Cincinnati.com
July 19 2009
International pianists win top medals
Pianists from the Republic of Georgia, Ukraine and China shared the
top three medals in the Cincinnati-based World Piano Competition,
which ended its 53rd season last Sunday at the Aronoff Center for the
Arts.
Alexander Beridze, a pianist from the Republic of Georgia, won the
gold medal and a New York debut concert in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln
Center. Dmitri Levkovich of Ukraine won the silver, and the bronze
went to Chinese virtuoso Dizhou Zhao.
The other three semifinalists were Fanny Azzuro of France, Elizabeth
Schumann, 27, of Blacksburg, Va., the only American contestant, and
Grigor Khachatryan of Armenia.
The top six contestants share more than $20,000 in cash awards.
Janelle Gelfand