Manchester – James Mottram International Piano Competition

Manchester, UK

Deadline: September 25th

*****Winners:

First Prize / Jung Eun Séverine Kim (South Korea)

Second Prize / Alon Kariv (USA/Israel)

Third Prize / Jan Nikovich (Croatia)

****Finalists: Jan Nikovich (Croatia), Alon Kariv (USA/Israel), Jung Eun Séverine Kim (South Korea)

***Semifinalists: Jan Nikovich (Croatia), Yi-Chen Chan (Taiwan), Alon Kariv (USA/Israel), Tomasz Marut (Poland), Yuanfan Yang (UK), Linda Ruan (Canada), Josef Edoardo Mossali (Italy), Yumeko Kawakami (Japan), Xinge Grace Dong (China), Jung Eun Séverine Kim (South Korea)

*Competitors:

Hin-Sing Au (China), Samuel Bismut (France), William Bracken (UK), Susanna Braun (Switzerland), Yi-Chen Chan (Taiwan), Saeyoon Chon (South Korea), Xinge Grace Dong (China), Jaskeerat Singh Gill (Malaysia), Sebastian Iivonen (Sweden), Ryan Jung (USA), Ayano Kamei (Japan), Alon Kariv (USA/Israel), Philip Karmanov (Netherlands), Yumeko Kawakami (Japan), Jung Eun Séverine Kim (South Korea), Mariam Loladze-Meredith (UK/Georgia), Sherri Hoi-Ching Lun (Hong Kong), Tomasz Marut (Poland), Josef Edoardo Mossali (Italy), Jan Nikovich (Croatia), Linda Ruan (Canada), Yiyi Su (China), Joseph Vaz (USA/Portugal), Jingquan Xie (China), Yuanfan Yang (UK), Hyeheon Yoo (South Korea), Sejin Yoon (South Korea), Fanyu Zeng (China), Yuxuan Zhao (China)

This major biennial event offers an all-round learning experience for young pianists under 30 from all over the world.

There is a substantial prize fund including a first prize of £10,000, and the chance to gain a scholarship to study at the Royal Northern College of Music – home to a leading piano department.