Seventh International Chopin Youth Competition
October 29 and 30, 2011
Houston Community College
Houston, TX
Final Round Results
Elementary Category
Medalists
Aika Kojima, Gold Medal
Ben Hoang, Gold Medal
Beatrice Hoang, Gold Medal
Shirley Wu, Silver Medal
Emma Nebeker, Silver Medal
Ashley Wu, Silver Medal
Yaya Qu, Silver Medal
Best Prelude
Beatrice Hoang
Honorable Mention
Byron Xu
Best Among the Youngest
Michelle Tse
Alaina Griffiths
Junior Category
Vi Nguyen, Gold Medal
Tomas Jonsson, Silver Medal
Daniel Whatley, Silver Medal
Helen Nebeker, Bronze Medal
Cher Liu, Bronze Medal
Troy Marasigan, Bronze Medal
Best Prelude
Vi Nguyen
Tomas Jonsson
Honorable Mention
Alissa Kono
Yusha Sun
Senior Category
Shokhvrit Mand, Gold Medal
William Chiang, Silver Medal
Samantha Lin, Silver Medal
Katherine Wei, Silver Medal
Alexander Whatley, Bronze Medal
Best Prelude
William Chiang
Honorable Mention
Jason Tan
Noah Hardaway
Thomas Yum
Special Award
Shokhvrit Mand, , Jan Ekier Award for the Best Performance of the Most Difficult Piece
A DVD of the competition will be available soon! Please continue to visit our web site for availability.
Congratulations to all our participants!
Schedule of Events
The semi-round final schedule will be as follows:
Elementary Division: Saturday, 9:00AM - 12:30PM
Junior Division: Saturday, 2:30AM - 7:30PM
Senior Division: Sunday, 10:00AM - 1:00PM
Final Round and Awards Ceremony: Sunday, 3:00PM-6:00PM
Announcements of the finalists will occur 30 minutes after the end of each division. Finalists may play a single piece of their choice during the final round on Sunday afternoon.
Please arrive at HCC 30 minutes before your performance time. Register at the front desk. Practice rooms will be available.
The Semi-Final round is free and open to the public. Friends and family are encouraged to attend. Videotaping is allowed.
Tickets will be available for the Final round at the registration desk. Complimentary tickets are available for each participant and the family members of Finalists. Tickets are $7 for non-finalist family members and senior citizens. All others are $15.
Houston Community College is located at:
1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N.
Houston, TX 77043
The event will take place in the Performing Arts Center. See maps at right.
Results of Preliminary Round
The preliminary round was judged by a panel of four musicians. Participants were viewed anonymously and each judge gave the participant a score. Teacher's of the participant were not allowed to rate their own students. Scores were averaged and the participants were eliminated on the basis of this score.
The following participants have passed the preliminary round and will play in the semi-final round at the times indicated :
Elementary Semi-Finalists: Saturday Morning
Aria Wei, 9:00 AM
Alaina Griffiths, 9:03 AM
Michelle Li, 9:09 AM
Michelle Tse, 9:14 AM
Kyle Tsai, 9:21 AM
Aika Kojima, 9:28 AM
Victoria Chiang, 9:36 AM
Ben Hoang, 9:43 AM
Julie Chung, 9:51 AM
Lucy Cao, 9:58 AM
Ethan Fang, 10:07 AM
Shirley Wu, 10:16 AM
Danielle Xu, 10:25 AM
Emma Nebeker, 10:30 AM
Ashley Wu, 10:48 AM
Rino Fujimoto, 10:55 AM
Beatrice Hoang, 11:01 AM
Byron Xu, 11:09 AM
Angeline Pham, 11:15 AM
Alice Qiu, 11:20 AM
Alan Arevalo, 11:26 AM
Keke Hua, 11:34 AM
Yaya Qu, 11:40 AM
Jenny Lu, 11:49 AM
Daniel Xiao, 11:57 AM
Rona Chou, 12:07 PM
Nikta Asadifar, 12:12 PM
John Cao, 12:19 PM
Junior Semi-Finalists: Saturday Afternoon
Vi Nguyen, 2:30 PM
Julian Falco, 2:41 PM
Haruno Iizuka, 2:48 PM
Alissa Kono, 2:57 PM
Tomas Jonsson, 3:03 PM
Lan Zheng, 3:14 PM
Lori Woo, 3:23 PM
Andrew Lu, 3:33 PM
Alex Tan, 3:43 PM
Sherry Hu, 3:53 PM
Katie Shi, 4:03 PM
Irena Wan, 4:22 PM
Nathaniel Wu, 4:33 PM
Daniel Whatley, 4:40 PM
Tiffany Lin, 4:49 PM
Karen Tai, 5:00 PM
Christina Liu, 5:07 PM
Yusha Sun, 5:17 PM
Jefferson Tsai, 5:26 PM
Kevin Chen, 5:34 PM
Julia Blaszkowski, 5:42 PM
Joyson Zhang, 5:51 PM
Helen Nebeker, 6:11 PM
Cher Liu, 6:22 PM
Andrew White, 6:34 PM
Cody Lu, 6:45 PM
David Pham, 6:52 PM
Devin Gu, 7:03 PM
Troy Marasigan, 7:14 PM
Senior Semi-Finalists: Sunday Morning
Laura Hu, 10:00 AM
Jenny Kim, 10:11 AM
Shokhvrit Mand, 10:20 AM
Jason Tan, 10:34 AM
Alexander Whatley, 10:47 AM
William Chiang, 11:00 AM
Samantha Lin, 11:12 AM
Noah Hardaway, 11:20 AM
David Angelo, 11:33 AM
Thomas Yum, 11:45 AM
Arthur Lee, 12:08 PM
Sasha Rasmussen, 12:20 PM
Katherine Wei, 12:32 PM
Matthew Maglaya, 12:46 PM
Dominique Brzesk,i 12:58 PM
General information and rules
The Seventh International Chopin Youth Competition will take place on October 29 and 30, 2011 in the Performing Arts Center of the Houston Community College Spring Branch Campus, Houston, Texas (see attached maps). It is open to pre-college pianists.
Owing to the popularity of our previous competitions, it will now be necessary for competitors to enter a Preliminary round prior to the main event by submitting a DVD of the complete performance. The student’s name should appear on the outside of the DVD, but no titles or names should appear on the recording. Individual pieces may be recorded separately but no editing of individual pieces is allowed. This must be in DVD format only: no computer files, no videotapes, no camera tapes!
All applications, recordings and fees must be received in our office by October 7, 2011 (please note: this is not a postmark date). A $50 fee must accompany each application, and should take the form of two checks: a non- refundable fee of $20 for the Preliminary Round and an additional $30 fee for the Semi-final round.
Successful candidates will be promptly informed of their acceptance to the Semi-final round by letter or email. The results will also be published on our Website. We will return the $30 check along with a letter to all those not accepted to the Semi-final round.
Make extra copies of the form for each participating student. Information on application forms must be typed or printed in block letters.
The competitors will be judged by a panel of outstanding musicians. Written comments from the judges will be available following the competition.
Gold medalists of previous competitions may not compete in the same age category. They may compete in another age category if of the appropriate age.
Repertoire Requirements
Contestants are required to perform a selection of one longer or several shorter compositions of Fryderyk Chopin and, in addition, one Prelude chosen from the following list. Contestants are limited to the total time including the required Prelude.
There are three different age categories and time limits:
Elementary: K1 - 5 (DOB on or after 9/1/00) 8-minute limit
E minor, Op.28, No.4
B minor, Op.28, No.6
A Major, Op.28, No.7
B Major, Op.28, No.11
C minor, Op.28, No.20
F Major, Op.28, No.23
Junior: Grade 6 - 8 (DOB between 9/1/97 and 8/31/00) 10-minute limit
C Major, Op.28, No.1
G Major, Op.28, No.3
E Major, Op.28, No.9
F-sharp Major, Op.28, No.13
D-flat Major, Op.28, No.15
G minor, Op.28, No.22
Senior: Grade 9 -12 (DOB between 9/1/93 and 8/31/97) 12-minute limit
F-sharp minor, Op.28, No.8
G-sharp minor, Op.28, No.12
A-flat Major, Op.28, No.17
B-flat minor, Op.28, No.16
B-flat Major, Op.28, No.21
D minor, Op.28, No.24
If several smaller works are performed, they should be contrasting in either style or tempo. If a contestant wishes to perform one larger composition (such as a Ballade or Scherzo), which exceeds the time limit, he/she is allowed to play it along with the required Prelude. Judges reserve the right to cut a performance that exceeds the time limit. These rules apply to all age groups.
All works must be performed by memory. No changes or substitutions will be accepted. Please note only original versions will be accepted – no transcriptions, no arrangements!
Awards
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals in each category
Honorable Mentions as deserved
Special Prize for the best Prelude in each category
Special Prize for the best among the youngest performers
Jan Ekier Award for the best performance of the most difficult work
Poetry Competition!
This year contestants are invited to participate in a poetry competition. The work should be inspired by but not necessarily about Chopin's music and may be in any poetic form such as a poem, open verse or prose poem. Winners in each category will be awarded special prizes. Entries should be submitted with the application.