Evgeni Bozhanov
 Bulgaria
Age as of competition: 25
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Twenty-six-year-old Bulgarian pianist Evgeni Bozhanov’s sophisticated interpretations, clear tones, and ability to express the nuances of the music at hand have resulted in numerous top prizes at competitions around the world, including most recently, second prize at the prestigious 2010 Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in Brussels. In 2009, he was a finalist at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth and received the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for the Best Performance of Chamber Music for his performance of Franck’s Piano Quintet in F-Minor with the Takács Quartet. In addition to these prizes, he was awarded second prize at the 2008 Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition in Moscow, and first prizes at the 2008 Alessandro Casagrande, 2006 Carl Bechstein, and 2004 Chopin International Piano Competitions.
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| Preliminary Recital | | Mozart | Sonata in D major K.311 | | Chopin | Rondo à la Mazur in F major, Op.5 | | Chopin | Soanta No. 3 in B minor, Op.58 | | Semifinal Recital | | Beethoven | Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 31, No.3 | | Schubert | Sonata in B-flat major, D.960 | | Bates | White Lies for Lomax | | Semifinal Chamber | | Franck | Piano Quintet in F minor | | Final Recital | | Takemitsu | Rain Tree Sketch I | | Schumann | DavidsbuÄndlertaÄnze, | | Gounod-Liszt | Faust Waltz | | Final Concerti | | Chopin | Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 | | Rachmaninoff | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 |
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