XV Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition took place in Valencia, from September 14 to the 30th, 2006. The competition is held every two years and is a member of the Geneva World Federation of International Music Competitions. Pianist Josu De Solaun Soto was given the First Grand Prize, becoming the first Spanish pianist to be awarded such distinction in the 25 years of the competition's existence. The prize included over $25,000, recital and orchestral engagements and a recording contract.

Jury

Prizes

First Grand PrizeSpain Josu de Solaun
Second PrizeRussia Valentina Igoshina
Third PrizeRussia Andrei Yaroshinsky
Fourth PrizeFrance Patrick HemmerleArmenia Sofya Melikyan
Fifth PrizeRussia Natalya Kuchaeva
Sixth PrizeVoid
Best Valencian pianistSpain Josu de Solaun
Best Spanish pianistSpain Josu de Solaun
Best interpreter of Spanish musicFrance Patrick HemmerleArmenia Sofya Melikyan
Best interpreter of Spanish contemporary musicSpain Miguel Ángel CastroRussia Philipp Kopachevsky
Best interpreter of a Beethoven concertoFrance Patrick Hemmerle
Best interpreter of a Chopin pieceFrance Patrick Hemmerle

Compositions commissioned for the competition

Competition Results (by Rounds)

First round

Japan Yukiko AkagiUnited States Orlando AlonsoUnited Kingdom Cathal BreslinRomania Catalina ButcaruSpain Claudio Carbó
Spain Miguel Ángel CastroSpain Josu de SolaunBulgaria Dora DeliyskaFrance Geraldine DutroncyUkraine Anna Fedorova
Finland Sonja FräkiRussia Nikolai GangnusBulgaria Irina GeorgievaFrance Patrick HemmerleBelgium Dagmar Hofman
South Korea Hong Kook-heeSouth Korea Hyung Sue-woonRussia Valentina IgoshinaJapan Kyoko KashiiGreece Marianna Katerelou
South Korea Kim Ji-younRussia Philipp KopachevskyRussia Natalya KuchaevaJapan Fuyuka KusaSouth Korea Lee Yoo-soon
China Lin WeichiRepublic of Ireland Maria McGarryArmenia Sofya MelikyanSpain Katia MichelItaly Salvatore Monzo
Japan Yukako MorikawaRussia Eleonora MorozovaSpain Inocencio NegrínGreece Theodosia NtokouItaly Vincenzo Oliva
Spain Antonio OrtizRussia Natalya OsenchakovaItaly Stefania PassamonteBelarus Ekaterina PopovaAustralia Cameron Roberts
Russia Pavel ShatskiyRussia Anna Solivieva-DrubichIsrael Inesa SinkevychJapan Shun TominagaChina Wu Xiaofeng
Russia Andrei YaroshinskySouth Korea Yoon Eun-kyungSerbia Bojana ZdravkovićUkraine Denis Zhdanov

Second round

Japan Yukiko AkagiUnited Kingdom Cathal BreslinSpain Claudio CarbóSpain Miguel Ángel CastroSpain Josu de Solaun
Ukraine Anna FedorovaRussia Nikolai GangnusFrance Patrick HemmerleRussia Valentina IgoshinaRussia Philipp Kopachevsky
Russia Natalya KuchaevaJapan Fuyuka KusaChina Lin WeichiArmenia Sofya MelikyanJapan Yukako Morikawa
Spain Inocencio NegrínItaly Vincenzo OlivaSpain Antonio OrtizAustralia Cameron RobertsRussia Pavel Shatskiy
China Wu XiaofengRussia Andrei YaroshinskySerbia Bojana ZdravkovićUkraine Denis Zhdanov

Third round

Japan Yukiko AkagiSpain Claudio CarbóSpain Miguel Ángel CastroSpain Josu de SolaunFrance Patrick Hemmerle
Russia Valentina IgoshinaRussia Philipp KopachevskyRussia Natalia KuchaevaArmenia Sofya MelikyanJapan Yukiko Morikawa
Spain Antonio OrtizRussia Andrei Yaroshinsky

Semifinals

Spain Josu de Solaun (Beethoven's 3rd)France Patrick Hemmerle (Beethoven's 1st)Russia Valentina Igoshina (Beethoven's 4th)
Russia Natalya Kuchaeva (Beethoven's 5th)Armenia Sofya Melikyan (Beethoven's 3rd)Russia Andrei Yaroshinsky (Beethoven's 3rd)
Accompaniment: Valencia Orchestra. Yaron Traub, conductor.

Final

Spain Josu de Solaun (Rachmaninov's 2nd)Russia Valentina Igoshina (Tchaikovsky's 1st)Russia Andrey Yaroshinsky (Rachmaninov's Rhapsody)
Accompaniment: Valencia Orchestra. Yaron Traub, conductor.
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