Park University music student Behzod Abduraimov recently won first place in the piano division of the Corpus Christi International Competition for Piano and Strings.

The Corpus Christi International Competition for Piano and Strings, held Feb. 15-17, is a widely recognized competition open to students under the age of 26. The contest is limited to 40 performers, 20 in the strings competition and 20 in the piano competition. The Young Artist Awards are $5,000 each.

Abduraimov, 17 and originally from Uzbekistan, is a student of Stanislav Ioudenitch, artistic director of the International Center for Music at Park and the 2001 Van Cliburn gold medalist.

Among the competitors at the Corpus Christi International Competition for Piano and Strings were students from such prestigious schools as the Cleveland Institute of Music, Moscow State University, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, The Curtis Institute, Peabody Conservatory and The Julliard School.

Earlier this year, Abduraimov won first place in the piano division of the 2008 Lennox International Young Artists Competition, sponsored by the Richardson (Texas) Symphony. That top prize meant $2,500 and the opportunity for Abduraimov to perform with the Richardson Symphony Orchestra in a concert this Saturday conducted by music director Anshel Brusilow.

For more information about Abduraimov or the International Center for Music at Park University, contact Ioudenitch at (913) 710-4332 or istas@park.edu, or ICM Director Robert Pevitts, (816) 584-6550 or robert.pevitts@park.edu.

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