1st International FRANZ LISZT Competition for Young Pianists 2005

Prize winners

Category I

1st prize: Tio Gheorgiu (Switzerland/London)
2nd prize: Zhichao Jia (Japan/Germany)
3rd prize: Nan Song Huang (China)


Category II

1st prize: James Redfern (Great Britain)
2nd prize: Narya Nogiy (Japan/China)
3rd Prize: Chung Wang (China) and Andrea Schütz (Germany)


Special Prizes


Best Interpretation

of a 20th-century work: Karim Said and Jing Hang
of a work by Franz Liszt: Nariya Nogi and Zhichao Jia
of an original composition: Kausikan Rajeshkumar
of chamber music: Igor Andreev

Encouragement prizes

Jia Yan Sun
Igor Andreev
Kausikan Rajashkumar
Karim Said

Participation in Weimar master classes

James Redfern
Andrea Schütz

Jury

  • Peter Waas, Weimar (Head of Jury)
  • Justas Dvarionas, Vilnius
  • Yuka Imamine, Munich / Osaka
  • Radoslaw Kvapil, Praha
  • Sigrid Lehmstedt, Weimar
  • Erik Tavastjerna, Helsinki

    Secretary: Bettina Born