BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750); DEU [all files] Goldberg Variations, BWV988 [40:55 · 37.5M] C.Pescia, Piano DEBUSSY, Achille-Claude (1862-1918); FRA [all files] (12) Préludes, Book I (1910) N.Stavy, Piano 2.Voiles [3:53 · 3.6M] 4.Les sons et les parfums tournents dans l'air du soir [3:45 · 3.4M] 7.Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest [3:31 · 3.2M] HAYDN, Franz Joseph (1732-1809); AUT [all files] Keyboard Sonata in C, Hob.XVI:50 (No.60) H.J.Cho, Piano 1.Allegro [5:06 · 4.7M] 2.Adagio [5:44 · 5.3M] 3.Allegro molto [2:08 · 2.0M] PROKOFIEV, Sergey (1891-1953); RUS [all files] Sonata No.4 in C-, Op.29 A.Mamriev, Piano Allegro molto sostenuto [6:12 · 5.7M] Andante assai [8:07 · 7.4M] Allegro con brio [3:41 · 3.4M] Piano Sonata No.7, Op.83 L.Vinocour, Piano Allegro inquieto - poco meno. Andantino [8:37 · 7.9M] Andante caloroso - poco più animato - più largamente - un poco agitato [7:18 · 6.7M] Precipitato [3:27 · 3.2M] SCHUMANN, Robert Alexander (1810-56); DEU [all files] Carnaval, Op.9 [30:21 · 27.8M] V.Primakov, Piano

The Gina Bachauer Piano Competition began at Brigham Young University in 1976 as part of the original Piano Festival and Competition created by Professor Paul Pollei. Following five years of annual presentations of festivals and competitions, the programs were transferred to Salt Lake City under the direction of the Utah Symphony. In 1986, the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation, with a separate arts administration staff and Board of Trustees, was incorporated and has continued as a non-profit organization to the present day. The competition is named in honor of Madame Gina Bachauer (1913-1976), a gifted pianists and teacher, and student of Rachmaninov. The Bachauer Archive at Brigham Young University preserves diaries, scores, recordings, and other artifacts from her distinguished career.

In June of 2002, at the Rose Wagner Center for the Performing Arts (Abravanel Hall) in Salt Lake City, Utah, the XIII Gina Baucher International Artists Piano Competition took place. The performances of the top six prize winners were recorded, and are offered here at the Classical Archives. Each of these finalists then performed a concerto with the Salt Lake City Orchestra, under the direction of maestro Kory Katseanes.

Below are brief biographies of the top three prizewinners:

Gold Medalist: Cèdric Pescia

Cèdric Pescia was born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1976, and began piano studies at age seven. He subsequently enrolled at the Lausanne Conservatory of Music under the direction of Christian Favre. He continued studies at the Geneva Conservatory under Dominique Merlet. His present studies are with Klaus Hellwig at the Universitat der Kunste Berlin, where he was awarded, in 2000, the Diploma with the highest score.

Mr. Pescia has been heard in concerts throughout Europe. He has performed in Berlin, Hamburg, Nürnberg, and many cities in Switzerland and France. His concerto appearances have been with orchestras in Switzerland, Germany, and France, including L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Festival Strings of Lucerne, the Sinfonietta of Lausanne, the Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, and the Klassische Philharmonie of Bonn. Radio Suisse Romande, the DRS-Schweiz, France-Musiques, and the SFB Berlin have issued recordings of his performances for broadcast.

Silver Medalist: Vassily Primakov

Vassily Primakov received his piano training at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music and the Julliard School. In 1996, at the age of fifteen, he won the Rachmaninov International Young Pianist Competition. Vera Gornostayeva and Jerome Lowenthal have directed his studies. He began his training with lessons from his mother, Marina Primakov.

He was the First Prize winner of the 2002 Young Concerts Artists International Auditions. He also was a winner in the 1999 Cleveland International Piano Competition. In 2001, he was the recipient of the William Petschek Piano Recital Award at the Julliard School, which led to his debut at Alice Tully Hall.

He has appeared in concert with the Moscow Philharmonic and he made his Paris recital debut at the Salle Cortot. Mr. Primakov has performed in France, Germany, Russia, Romania, and Switzerland, as well as many cities in the United States.

Bronze Medalist: Lev Vinocour

Lev Vinocour made his debut at age thirteen with the Leningrad Philharmonic performing Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto. Having begun studies at age six, he was admitted to the Specialist School for Music in St. Petersburg and continued at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory under the direction of Lev Vlassenko. Subsequent studies were with Alexis Weissenberg and Karl Ulrich Schanabel.

He has been a prizewinner in the Busoni International Competition, the Mavi Markoz in Aosta, and the Epinal International Piano Competition in France. He won the 1994 Clara Schumann International Piano Competition.

Mr. Vincour has given concert and recital tours in South America and Mexico, and performed at important music festivals in Germany, Luxembourg, and Romania. He is frequently heard in concerts with orchestra and has performed with the Czech Philharmonic in Prague, the WDR Symphony Orchestra, and the Enescu Philharmonic of Bucharest. He has performed in concert with several chamber music ensembles including the Tokyo String Quartet.

Fourth Prize: Nicholas Stavy (b.1975)

Fifth Prize: Hea Jung Cho (b.1980)

Sixth Prize: Albert Mamriev (b.1974)

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