I prize - 20 000 Euro - Nikita Mndoyants, Russia

Born on March 31^st, 1989 in Moscow. He started to learn music at the age of 5. Study at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire . Gave concerts in Russia, Germany, Spain and others.

2004 - I prize at the International Youth Competition Performer-Composer in the memory of Anton Rubinstein in St. Petersburg

2005 – I prize at the Concerto Competition at the Tel-Hai in Israel

2006 – Semifinalist at the International Piano Competition in Leeds

1 000 Euro - Prize for the best Semi-Final recital

ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

· The ANIMATO Association in Paris - recital at the Cortot Hall in Paris

· Toruń City Hall – the Toruń Prize- recital in Toruń

· Recital at the Festival Annecy

· International Keyboard Institute & Festival- recital in New York

· Polish Music Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles - recital in Paso Robles and Los Angeles

· Recital at the 63. International Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój

· Concert in the Oskar Kolberg Świętokrzyska Philharmonic Hall

· The I. J. Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic prize for laureate of the 1st prize – concert with the Symphonic Orchestra of the Pomeranian Philharmonic conducted by maestro Tadeusz Strugała on March 14, 2008 in the Assembly Hall of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

· Half-recital at the Witold Lutosławski Festival

· Half-recital at the Warsaw Philharmonic

II prize 12 000 Euro - Yulianna Avdeeva, Russia

Born on July 3^rd, 1985. Student at the Russian Gnessin Academy of Music and at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Winterthur Zurich. Gave concerts in Russia, Austria, the USA, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and others.

2002 – I prize at the International Competition for Young Pianists Arthur Rubinstein in Memoriam in Bydgoszcz

2003 – II prize at the International Piano Competition Spanish Composers in Madrid

– II prize at the Bremen Piano Contest

2005 – III prize at the Kurt Leimer Piano Competition in Zurich

– II prize at the International Competition for Piano with Orchestra Città di Cantú (Romantic Concerto)

2006 – II prize at the Concours de Genève (I prize was not given)

ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

· Recital in Radziejowice

· Polish Music Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles - recital in Paso Robles and Los Angeles

· Chopin Foundation in Miami – recital in Miami

· Coordinación National de Música y Ópera- concert in The National Arts Museum in Mexico City

· Recital at the Festival de Musique de Menton
Recital at the 63. International Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój

· Recital in Józef Elsner Philharmonic Hall in Opole

· Half-recital at the Warsaw Philharmonic

III prize - 8 000 Euro - Marianna Prjevalskaya, Spain

Born on May 28^th, 1982. In 2007 graduated from the Yale University School of Music . Gave concerts in Spain, USA, Great Britain and others.

2003 – I prize at the Chapel Medal Piano Competition in RCM

– I prize at the Dudley International Piano Competition

– II prize at the Beethoven Intercollegiate Piano Competition, London

2004 – III prize at the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition

– II prize at the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York

ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

· Recital in the Henryk Wieniawski Lublin Philharmonic Hall

· Concert in the Artur Malawski Philharmonic Hall in Rzeszów

IV prize - 5 000 Euro - Lilit Grigoryan, Republic of Armenia

Born on June 24^th, 1985. In 2002-2004 studied at the Komitas Yerevan State Conservatory. Study at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg. Gave concerts in Russia, Germany, France, Argentina, Syria and others.

2003 – I prize at the Marjan Mkhitaryan und Robert Atayan Competition of Youth Pianists-Players

– II prize at the Competition for Laureates of the “K. G. Orbelyan’s Cultural Exchange International Found”

– II prize at the Tbilisi International Competition of Young Pianists

ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

· Recital at the Festival d’Auvers-sur Oise

V prize (ex aequo) - 4 000 Euro - Melody Quah, Malaysia

Born on July 8^th, 1988. Study at the Vancouver Academy of Music. Gave concerts in Malaysia, Japan, USA, Canada and others.

2000 – I prize at  the National Panasonic Digital Piano Competition in Malaysia

2003 –  prize at the Yamaha Australian Youth Piano Competition in Australia

2006 - II prize at the Pacific Piano Competition, Canada

V prize (ex aequo) - 4 000 Euro - Pavel Raykerus, Russia

Born on April 4^th, 1982. Study at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory . Gave concerts in Russia, Poland, Germany and others.

2000 – I prize at the International Prokofiev Competition for Young Pianists

2001 – I prize at the International Szymanowski Piano Competition

2003 – II prize at the International Piano Contest Anton Rubinstein in Dresden

2005 - Semifinalist in the International Liszt Competition, Utrecht

1 500 Euro - Prize for the best performance of the two obligatory I. J. Paderewski’s works performed in the I stage

VI prize was not awarded

special prize - Łukasz Trepczyński, Poland

Born on April 21^st, 1985. Study at the Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. Gave concerts in many cities of Poland.

2002 – II prize at the Polish Władysław Kędra Chopin Competition in Łódź

2004 – I prize at the Polish High schools Piano Competition in Krakow

2005 – V prize at the Polish Chopin Piano Competition for candidates to the International

Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw

2006 - I prize at the Polish Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw

1 000 Euro - Prize for the best Polish participant classified to the Semi-final or Final

ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

· Regina Smendzianka Foundation  - PIANO for the best Polish participant

· The Barbara Bielecka Musica Mundi Foundation - recital in Gdańsk for the best Polish finalist or person studying in Poland

· The Polish Institute in Bukarest - recital for the laureate

· The Polish Institute in Moscow - recital for the best Polish laureate

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ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

· The Paderewski Center – Kąśna Dolna - recital in Paderewski Manor in Kąśna Dolna - Joanna Różewska

· The Polish Institute in Bratislava recital for the laureate – Piotr Banasik

· The Polish Institute in Budapest - recital for the best Polish laureate – Radosław Sobczak

· The Polish Institute in Prague - recital for the laureate - Joanna Żabierek

· The Polish Institute in Sofia - recital for the laureate playing Polish repertoire - Paweł Wakarecy

· The Polish Institute in Stockholm - recital for the laureate - Paweł Wakarecy