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

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 HsuUnited States
20-minute intermission
8:50 p.m.  Dasol Kim, South Korea

Friday, June 2, 2017
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 2—RECITAL
2:30 p.m.  Yutong SunChina
20-minute intermission
3:50 p.m.  Honggi KimSouth Korea

SEMIFINAL CONCERT 3—RECITAL
7:30 p.m.  Yury FavorinRussia
20-minute intermission
8:50 p.m.  Georgy TchaidzeRussia

Saturday, June 3, 2017
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 4—RECITAL
2:30 p.m.  Tony Yike YangCanada
20-minute intermission
3:20 p.m.  Yekwon SunwooSouth Korea

SEMIFINAL CONCERT 5—CONCERTO
7:30 p.m.
Leonardo Pierdomenico, Italy
Kenneth BrobergUnited States
Daniel HsuUnited States
Dasol KimSouth Korea

Sunday, June 4, 2017
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 6—RECITAL
2:30 p.m.  Han ChenTaiwan
20-minute intermission
3:50 p.m.  Rachel CheungHong Kong

SEMIFINAL CONCERT 7—CONCERTO
7:30 p.m.
Yutong SunChina
Honggi KimSouth Korea
Yury FavorinRussia
Georgy TchaidzeRussia

Monday, June 5, 2017
SEMIFINAL CONCERT 8—RECITAL
2:30 p.m.  Leonardo Pierdomenico, Italy
20-minute intermission
3:50 p.m.  Kenneth BrobergUnited States

SEMIFINAL CONCERT 9—CONCERTO
7:30 p.m.
Tony Yike YangCanada
Yekwon SunwooSouth Korea
Han ChenTaiwan
Rachel CheungHong 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