Rain of prizes for HfMT pianists

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Chia-Yang Hsu from Stepan Simonian's HfMT piano class won the second prize of 8,000 euros at the 11th International FRANZ LISZT Piano Competition in Weimar.

Chia Yang Hsu was also delighted to receive two special prizes. Firstly, he received the prize for the best interpretation of a classical sonata. This includes an engagement for a piano recital at the Steingraeber Haus, sponsored by the piano manufacturer Steingraeber & Söhne.
He also received the special prize for the best interpretation of a chamber music work.

The first prize of 12,000 euros and the audience award went to 16-year-old Zhonghua Wei from China. The third prize of 5,000 euros went to 27-year-old Viktoria Baskakova from Russia.

Organized in cooperation with the city of Bayreuth, the Liszt Competition is regarded as one of the most important international competitions focusing on the works of Franz Liszt. For the eleventh time, the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar and the City of Bayreuth had invited to participate from October 21 to 31, 2024. The international jury, chaired by Weimar piano professor Michail Lifits, included Michel Dalberto (France), Wolfgang Döberlein (Germany), Norma Fisher (Great Britain), Leslie Howard (Great Britain | Australia), Mariya Kim (Germany), Vivian Li (China), Boris Petrushansky (Italy) and Lilya Zilberstein (Austria).

Vita
Born in Taiwan, Chia-Yang Hsu was accepted into Prof. Stepan Simonian's class at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama at the age of 16 after his initial piano training in his home country, where he completed his master's degree and is currently studying for his concert exam. Born in Yilan (Taiwan) in 1999, the pianist has already been invited several times to give solo recitals in China, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria and the United Arab Emirates. He has performed with orchestras including the Xiamen Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Kaliningrad Symphony Orchestra. In 2017/18, he won 1st prize and the C.P.E. Bach special prize at the ICoM piano competition and the special prize for Song Interpretation at the Gustav Mahler Song Competition in Hamburg.