XII International Balys Dvarionas Competition for Young Pianists. A group

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Bennett So

Bennett So (2012)

| Australia

Knox Grammar School, Sydney

Teacher | James Guan

Bennett So is 5th year student from Knox Grammar School in Sydney. He has been studying as a "Rising Stars" programme student since 2022. Currently, he is on a scholarship of the highest level at the "Rising Stars" and performs multiple times every semester. He also received a distinction award in AMusA for piano earlier this year. Bennett has also achieved great success at competitions - he is a silver award recipient at the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival and has won multiple 1st prizes at both St. George Eisteddfod and Sydney Eisteddfod. He was also awarded at the St. George Eisteddfod's as most outstanding pianist 10 years and under in 2023.

I ROUND

  • Johann Sebastian Bach | English Suite No. 3: I. Prelude · G minor · BWV 808/1
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff | "13 Preludes", Op. 32: Prelude No. 5 · Moderato · G major · Op. 32/5
  • Alberto Ginastera | „Trez piezas“, Op. 6: Piece No. 3 "Criolla" ("Creole") · Op. 6/3

    • II ROUND

  • Balys Dvarionas | "24 Piano Pieces": No. 8 Impromptu · E flat minor
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Sonata No. 5 · G major · KV 283/189h
    • I. Allegro
  • Moritz Moszkowski | "Caprice Espagnol" · A minor · Op. 37


    • Performance time: Apr 16 11:24 - 11:39 Music Academy of Vytautas Magnus University, 101 aud. (V. Čepinskio g. 5, Kaunas)

    Winners

     

    Final

    Andrew Yin Apr 16 09:30 - 09:48
    Veronika Troščenko Apr 16 09:48 - 09:59
    Zoe Cheng Apr 16 09:59 - 10:17
    Felix Suo Apr 16 10:17 - 10:33
    Isabella Guo Apr 16 10:50 - 11:10
    Sniedze Sarja Apr 16 11:10 - 11:24
    Bennett So Apr 16 11:24 - 11:39

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