I prize - 20 000 Euro - Nikita Mndoyants, Russia

Born on March 31^st,1989 in Moscow. He started to learn music at the age of 5. Study at theMoscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire . Gave concerts in Russia,Germany, Spain and others.

2004 - I prize at the International Youth Competition Performer-Composer in the memory of Anton Rubinstein in St. Petersburg

2005 – I prize at the Concerto Competition at the Tel-Hai in Israel

2006 – Semifinalist at the International Piano Competition in Leeds

1 000 Euro - Prize for the best Semi-Final recital

ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

· The ANIMATO Association in Paris - recital at the Cortot Hall in Paris

· Toruń City Hall – the Toruń Prize- recital in Toruń

· Recital at the Festival Annecy

· International Keyboard Institute & Festival- recital in New York

· Polish Music Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles - recital in Paso Robles and Los Angeles

· Recital at the 63. International Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój

· Concert in the Oskar Kolberg Świętokrzyska Philharmonic Hall

· The I. J. PaderewskiPomeranian Philharmonic prize for laureate of the 1st prize – concertwith the Symphonic Orchestra of the Pomeranian Philharmonic conductedby maestro Tadeusz Strugała on March 14, 2008 in the Assembly Hall ofthe Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

· Half-recital at the Witold Lutosławski Festival

· Half-recital at the Warsaw Philharmonic

II prize 12 000 Euro - Yulianna Avdeeva, Russia

Born on July 3^rd,1985. Student at the Russian Gnessin Academy of Music and at theHochschule für Musik und Theater Winterthur Zurich. Gave concerts inRussia, Austria, the USA, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and others.

2002 – I prize at the International Competition for Young Pianists Arthur Rubinstein in Memoriam in Bydgoszcz

2003 – II prize at the International Piano Competition Spanish Composers in Madrid

– II prize at the Bremen Piano Contest

2005 – III prize at the Kurt Leimer Piano Competition in Zurich

– II prize at the International Competition for Piano with Orchestra Città di Cantú (Romantic Concerto)

2006 – II prize at the Concours de Genève (I prize was not given)

ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

· Recital in Radziejowice

· Polish Music Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles - recital in Paso Robles and Los Angeles

· Chopin Foundation in Miami – recital in Miami

· Coordinación National de Música y Ópera- concert in The National Arts Museum in Mexico City

· Recital at the Festival de Musique de Menton
Recital at the 63. International Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój

· Recital in Józef Elsner Philharmonic Hall in Opole

· Half-recital at the Warsaw Philharmonic

III prize - 8 000 Euro - Marianna Prjevalskaya, Spain

Born on May 28^th, 1982. In 2007 graduated from the Yale University School of Music . Gave concerts in Spain, USA, Great Britain and others.

2003 – I prize at the Chapel Medal Piano Competition in RCM

– I prize at the Dudley International Piano Competition

– II prize at the Beethoven Intercollegiate Piano Competition, London

2004 – III prize at the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition

– II prize at the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York

ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

· Recital in the Henryk Wieniawski Lublin Philharmonic Hall

· Concert in the Artur Malawski Philharmonic Hall in Rzeszów

IV prize - 5 000 Euro - Lilit Grigoryan, Republic of Armenia

Born on June 24^th,1985. In 2002-2004 studied at the Komitas Yerevan State Conservatory.Study at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg. Gave concertsin Russia, Germany, France, Argentina, Syria and others.

2003 – I prize at the Marjan Mkhitaryan und Robert Atayan Competition of Youth Pianists-Players

– II prize at the Competition for Laureates of the “K. G. Orbelyan’s Cultural Exchange International Found”

– II prize at the Tbilisi International Competition of Young Pianists

ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

· Recital at the Festival d’Auvers-sur Oise

V prize (ex aequo) - 4 000 Euro - Melody Quah, Malaysia

Born on July 8^th, 1988. Study at the Vancouver Academy of Music. Gave concerts in Malaysia, Japan, USA, Canada and others.

2000 – I prize at  the National Panasonic Digital Piano Competition in Malaysia

2003 –  prize at the Yamaha Australian Youth Piano Competition in Australia

2006 - II prize at the Pacific Piano Competition, Canada

V prize (ex aequo) - 4 000 Euro - Pavel Raykerus, Russia

Born on April 4^th, 1982. Study at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory . Gave concerts in Russia, Poland, Germany and others.

2000 – I prize at the International Prokofiev Competition for Young Pianists

2001 – I prize at the International Szymanowski Piano Competition

2003 – II prize at the International Piano Contest Anton Rubinstein in Dresden

2005 - Semifinalist in the International Liszt Competition, Utrecht

1 500 Euro - Prize for the best performance of the two obligatory I. J. Paderewski’s works performed in the I stage

VI prize was not awarded

special prize - Łukasz Trepczyński, Poland

Born on April 21^st, 1985. Study at the Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. Gave concerts in many cities of Poland.

2002 – II prize at the Polish Władysław Kędra Chopin Competition in Łódź

2004 – I prize at the Polish High schools Piano Competition in Krakow

2005 – V prize at the Polish Chopin Piano Competition for candidates to the International

Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw

2006 - I prize at the Polish Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw

1 000 Euro - Prize for the best Polish participant classified to the Semi-final or Final

ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

· Regina Smendzianka Foundation  - PIANO for the best Polish participant

· The Barbara Bielecka Musica Mundi Foundation - recital in Gdańsk for the best Polish finalist or person studying in Poland

· The Polish Institute in Bukarest - recital for the laureate

· The Polish Institute in Moscow - recital for the best Polish laureate

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ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

· The Paderewski Center – Kąśna Dolna - recital in Paderewski Manor in Kąśna Dolna - Joanna Różewska

· The Polish Institute in Bratislava recital for the laureate – Piotr Banasik

· The Polish Institute in Budapest - recital for the best Polish laureate – Radosław Sobczak

· The Polish Institute in Prague - recital for the laureate - Joanna Żabierek

· The Polish Institute in Sofia - recital for the laureate playing Polish repertoire - Paweł Wakarecy

· The Polish Institute in Stockholm - recital for the laureate - Paweł Wakarecy