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Jury: Finghin Collins, Ireland (Chairman) — Michel Béroff, France — Piers Lane, Great Britain / Australia — Anne-Marie McDermott, USA — Katie McGuinness, USA / Ireland — Noriko Ogawa, Japan — Dénes Varjon, Hungary
Finghin Collins
Ireland (Chairman)
Ireland (Chairman)
Finghin Collins was born in Dublin in and studied piano at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with John O&#;Conor and at the Geneva Conservatoire with Dominique Merlet. He took first prize at the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Switzerland in Since then he has continued to enjoy a flourishing international career that takes him all over europe and North America, as well to the Far East and Australia.
Collins has performed with many of the world’s finest orchestras and conductors. He has also given solo recitals in many of the world’s most prestigious halls and participates frequently in chamber music festivals with a variety of colleagues of international
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Artistic Director
With her consistently striking and dynamic performances, pianist Natasha Paremski reveals astounding virtuosity and profound interpretations. She continues to generate excitement from all corners as she wins over audiences with her musical sensibility and a powerful, flawless technique.
Natasha is a regular return guest of many major orchestras, including Minnesota Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Grant Park Festival, Winnipeg Symphony, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Elgin Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Virginia Symphony, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with whom she has performed and toured frequently since in venues such as Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, and Cadogan Hall. She has performed with major orchestras in North America including Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Houston Symphony, NAC Orchestra in Ottawa, Nashville Sympho
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Faculty
Piano
As a dedicated soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue, pianist has won numerous First Prize Winners at the " International Keyboard Institute and Festival Competition" in New York City, the " WPTAFinlandInternationalPianoCompetitionforSoloandPianoDuoDivisions", the " Golden Classical Music Award International Competition" in New York City, the " Rutgers University Mason Gross Concerto Competition", " Global Outstanding Chinese Artist Association International Piano Competition," the " Mannes School of Music Piano Concerto Competition", National Champion at the "Fifth China National Piano Competition" in Xiamen, China. This season, Mr. Yu will be featured as a young artist for the GOCAA concert tours in China.
Mr. Yu has also achieved numerous prizes, including " Concerto Competition of Busan Maru International Music Festival" in Busan, South Korea; " Steinway Award for Outstanding Pianist" from the prestigiou