Volgend recital: Zondag 8 maart 2026 in de Kapel van Celst met JUSTUS GRIMM (cello) en KIYOTAKA IZUMI (piano)

Het logo van de vzw naar een ontwerp van Emmanuel Durlet
semi finals

PIANO COMPETITION 2025

Semi-finals

Nedrlands/Vlaams

Members of the jury were:

  • Kiyotaka Izumi (chairman)
  • Boris Vodenitcharov
  • Eliane Rodrigues
  • Bart Rodyns
  • Edoardo Torbianelli
  • Irene Russo

The following candidates were selected (in alphabetical order) to compete in the semi-finals: 

  • Arai Moeka, Japan
  • Declercq Alexander, Belgium
  • Dusmuratove Anna, Russian Federation
  • Galicki Andrzej, Poland
  • HongboZhao, China
  • Huseinzoda Jannat, Tajikistan
  • Hwang Hyunsu, Republic of Korea
  • Leung Edward, USA
  • NG Yao,De Vincent, Malaysia
  • Ormaza Vera Aaron, Ecuador
  • Piperkos Ioannis, Greece
  • Popp Simon, Germany
  • Sakurako Kita, Japan
  • Shi Ruiqi, China
  • Wang Xinchen, China
  • Westman Tomer, Israel

The 15 semi-finalists played for a maximum of 30 minutes on the beautiful restored Bluthner grand piano which belonged to Emmanuel Durlet. Part of the free program will be Adagio in G (4 minutes) by J.H. Fiocco in the version of Emmanuel Durlet.