Prize Winners of the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medal
Yekwon Sunwoo, 28, South Korea
Silver Medal
Kenneth Broberg, 23, United States
Bronze Medal
Daniel Hsu, 19, United States
Audience Award
Rachel Cheung, 25, Hong Kong
Steven De Groote Memorial Award for the Best Performance of Chamber Music
Daniel Hsu, 19, United States
Beverley Taylor Smith Award for the Best Performance of a New Work
Daniel Hsu, 19, United States
John Giordano Jury Chairman Discretionary Award
Dasol Kim, 28, South Korea
Raymond E. Buck Jury Discretionary Award
Leonardo Pierdomenico, 24, Italy
Jury Discretionary Award
Tony Yike Yang, 18, Canada
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Finalists of the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Kenneth Broberg, United States, 23
Rachel Cheung, Hong Kong, 25
Yury Favorin, Russia, 30
Daniel Hsu, United States, 19
Yekwon Sunwoo, South Korea, 28
Georgy Tchaidze, Russia, 29
FINAL ROUND SCHEDULE
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 I 7:30 p.m.
FINALS CONCERT 1—QUINTETS
Kenneth Broberg, United States
Yury Favorin, Russia
20-minute intermission
Yekwon Sunwoo, South Korea
Thursday, June 8, 2017 I 7:30 p.m.
FINALS CONCERT 2—QUINTETS
Georgy Tchaidze, Russia
Rachel Cheung, Hong Kong
20-minute intermission
Daniel Hsu, United States
Friday, June 9, 2017 I 7:30 p.m.
FINALS CONCERT 3—CONCERTOS
Yury Favorin, Russia
Kenneth Broberg, United States
20-minute intermission
Yekwon Sunwoo, South Korea
Saturday, June 10, 2017 I 3:00 p.m.
FINALS CONCERT 4—CONCERTOS
Rachel Cheung, Hong Kong
Georgy Tchaidze, Russia
20-minute intermission
Daniel Hsu, United States
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Semifinalists of the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition:
Kenneth Broberg, United States, 23
Han Chen, Taiwan, 25
Rachel Cheung, Hong Kong, 25
Yury Favorin, Russia, 30
Daniel Hsu, United States, 19
Dasol Kim, South Korea, 28
Honggi Kim, South Korea, 25
Leonardo Pierdomenico, Italy, 24
Yutong Sun, China, 21
Yekwon Sunwoo, South Korea, 28
Georgy Tchaidze, Russia, 29
Tony Yike Yang, Canada, 18
SEMIFINAL ROUND SCHEDULE
Thursday, June 1, 2017
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 1—RECITAL
7:30 p.m. Daniel Hsu, United States
20-minute intermission
8:50 p.m. Dasol Kim, South Korea
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Friday, June 2, 2017
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 2—RECITAL
2:30 p.m. Yutong Sun, China
20-minute intermission
3:50 p.m. Honggi Kim, South Korea
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 3—RECITAL
7:30 p.m. Yury Favorin, Russia
20-minute intermission
8:50 p.m. Georgy Tchaidze, Russia
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Saturday, June 3, 2017
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 4—RECITAL
2:30 p.m. Tony Yike Yang, Canada
20-minute intermission
3:20 p.m. Yekwon Sunwoo, South Korea
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 5—CONCERTO
7:30 p.m.
Leonardo Pierdomenico, Italy
Kenneth Broberg, United States
Daniel Hsu, United States
Dasol Kim, South Korea
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Sunday, June 4, 2017
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 6—RECITAL
2:30 p.m. Han Chen, Taiwan
20-minute intermission
3:50 p.m. Rachel Cheung, Hong Kong
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 7—CONCERTO
7:30 p.m.
Yutong Sun, China
Honggi Kim, South Korea
Yury Favorin, Russia
Georgy Tchaidze, Russia
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Monday, June 5, 2017
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 8—RECITAL
2:30 p.m. Leonardo Pierdomenico, Italy
20-minute intermission
3:50 p.m. Kenneth Broberg, United States
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 9—CONCERTO
7:30 p.m.
Tony Yike Yang, Canada
Yekwon Sunwoo, South Korea
Han Chen, Taiwan
Rachel Cheung, Hong Kong
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QUARTERFINAL ROUND SCHEDULE
Monday, May 29
10:00 a.m. Su Yeon Kim, South Korea, 23
10:50 a.m. Leonardo Pierdomenico, Italy, 24
11:55 a.m. Ilya Shmukler, Russia, 22
2:30 p.m. Dasol Kim, South Korea, 28
3:20 p.m. Tristan Teo, Canada, 20
4:25 p.m. Martin James Bartlett, United Kingdom, 20
5:15 p.m. Daniel Hsu, United States, 19
7:30 p.m. Yury Favorin, Russia, 30
8:20 p.m. Yutong Sun, China, 21
9:25 p.m. Luigi Carroccia, Italy, 25
Tuesday, May 30
10:00 a.m. Georgy Tchaidze, Russia, 29
10:50 a.m. Kenneth Broberg, United States, 23
11:55 a.m. Rachel Cheung, Hong Kong, 25
2:30 p.m. Sergey Belyavskiy, Russia, 23
3:20 p.m. Tony Yike Yang, Canada, 18
4:25 p.m. Yekwon Sunwoo, South Korea, 28
5:15 p.m. Han Chen, Taiwan, 25
7:30 p.m. Honggi Kim, South Korea, 25
8:20 p.m. Rachel Kudo, United States, 30
9:25 p.m. Alyosha Jurinic, Croatia, 28
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PRELIMINARY ROUND SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 25
2:30 p.m. Julia Kociuban, Poland, 25
3:20 p.m. Madoka Fukami, Japan, 28
4:25 p.m. Su Yeon Kim, South Korea, 23
7:30 p.m. Leonardo Pierdomenico, Italy, 24
8:20 p.m. Alina Bercu, Romania, 27
9:25 p.m. Ilya Shmukler, Russia, 22
Friday, May 26
10:00 a.m. Dasol Kim, South Korea, 28
10:50 a.m.Tristan Teo, Canada, 20
11:55 a.m. Caterina Grewe, Germany, 29
2:30 p.m. Philipp Scheucher, Austria, 24
3:20 p.m. Martin James Bartlett, United Kingdom, 20
4:25 p.m. Ilya Maximov, Russia, 30
7:30 p.m. Daniel Hsu, United States, 19
8:20 p.m. Yury Favorin, Russia, 30
9:25 p.m. Yutong Sun, China, 21
Saturday, May 27
10:00 a.m. Luigi Carroccia, Italy, 25
10:50 a.m. Nikolay Khozyainov, Russia, 24
11:55 a.m. Nikita Abrosimov, Russia, 28
2:30 p.m. Georgy Tchaidze, Russia, 29
3:20 p.m.Kenneth Broberg, United States, 23
4:25 p.m. Sun-A Park, United States, 29
7:30 p.m. Rachel Cheung, Hong Kong, 25
8:20 p.m. EunAe Lee, South Korea, 29
9:25 p.m. Sergey Belyavskiy, Russia, 23
Sunday, May 28
10:00 a.m. Tony Yike Yang, Canada, 18
10:50 a.m. Yekwon Sunwoo, South Korea, 28
11:55 a.m. Han Chen, Taiwan, 25
2:30 p.m. Honggi Kim, South Korea, 25
3:20 p.m. Rachel Kudo, United States, 30
4:25 p.m. Alyosha Jurinic, Croatia, 28