The Jury revealed the list of 12 pianists who will participate in the Semi-final of the Paloma O’Shea Santander Piano Competition from 29 July to 1 August at the Palace of Festivals of Cantabria.
Juan Barahona, Spain, 25
Albert Cano Smit, Spain / Netherlands, 18
David Jae-Weon Huh, Korea, 28
Jianing Kong, China, 29
Ke Ma, China, 20
Alexia Mouza, Greece / Venezuela, 25
Jinhyung Park, Korea, 18
Juan Pérez Floristán, Spain, 22
Kazuya Saito, Japan, 25
Akihiro Sakiya, Japan, 26
Alexey Sychev, Russia, 26
Andrey Yaroshinsky, Russia, 29
The Jury is led by pianist and professor Gary Graffman and composed of prominent international figures such as Jian Li, Tomás Marco, Luis Pereira Leal, Michel Béroff, Péter Csaba, Christopher Elton, Homero Francesch, Márta Gulyás, Klaus Hellwig, Eldar Nebolsin and Blanca Uribe.
