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Chateau Gardecki stands before the piano preparing for the final round of the 16th Washington International Piano Artists Competition
at The Cosmos Club, Washington, DC, August 5, 2018...
WIPAC PIANO COMPETITION UPDATE
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The 2018 WIPAC Piano Artists Competition 6 Finalists 19 of the 24 Pianists Competitors (Chateau in center)
♫2018♫
16th Washington International Piano Artists Competition
 
(1) Yiran Wang with WIPAC PIANO COMPETITION CO-CHAIRS Suzanne Finney and Diane Merriam; (2) Yiran; with George Mihaies{jury co-chair}, Lola Reinsch, Mike Davidson {WIPAC President}, Pascal Solomon {jury co-chair}(right)
FIRST PRIZE WINNER
Yiran Wang
$3,000 GRAND PRIZE, AUSTIN HAY AWARD
GRAND PRIX CONCERT IN INTERNATIONAL EMBASSY
IN WASHINGTON, DC
SOLO RECITAL
IN WASHINGTON, DC
SECOND PRIZE WINNER
Jeni Kong
$2,000
THIRD PRIZE
Jeanne Craig
$1,000
HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS
Joseph Lipare, Simon Finlow
Anqi Wang
$250 EACH
SPECIAL AWARDS
$250 EACH as BELOW
MOST IMAGINATIVE PROGRAMMING
Paul Kosak
Chopin
Chopin's Students Composers
Spiritual Descendants (Paderewski)
ROMANTIC PERIOD
Simon Finlow
Balakirev Mazurka No. 5, in D
BAROQUE PERIOD
Martin Gallegos
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in B minor, L. 33
CLASSICAL PERIOD
Jeanne Craig
Haydn Sonata in E-flat major Hob.XVI:52 1st Movement
COMTEMPORARY PERIOD
Martin Gallegos
Martin Gallegos, "Impromptu"
PRESS JURY AWARD
Jeni Kong
AUDIENCE AWARD
Yiran Wang
BACH PERFORMANCE
Jeanne Craig
Prelude & Fugue C major, WTCII
Prelude & Fugue in G-sharp minor, WTCI
MOZART PERFORMANCE
Jeanne Craig
Sonata in F Major, K332, 1st Movement
BEETHOVEN PERFORMANCE
Jeni Kong
Sonata Op 78, 1st Movement
CHOPIN PERFORMANCE
Yiran Wang
Ballade No. 4, Op. 54
LISZT PERFORMANCE
Yiran Wang
Apres une lecture e Dante
RAVEL PERFORMANCE
Keiko Kircher
Sonatine
SPENCER HUFFMAN PERFORMANCE
Toshe Temelkov
LATIN AMERICAN COMPOSER
Joseph Lipare
Astor Piazolla:"Oblivion" Tango
Angel Villodo:"El Choco" Tango
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2018 Washington International Piano Artists Competition OFFICIAL PROGRAM
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