Honens International Piano Competition Set for April 30, May 1

Nineteen pianists from five countries will perform in the New York rounds of the Quarterfinals of Canada's Honens International Piano Competition on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music's Mary Flagler Cary Hall (450 W. 37th Street, between 9th and 10th Aves.).

Each pianist will perform a 40-minute solo recital made up of his or her choice of repertory. Admission to the Monday, April 30, sessions is free of charge. On Tuesday, May 1, admission is $7 per session or $15 for a day pass. Tickets are available at honens.com.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Session I: 10 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. (3 pianists)

Session II: 2 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. (4 pianists)

Session III: 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (3 pianists)

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Session I: 10 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. (2 pianists)

Session II: 2 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. (4 pianists)

Session III: 7 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. (3 pianists)

In addition to New York, the Quarterfinals/International Audition Round of the Honens Competition will take place in London (April 2 at The Guildhall School of Music), Berlin (April 4 and 5 at the Konzerthaus), and Los Angeles (May 10 at the Colburn School).

These public performances are recorded on video for review by the Artist Selection Panel (First Jury), made up of both pianists and arts professionals, which will view the performances during deliberations at The Banff Centre in June. Ten pianists will be chosen to advance to the Semifinals/Recital Round in Calgary. The Artist Selection Panel is made up of William Aide (pianist, Canada), Leila Getz (Founder, Vancouver Recital Society, Canada), Charles Hamlen (Chairman, IMG Artists, United States) and Benedetto Lupo (pianist, Italy).

FULL SESSION INFORMATION:

Monday, April 30, 2012

SESSION I

10:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.

Kwan Yi, Age 27 (United States)

10:50 a.m. - 11:30a.m.

Shichao Zhang, Age 23 (China)

11:40 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Jiayan Sun, Age 22 (China)

SESSION II

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

Charlie Albright, Age 24 (United States)

2:50 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Amy Yang, Age 28 (United States)

3:40 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, Age 30 (Canada)

4:30 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.

Tanya Gabrielian, Age 29 (United States)

SESSION III

7:00 p.m. - 7:40 p.m.

David Fung, Age 27(Australia)

7:50 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Christopher McKiggan, Age 27 (United Kingdom)

8:40 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Eric Zuber, Age 27(United States)

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

SESSION I

10:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.

Xixi Zhou, Age 27 (China)

10:50 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

Alexei Tartakovski, Age 23 (United States)

SESSION II

2:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

Todd Yaniw, Age 27 (Canada)

2:50 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Miao Hou, Age 30 (China)

3:40 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.

Alexander Seredenko, Age 25 (Canada)

4:30 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.

Michael Bukhman, Age 28 (United States)

SESSION III

7:00 p.m. - 7:40 p.m.

Wayne Weng, Age 29 (Canada)

7:50 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Zenan Yu, Age 25 (China)

8:40 p.m. - 9:20 p.m.

Lu Shen, Age 27 (China)