- Jury
- Competition results, by rounds First Round Second Round Semi-finals Final
- References
- See also
The XVI Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition took place at the Palacio de Festivales in Santander, Spain, from July 25 to August 7, 2008. Twenty pianists, selected through three shortlists of candidates (Madrid, Moscow and New York) took part in the event. The Dresden Philharmonic accompanied the three finalists in the final on August 6. Both the Semi-finals and the Final were broadcast through TVE. Jury- {{flagicon|Russia}} Dmitry Alexeev
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Klaus Hellwig
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jerome Lowenthal
- {{flagicon|Portugal}} Luis Pereira Leal
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Sergio Perticaroli
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jerome Rose
- {{flagicon|France}} Jacques Rouvier
- {{flagicon|China}} Yang Liqing
{{flagicon|Italy}} Maria Tipo could not travel to Santander due to health problems.[1]Competition results, by roundsFirst RoundJuly 25–27, 16:00-23:00. Palacio de Festivales, Sala Pereda. Recital. - {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Alina Artemyeva
- {{flagicon|Belgium}} Lucas Blondeel
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Stefan Ciric
- {{flagicon|France}} Emmanuel Christien
- {{flagicon|France}} François Dumont
- {{flagicon|Japan}} Kotarô Fukuma
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Vyacheslav Gryaznov
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Violetta Khachikian
- {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Ka Ling Colleen Lee
- {{flagicon|South Korea}} Hyo Sun Lim
- {{flagicon|China}} Wu Muye
- {{flagicon|Japan}} Akiko Nikami
- {{flagicon|Japan}} Yuma Osaki
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Sergey Sobolev
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Anastasya Terenkova
- {{flagicon|China}} Jue Wang
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Andrey Yaroshinsky
- {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu
- {{flagicon|China}} Yubo Zhou
- {{flagicon|China}} Zuo Zhang
Second RoundJuly 29-August 1, 16:00-23:00. Palacio de Festivales, Sala Pereda. Recital + Chamber music (quintet). - {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Alina Artemyeva
- {{flagicon|Belgium}} Lucas Blondeel
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Stefan Ciric
- {{flagicon|France}} Emmanuel Christien
- {{flagicon|Japan}} Kotarô Fukuma
- {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Ka Ling Colleen Lee
- {{flagicon|South Korea}} Hyo Sun Lim
- {{flagicon|China}} Wu Muye
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Sergey Sobolev
- {{flagicon|China}} Jue Wang
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Andrey Yaroshinsky
- {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu
Semi-finalsAugust 3–4, 21:00. Palacio de Festivales, Sala Argenta. Mozart piano concerto. - {{flagicon|Japan}} Kotarô Fukuma
- {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Ka Ling Colleen Lee
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Sergey Sobolev
- {{flagicon|China}} Jue Wang
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Andrey Yaroshinsky
- {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu
Real Philharmonía de Galicia. Juanjo Mena, conductor. FinalAugust 6. Palacio de Festivales, Sala Argenta. Symphonic piano concerto. - {{flagicon|Japan}} Kotarô Fukuma
- {{flagicon|China}} Jue Wang
- {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} {{flagicon|Canada}} Avan Yu
Dresden Philharmonic. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor. - First Prize: Jue Wang
- Second Prize: Avan Yu
- Third Prize: Kotaro Fukuma
- Audience Prize: Avan Yu
References1. ^{{cite web | author= | title=A health problem prevents Mario Tipo from serving as a jury | url=http://www.santanderpianocompetition.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=104&Itemid=65 | publisher=Albeniz Foundation | date=July 27, 2008 | accessdate=}}
See also- Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition
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