And then there were 12: Honens

Semi-finalists for the Honens announced:

1. Stanislav Khristenko, 22, Russia.
2. Gregory DeTurck, 24, United States.
3. Hinrich Alpers, 25, Germany.
4. Minsoo Sohn, 30, South Korea.
5. Spencer Myer, 28, U.S. 
6. Angela Park, 28, Canada
7. Hong Xu, 23, China.
8. Soyeon Lee, 27, South Korea.
9. Sergei Saratovsky, 24, Russia.
10. Evgueni Starodoubtsev, 24, Russia.
11. Serhiy Salov, 27, Ukraine.
12. Maria Mazo, 24, Germany/Russia.

Good luck to all!

I'll be suprised if  Khristenko, Mazo, and Alpers don't pass to the finals.

Linkage.

Don't forget you can listen online to this top-notch competition via streaming media. Check it out here. Wonder when competition will get around to podcasts?

Currently listening to: Frank Martin - Ballade for piano & orch