The American Protégé Russian Music Piano Festival 2009 concert took place at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center on Sunday April 26, 2009 at 8PM.

The American Protégé Russian Music Piano Festival winners received awards in the following categories:

  • Russian soul (Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff)
  • Romantic virtuoso
  • Russian Music of 20th – 21st Centuries
  • Youngest performer

Russian Piano Music Festival Winners:

Jacob Ertl

Russian soul Award

Tchaikovsky

Nutcracker Suite, transcribed by M. Pletnev:

March, Tarantella, Pas de Deus, Trepak

Frederic Chen

Russian soul Award

Rachmaninoff

Sonata No. 2, Op. 36, 1st movement

Jeremy Ray Borders

Romantic Virtuoso Award
 

Rimsky-Korsakov

Flight of the Bumblebee, J. Borders Transcription

Aileen LI

Russian Music of 20th – 21st Centuries Award

Prokofiev

Toccata  Op.11

Victoria Krylova

Youngest Performer Award

Rachmaninoff - Italian Polka

Shostakovich -Waltz-Joke

Shostakovich - Polka