This summer PianissiMore studio organized the 1st Annual Piano Competition "Golden Keys". More than 40 students from different music studios and states participated in this contest. It was a great unforgettable experience for the judges to watch the participants' recordings of two contrasting pieces. The applicants were divided into three main groups which helped the adjudicators to evaluate the participants according to their levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Everyone did a good job showing his/her talent, passion and love for music. It was our pleasure and honor to have a chance to evaluate our "Golden Keys"' participants and we will be happy to have this competition again next summer. You can watch the winners' videos below.
Beginner Group (under 18)
1st place - Kamila Emirova (7 years old). Teacher - Marina Karablina.
2nd place - Wilder Higdon (8years old). Teacher - Arthur Tang.
3rd place - Nina crabtree (6 years old). Teacher - Gyuli Kambarova.
Intermediate Group (under 18)
1st place - George Chen (8 years old). Teacher - Gyuli Kambarova.
2nd place - Ekaterina Karablina (9 years old). Teacher - Galina Emirova.
3rd place - John Chen (10 years old). Teacher - Gyuli Kambarova.
Advanced Group (under 18)
1st place - Jackson Shang (15 years old). Teacher - Gyuli Kambarova.
1st place - Lorianna Liu (15 years old). Teacher - Gyuli Kambarova.
2nd place - Alena Pechenkina (13 year years). Teacher - Galina Emirova.
2nd place - Alexandra Adilhanova (14 years old). Teacher - Galina Emirova.
3rd place - HaoRan Zhang (13 years old). Teacher - Gyuli Kambarova.
3rd place - Calvin Brey (12 years old). Teacher - Gyuli Kambarova.
Adult Group
1st place Intermediate Level - Sherry Li (25 year old). Teacher - Gyuli Kambarova.
2nd place Advanced Level - John Weis (34 years old). Teacher - Gyuli Kambarova.
3rd place Intermediate Level - Max Lozon (21 years old). Teacher - Natalia Bezuglova.
3rd place Intermediate Level - Zowie Beha (18 years old). Teacher - Natalia Bezuglova.
Duets
1st place Advanced Level - Leila (18 years old) & Lara (16 years old) Thomas. Teacher - Gyuli Kambarova.
1st place Intermediate Level - Alla Boiko (10 years old) & Ekaterina Karablina (9 years old). Teacher - Galina Emirova.
2nd place Beginner/Intermediate Level - Wilder & Ewan Higdon. Teachers - Arthur Tang & Gyuli Kambarova.
3rd place Intermediate level - George & John Chen (duet). Teacher - Gyuli Kambarova.