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Oberlin Student Wins 2006 Piano/Ohio Competition Miss Lee studies with Haewon Song at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. She has performed in the Kumho Art Hall in Seoul, Korea, and won several awards, including third prize at the Oberlin International Piano Competition. As the winner of the PIANO/OHIO competition, Ms. Lee received a cash award of $1000. She and the other six finalists also received: • Tickets to the 2007 Cleveland International Piano Competition, including the final round concerto performances with the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall. • A master class coached by Ohio native Spencer Myer, fourth prize winner of the 2005 Cleveland International Piano Competition. • An invitation to perform live on WCLV during the Competition’s two-day Radiothon fundraiser in June, 2007. In addition to Miss Lee, the winners were: SECOND PRIZE Cash award of $750 Yihao (Harold) Wu, Strongsville. Mr. Wu is a senior at Solon High School. He studies with Gerardo Teissonniere at the Cleveland Institute of Music. THIRD PRIZE Cash award of $500 Katrina Celeste Bobbs, Pepper Pike. Miss Bobbs is a home-schooled junior. She studies with Alvin Chow at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. FINALISTS Cash award of $250 Konrad Binienda, Akron. Mr. Binienda is a junior at Firestone High School. He studies with Gerardo Teissonniere at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Kei Niedra, North Ridgeville. Mr. Niedra is a sophomore at Lake Ridge Academy. He studies with Haewon Song at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Yue Qi, Shaker Heights. Miss Qi is a sophomore at Shaker Heights High School. She studies with Lucia Markovich. A field of nearly 40 students participated in qualifying rounds held at Steinway piano dealer locations in Akron/Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati. Six were selected to advance to Sunday’s final round. All students were required to prepare 20 minutes of music to be played from memory. They were permitted to select works from a broad range of composers that included Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and Bartok. The final round of PIANO/OHIO was judged by an esteemed panel of laureates from the Cleveland International Piano Competition, including: • Ms. Chu-Fang Huang, China, first prize winner, 2005 • Mr. Spencer Myer, United States, fourth prize winner, 2005 • Mr. Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Italy, first prize winner, 1999 • Mr. Dror Biran, Israel, fourth prize winner, 1997 Dr. John Flower, Chairman of the Education Committee at the Cleveland International Piano Competition, served as the non-voting chairman of the jury. # # # |
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