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Canada's Bruce Xiaoyu Liu has won 1st prize at the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Bruce Xiaoyu Liu, a 24-year-old pianist from Montreal, has won first prize and the gold medal at the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Toronto's JJ Jun Li Bui, 17, was awarded sixth prize.
They were two of 12 finalists who performed a concerto with the Warsaw Philharmonic and conductor Andrzej Boreyko in the competition's final round, held on Oct. 18, 19 and 20.
Liu is a graduate of the Montreal Conservatoire, where he studied under Richard Raymond, and is currently a student of ฤแบทng Thรกi Sฦกn, who won first prize at the Chopin Competition in 1980 and was a member of the jury this year.
Bui is a recent graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music's Taylor Academy, where he studied with Li Wang and Michael Berkovsky.
First prize comes with a $57,000 cash award; the sixth prize winner receives $10,000. In a press conference following the announcement of the prize winners, a spokesperson for the jury explained that due to the high level of musicianship at this edition of the competition, they awarded eight prizes instead of the usual six.
Second prize was awarded ex aequo to Alexander Gadjiev of Italy/Slovenia and Kyohei Sorita of Japan. Third prize went to Martin Garcia Garcia of Spain; fourth prize was awarded ex aequo to Japanese pianist Aimi Kobayashi and Polish pianist Jakub Kuszlik. Leonora Armellini, from Italy, received fifth prize.
"Being able to play Chopin in Warsaw is one of the best things you can imagine," Liu said upon learning that he had won first prize. At the press conference, he added, "I'm happy to finally be able to sleep and party."
To reach the competition's final, Bui and Liu advanced through a preliminary round held in July (150 pianists took part), to then perform three successive solo recitals in October: Stage 1 (87 pianists), Stage 2 (45 pianists) and Stage 3 (23 pianists).
Here is Liu's first prize-winning performance of Chopin's Piano Concerto in E Minor:
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