National Piano Competition

We applaud the talented contestants in the 2008 competition. We thank you and your families for participating.

Congratulations to the 2008 PianoArts Winners:

Sejoon Park

First Place Prize, scholarship to the International Keyboard Institute & Festival at Mannes College of Music

and Best Performance of a Violin or Cello Duo (shared with Brian Chang)

Paige Chun Li

Second Place Prize and Audience Communication Award

Sean Yeh

Third Place Prize

Brian Chang

Best Performance of Violin or Cello Duo (shared with Sejoon Park)

Details about the 2010 competition will be posted during the summer of 2008.

2008 Competition Highlights

• Prizes totaling over $18,000.
  
  
• Scholarship award to the International Keyboard Institute & Festival at Mannes College of Music in New York City during the summer of 2009.
  
  
• Performances of a full concerto with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and PianoArts Music Director Andrews Sill in the prize round.
  
  
• Performance of recitals at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and the
  Charles Allis Art Museum.
  
  
• Performances of a duo for violin/piano or cello/piano with
  a member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

• Concerto master class with a chamber ensemble from the MSO.
  
  
• One-on-one performance evaluations from the judges.
  
  
• Private sessions on collaborative performances with Music Director Andrews Sill.
  
  
• Master classes with world-class clinicians on topics such as perfecting stage presence, competing with confidence, and speaking about music to diverse audiences.
  
  
• Future performance opportunities at the Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts, Artist Series of Sarasota, Green Lake Festival of Music, PianoArtist-in-Residence.