A partially silly result
by Tim G
I listened to a great deal of the competition via its webcasts. I was surprised that certain players in the early rounds did not make the finals, as well as surprised at the choice of others who did. I listened to all of the finalists performances and I have to say that from the first, to my ear anyway, Haochen Zhang stood out as the clear winner by his flawless execution but also for the musicality of his readings - particularly in the Mozart K. 466. Sad to say, I really cannot understand how a jury of professional musicians could have considered Nobuyuki Tsujii the equal of Mr. Zhang in any way. His blindness prevents any real ensemble playing and he had nothing much to say in solo repertoire either. In my opinion he shouldn't have been accepted to the competition in the first place. Being awarded a co-First Prize simply devalues the prize and the competition and is, I think, terribly unjust to Mr. Zhang who, if merit were the only consideration, should have won First Prize on his own.
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by Tim G
I listened to a great deal of the competition via its webcasts. I was surprised that certain players in the early rounds did not make the finals, as well as surprised at the choice of others who did. I listened to all of the finalists performances and I have to say that from the first, to my ear anyway, Haochen Zhang stood out as the clear winner by his flawless execution but also for the musicality of his readings - particularly in the Mozart K. 466. Sad to say, I really cannot understand how a jury of professional musicians could have considered Nobuyuki Tsujii the equal of Mr. Zhang in any way. His blindness prevents any real ensemble playing and he had nothing much to say in solo repertoire either. In my opinion he shouldn't have been accepted to the competition in the first place. Being awarded a co-First Prize simply devalues the prize and the competition and is, I think, terribly unjust to Mr. Zhang who, if merit were the only consideration, should have won First Prize on his own.
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