List of participants qualified to the Semi-final of the IX International Paderewski Piano Competition   1.       Da Costa Raul, Portugal 2.       De Solaun Josu, Spain 3.       Hsu Yun Chih, Taiwan 4.       Kato Daiki, Japan 5.       Khachikyan Violetta Russia 6.       Kim Sangyoung, Korea 7.       Kim Sun Hwa, Korea 8.       Klinton Dinara, Ukraine 9.       Książek Krzysztof, Poland 10.   Moon Zheeyoung, Korea 11.   Xu Zi, China * Costa Raul has withdrawn from the competition due to the personal reasons.   SEMI-FINAL November 12th – 13th, 2013   10 participants       about 50 minutes Nowowiejski Music Academy Bydgoszcz,…

 II STAGE November 8th – 10th, 2013    21 participants       about 50 minutes  Nowowiejski Music Academy Concert Hall Bydgoszcz, Gdańska No. 20 November 8th, 2013   1)      10.00 – 10.50  Kim Myeong Hyeon, Korea 2)      10.50 – 11.40  De Solaun Josu, Spain przerwa / break (20 min.) 3)      12.00 – 12.50  Kim Sangyoung, Korea 4)      12.50 – 13.40  Turpanov Mikhail, Russia przerwa obiadowa / lunch time 5)      16.00 – 16.50  Książek Krzysztof, Poland 6)      16.50 – 17.40  Khachikyan Violetta, Russia przerwa / break (20 min.) 7)      18.00 – 18.50 Lee Hwa Kyung, Korea 8)      18.50 – 19.40  Martynov Roman, Russia…

I ETAP / I STAGE 4-7 listopada 2013 / November 4th – 7th, 2013   34 uczestników / 34 participants 30 minut / about 30 minutes   Sala koncertowa Akademii Muzycznej im. F. Nowowiejskiego Bydgoszcz, ul. Gdańska 20   4 listopada 2013 / November 4th, 2013 1)       10.00 – 10.30 Kośmieja Adam 2)       10.30 – 11.00 Kim Myeong Hyeon 3)       11.00 – 11.30 De Solaun Josu przerwa / break (20 min.) 4)       11.50 – 12.20 Kim Sangyoung 5)       12.20 – 12.50 Lazar Ingmar przerwa obiadowa / lunch break 6)       16.00…

From reviewer’s notepad by Michel Moran http://www.michael-moran.com/2013/10/ix-international-paderewski-piano.html November 3rd – Inaugural Concert Rather a wet evening here in Bydgoszcz. Together with the jury I have been given the honour of being accommodated with them in the historic and surprisingly comfortable hotel Pod Orlem (Under the Eagle). I really have no idea what I have done to deserve this care and attention but I certainly appreciate it. The hotel is Art Nouveau in style and nearly all the the period decoration has survived. Around 5.00 pm I was taken to the Bydgoszcz Filharmonia for two rather special events. First of all the Chairman of the jury, Professor Piotr Paleczny was made an honorary citizen…