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Future Stars Today at CAM
2010 Seattle International Piano Competition at Benaroya Hall

Finalist, Ages 14-18, Max Wang

2010 NW Festivals: Romantic Festival

First Prize, Max Wang
First Prize, Robert Yan
Second Prize, Alex Camai
Second Prize, Sena Hove
Third Prize, Sophia Beams
Third Prize, Allen Lu
Honorable Mentions: Thomas Fung, Ben Yu, Ana Chen, Dylan Go, Noela Lu
First Prize for Chamber Music, Alex Camai, piano, Maria Kiesewetter, violin
Second Prize for Chamber Music, Anna Kiesewetter, violin
Third Prize for Chamber Music, Rebecca Li, violin, Claire Lin, piano

2010 NW Festivals: Contemporary Festival

First Place, Jonathan Staley
Second Place, Alex Donka
Honorable Mentions: Sophia Beams, Henry Gao, Sena Hove, Erica Li, Tasha Mok

2009 Sonatina Festival

First Prize, Jonathan Staley
Honorable Mention, Henry Gao

2009 Bach Festival

First Prize, Max Wang
Second Prize, Claire Lin
Second Prize, Catherine Oei
Second Prize, Nicholas Reasoner
Second Prize, Jonathan Staley
Second Prize, Meili Zhang

2009 Seattle International Piano Competition at Benaroya Hall

Gold Medal (age 9 and under category), Robert Yan

Awarded for the best performance of:

... a Song Without Words by Mendelssohn, Robert Yan
... of Szymanowski, Alex Camai
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Mr. Kevin Kaukl

Kevin Kaukl is a Seattle native and received his Bachelor of Music with honors from the University of Washington, where he studied with Robin McCabe. He completed further studies in Vienna with Gerald Stofsky, and in Dublin with the eminent Irish pianist John O'Conor. His Master of Music degree was conferred by the Royal Irish Academy of Music where he studied as a recipient of the Gaiety Bursary, an award established for promising musicians by Irelands oldest theatre organization.

As a performer, Kevin has been appeared as a soloist on the Aspen Music Festival's *Spotlight* recital series, and also on Irish national television in Mind The Gap Films' documentary "Beethoven Bootcamp." He was one of a handful of pianists worldwide selected for the Wilhelm Kempff Foundation's annual Beethoven masterclass given in Positano, Italy, and has competed as a national finalist in the MTNA Steinway Young Artist Competition, as a result of receiving first prize in both the Washington State and Northwest Regional competitions.

Kevin lives in Seattle, where he is an active private teacher, accompanist/coach, and performer.

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