X Sydney International Piano Competition
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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.[1]
Warren Thomson (chairman)- Michael Brimer
Manana Doidjashvili
Aquiles Delle Vigne
Norma Fisher
Choong-Mo Kang
Heinz Medjimorec- Ian Munro
- Phillip Shovk
Arie Vardi
Prizes
| Winner | |
|---|---|
| 1st Grand Prize |  Avan Yu |
| 2nd Prize |  Nikolay Khozyainov |
| 3rd Prize |  Dmitry Onishchenko |
| 4th Prize | Mikhail Berestnev |
| 5th Prize |  Hao Zhu |
| 6th Prize |  Tanya Gabrielian |
| Australian SQ engagement | Dmitry Onishchenko |
| Best Liszt performance | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Best Australian competitor |  James Guan |
| Best performance of an Australian work | Dmitry Onishchenko |
| Best Mozart Concerto performance | Avan Yu |
| People's Choice Prize | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Best 19th/20th century Concerto performance | Avan Yu |
| Best Beethoven performance | Avan Yu |
| Best Chopin performance | Hao Zhu |
| Best performance of a Liszt Study | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Best overall Concerto performance | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Best Ravel performance | Avan Yu |
| Best Rachmaninoff performance | Tanya Gabrielian |
| Best Chamber Music performance | Avan Yu |
| Best Mozart performance |  Tomoaki Yoshida |
| Best Schubert performance | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Best performance of a Russian work | Mikhail Berestnev |
| Best performance of a Romantic work | Avan Yu |
| People's Choice Encouragement Prize | Avan Yu |
| Quarter-Finals Encouragement Award |  Maya Irgalina |
| Best Performance of a Haydn Sonata | Avan Yu |
| Best Performance of a Debussy Prélude | Dmitry Onishchenko |
| Best Performance of a Clementi Sonata | not awarded |
| Stage I-II Encouragement Award | Feng Bian |
| Lev Vlassenko Memorial Prize | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Semi-Finals Encouragement Award | not awarded |
| Youngest finalist | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Youngest Australian competitor | Alex Raineri |
| Best Female competitor | Tanya Gabrielian |
