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semi finals

PIANO COMPETITION 2025

Semi-finals

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Members of the jury:

  • Kiyotaka Izumi (chairman)
  • Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort
  • Boris Vodenitcharov
  • Eliane Rodrigues
  • Bart Rodyns
  • Edoardo Torbianelli
  • Irene Russo

You can experience the semi-finals live on Friday 4 April from 10.00 hrs. Entrance fee is  €16,-- (€ 8,--  for under 21). 

Would you like to make a reservation now? You can do so via this link.


The following candidates have been selected (in alphabetical order) to compete in the semi-finals: 

  • Arai Moeka, Japan
  • Declercq Alexander, Belgium
  • Dusmuratove Anna, Russian Federation
  • Galicki Andrzej, Poland
  • HongboZhao, China
  • Huseinzoda Jannat, Tajikistan
  • Hwang Hyunsu, Republic of Korea
  • Leung Edward, USA
  • NG Yao,De Vincent, Malaysia
  • Ormaza Vera Aaron, Ecuador
  • Piperkos Ioannis, Greece
  • Popp Simon, Germany
  • Sakurako Kita, Japan
  • Shi Ruiqi, China
  • Wang Xinchen, China
  • Westman Tomer, Israel

The 15 semi-finalists will each play for a maximum of 30 minutes on the beautiful restored Bluthner grand piano which belonged to Emmanuel Durlet. Part of the free program will be Adagio in G (4 minutes) by J.H. Fiocco in the version of Emmanuel Durlet.


A copy of the sheet music of Adagio in G can be found here.

You can experience the semi-finals live on Friday April 4th, starting at 10 a.m. The finals will be held on Sunday April 6th, starting at 11 a.m. 

Would you like to make a reservation? click here .

Entrance fee €16,--. (-21 j. €8,--)