International Organ Competition

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June 18-23, 2013

An unprecedented event featuring Longwood’s 10,010-pipe Aeolian organ, a panel of distinguished judges, and live performances by the world’s top young organists. 
Winner receives world's largest organ competition prize, $40,000.

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Order of Competitors Announced!

The ten young organists from around the world competing in the inaugural Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition have arrived at Longwood Gardens to begin their quest for the $40,000 Pierre S. du Pont First Prize.

Each competitor drew at random a number indicating his or her order of performance for the Competition. For the Final Round, the competitors will still perform in number order, lowest to highest, without drawing new numbers.

Order of Competitors, Preliminary Rounds:

Tuesday, June 18—Preliminary Round 1 at 2:00 pm

• Daria Burlak, 26, Russia View Daria's repertoire
• Adam Pajan, 26, USA View Adam's repertoire
• Thomas Gaynor, 22, New Zealand View Thomas' repertoire

Tuesday, June 18—Preliminary Round 2 at 7:00 pm

• James Kennerley, 29, United Kingdom View James'repertoire
• Yuri McCoy, 28, USA View Yuri's repertoire

Wednesday, June 19—Preliminary Round 3 at 2:00 pm

• Silviya Mateva, 28, Bulgaria View Silviya's repertoire
• Jinhee Kim, 28, South Korea View Jinhee's repertoire
• Matthieu Latreille, 29, Canada View Matthieu's repertoire

Wednesday, June 19—Preliminary Round 4 at 7:00 pm

• Benjamin Sheen, 23, United Kingdom View Benjamin's repertoire
• Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard, 31, France View Baptiste-Florian's repertoire