Soo-Yeon Ham was born in 1985 in Seoul, Korea. She began her piano studies at the age of six, continuing her studies with Minja Shin on scholarship at Sunwha Arts School and Sunwha Arts High School from 1998 to 2004. In 2004 she commenced her studies at the Seoul National Universitv with Professor Hyoung-Joon Chang, graduating in 2008 with Top Honours. Read More Rond One Performance On : 01 May 2009 At : 15:02 Rond Two Performance On : 06 May 2009 At : 14:42 Semi Final Performance On : 09 May 2009 At : 15:25 Final Round Performance - Rachmaninov Concerto No 2 in c minor Op 18

Jae Weon Huh Korea Born in South Korea, Jae Weon Huh was the Prize Winner of the Chopin competition in Korea, Korea music competition, Korea music association competition, Dong-A music competition and won the 1st Prize in Shanghai international piano competition in 2007. Read More Rond One Performance On : 01 May 2009 At : 15:52

So-mang Jeagal Korea Rond One Performance On : 01 May 2009 At : 16:23

Oliver Jia Sweden Rond One Performance On : 01 May 2009 At : 16:54

Philipp Kopachevskiy Russia Philipp Kopachevskiy was born on February, 22, 1990 in Moscow. At present he is a student of Moscow Conservatory (teacher: professor S. Dorensky) Prizewinner of international music competitions:……… Read More Rond One Performance On : 01 May 2009 At : 17:25

Olga Kozlova Russia Olga Kozlova was born in 1986 in the city of Penza (Russia). She began her piano lessons at the age of 5 and in 1994 was admitted at Moscow Special Gnesin`s School of Music. After graduating in 2004 (with teacher Natalia Zdobnova) Olga entered Moscow Tchaikovsky conservatoire where she is studying now on the 5th course with Professor Vera Gornostaeva. Read More Rond One Performance On : 02 May 2009 At : 14:00 Rond Two Performance On : 06 May 2009 At : 15:44

Naomi Kudo USA-Japan Twenty-one-year-old pianist Naomi Kudo is fast establishing a rising reputation for her fresh and versatile abilities as both a soloist and chamber musician. A newly-named winner of the 2008 Gilmore Young Artist Award, Kudo was born in Washington D.C. to Japanese-Korean parents. Since her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at age sixteen, Kudo has played in venues around the world including the United States, Japan, Italy, Poland, France, and Austria. Read More Rond One Performance On : 02 May 2009 At : 14:31 Rond Two Performance On : 06 May 2009 At : 16:26 Semi Final Performance On : 09 May 2009 At : 16:44 Final Round Performance - Tchaikovsky Concerto No 1 in b flat minor Op 23

Sam Man Kun Law Ireland Sam Law is 17 years old and lives in Ballymena. He started playing the piano from the age of six and has since achieved three piano diplomas - ATCL, LLCM and Fellowship of the London College Of Music (FLCM). Read More Rond One Performance On : 02 May 2009 At : 15:02

THE DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION will take place in Dublin from 4 May to 15 May 2012

Applications in progress must be received by 15th November 2011

The Competition will be in four rounds. The first two Preliminary Stages will be held in the Royal Dublin Society, from 4 to 10 May. The Semi-Finals will be held on 12 & 13 May in the National Concert Hall, Dublin. The Final – concerto performances with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland conducted by James Cavanagh will be held on 15 May. The Semi-Finals & Final will be recorded by Radio Telefís Éireann

The Dublin International Piano Competition gratefully acknowledges the support of the Radio Telefís Éireann Authority