NTDTV’s First Chinese International Piano Competition Concludes
The first NTDTV Chinese International Piano Competition decrescendoed to a close Sunday evening with a splendid recital of the finalists and a dazzling awards ceremony which saw 18-year-old Juilliard student Steven Lin win the top Gold Award. After the finals round which lasted all Sunday morning and afternoon, finalists returned to the stage one last time in the “Future Star Performance,” where they displayed their outstanding talents and enthralled the audience one last time with their renditions of Beethoven, Mozart, Bach and Chopin.
As with every event of the “Nine Competition” series, NTDTV’s goal in hosting the Chinese International Piano Competition was to provide a platform for Chinese from all over the world and to foster an exchange between the classical Chinese and Western arts, and both contestants and judges agreed that the competition was a grand success.
NTDTV awarded Lin a $10,000 check for his Gold Award, and three other finalists won monetary prizes. The Silver Award—and $3,000—went to 18-year-old Lian Na of Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and two third-place Bronze Awards—and $1,000—were awarded to Wei Chen from Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Weiwen Ma, who studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music. The Judging Committee also awarded four Outstanding Performer awards.
WINNERS
- Gold Award: $10,000 and Recording Contract with Pro Pianos: Steven Lin (New York, NY)
- Silver Award: $3,000: Lian Na (Cuddebackville, NY)
- Bronze Award: $1,000: Weiwen Ma (Cleveland, OH) and Wei Chen (Württemberg, Germany)
- Outstanding Performers: Erh-Jen Lee (Washington, DC) Howard Na (Tracy, CA) Kelly Lin (New Brunswick, NJ) Ai-Ying Chiu (Boston, MA)
Nov 2, 2008
Important Notice New!
In order for the contestants of the NTDTV First Chinese International Piano Competition to have more opportunities to display their talents, the Organization Committee has decided to hold a “Future Star Performance” at the Town Hall Foundation in the evening of November 2, 2008 (Sunday).
All contestants entering the finals are eligible to participate in the performance. The Panel of Judges will pick one music for the performance from the repertoire played by the contestant in the course of the competition, and notify the contestant right after the finalists. All arrangements shall proceed according to this notice.
We sincerely hope that all the contestants could demonstrate their musical talents of pure authenticity, pure goodness and pure beauty, which would turn our competition as well as the performance into a refreshing and enlightening musical event.
The Organization Committee of NTDTV Chinese International Piano Competition
September 9, 2008
Awards
- One Gold Award (US$10,000)
- One Silver Award (US$3,000)
- One Bronze Award (US$1,000)
- A number of outstanding performance award winners.
