Competitors
Round one (completed)
We are delighted to say that we had 39 entries - the highest number to date - with a great spread of 15 countries including South Korea, Russia, USA, Canada, Serbia, Czech Republic, Poland, France, Germany, England and Ireland.
16 organists have been selected to compete in the quarter-finals, which will take place in Dublin starting on Monday 23 June 2008.
Quarterfinals (completed)
Thomas Corns, UK
Ryan Enright, Canada
Lars Gjerde, Norway
Simon Harden, Ireland
Ilia Kedryavtsev, Russia
Erik Kolind, Denmark
Dongho Lee, South Korea
Jonathan Oldengarm, Canada
Jee Young Park, South Korea
Christopher Petit, USA
A. Timothy Pyper, Canada
Joseph Ripka, USA
Sunny Son, USA
Mareile Schmidt, Germany
Margarita Schweikard, Russia
Andras Szabo, Hungary
Semi-finals (26 June 2008)
Dongho Lee, South Korea
Jonathan Oldengarm, Canada
Christopher Petit, USA
A. Timothy Pyper, Canada
Joseph Ripka, USA
Mareile Schmidt, Germany
Margarita Schweikard, Russia
Andras Szabo, Hungary
Finals (Completed)
Joseph Ripka, USA (winner)
Jonathan Oldengarm, Canada (2nd price)
Christopher Petit, USA (3rd price)
Competition Repertoire
Round one (recorded)
Dietrich Buxtehude: Praeambulum in a, BuxWV 158 Olivier Messiaen: Second movement (Alleluias sereins d'une âme qui désire le ciel) from L'AscensionQuarterfinals
A thirty-five minute programme of the competitor’s choice, to include a substantial work written before 1750.
Semifinals
A thirty-five minute programme of the competitor’s choice, to include a substantial work written after 1850.
Finals
A forty minute programme, to include a work by Olivier Messiaen (which may be a movement or movements from a multi-movement cycle, excluding L'Ascension second movement).
More information on the Dublin International Organ Competition 2008 can be found on the following pages:
| Competition 2008 homepage |
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Competitors and repertoire |
| Competition Schedule |
Information for competitors |
| Competition Application |
Previous prize winners |