2009 Shean Strings Competition Results

EDMONTON NATIVE TAKES $8,000 TOP PRIZE

Edmonton, AB ’Äì On Friday, May 15, 2009 ’Äì after two days of amazing competition ’Äì Ewald Cheung, violin (19 years old), from Edmonton, AB, was awarded the $8,000 top prize in The Shean Strings Competition. He has also won the opportunity to play with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at a future date. Ewald was one of 6 finalists chosen from a field of 24 entries from across Canada to compete in the 2009 Shean Strings Competition on May 14 and 15.

The complete results of the Competition were as follows:

• First Place and $8,000 ’Äì Ewald Cheung, violin
• Second Place and $5,000 ’Äì Alissa Cheung, violin
• Third Place and $4,000 ’Äì Aaron Schwebel, violin
• Fourth Place and $3,000 ’Äì Emily Westell, violin
• Fifth Place and $2,000 ’Äì Meghan Nenniger, violin
• Sixth Place and $1,000 ’Äì Wook (Luke) Young Kim, violoncello

Ewald Cheung also won $1,000 for the Best Performance of the Test Piece ’Äì Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op. 16 in g minor by Henryk Wieniawski.

The adjudicators for this year’Äôs competition were David Hoyt, Chair; David Colwell, violin; Jack Mendelsohn, violoncello and Brian Finley, piano.

The 2010 Shean Piano Competition takes place in Edmonton on May 20 and 21, 2010 in Edmonton with an $8,000 top prize and $1,000 prize for best performance of the test piece.

www.sheancompetition.com

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