Amateur Competition

First International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs™

First International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs

June 9-13, 1999


Jury Award
Joel Holoubek (Numismatist, France)

Press Jury Award
Joel Holoubek (Numismatist, France)

Audience Award
Alexandre Bodak (Physician, France)

Third Stage (Finalists)
Luiz Benedini (Ambassador, Brazil)
Alexandre Bodak (Physician, France)
Paul Doerrfeld (Office Manager, USA)
Joel Holoubek (Numismatist, France)
Michael Kimmelman (Art Critic, USA)
Philippe Loilier (Biologist, France)

Second Stage (Semifinalists)
Melinda Baird (Homemaker, USA)
Charles Chien (Flight Attendant Purser, USA)
Henri-Robert Delbeau (Physician, USA)
Greg Fisher (Glass Installer, USA)
Lorraine Fuchs (Administrative Assistant, USA)
David Hibbard (Railroad Manager, USA)
Len Horovitz (Physician, USA)
Gregor Lehmiller (Meteorologist, USA)
Suzanna Perez (Financial Consultant, USA)
Ronald Roberts (Cyber-Librarian, USA)
Donald Shaw (Business Owner, USA)
Carl Tait (Computer Scientist, USA)

First Stage
Gregory Adams (Restaurateur, USA)
Simon Aldrich (Business Executive, England)
Karen Atwood (Retired Teacher, USA)
Scott Behler (Ophthalmologist, USA)
Rosalie Beverly (Physician, USA)
Trafton Bogert (Computer Programmer & Systems Analyst, USA)
Charles Brindis (Computer Scientist, USA)
Deborah Brown (Speech Technology Specialist, USA)
Kay Castagnoli (Research Chemist, USA)
Jean de Saint Guilhem (Judge, France)
Karen DeNardo (Retired Medical Technologist, USA)
Scott Dickson (Computer Network Engineer, USA)
Geoffrey Dorfman (Artist, USA)
David Earl (Sales Representative, England)
Per Enflo (Mathematician, Sweden)
Alwyn Farey-Jones (Investment Banker, England)
Maria Fawcett (Physician, USA)
Michael Filak (Strategic Account Marketing Executive, USA)
Robert Finley (Electrical Engineer, USA)
Allan Fuller (Director of Table Games, USA)
Robert Galloway (Chemical Engineer, USA)
Victor Gavino (Research Scientist & Professor, Canada)
Linda Gilbert (Accountant, USA)
David Gilliland (Attorney, USA)
Mark Gordon (Legal Assistant & Librarian, USA)
Lauren Green (News Anchor, USA)
Robin Green (Community Volunteer, USA)
Eric Gustafson (Multimedia Technology Consultant, USA)
Marisa Haines (Independent Financial Trader, USA)
Michael Hawley (Professor of Media Technology, USA)
Stephen Hubbard (Electrical Engineer & Professor, USA)
Richard Jorgensen (Architect, USA)
Daniel Kandelman (Dentist & Professor, Canada)
Bryant Kong (Regulatory Analyst, USA)
Mary Kunz (Copy Editor/Columnist, USA)
Dan Lansdown (Engineer, USA)
Doohi Lee (Radiologist, USA)
Sylvain Levy (Sales Manager, France)
Juanita Madland (Retired Teacher, USA)
Franz Mantini (Electrical Engineer, USA)
Art Manwelyan (Computer Programmer, USA)
Rebecca Martin (Physician, USA)
Pamela McKnight (Elementary School Teacher, USA)
Joseph Messina (Pilot, USA)
Hye Yeong Min (Homemaker/Retired Scientist, USA)
Michael Moore (Court Reporter, USA)
Colleen O'Connor (Attorney, USA)
Hiroko Ohtani (Physical Chemist, Japan)
Richard Olsen (Retired Business Executive, USA)
Laura Papadimitriou (International Communications Executive, Greece)
Samantha Park (Senior Laboratory Technician, USA)
Julia Pearce (Dental Hygienist, England)
José Mauro Peixoto (Financial Advisor, Brazil)
Vincent Phillips (Anesthesiologist, USA)
John Ponder (Otolaryngologist, USA)
Arnold Popkin (Opthalmologist, USA)
Guilherme de Almeida Quintaes (Dermatologist, Brazil)
Marcus Raskin (Author & Educator, USA)
Cynthia Riley (Registered Nurse, USA)
Steven Ryan (Computer Consultant, USA)
Dominic Scott (Professor of Philosophy, England)
Robert Scrimale (Administrative Assistant, USA)
Judith Sherrard (Homemaker, USA)
Howard Southern (Management Consultant, England)
Terresa Stallworth (Psychiatrist, USA)
Ruediger Thalmann (Otolaryngologist & Professor, Austria)
Frank Valdez (Hair Stylist, USA)
Graeme Wilkinson (Flight Attendant, Canada)
David Winn (Business Executive, USA)
Paula Wong (Attorney & Mediator, USA)
Miho Yamada (Pediatric Cardiologist, Japan)  

Jury
All Three Rounds
John Giordano (Chairman); John Ardoin; Gérard Békerman; Seymour Bernstein; Shields-Collins Bray; Germaine Devèze; Sabine Lacoarret; Carol Leone; Jon Nakamatsu; Jack Roberts 

Semifinal and Final Rounds
Monte Hill Davis; Robert Garwell; David Karp; Benedetto Lupo; John Owings; Paul Pollei; Alina Rubinstein; Adam Wodnicki 

Press Jury
Semifinal and Final Rounds
William Littler (Chairman); Daniel Cariaga; Olin Chism; Richard Dyer; Stuart Isacoff; Donald Rosenberg
     
Chairman of the Board: Alann Bedford Sampson  
Executive Director: Richard Rodzinski

In collaboration with the Concours des Grands Amateurs de Piano