IX Sydney International Piano Competition
The IX Sydney International Piano Competition took place at the Seymour Centre in Sydney from 16 July to 2 August 2008.
It was won by Konstantin Shamray.
Jury
- Warren Thomson
- Michael Brimer
- Manana Doidjashvili
- Aquiles Delle Vigne
- Norma Fisher
- Choong-Mo Kang
- Ian Munro
- Arie Vardi
- Zhou Guangren
Works commissioned for the competition
- Andrew Ford - Thin air
- Roger Smalley - Morceau de Concours
Competition results (by rounds)
First round
16–17 July 2008Charlie AlbrightFernando Altamura- Manuel Araujo
- Marco CiampiSean ChenRan DankChristopher Devine
- John Fisher
- Balázs FüleiDavid Fung
- Adam Herd
- Elizaveta IvanovaShizuka Susanna Salvemini
- Miya KazaukaTomoki KitamuraTatyana Kolesova
- Eduard Kunz
- Ka-Ling Colleen LeeMiyeon Lee
- Ryan McEvoy McCulloughJosé Menor MartínHoang PhamYoonsoo RheeSergey SaratovskyTakashi SatoKonstantin Shamray
- Yekwon SunwooDaniil TsvetkovMariangela Vacatello
- Xun Wang
- Wojciech WisniewskiAlexei Yemtsov
- Chun-Chieh Yen
- Feng Zhang
- Xi-Xi ZhouHao Zhu
- '''Eric Zuber'''
Quarterfinals
21–22 July 2008Charlie Albright- Fernando Altamura
- Sean ChenRan Dank
- Christopher Devine
- David FungTomoki KitamuraTatyana KolesovaMiyeon Lee
- José Menor MartínHoang PhamYoonsoo RheeShizuka Susanna Salvemini
- Sergey SaratovskyTakashi SatoKonstantin ShamrayDaniil TsvetkovMariangela Vacatello
- Alexei Yemtsov
- Hao Zhu
- '''Eric Zuber'''
Semifinals
23–25 July 2008- Charlie AlbrightRan DankTomoki KitamuraTatyana Kolesova
- Miyeon Lee
- Hoang Pham
- Shizuka Susanna SalveminiTakashi SatoKonstantin Shamray
- Daniil Tsvetkov
- Mariangela Vacatello
- '''Eric Zuber'''