Monday, September 13, 2010

First int’l piano contest closes in Hanoi

First int’l piano contest closes in Hanoi

Vietnam won three second prizes and two third prizes at the
international piano competition, which was held in Vietnam for the
first time from September 5-12.


In the group A for
pianists from 10-13, Vietnamese contestant Do Hoang Linh Chi and
Canada’s Vu Duc Manh Vincent picked up second prizes, each worth 500 USD
in cash. The first prize worth 1,000 USD went to Kiroki Ukine from
Japan .


In the 14-17-year-old group, Tran Viet Bao
and Luu Duc Anh of Vietnam together with Montesclaros Ma Regina from
the Philippines earned second prizes, each worth 800 USD.
Especially, Tran Viet Bao received the best contestant in Nocturne
performance presented by the Vietnamese Musician Association.


In the group, Nguyen Le Binh An took third prize and was presented with Dang Thai Son Scholarship.


In the group C, Luu Hong Quang of the host country and Shih Wei Chen
from Taiwan won third prizes, each worth 800 USD. The first prize
worth 2,000 USD belongs to Kim Kyung Hoon from the Republic of Korea
.


Tran Viet Bao also received Dang Thai Son Scholarship./.

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