The Winner!
Name: Chaoyin Cai
Age: 27
Teacher: Christopher Taylor
School: UW-Madison School of Music
Degree: DMA 2012
Etude: Op. 25 No. 6
Second Piece: Polonaise Fantaisie, Op. 61
Grand Prize: a 2011 recital at Symphony Space in New York and a weeklong trip to Poland for an international debut recital in Warsaw
Honorable Mention:
Name: Drew Petersen
Age: 16
Teacher: Miyoko Lotto
School: Harvard
Degree: BA 2012
Etude: Op. 10 No. 10
Second Piece: Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22
Honorable Mention: A project at Symphony Space during the 2011-2012 season in collaboration with Artistic Director Laura Kaminsky
Audience Favorite:
Name: Yunjie Chen
Age: 29
Teacher: Antonio Pompa-Baldi
School: Cleveland Institute of Music
Degree: Artist Diploma 2011
Etude: Op. 10 No. 5
Second Piece: Prelude No.17-24
Some stats from Tuesday’s New York Frederic Chopin Piano Competition:
Youngest Contestant: 16
Oldest Contestant: 32
Female/Male: 55%/45%
Degrees Represented:
High School Diploma, Graduate Diploma, BA, DMA, BM, MM, PSD, Artist Diploma
Schools Represented:
New England Conservatory, Peabody Conservatory, SUNY Purchase, University of Cincinnati, Harvard, University of Miami, Manhattan School of Music, The Brearly School, San Francisco Conservatory, UW-Madison School of Music, Juilliard, Cleveland Institute of Music
Countries Represented:
United States, Israel, South Korea, Taiwan, Poland, Ukraine, China, Italy
Most frequent area code:
(201) New Jersey
Most Popular Etudes:
Op. 25 No. 10 and Op. 10 No. 4 (both played 3 times)
Most Popular Second Piece:
Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22 (played 5 times)
