Kerikeri International Piano Competition 2016
KIPC 2016 Winner - Dong Wan Ha Photo: Stephanie Schollum - Eye Creative Photography
The Kerikeri International Piano Competition has been in existence since 1987 from promising but very modest beginnings as the Kerikeri National Piano Compeition. It was held for many years in The Memorial Hall, a venue that the locals describe with a wry smile as “a converted packing shed.” But while the event began with a smallish profile, even within the music-loving public of New Zealand, our young pianists always regarded it as one of the major competitions.
And it continued to grow. In 2006, the contest moved into the new facility, the Turner Centre, and in 2010, with its increasing global recognition, its name was changed from ‘National’ to ‘International’. Past winners include Dan Poynton, Stephen De Pledge, Emma Sayers, Chenyin Li, Jun Bouterey-Ishido and John-Paul Muir.
Here are the performances of the four finalists of the 2016 event, selected from 15 semi-finalists.
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Dong-Wan Ha - Dutilleux
3:00 PM.Dong-Wan Ha from South Korea plays the Prelude No 1, "D'ombre et de silence", by Henri Dutilleux. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
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Dong-Wan Ha - Schumann
3:00 PM.Dong-Wan Ha from South Korea plays Kreisleriana by Robert Schumann. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
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Dong-Wan Ha - Liszt
3:00 PM.Dong-Wan Ha from South Korea plays the 'Rigoletto Paraphrase' by Franz Liszt. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
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Dong Yi Lee - Franck
3:00 PM.Dong Yi Lee from Australia plays the Prelude, Chorale and Fugue by César Franck. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
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Dong Yi Lee - Scriabin
3:00 PM.Dong Yi Lee from Australia plays the Sonata No 4 by Alexander Scriabin. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
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Dong Yi Lee - Prokofiev
3:00 PM.Dong Yi Lee from Australia plays the Sonata No 7 by Sergei Prokofiev. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
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Samuel Deason - Nevin
3:00 PM.Samuel Deason from Canada plays Canzone Amorosa by Ethelbert Nevin. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Audio
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Samuel Deason - Grieg
3:00 PM.Samuel Deason from Canada plays the Ballade in G minor by Edvard Grieg. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Audio
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Samuel Deason - Brahms
3:00 PM.Samuel Deason from Canada plays the Variations on a Theme by Handel by Johannes Brahms. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Audio
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Yi-Yang Chen - Chen
3:00 PM.Yi-Yang Chen from Taiwan plays his own composition, "In Memoriam: Japan, March 11". Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
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Yi-Yang Chen - Debussy
3:00 PM.Yi-Yang Chen from Taiwan plays the Etude No 1, "Pour les arpèges composés", by Claude Debussy. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
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Yi-Yang Chen - Chopin
3:00 PM.Yi-Yang Chen from Taiwan plays the Mazurka in A minor Op 17/4 and the Ballade No 3 in A flat by Frederic Chopin. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
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Yi-Yang Chen - Rachmaninov
3:00 PM.Yi-Yang Chen from Taiwan plays the Sonata No 2 in B flat minor (revised version) by Sergei Rachmaninov. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
Competition Awards 2016
1st Prize ($15,000) – Dong-Wan Ha
2nd Prize ($8,000) – Dong Yi Lee
3rd Prize, The Judith Barnes Prize ($4,000) - Samuel Deason
4th Prize ($1,000) – Yi-Yang Chen
Jill Cottle Award for Best Sonata Performance ($2,500) – Don-Wan Ha
Sandy McKay Encouragement Award ($1,500) – Chanyeong Yang (South Korea)
Sir Michael Hill Development Prize awarded to a contestant resident in NZ – Jane Ji-hyun Sohn
