XV Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition

The fifteenth Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition took place in Salt Lake City, Utah from June 16 to July 1, 2010. Rounds one and two were held at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. The final round was held at Abravanel Hall with the Utah Symphony Orchestra.

Awards[]

Award	Winner	Details
First prize	Lukas Geniušas	The first prize of $30,000 US awarded by Kirk and Susan Boman Commemorative gold medal awarded by Stephanie Saint-Thomas Utah Symphony Orchestra and other concert engagements CD recording of selected solo repertory
Second prize	Serhiy Salov	Second prize of $15,000 US awarded by anonymous donor Commemorative silver medal awarded by Stephanie Saint-Thomas Utah Symphony Orchestra and other concert engagements CD recording of selected solo repertory
Third prize	Dmitri Levkovich	The Joanne Baker Memorial third prize of $10,000 US Commemorative bronze medal awarded by Stephanie Saint-Thomas Concert engagements CD recording of selected solo repertory
Fourth prize	Yunjie Chen	Cash award of $8,000 US awarded by Ned and Kimberly Warner and Brad and Karen Beagles CD recording of selected solo repertory
Fifth prize	Kotaro Fukuma	Cash award of $7,000 US CD recording of selected solo repertory
Sixth prize	Zhang Zuo	The Dr. Stanley B. Kimball Memorial Sixth Prize of $6,000 US awarded by Chase Kimball CD recording of selected solo repertory
Audience prize	Lukas Geniušas	Cash award of $500 US awarded by Russell A. Cannon and Marilyn J. Cannon

9 jurors:

Finalist	Final round concerto with Utah Symphony Orchestra directed by Lawrence Leighton Smith
Yunjie Chen	Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Kotaro Fukuma	Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Lukas Geniušas	Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Dmitri Levkovich	Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Serhiy Salov	Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Zhang Zuo	Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18