Piano Competition:More Information
Kristian Bezuidenhout
F. Ludwig Diehn Concert Series
Chandler Recital Hall
Diehn Center for the Performing Arts
1339 W. 49th Street, Norfolk, VA 23529
Monday, Feb 12, 2018 at 8:00 PM (ET)
Hailed as "The finest living exponent of the fortepiano" (UK Herald), Kristian Bezuidenhout is a frequent guest artist with the world's leading ensembles including The Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestre des Champs Elysées, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Concerto Köln, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, and Collegium Vocale Gent, in many instances assuming the role of guest director.
Bezuidenhout's rich and award-winning discography on Harmonia Mundi includes the complete keyboard music of Mozart; Mozart Violin Sonatas with Petra Müllejans; Mendelssohn and Mozart Piano Concertos with the Freiburger Barockorchester (ECHO Klassik); Beethoven and Mozart Lieder, and Schumann Dichterliebe with Mark Padmore (Edison Award).
Tickets: $10 students, $15 general at ODUArtsTix.com and (757) 683-5305.
For more information, please call the ODU Arts and Letters Box Office at (757) 683-5305.
Free Parking: Garage E, 4904 Bluestone Avenue, Norfolk, VA.
Additional Events
DIEHN COMPOSERS ROOM
Please visit our beautiful F. Ludwig DIEHN COMPOSERS ROOM while you are here. The suite serves as the music library at ODU and houses a large collection of original composers' manuscripts, recordings, music scores and reference books. Members of the competition's hospitality team will be happy to direct you to the room.
Roster of Competition Judges
During the past 30 years, the competition has been honored to enjoy the judging and artistry of the following keyboard specialists:
1988 Penelope Crawford, fortepiano
1989 Elizabeth Sawyer, piano
1990 Anton Nel, piano
1991 Robert Weirich, piano
1992 Monica Jakuc, fortepiano,
1993 Penelope Crawford and Nancy Garrett, fortepiano
1994 Nelita True, piano
1995 Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
1996 Ursula Oppens, piano
1997 Anton Nel, piano
1998 Paul Badura-Skoda, piano
1999 David Breitman, fortepiano
2000 Alexei Lubimov, piano
2001 Paul Badura-Skoda. piano
2002 Joseph Kalichstein, piano
2003 David Breitman. fortepiano
2004 Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
2005 Nelita True, piano
2006 Andrew Willis, fortepiano
2007 Françoise Thinat, piano
2008 Bart van Oort, fortepiano
2009 Peter Takacs, piano
2010 Lambert Orkis, fortepiano & piano; David Hardy, cello
2011 Leon Fleisher, piano
2012 Andrew Willis, fortepiano
2013 John O'Conor, piano
2014 Lambert Orkis, fortepiano & piano; David Hardy, cello
2015 Edmund Battersby, piano
2016 Penelope Crawford, fortepiano
2017 Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Award Winners 2017
Level 1 (Pre-school-Grade 3)
1st Place: Serena Zhang
2nd Place: Eric Sun
Honorable Mention: Samuel J. Yang
Level 2 (Grades 4-6)
1st Place: Anna Bray
2nd Place: Petrina Steimel
Honorable Mention: Nicole Papenfuss
Level 3 (Grades 7-9)
1st Place: Ellen Wu
2nd Place: Preston Steimel
Honorable Mention: Emily Wu
Level 4 (Grades 10-12)
1st Place: Christopher Papenfuss
2nd Place: Michelle Yue
Honorable Mention: Jeffery Yu
Level 5 (College Undergraduate)
1st Place: Matthew Figel
2nd Place: Eva Wetzel
Honorable Mention: Adam Scott Clifford
Most Promising Performer Overall for Levels I-III: Serena Zhang
Most Promising Performer Overall for Levels IV&V: Adam Scott Clifford
