Just in: Semi survivors in China’s big competition
mainThe first China International Music Competition, with a first prize of $150,000, has reached the semifinal stage. Here are the last 12.
Alim Beisembayev Kazakhstan Age 21
Leonardo Colafelice Italy Age 23
Anna Hann USA Age 23
Honggi Kim South Korea Age 27
Alexander Malofeev Russia Age 17
MacKenzie Melemed USA Age 24
Sandro Nebieridze Georgia Age 18
Linzi Pan China Age 24
Hans H Suh South Korea Age 28
Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolaev Russia Age 25
Anastasia Vorotnaya Russia Age 23
Tony Yun Canada Age 17
The organisers have asked us to point out that none of the competitors currently studies or has ever studied with any member of the jury.
Many are connected to Julliard.
Linzi Pan graduated from Curtis last year – and her graduation recital (which I attended) was impressive.
Well, there’s one set of competition organisers tacitly acknowledging that there is a systemic problem. Kudos to them for seeing it and avoiding it. Sounds simple enough when you just write it down.
Yet another propaganda piece! The ‘underground’ web of personal connections leads most participants to major music institutions and teachers of the world, Juilliard, to name notoriously infamous one. People are, and will always remain, people. Competitions are not a solution. Music competition cannot be fair by design and definition.
The most corrupt results ever. Can not believe that so many of these incompetent people advanced over Mr. Shin and Mr. Yang and Ms. Dmytrenko. The stupid Kaplinsky and Vardi mafia strikes again…
Especially Mr. Yang – was definitely within the top 3… Mr. Shin and Ms. Dmytrenko within the top 6 in my opinion