Taiwanese wins piano competition
Wen Yu Shen, 18, of Taiwan won the $30,000 top prize at the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition, a two-week event that concluded Saturday at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Competitors from Russia took the next three awards: Andrei Korobeinikov, 18, won the $20,000 second-place prize, Sofya Gulyak, 25, the $15,000 third-place prize and Denis Evstuhin, 26, the $10,000 finalist prize. Thirty contestants, ages 18 to 30, from around the world competed in the event.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. June 22, 2005 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday June 22, 2005 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 33 words Type of Material: Correction
Rachmaninoff winner -- A Quick Takes item in Tuesday’s Calendar section identified Wen Yu Shen, the winner of the $30,000 top prize at the Rachmaninoff International Competition, as Taiwanese. He is from China.
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Chris Pasles
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