The award winners have performed the following representative works (note: limited listing of submitted work):

Adam Aleksander(Piano) Balakirev – Islamey; Chopin - Polonaise A-flat Major; Liszt - Paganini Etude No. 3; Alexander Bedenko(Clarinet) Chausson – Andante et Allegro; Rosenblatt – Carmen Fantasy; Brahms – Clarinet Quintet; Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann Piano Duo Bolcom – Choro from Recuerdos; Strauss (arr. S. Kovacs) “Fledermaus” Paraphrase; Bergmann – Fantasy on themes from Porgy and Bess; Brown/England Piano Duo Liszt (arr. G. England) Valse de Mephisto; Infante – Danses Andalouses; Lutoslawski – Variations on a Theme by Paganini; Yoonjung Han (Piano) Haydn - Sonata in E-flat Major; Liszt - Paganini Etude No. 3; Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major; Jing-I Jang(Harp) Bach - French Suite No. 6; Alvars - Introduction and Variation on themes from Bellini’s opera “Norma”; La Presle – Le jardin mouille; Tatiana Larionova(Piano) Schubert – Wanderer Fantasie in C; Liszt - Apres une lecture de Dante; and De Stefano Piano Duo Stravinsky – The Rite of the Spring; Rachmaninoff – Tarantella.

The 9th International Web Concert Hall competition was organized and sponsored by Intrepid Pixels Technology Inc. The competition was completely conducted via recorded submission from the participants, and was open to orchestral instrumentalists and chamber ensembles, with no age, place of residence, or other restrictions on who could enter. International jury members were selected by the Web Concert Hall committee for the event and the submitted recordings of each performer were distributed to the jury members during each eliminatory round. The names of participants, gender, age, their education and background information were withheld from the jury during the entire process. Judges were requested from the WCH committee to examine the following criteria from each contestant: the consistency of each performer’s musical expressions, musical ideas, their drawing of musical images, shapes and see how individual coordinates and simplifies the work they are presenting to the listeners. In other words, has the performer able to gain a conception of the work as a whole? Does the performer have a strong individuality? Does s/he interpretations bear the mark of this individuality? Does the performer seeks or executes successfully in giving each piece a different and appropriate character? Does the performer hear and understand the main points of musical relationship in a composition and be able to convey to the audience and mostly important, to himself? Does s/he understand what it is that gives the work unity, cohesion, force, or grace, and be able to bring out these elements during the performance?

The Web Concert Hall is an organization dedicated to discovering extraordinary musicians, then, via Internet technology, promoting and presenting them to a broader audience than has ever before been possible. Since its first opening competition in 1999, this event has drawn a large pool of world class talent from all parts of the world. The past winners include: 1999 - Gwyneth Chen (Piano - USA), Siqing Lu (Violin - China); 2000 - Albert Tiu (Piano - Philippine), Petronel Malan (Piano - South Africa), Alexei Romanenko (Cello – Russia); 2001 - Denis Shapovalov (Cello - Russia); 2003 - Tosheff Piano Duo; Richard Raymond - (Piano - Canada); Pasquale Iannone (Piano - Italy); Bruni & Iannone Piano Duo (Italy); 2004 - Enrico Dindo (Cello – Italy); 2006 - Joel Hastings (Piano – Canada); and Anna Kravtchenko (Piano – Ukraine). Furthermore, we had impressive  individuals receiving honorary mention awards each year.

Unlike other competitions, WCH competition does not offer monetary awards. Instead, the goal is to promote and advance the careers of gifted artists globally by broadcasting the performance of winners on the Web Concert Hall for next few years and promoting and extending the exposure to various managers and professional organization in the US and abroad by acknowledging the Web performances. In addition, the website offers each winner and honorary mention recipient a rare opportunity to capture their thoughts and musical experiences through interviews and share with the public. Such information being available to the public has promoted the classical concert experiences throughout the world, such as in high-schools and community colleges where they have no access to classical concerts due to their geographical location, therefore, providing readily available access to hear and read about each performing artists. The next competition will take place in the fall of 2008. The Web Concert Hall is the first of its kind in classical music to hold such events at the global level taking advantage of such communications technology for the last nine consecutive years. For more information, email: webconcerthall@usa.com