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Winners
Jury
Selection Jury
Contestants
Prizes
Contributors

Winners
Mei-Ting Sun
First Prize

Rachel Naomi Kudo
Second Prize

Sean Kennard
Third Prize

Esther Park
Fourth Prize

Igor Lovchinsky
Non-medalist Finalist

Howard Na
Non-medalist Finalist

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Jury
Agustin Anievas
Chariman of the Jury

Gersende de Sabran

Krzysztof Jablonski

Kevin Kenner

Janusz Olejniczak

Tatiana Szebanowa

Ruth Slenczynska

Susan Starr

Tian Ying

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Selection Jury
Adam Aleksander

Lucy Scarbrough

Joel Harrison

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Contestants

Christopher Armstrong

Sean Chen

Andrew Eitel

Christopher Falzone

Samantha Fang

Laura Garritson

Frank Huang

Sean Kennard

Christine
Hye-Su Kim

Rachel Kudo

Katherine Lee

Melinda T. Lee

Martha Locker

Igor Lovchinsky

Howard Na

Emi Nakajima

Esther Park

Elizabeth Pridgen

Elizabeth Schumann

Mei-Ting Sun

Derric Tay

Joshua Wright

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Prizes

First Prize
Awarded by Harriet Irsay

$ 18,000

Twenty-plus concert tour partially underwritten by the Frank Stanley Beveridge Foundation, and by Mr.Leszek Dydynski and Philip Dydynski, M.D.

Second Prize
Awarded by Donald and B. Landon Carlin

$ 12,000

Third Prize

Underwritten by Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Leibowitz
and by Mr. and Mrs. David Melin

$ 8,000

Fourth Prize
Awarded by American Council for Polish Culture

$ 5,000

Addition Prize: Top four winners’ trip to Warsaw for competing in the International Chopin Piano Competition - underwritten by Mr. Leszek Dydynski
and Dr. Philip Dydynski.
Two Finalists (Non-medalists)  

Underwritten by F. Warren O’Reilly Memorial Fund

$ 2,000

Special Prizes

Best performance of a Mazurka
Drs. Claudia & Tomasz Grabczak Award

$1,000
Best performance of a Polonaise
Dr. Irene Stosio-Rytel Award
$ 1,000
Best performance of a Concerto
Mr. and Mrs. Kris Lewicki Award

$ 1,000

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Contributors to the competition

Grand Benefactors

Frank Stanley Beverigde Foundation, Donald and B. Landon Carlin
Dade Community Foundation, Leszek Dydynski and Philip Dydynski M.D.
Florman Family Foundation, Harriet Irsay
The Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council
The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Cultural Affairs Council
The Miami-Dade County Major and the Board of County Commissioners
Miami Salon Group, Rosenstiel Foundation, Steinway & Sons, Yamaha Piano Company

Benefactors

American Council for Polish Culture, American Express, City of Coral Gables
Florida Chopin Council, Marvin and Isabel Leibowitz, Olga and David Melin
Joseph and Ligia Wiegand

Patrons

Lenore Gaynor, Drs. Claudia and Tomasz Grabczak, Kaplan, Inc.
Dr. Gera Kent, Melissa Martin & Kris Lewicki
Martin and Doris Rosen, The Miami Herald, Dr. Irene Stosio de Rytel
Dr. Jan Stosio, University of Miami Philip and Particia Frost School of Music
Mr. and Mrs. Thom Wolek, WRLN Public Radio and Television

Sponsors

Autopilot/ AquaCal, Barry University, Configurations
Bruce& Laurie Davidson, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Grove by the Bay, Edmund Sadowski

Donors

George A. Berberian, Brooks Financial Advisory Group, Inc.
Rosa-Rita Gonzalez, Courtyard Marriott
Metro Bank, Northern Trust Bank, Publix Supermarkets
Rachlin Cohen & James Russell, Snow’s Jewelers, Sunday Afternoons of Music

Friends

Alliance Française, Evelyn K. Axler, Lena Booth- McGinnis
James C. Butt, Frazel, Inc., Joyce & Allan Gassenheimer
Jeanette E. Golding, Richard J. Haft, Helene & Martin Kaplan
Sussane Kayyali, Sung Knowles, La Loggia, Dr. Idalia Lastra
Erna L. Mayer, The Miami City Club, Doris Miller
Susan I. Noe, Anita Ricci, Henry King Stanford

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