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Monday, October 12, 2009
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

• Wine and Cheese Reception 5:00 P.M (contestants and host families only)
• Picture taken 5:30 P.M.
• Opening ceremony 6:00 P.M. (open to the public)
  
  • Introduction of the Artist Level contestants
  • Introduction of the international jury
  • Drawing
  • Short concert (Dr. Young-Hyun Cho, Prizewinner of the 2005 LIPC)

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

First round of the Artist Level competition (free admission)

10:00 am Zhao Wang, China
10:30 am Peter John, USA
11:00 am Joshua Chandra, USA
11:30 am Yordan Rashkov, Bulgaria

LUNCH BREAK

2:00 pm Ai-Ying Chiu, Taiwan
2:30 pm Kun Yao, Canada
3:00 pm Jee In Hwang, South Korea
3:30 pm Anita Ratser, Russia
4:00 pm Hyun-Soo Lee, South Korea
4:30 pm Da Jung Cho, South Korea

DINNER BREAK

7:30 pm Andreas Eggertsberger, Austria
8:00 pm Jamina Gerl, Germany
8:30 pm Rasa Vitkauskaite, Lithuania

Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

First round of the Artist Level competition continues (free admission)

9:30 am Arsentiy Kharitonov, Russia
10:00 am Jonathan Ong, Australia
10:30 am Daniil Tsvetkov, Russia
11:00 am Eric Clark, USA
11:30 am Lin Peng, China
12:00 pm Andrii Vaskevych, Ukraine

LUNCH BREAK

2:00 pm Valeriya Polunina, Russia
2:30 pm Tal Zilber, Israel
3:00 pm Yu-Chi Tai, Taiwan
3:30 pm Vivian Choi, Australia
4:00 pm John Fisher, Australia

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE EIGHT SEMIFINALISTS

6:00 pm - Party for the contestants and host families at the Alexandria Museum of Art

Thursday, October 15, 2009
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

Semifinals of the Artist Level Competition (tickets $5)

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10:00 am Joshua Chandra, USA
10:45 am Kun Yao, Canada
11:30 am BREAK
11:45 am Jee In Hwang, South Korea

LUNCH BREAK

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2:00 pm Andreas Eggertsberger, Austria
2:45 pm Daniil Tsvetkov
3:30 pm BREAK
3:45 pm Eric Clark, USA
4:30 pm Lin Peng, China

DINNER BREAK

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7:30 pm Yu-Chi Tai, Taiwan
8:15 pm John Fisher, Australia


ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE THREE FINALISTS

Friday, October 16, 2009
Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

• Rehearsals with the Rapides Symphony Orchestra for the finalists of the Artist Level competition

Louisiana College

• Master classes by the jury members for selected participants of the Artist Level competition

• Junior Level competition
• 10:00 am-12:30 pm
• 2:00 pm-3:40 pm
• Announcement of the prize winners of the Junior Level competition

• Morning rehearsals with the Rapides Symphony Orchestra for the finalists of the Artist Level competition

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, 6:00 pm (tickets $25)

Click here to view the live webcast of the Final Round Oct. 17, 2009 at 6:00 pm (Central Time)

• Final round of the Artist Level competition with Rapides Symphony Orchestra
  
  • Kun Yao, Canada (Beethoven Concerto No. 5)
  • Daniil Tsvetkov, Russia (Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1)
  • John Fisher, Australia (Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1)
    
• Acknowledgment of the Junior Level contestants
• Performance by the Junior Level competition winner
• Announcement of the prize winners of the Artist Level competition
• Closing ceremony
• Reception

• Master classes by the jury members for selected participants of the Junior Level competition