Pilar Bayona Piano Competition
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The Pilar Bayona Piano Competition was a piano competition held in Zaragoza
in memory of pianist Pilar Bayona (1897-1979). It was dissolved in 2004 and converted into a series of grants for Aragonese musicians. It was a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions
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Petras Geniusas
1989, 2nd prize. Kirill Gerstein
1998, 2nd prize. Alexandre Moutouzkine
2001, 3rd prize.
Zaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
in memory of pianist Pilar Bayona (1897-1979). It was dissolved in 2004 and converted into a series of grants for Aragonese musicians. It was a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions
World Federation of International Music Competitions
The World Federation of International Music Competitions is an organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that maintains a network of the internationally recognized organisations that aim to discover the most promising young talents in classical music through public competition...
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1st prize winners
- 1983
Johan SchmidtJohan SchmidtJohan Schmidt is a Belgian pianist.He won the Maria Callas Competition in Athens, and was prized at the Queen Elisabeth , Tchaikovsky and Van Cliburn competitions... - 1985
Martin Söderberg - 1987
Igor Kamenz - 1989
Oleg MarshevOleg MarshevOleg Marshev is a Soviet and Russian pianist, born in Baku and now a resident of Italy.- Biography :Oleg was born in the Azerbaijani capital city of Baku, and studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Mikhail Voskresensky, graduating in 1988 and winning the Pilar Bayona International Piano... - 1992
Claudio Martínez MehnerClaudio Martínez MehnerClaudio Martínez Mehner is a Spanish piano soloist and pedagogue.-Biography:Martinez Mahner studied at Madrid Conservatory, Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid, the Peabody Institute, the Moscow Conservatory, the International Piano Foundation "Theo Lieven" and the Hochschule für... - 1995
Valeria Resian - 1998
Dror BiranDror BiranDror Biran is an Israeli pianist.He is a graduate from the University of Tel Aviv's Rubin Music Academy and the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he earned his doctorate in studies with Paul Schenly and Daniel Shapiro. Biran was prized at the 1995 Mikolajus Ciurlionis Competition and the... - 2001
Domenico Codispoti
Other notable pianists who have won prizes at the competition
Petras GeniusasPetras Geniušas
Petras Geniušas is a Lithuanian classical pianist.In his career he has been working with Alfred Schnittke, Bronius Kutavičius, Osvaldas Balakauskas and Leonid Desyatnikov, composers who have dedicated several of their compositions to the pianist...
1989, 2nd prize. Kirill Gerstein
Kirill Gerstein
Kirill Gerstein , is an American and Russian pianist. He was the First Prize winner at the 2001 Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition in Tel Aviv. He was chosen to receive a 2002 Gilmore Young Artist Award, and was selected as Carnegie Hall's "Rising Star" for the 2005–2006 season...
1998, 2nd prize. Alexandre Moutouzkine
Alexandre Moutouzkine
Alexandre Moutouzkine is a Russian pianist. He is active through Europe and the USA.Alexandre Moutouzkine burst onto the U.S...
2001, 3rd prize.