First prize in the Cliburn Amateur Competition went to Thomas Yu, 38, a periodontist from Canada.
Performances began Saturday at 3 p.m. in Bass Performance Hall. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra accompanied each pianist as each played a movement from a concerto.
The Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition showcases performers from around the world who are above age 35 and do not play piano professionally. The competition began last Sunday and concluded Saturday.
The competition began with a field of 68 competitors; 12 made it to the semifinal round on Thursday before the final six were named.
Other awards:
SECOND PRIZE
Michael Slavin, 65, retired ophthamologist (United States)
THIRD PRIZE
Xavier Aymonod, 40, strategy consultant (France)
JURY DISCRETIONARY AWARDS
Deirbhile Brennan, 46, accountant (Ireland)
Lana C. Marina, 47, stay-at-home mother (United States)
CREATIVE PROGRAMMING AWARD
Gregory Knight, 53, software engineer (United States)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF A WORK FROM THE BAROQUE ERA
Clark Vann Griffith, 52, retired database programmer (United States)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF A WORK FROM THE CLASSICAL ERA
Ken Iisaka, 47, software engineer (Japan/Canada)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF A WORK FROM THE ROMANTIC ERA
Matthias Fischer, 42, physician (Germany)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF A POST-ROMANTIC WORK
Jasmin Tiodang, 44, stay-at-home mother (Indonesia)
AUDIENCE AWARD
Thomas Yu, 38, periodontist (Canada)
PRESS AWARD
Thomas Yu, 38, periodontist (Canada)