2006 Valencia International Piano Competition Prize Iturbi

XV Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition took place in Valencia, from September 14 to the 30th, 2006. The competition is held every two years and is a member of the Geneva World Federation of International Music Competitions. Pianist Josu De Solaun Soto was given the First Grand Prize, becoming the first Spanish pianist to be awarded such distinction in the 25 years of the competition's existence. The prize included over $25,000, recital and orchestral engagements and a recording contract.

Jury

PRIZES

    • FIRST GRAND PRIZE ------ Josu de Solaun.
    • SECOND PRIZE ------------- Valentina Igoshina.
    • THIRD PRIZE ---------------- Andrei Yaroshinsky.
    • Fourth prize (ex-aequo) ------- Patrick Hemmerle ----- Sofya Melikyan.
    • Fifth prize ----------------------- Natalya Kuchaeva.
    • Best Valencian pianist -------------------------------------------------------- Josu de Solaun.
    • Best Spanish pianist ------------------------------------------------------------ Josu de Solaun.
    • Best interpreter of Spanish contemporary music (ex-aequo) ----- Miguel Ángel Castro ----- Filip Kopachevsky.
    • Best Interpreter of a Beethoven concerto ------------------------------ Patrick Hemmerle.
    • Best Interpreter of a Chopin piece ----------------------------------- Patrick Hemmerle.
    • Best Interpreter of Spanish music --------------------------------------------- Patrick Hemmerle --------- Sofya Melikyan

Compositions commissioned for the competition

Competition Results (by Rounds)

First Round

    • Yukiko Akagi
    • Orlando Alonso
    • United Kingdom Cathal Breslin
    • Catalina Teodora Butcaru
    • Claudio Carbó Montaner
    • Miguel Ángel Castro
    • Josu de Solaun Soto
    • Dora Deliyska
    • Geraldene Dutroncy
    • Anna Fedorova
    • Sonja Fräki
    • Nikolai Gangnus
    • Irina Georgieva
    • Patrick Hemmerle
    • Dagmar Hofman
    • Kookhee Hong
    • Sue Woon Hyung
    • Valentina Igoshina
    • Kyoko Kashii
    • Marianna Katerelou
    • Ji-Youn Kim
    • Filip Kopachevsky
    • Natalya Kuchaeva
    • Fuyuka Kusa
    • Yoo Soon Lee
    • Wei Chi Lin
    • Maria McGarry
    • Sofya Melikyan
    • Katia Michel Corcoy
    • Salvatore Monzo
    • Yukako Morikawa
    • Eleonora Morozova
    • Inocencio Negrín
    • Theodosia Ntokou
    • Vincenzo Oliva
    • Antonio Ortiz Ramírez
    • Natalya Osenchakova
    • Stefania Passamonte
    • Ekaterina Popova
    • Cameron Roberts
    • Pavel Shatskiy
    • Anna Solovieva-Drubich
    • Inesa Sinkevych
    • Shun Tominaga
    • Xiaofeng Wu
    • Andrei Yaroshinsky
    • Eunkyung Yoon
    • Bojana Zdravkovic
    • Denis Zhdanov

Second Round

    • Yukiko Akagi
    • United Kingdom Cathal Breslin
    • Claudio Carbó Montaner
    • Miguel Ángel Castro
    • Josu de Solaun Soto
    • Anna Fedorova
    • Nikolai Gangnus
    • Patrick Hemmerle
    • Valentina Igoshina
    • Filip Kopachevsky
    • Natalya Kuchaeva
    • Fuyuka Kusa
    • Wei Chi Lin
    • Sofya Melikyan
    • Yukako Morikawa
    • Inocencio Negrín
    • Vincenzo Oliva
    • Antonio Ortiz Ramírez
    • Cameron Roberts
    • Pavel Shatskiy
    • Xiaofeng Wu
    • Andrei Yaroshinsky
    • Bojana Zdravkovic
    • Denis Zhdanov

Third Round

    • Yukiko Akagi
    • Claudio Carbó Montaner
    • Miguel Ángel Castro
    • Josu de Solaun Soto
    • Patrick Hemmerle
    • Valentina Igoshina
    • Filip Kopachevsky
    • Natalia Kuchaeva
    • Sofya Melikyan
    • Yukako Morikawa
    • Antonio Ortiz Ramírez
    • Andrei Yaroshinsky

Fourth Round

September 26 and 27, Iturbi Hall, Palau de la Música de Valencia (Valencia Music Palace)

    • Josu de Solaun Soto --- Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for piano and orchestra nº3
    • Patrick Hemmerle --- Ludwig van Beethoven: 'Concerto for piano and orchestra nº1
    • Valentina Igoshina --- Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for piano and orchestra nº4
    • Natalya Kuchaeva --- Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for piano and orchestra nº5
    • Sofya Melikyan --- Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for piano and orchestra nº3
    • Andrei Yaroshinsky --- Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for piano and orchestra nº3

Orquesta de Valencia. Yaron Traub, conductor.

Fifth Round

September 29, Iturbi Hall, Palau de la Música de Valencia (Valencia Music Palace)

Orquesta de Valencia. Yaron Traub, conductor.

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