X Sydney International Piano Competition


The 10th Sydney International Piano Competition took place at Sydney's Seymour Centre and Opera House from 4 to 21 July 2012 and it was contested by 36 pianists from 14 countries. Avan Yu won the competition, while Nikolay Khozyainov and Dmitry Onishchenko were awarded the 2nd and 3rd prizes.

Jury

Works commissioned for the competition

Competition results (by rounds)

First and Second Round

5–8 July 2012Arta ArnicāneMikhail Berestnev
  • Feng BianGiulio Biddau
  • Stefan CassomenosWei Cao
  • Angelika FuchsTanya GabrielianJames GuanStefano GuarascioAtsushi ImadaMaya IrgalinaElizaveta Ivanova
  • Wenbin Jin
  • Joanne KangNikolay KhozyainovJin-Hong Li
  • Brian Yuebing Lin
  • Ke Lin
  • Aaron Liu
  • Ilaria Locatelli
  • Konrad OlszewskiDmitry OnishchenkoOlga Paliy
  • Marios Panteliadis
  • Poom Prommachart
  • Alex RaineriLu Shen
  • Yifan Sun
  • Benoît TouretteSean Yeh
  • Jung-Yeon YimQian YongTomoaki YoshidaAvan Yu
  • '''Hao Zhu'''

Quarterfinals

9-10 July 2012Arta ArnicāneMikhail BerestnevGiulio Biddau
  • Wei CaoTanya Gabrielian
  • James GuanStefano Guarascio
  • Atsushi Imada
  • Maya Irgalina
  • Elizaveta IvanovaNikolay KhozyainovJin-Hong LiDmitry Onishchenko
  • Olga PaliyLu Shen
  • Sean Yeh
  • Qian YongTomoaki YoshidaAvan Yu
  • '''Hao Zhu'''

Semifinals

11-13 July 2012
  • Arta ArnicāneMikhail Berestnev
  • Giulio BiddauTanya Gabrielian
  • Stefano GuarascioNikolay Khozyainov
  • Jin-Hong LiDmitry Onishchenko
  • Lu Shen
  • Tomoaki YoshidaAvan Yu
  • '''Hao Zhu'''

Final

17-21 July 2012