Tuesday, June 12, 2012

PianoArts Finalists

The three finalists for the PianoArts 2012 Competition are (in no particular order): Sahun Hong, Emma Liu and Xiaohui Yang. All three will perform with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra on June 13th, 2012, at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center in Brookfield, WI.

Hong will perform Ludwig van Beethoven's Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, while Liu will perform Robert Schumann's Concerto in A Minor. Finally, Yang will be performing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Concerto No. 23 in A Minor.

The judges for this competition are Julian Martin, James Giles and Pavlina Dokovskya. The MSO will be conducted by Andrews Sill. After the contestants have all played, the following prizes and awards will be presented: the Audience Communication Award, the Wisconsin Contestant Award, the Best Performance of a Violin or Cello Duo, the Best Performance of a Prelude and Fugue by J.S. Bach, the Scholarship to the International Keyboard Institute & Music Festival at Mannes College, the Junior Jury Prize, and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place prizes for the PianoArts 2012 Competition. We hope to see you there!

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