Russian 1st, Korean 2nd at Gina Bachauer piano contest
mainAndrey Gugnin, 28, is the one to watch. He won the Salt Lake City contest on Rach 3. He gets a date at Weill Hall in Carnegie and a disc on Steinway’s promo label.
Chi Ho Han, 22, was runner-up.
The “one to watch?” You are perpetuating the myth that competitions identify the real artists among performers, and that does an enormous disservice to music.