Sussex International Piano Competition
| Sussex International Piano Competition | |
|---|---|
| File:Assembly Hall, Worthing.jpeg The Assembly Hall, Worthing in 2013 - competition venue | |
| Awarded for | Exceptional piano performance |
| Country | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 2010 |
| Last awarded | 2018 |
| Website | www.sussexipc.co.uk/ |
The Sussex International Piano Competition is a music competition that takes place in Worthing, West Sussex, England. It was founded in 2010 by Worthing Symphony Orchestra (WSO) artistic director and conductor John Gibbons.[1] It takes place at the Assembly Hall in Worthing, a venue noted for its acoustics,[1] which, according to the organisers, are some of the best in Europe.[2] The competitors are accompanied by the Worthing Symphony Orchestra. The second edition of the competition was won by Poom Prommachart of Thailand,[3] who in the Grand Final played Rachmaninoff’s 3rd piano concerto.[4] The third edition of the competition was won by Varvara Tarasova of Russia who played Chopin's second piano concerto.[5] Yi-Yang Chen won the fourth edition of the competition having played Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in the Grand Final.[6] The international jury for the second edition of the competition was drawn from across the music industry and included composer/pianist John McCabe (President of the British Music Society), Philip Fowke (UK), Yuki Negishi (Japan), Judith Clark (Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra) and the competition’s 2010 inaugural winner Arta Arnicane (Latvia).[3] Patrons of the event include Karl Jenkins, Rick Wakeman, and BBC presenters Katie Derham, Ken Bruce, John Inverdale and Eleanor Oldroyd.[1] The jury for the third competition in 2015 included İdil Biret from Turkey and winner of the second Sussex International Piano Competition, Poom Prommachart.[7] The jury for the competition's fourth edition included previous winners Arta Arnicane (2010) and Varvara Tarasova (2015).[6]
Prize Winners
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Audience Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Latvia Arta Arnicane |
Russia Alexey Chernov |
United States Jessica Zhu |
United States Jessica Zhu |
| 2013 | Thailand Poom Prommachart |
Kazakhstan Rabiga Dyussembayeva |
Ukraine Olga Paliy |
Ukraine Olga Paliy |
| 2015 | Russia Varvara Tarasova |
Ukraine Dinara Klinton |
Poland Anna Szałucka |
Russia Varvara Tarasova |
| 2018 | Taiwan Yi-Yang Chen |
Russia Sofya Bugayan |
Hong Kong Rhythmie Wong |
Taiwan Yi-Yang Chen |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Amey, Richard (9 April 2013). "Worthing plays host to the second Sussex International Piano Competition". The Latest. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ "Location Info". Sussex International Piano Competition. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sussex International Piano Competition Official Website". Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ↑ Connal, Andrew (15 April 2013). "Sussex International Piano Competition, Grand Final". The Latest. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ Simister, James (20 April 2015). "Sussex International Piano Competition Final, Worthing Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Sunday, April 19". The Argus. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Amey, Richard (22 May 2018). "Triumph in the 4th Sussex International Piano Competition in Worthing". Chichester Observer. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ Amey, Richard (27 March 2015). "Spring Awakenings Concert – Worthing Symphony Orchestra". Worthing Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
