Serhiy Salov (born 30 May 1979 in Donetsk, Ukraine) is a Canadian pianist of Ukrainian origin. [1] He won First Prize in the piano category of the 2004 Montreal International Musical Competition [2] and Second Prize in the 2010 Gina Bachauer International Artists Competition, [3] in Salt Lake City, Utah. In May 2014 he returned to the Montreal International Musical Competition to win the first Richard Lupien Improvisation Prize. [4]
Gina Bachauer, was a Greek classical pianist who toured extensively in the United States and Europe.
Garrick Olof Ohlsson is an American classical pianist. He is the only American to win first prize in the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition, in 1970. He also won first prize at the Busoni Competition in Italy and the Montreal Piano Competition in Canada. He was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize in 1994 and received the 1998 University Musical Society Distinguished Artist Award in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ohlsson has also been nominated for three Grammy Awards, winning one in 2008.
The Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) is an elite-level competition for classical musicians who are interested in pursuing an international career as a professional concert artist. Established in 2001 by the late André Bourbeau and by the late French-Canadian bass Joseph Rouleau, the CMIM features three disciplines - voice, violin and piano - on a rotating basis over a three-year cycle.
Thomas Duis is a German pianist.
Nareh Arghamanyan is an Armenian pianist trained at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna under Heinz Medjimorec. She is best known for winning the 2008 Montreal International Musical Competition.
Aristo Sham is a pianist born in Hong Kong. He has won numerous prizes and awards in Hong Kong and overseas, and has performed in several countries. He has been featured in the Channel 4 programme, The World's Greatest Musical Prodigies.
The Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition is based in Salt Lake City, Utah and is the second largest piano competition in the United States.
Cédric Pescia is a pianist. He is a dual citizen of France and Switzerland.
Joan Havill is a concert pianist and piano tutor, currently serving as Senior Professor of Piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
George Li is an American concert pianist who was a recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2016 and silver medalist of the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Massimiliano Frani is an Italian pianist, composer and music pedagogue. He is the founder of the project MET – Music Education Therapy and director of the Armoniæ Centro Internazionale di Musica e Cultura. He resides in Utah.
Alessandro Deljavan is an Italian classical pianist.
Violetta Egorova is a Russian concert pianist.
Leonardo Colafelice is an Italian pianist.
Tony Yike Yang is a Canadian-Chinese pianist.
Zhang Zuo, also known by the name “Zee Zee”, is a Chinese pianist, who has won first prize awards at the 1st International Piano Competition in China, the Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition in the United States, the Krainev International Piano Competition in Ukraine, and the Juilliard's 32nd annual William Petschek Piano Recital Award.
Chi Ho Han is a South Korean pianist.
Nathan Hongwon Lee is a Korean-American pianist. Described by The New York Times as a "prodigiously talented" pianist with "musical insight and sensitivity", Lee was a winner of the 2016 Young Concert Artists International Auditions.
Mao Fujita is a Japanese pianist.
Luiza Borac is a Romanian classical pianist.