Prizes Awarded 

  

Winner of the 2009 1st Prize 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

Winner of the 2009 2nd Prize Jong-Hai Park Korea Jong-Hai Park was born on October 17, 1990, in Seoul, Korea. For 2 years, from 1999 to 2000, he attended The Neighbourhood Music School and The Hart School, University of Hartford under the direction of M. Francis (CT, USA). For the following 5 years, from 2001 to 2006, he studied the piano at Yewon Music School, Seoul Arts High School, and the Preparatory Division of Korean National University of Arts (KNUA, Seoul) under the direction of Professor Chung-Mo Kang and Ji-Yune Kim. He was honourably permitted entrance of KNUA through the Prodigy Program 2006. He has won several domestic and International competitions, including the 1999 Greater New Haven Concert Orchestra Competition (1st prize), the 23rd Renee B. Fisher Competition (2nd prize.), Korea Philharmonic Orchestra Concour in 2OO2 (1st prize), Ewhakyunghang Competition in 2005 (3rd prize), China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition in 2006 (semifinalist), The 4th Nagoya International Music Competition in 2008 (2nd prize) and The 2nd Hong Kong lnternational Piano Competition in 2008 (2nd prize). He also had a lot of piano recitals including Kumho Prodigy Concert and Young Artist Concert Series. Rond One Performance On : 02 May 2009 At : 20:01 Rond Two Performance On : 06 May 2009 At : 20:12 Semi Final Performance On : 09 May 2009 At : 20:25 Final Round Performance - Prokofiev Concerto No 3 in C op 26

Winner of the 2009 3rd Prize 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

Winner of the 2009 4th Prize Eric Zuber USA Prize winner in the2008 Sydney International Piano Competition, the 2008 Seoul International Piano Competition, and winner of the 2007 Hilton Head International Piano Competition, Eric Zuber is a musician of remarkable emotional intensity and is recognized as one of the leading young American pianists of his generation. The New York Times hailed his recent recital debut at Carnegie Hall, calling his playing "irresistibly fluid," and the New York Concert Review raved that Eric "was a breath of fresh air... Mr. Zuber struck one as an especially thoughtful player who happens to possess technical brilliance." Read More Rond One Performance On : 03 May 2009 At : 21:53 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 14:00 Semi Final Performance On : 10 May 2009 At : 15:25 Final Round Performance - Rachmaninov Concerto No 3 in d minor Op 30

Winner of the 2009 5th Prize 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

Winner of the 2009 6th Prize 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

Winner of the 2009 National Concert Hall Prize of a début recital will be awarded to the first prize winner. 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

Winner of the 2009 AXA Prize for the best semi-final performance by a finalist other than the first prizewinner Eric Zuber USA Prize winner in the2008 Sydney International Piano Competition, the 2008 Seoul International Piano Competition, and winner of the 2007 Hilton Head International Piano Competition, Eric Zuber is a musician of remarkable emotional intensity and is recognized as one of the leading young American pianists of his generation. The New York Times hailed his recent recital debut at Carnegie Hall, calling his playing "irresistibly fluid," and the New York Concert Review raved that Eric "was a breath of fresh air... Mr. Zuber struck one as an especially thoughtful player who happens to possess technical brilliance." Read More Rond One Performance On : 03 May 2009 At : 21:53 Rond Two Performance On : 07 May 2009 At : 14:00 Semi Final Performance On : 10 May 2009 At : 15:25 Final Round Performance - Rachmaninov Concerto No 3 in d minor Op 30

Winner of the 2009 RTÉ NSO Prize for the best concerto performance by a finalist other than the first prizewinner Jong-Hai Park Korea Jong-Hai Park was born on October 17, 1990, in Seoul, Korea. For 2 years, from 1999 to 2000, he attended The Neighbourhood Music School and The Hart School, University of Hartford under the direction of M. Francis (CT, USA). For the following 5 years, from 2001 to 2006, he studied the piano at Yewon Music School, Seoul Arts High School, and the Preparatory Division of Korean National University of Arts (KNUA, Seoul) under the direction of Professor Chung-Mo Kang and Ji-Yune Kim. He was honourably permitted entrance of KNUA through the Prodigy Program 2006. He has won several domestic and International competitions, including the 1999 Greater New Haven Concert Orchestra Competition (1st prize), the 23rd Renee B. Fisher Competition (2nd prize.), Korea Philharmonic Orchestra Concour in 2OO2 (1st prize), Ewhakyunghang Competition in 2005 (3rd prize), China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition in 2006 (semifinalist), The 4th Nagoya International Music Competition in 2008 (2nd prize) and The 2nd Hong Kong lnternational Piano Competition in 2008 (2nd prize). He also had a lot of piano recitals including Kumho Prodigy Concert and Young Artist Concert Series. Rond One Performance On : 02 May 2009 At : 20:01 Rond Two Performance On : 06 May 2009 At : 20:12 Semi Final Performance On : 09 May 2009 At : 20:25 Final Round Performance - Prokofiev Concerto No 3 in C op 26

Winner of the 2009 RTÉ Lyric fm Prize for best performance of commissioned piece 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

Winner of the 2009 Bridget Doolan Prize for the best performance of a piece by Mozart Jong-Hai Park Korea Jong-Hai Park was born on October 17, 1990, in Seoul, Korea. For 2 years, from 1999 to 2000, he attended The Neighbourhood Music School and The Hart School, University of Hartford under the direction of M. Francis (CT, USA). For the following 5 years, from 2001 to 2006, he studied the piano at Yewon Music School, Seoul Arts High School, and the Preparatory Division of Korean National University of Arts (KNUA, Seoul) under the direction of Professor Chung-Mo Kang and Ji-Yune Kim. He was honourably permitted entrance of KNUA through the Prodigy Program 2006. He has won several domestic and International competitions, including the 1999 Greater New Haven Concert Orchestra Competition (1st prize), the 23rd Renee B. Fisher Competition (2nd prize.), Korea Philharmonic Orchestra Concour in 2OO2 (1st prize), Ewhakyunghang Competition in 2005 (3rd prize), China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition in 2006 (semifinalist), The 4th Nagoya International Music Competition in 2008 (2nd prize) and The 2nd Hong Kong lnternational Piano Competition in 2008 (2nd prize). He also had a lot of piano recitals including Kumho Prodigy Concert and Young Artist Concert Series. Rond One Performance On : 02 May 2009 At : 20:01 Rond Two Performance On : 06 May 2009 At : 20:12 Semi Final Performance On : 09 May 2009 At : 20:25 Final Round Performance - Prokofiev Concerto No 3 in C op 26

Winner of the 2009 John Field Prize for the best performance of a piece by Field Fionnuala Moynihan Ireland Fionnuala Moynihan is currently completing her doctorate in Music Performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music where she studies with Dr. John O’Conor and Professor Reamonn Keary. It is the first doctorate of its kind in Ireland and Europe, based upon the performance aspect rather than the academic. Fionnuala began her piano studies at the Cork School of Music where she studied with Eleanor Malone. Read More Rond One Performance On : 02 May 2009 At : 16:23

Winner of the 2009 The Charles J. Brennan Prize for best placed Irish Competitor including the Mc Cullough Bursary. 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

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