is proud to announce

 

THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

 to take place at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
between the 4th and the 19th September 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                             THE COMPETITION AT A GLANCE

                                         (THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION WILL TAKE PLACE EVERY THREE YEARS
                                                               THE SECOND ONE BEING SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER 2008.) 
     

 

 

                                                                      Information about The Chopin Society of Hong Kong and its activities can be found 
                                                                     in the Society's website at www.chopinsocietyhk.org or e-mail: afreris@netvigator.com

 

"The competition has joined the Alink-Argerich Foundation since 2004"             

 


1st Round

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ticketing Details

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All stages of the competition will be open to the public

Sunday

15:00-15:40 15:45-16:25 16:50-17:30

 

 

 

4-Sep

Dong, Fei-Fei Chen, Cheng Lee, Ka-Ling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day PassSingle price: HK$ 50 (Free seating) Allows admission to any or all performances taking place on the date  marked in the Day Pass.
Monday 15:00-15:40 15:45-16:25

 

 

 

5-Sep Liu, Xin Zusko, Darrett

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 15:00-15:40 15:45-16:25 16:50-17:30

 

 

 

 

6-Sep Xin, Xin Hirata, Makiko Foo, Mei-Yi

 

 

 

Round I Pass: Single price:HK$200 Free Seating) Allows admission to any or all performances taking place during Round I of the competition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday 15:00-15:40 15:45-16:25

 

 

7-Sep Chen, Cheng-Ting Masycheva,Maria

 

 

   

 

 

 

Thursday 15:00-15:40 15:45-16:25 16:50-17:30 17:35-18:15

 

 

 

8-Sep Andryuschenko, Olga Hu, Chih-Long Yoon, Hye Won Shen, Wen-Yu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday

No Performances

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-Sep

13:00 Announcement of results from Round I will be posted in the notice board of the competition at the City Hall and in our official website: http://www.chopinsocietyhk.org 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Round (Quarterfinals) 

 

 

 

 

 

Day Pass: Single price: HK$100 (Free seating) Allows admission to any or all performances taking place on the date marked in the Day Pass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday 09:00-10:00 10:05-11:05 17:00-18:00 18:05-19:05 19:30-20:30
10-Sep Lee, Ka Ling Kim,Tae-Hyung Rashkovskiy, llya Sinkevych, Inesa  Codispoti, Domenico 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday 09:00-10:00 10:05-11:05 17:00-18:00 18:05-19:05 19:30-20:30 Round II Pass: Single price:HK$198 (Free Seating) Allows admission to any or all performances taking place during Round II of the competition.
11-Sep Foo, Mei Yi Masycheva, Maria Andryushchenko, Olga   Hu, Chih-Long Ponochevny, Andrey

 

 

 

 

 

Monday 09:00-10:00 10:05-11:05 13:30 Announcement of results from Round II will be posted in the  notice board of the competition at the City Hall and in our official website: http://www.chopinsocietyhk.org

12-Sep

Kim, Sung Hoon 

Shen, Wen Yu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday No Performances

 

 

 

 

 

 

13-Sep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3nd Round (Semifinals - Chamber Music)

 

 

 

Day PassSingle price: HK$150 (Free seating) Allows admission to any or all performances taking place on the date marked in the Day Pass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

10:00-10:40            10:45-11:25                11:50-12:30        12:35-13:15                   17:00-17:40                      17:45-18:25                         18:50-19:30           19:35-20:15

14-Sep

Lee, Ka Ling            Rashkovskiy, llya      Foo, Mei Yi       Masycheva, Maria    Andryushchenko, Olga      Ponochevny, Andrey       Kim, Sung Hoon       Shen, Wen Yu

21:30 Announcement of results from Round III will be posted in the notice board of the competition at the City Hall and in our official website: http://www.chopinsocietyhk.org 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th Round (Finals - Concertos)

 

 

 

 

Day Pass Single price: HK$200 (Free seating) Allows admission to any or all performances taking place on the date marked in the Day Pass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday 19:00-20:15 20:45-22:00

 

 

 

 

15-Sep Lee, Ka Ling Ponochevny, Andrey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday 19:00-20:15 20:45-22:00

 

 

 

 

Round IV Pass: Single price:HK$450 (Free Seating) Allows admission to any or all performances taking place during Round IV of the competition.
16-Sep Foo, Mei Yi Rashkovskiy, llya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday 19:00-2015 20:45-22:00 23:00 -  Announcement of 1st., 2nd. and 3rd. Prizewinners by the members of the Jury at the foyer of the City Hall and will be posted in the notice board of the competition at the City Hall and in our official website: http://www.chopinsocietyhk.org

17-Sep

Shen, Wen Yu

Kim, Sung Hoon 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday

19:00 The Winners' Gala Performance and Prize-Giving Ceremony

 

 Numbered seats: Single price HK$250

18-Sep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday 19:00 Closing Ceremony Gala Performance - Performances by members of the Jury (Updated. Please click here for details)

 Numbered seats : Single price HK$350

19-Sep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Points to Note:

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1. Concessionary tickets at 50% discount are available to students, the elderly and the disabled.
2. Tickets are available from Urbtix Outlets
3. Urbtix Hotline for 

        i)     Telephone reservations and ticketing enquiries : (852) 2734 9009. 
        ii)     Credit card telephone booking: 2111 5999

        iii)   Overseas booking: (852) 27349011

4. For programme information, call The Chopin Society of Hong Kong at any of these numbers:
        i)    Anabella: (852) 9027 1429
        ii)   Sharon: (852) 9789 0223
        iii)  Helen: (852 9305 6806



THE PARTICIPANTS

 

 

List of Candidates

Nationality

 1

 Dong, Fei Fei
 PR China

 2

 Chen, Cheng
 PR China

 3

 Lee, Ka Ling
 Hong Kong

 4W

 Kim, Tae-Hyung
 South Korea

 5

 Liu, Xin
 PR China

 7

 Zusko, Darrett
 Canada

 8

 Xin, Xin
 Canada

 9W

 Andaloro, Giuseppe
 Italy

 10W

 Rashkovskiy, llya
 Russia

 11W

 Sinkevych, Inesa
 Israel

 12W

 Codispoti, Domenico
 Italy

 13

 Hirata, Makiko
 Japan

 14

 Foo, Mei Yi
 Malaysia

 15

 Chen, Cheng Ting
 Taiwan

 16

 Masycheva, Maria
 Russia

 18

 Andryushchenko, Olga
 Russia

 19

 Hu, Chih-Long
 Taiwan

 20W

 Ponochevny, Andrey
 Republic of Belarus

 21W

 Kim, Sung Hoon
 South Korea

 22

 Yoon, Hye-Won
 South Korea

 23

 Shen, Wen Yu
 PR China
 

 

 


*** "W" indicates candidates who are first prize-winners of competitions members of the Federation of International 
Music Competitions and therefore will enter the competition directly into Round II. 



THE PRIZES

First Prize:

Second Prize:

 Third Prize:

The fourth, the fifth and the sixth prizewinners will be given a diploma certifying they were Finalists in the Hong Kong International Piano Competition.

 

THE MEMBERS OF THE JURY

 

¡      Chairman: Vladimir ASHKENAZY

¡       Deputy Chairman: LI Ming-qiang*

 

Members (in alphabetical order):

 

¡       Leon FLEISHER

¡       Gary GRAFFMAN

¡       Vladimir KRAINEV

¡       Ka-tak Gabriel KWOK*

¡       Cristina ORTIZ

¡       Pascal ROGE

¡        Yee-lun Eleanor WONG*

¡       Christopher WARREN-GREEN (Conductor of the orchestra playing with the finalists in Round IV, will be a non-voting member of the Jury during the final deliberation to select the three winners.)

 

*  Preselection Committee in charge of processing all applications

 

The Chairman and the Executive Secretary of the Chopin Society of Hong Kong will attend all sessions of the Jury as observers and non-voting members.

 

THE CHAMBER GROUP

Performing with the contestants during the ROUND III (Semifinals) of the competition will be members of the LCO (London Chamber Orchestra).

 

 

THE ORCHESTRA

Performing with the six contestants during the Round IV (Finals) of the competition will be the LCO (London Chamber Orchestra) for the (compulsory) Mozart Concertos and the LCO supplemented by members of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta for the second concerto, under the baton of  Maestro Christopher Warren-Green.

 

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