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Two Share Top Prize at the 2023 Cooper International Piano Competition
August 5, 2023
Shelly Rasmussen
For the first time in the history of the Cooper International Competition for piano, the top prize was awarded to two participants.
![Young man with glasses and dark hair and young woman with dark hair holding certificates](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cooper_piano_competition_2023-26.jpeg?itok=ZE3FtRXi)
Three Pianists selected for the Cooper Competition’s Final Round
August 2, 2023
Shelly Rasmussen
The masterful performances that have graced Warner Concert Hall for the past three days culminated Wednesday evening with the selection of three pianists that have been chosen to move on to the...
![Cooper Competition Judges, Participants and Thomas and Evon Cooper on Warner Concert Hall stage](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/img_7169.jpeg?itok=r0rThYGP)
2023 Cooper International Piano Competition Field Narrowed to Seven Pianists
August 1, 2023
Shelly Rasmussen
After two days of nineteen semifinal performances, the jury has selected seven pianists to move on to the Concerto Round on Wednesday, August 2.
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2023 Cooper International Competition for Piano Opens
July 30, 2023
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Nineteen young pianists from around the world have arrived in Oberlin and have drawn for their order of performance. They will take the stage July 31 through August 4 for the twelfth annual Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition. Each of them are vying for a share of $40,000—including a $20,000 first prize—and a solo appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra.
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Chopin Competition Winner Bruce Liu to Perform on Oberlin Artist Recital Series
April 23, 2023
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Rising Canadian pianist Bruce Liu, winner of the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, will perform the closing program on the Oberlin Artist Recital Series 2022-23 season. The concert is at 2:30 p.m. on April 30 in historic Finney Chapel.
![Bruce Liu performing at the Chopin Competition in October 2021. Bruce Liu performing at the Chopin Competition in October 2021.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bruce-liu_at_chopin_competition_760x570.jpeg?itok=wrS4Rtg9)
Oberlin's Cooper International Competition for Piano Returns in 2023
April 7, 2023
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
“We are thrilled to bring back the Cooper piano competition and to collaborate with the Cleveland Orchestra once again as we celebrate the best young piano talent in the world,” says Oberlin Professor of Piano Robert Shannon, Cooper piano competition director and jury chair. Applications are due on April 25.
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Seohyun Kim Wins 2022 Cooper Competition for Violin
August 23, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Seohyun Kim, a 13-year-old violinist from Seoul, South Korea, was named the top prize winner of the 2022 Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition at the conclusion of the Finals held in...
![violinist Seohyun Kim performs with Gerhardt Zimmermann and the Canton Symphony Orchestra violinist Seohyun Kim performs with Gerhardt Zimmermann and the Canton Symphony Orchestra](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/kim.png?itok=7Mh0d7u_)
Three Violinists Advance to the 2022 Cooper Competition's Concerto Finals
August 17, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Six violinists gave poised performances in the August 19 recitals during Round Two of the 2022 Cooper International Competition. Three of the artists have earned the right to perform once again in...
![2022 Cooper Competition awards ceremony following Round Two. Gathering of Cooper Competition jury members, prizewinning violinists, and competition sponsors, on Warner Concert Hall stage.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cooper_round_3_jury-violinists.jpg?itok=-ZlR8dYw)
2022 Cooper Competition Field Narrowed to Six Violinists
August 16, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
After two sessions of Round One competition on Monday and Tuesday, with all seventeen violinists performing 30-minute programs, jury deliberations in the 2022 Cooper International Competition for...
![Cooper Round Two violinists Six young musicians, three girls and three boys, stand on Warner Concert Hall Stage.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/round_two-6_news-center.png?itok=AIX1xd7p)
Cooper International Competition Participants Announced
July 14, 2022
Joshua Reinier
Eighteen young violinists to compete for expanded prizes beginning August 15.
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