PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 22ND INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2015
PRIZE OF THE AUDIENCE
The prize of the audience is sponsored by Casino Velden and is awarded by the audience of the final concert at Casineum Velden on September 13, 2015 to: Matouš Pěruška (b. 1992, Czech Republic, violin).
PIANO
1st round: 27 artists
2nd round: 13 artists
3rd round: 6 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Maya Ando (b. 1987, Japan)
Uikyung Jung (b. 1988, South Korea)
Jihye Lee (b. 1981, South Korea)
Eri Mantani (b. 1982, Japan)
Saya Ota (b. 1994, Japan)
Katharina Treutler (Germany)
Prize winners:
1st: Maya Ando (b. 1987, Japan)
Prize given by: BKS Bank AG
2nd: Uikyung Jung (b. 1988, South Korea)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
3rd: Katharina Treutler (Germany)
CHAMBER MUSIC
1st round: 32 ensembles with 77 artists
2nd round: 16 ensembles
3rd round: 6 ensembles
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Duo Baltinati
Lura Johnson (piano), Ilya Finkelshteyn (cello), both from the USA
Duo Sonoro
Valeriia Shulga (piano), Andrii Pavlov (violin), both from Ukraine
Imperto Piano Trio
Karolina Trojakowska (piano), Marzena Mazurek (violin), Piotr Mazurek (cello), all from Poland
Project N.&A.
Alisa Kupriyova (piano/Russia), Nikita Budnetsky (violin/Belarus)
Selhofer-Haller
Raphaela Selhofer (piano/Austria), Josef Haller (piano/Italy)
Trinity trio
Inah Kim (piano), Yoon Kyung Kim (violin), Jung Eun Kim (cello), all from New Zealand
Prize winners:
1st: Project N.&A.
Alisa Kupriyova (piano/Russia), Nikita Budnetsky (violin/Belarus)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
2nd: Duo Baltinati
Lura Johnson (piano), Ilya Finkelshteyn (cello), both from the USA
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
3rd: Duo Sonoro
Valeriia Shulga (piano), Andrii Pavlov (violin), both from Ukraine
VIOLIN
1st round: 87 artists
2nd round: 17 artists
3rd round: 3 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Daichi Nakamura (b. 1990, Japan)
Matouš Pěruška (b. 1992, Czech Republic)
Cosima Soulez Lariviere (b. 1996, The Netherlands/France)
Prize winners:
1st: Cosima Soulez Lariviere (b. 1996, The Netherlands/France)
Prize given by: Casino Velden
2nd: Matouš Pěruška (b. 1992, Czech Republic)
Prize given by: Rotary Klagenfurt-Wörthersee
3rd: Daichi Nakamura (b. 1990, Japan)
VIOLA
1st round: 35 artists
2nd round: 16 artists
3rd round: 8 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Yibo Cao (b. 1996, China)
Leos Cerny (b. 1987, Czech Republic)
Elena Dypkeeva (b. 1988, Russia)
Alexander McFarlane (b. 1995, New Zealand)
Valentyna Pryshlyak (b. 1988, Ukraine)
Matthias Schnorbusch (b. 1988, Germany)
Mingyue Yu (b. 2000, China)
Wadim Zarych (b. 1985, Poland)
Prize winners:
1st: The jury decided not to award a first prize.
The opinion of the viola jury was that this year’s level was not as high as it was in past years when the results of the top candidates were unanimously and undisputedly seen as extraordinary and worthy first prizes.
2nd: Mingyue Yu (b. 2000, China)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
3rd: Matthias Schnorbusch (b. 1988, Germany)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach, Barbara Notsch
CELLO
1st round: 50 artists
2nd round: 15 artists
3rd round: 3 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Christoph Croisé (b. 1993, France)
Kacper Nowak (b. 1987, Poland)
Yoosin Park (b. 1990, South Korea)
Prize winners:
1st: Christoph Croisé (b. 1993, France)
Prize given by: Casino Velden
2nd: Yoosin Park (b. 1990, South Korea)
Prize given by: Franz Arnold, former mayor of Pörtschach
3rd: Kacper Nowak (b. 1987, Poland)
SPECIAL PRIZES
Special prizes of ESTA Austria (European String Teachers Association):
Cristina Basili (b. 1993, Austria, cello),
Lara Kusztrich (b. 1994, Austria, violin),
Lisa-Maria Sekine (b. 1996, Austria, violin),
Mingyue Yu (b. 2000, China, viola)
Special prize for an outstanding interpretation of the sonata by Paul Hindemith:
Andjela Sibinovic (b. 1996, Serbia, viola)
Given by Prof. Nathan Braude
Special prize for the best interpretation of the viola sonata by Johannes Brahms:
Valentyna Pryshlyak (b. 1988, Ukraine, viola),
Given by Prof. Nathan Braude
Interclassica special prize for the intimate arrangement of the violin concerto by Johannes Brahms:
Daichi Nakamura (b. 1990, Japan, violin)
Given by Interclassica Music Management
Special prize of the jury for the outstanding technical and artistic quality of their performance:
Trio Kanon: Diego Maria Maccagnola (piano/Italy), Rena Yokoyama (violin/Japan), Alessandro Copia (cello/Italy)
Special prize of the jury for the outstanding technical and artistic quality of their performance:
Gaku and Kanade: Gaku Sugibayashi (piano), Kanade Maruyama (viola), both from Japan
Special prize of the jury for the outstanding technical and artistic quality of their performance:
Zeitlose Musik: Nikolai Gangnus (piano), Yulia Gorbachev née Drukh (clarinet), both from Russia
CONCERT ENGAGEMENTS
Concert engagement at Neues Künstlerforum at Vienna:
Selhofer-Haller
Raphaela Selhofer (piano/Austria), Josef Haller (piano/Italy)
Prize given by Prof Ernst Lintner
Concert engagement at the “Musica in collina” festival at Lapedona, Italy:
Cosima Soulez Lariviere (b. 1996, The Netherlands/France, violin)
Prize given by Prof Walter Daga
Concert engagement at Tokyo in 2017:
Cosima Soulez Lariviere (b. 1996, The Netherlands/France, violin)
Prize given by Maestro Yuki Miyagi
Phyo Kim Award: Concert engagement at Tokyo and Utsunomiya in 2016:
Yoosin Park (b. 1990, South Korea, cello)
Prize given by Phyo Kim, MD, PhD, DMSc
FURTHER PRIZES
The winners of the violin, viola, cello and chamber music competitions were presented with sets of strings by Thomastik-Infeld Vienna.
All finalists received a three-year membership at HELLO STAGE, the online community for classical music.
PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 21ST INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2014
PRIZE OF THE AUDIENCE
The prize of the audience is sponsored by Casino Velden and is awarded by the audience of the final concert at Casineum Velden on September 7, 2014:
Lobkowicz Trio
Lukáš Klánský (piano), Jan Mráček (violin), Ivan Vokáč (cello), all from Czech Republic
Prize given by: Casino Velden
PIANO
1st round: 33 artists
2nd round: 10 artists
3rd round: 3 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Imre Dani (b. 1992, Hungary)
Hitomi Nakayama (b. 1988, Japan)
Kristina Stepasyuk (b. 1991, Czech Republic)
Prize winners:
1st: Imre Dani (b. 1992, Hungary)
Prize given by: BKS Bank AG
2nd: Hitomi Nakayama (b. 1988, Japan)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
3rd: Kristina Stepasyuk (b. 1991, Czech Republic)
Prize given by: Arnold Bros.
CHAMBER MUSIC
1st round: 33 ensembles with 92 artists
2nd round: 9 ensembles
3rd round: 6 ensembles
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Chopin Piano Quintet
Krzysztof Stanienda (piano), Maria Stanienda (viola), Roksana Kwasnikowska (violin), Magdalena Lech (violin), Michal Zielinski (cello), all from Poland
Gutfreund Trio
Jens Adrian Fischer (piano), Julian Fahrner (violin), Bogdan Michael Kisch (cello), all from Germany
Lobkowicz Trio
Lukáš Klánský (piano), Jan Mráček (violin), Ivan Vokáč (cello), all from Czech Republic
Piano Quartet Suvorova / Polevaya / Agapova / Georgiev
Sofiia-Maria Suvorova (piano), Natalia Polevaya (violin), Anastasiia Agapova (viola), Yaroslav Georgiev (cello), all from Russia
Quartett Hussla / Schneider / Schäfer / Knörzer
Tilman Hussla (violin), Meike Lu Schneider (violin), Kundri Lu Emma Schäfer (viola), Martin Knörzer (cello), all from Germany
Trio LAON
Boram Kim (piano), Kyoungmin Kim (violin), Hyeran Ji (cello), all from South Korea
Prize winners:
1st: Lobkowicz Trio
Lukáš Klánský (piano), Jan Mráček (violin), Ivan Vokáč (cello), all from Czech Republic
Prize given by: Maestro Yuki Miyagi
2nd: Quartett Hussla / Schneider / Schäfer / Knörzer
Tilman Hussla (violin), Meike Lu Schneider (violin), Kundri Lu Emma Schäfer (viola), Martin Knörzer (cello), all from Germany
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
3rd: Gutfreund Trio
Jens Adrian Fischer (piano), Julian Fahrner (violin), Bogdan Michael Kisch (cello), all from Germany
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
VIOLIN
1st round: 81 artists
2nd round: 17 artists
3rd round: 3 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Francisco Garcia Fullana (b. 1990, Spain)
Celina Kotz (b. 1994, Poland)
Marie Isabel Kropfitsch (b. 1997, Austria)
Prize winners:
1st: Francisco Garcia Fullana (b. 1990, Spain)
Prize given by: Casino Velden
2nd: Celina Kotz (b. 1994, Poland)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
3rd: Marie Isabel Kropfitsch (b. 1997, Austria)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
VIOLA
1st round: 50 artists
2nd round: 17 artists
3rd round: 6 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Mari Fukazawa (b. 1987, Japan)
Przemyslaw Pujanek (b. 1992, Poland)
Jan Snakowski (b. 1990, Poland)
Hiyoli Togawa (b. 1986, Japan)
Lilya Tymchyshyn (b. 1993, United Kingdom)
Silas Zschocke (b. 1997, Germany)
Prize winners:
1st: Jan Snakowski (b. 1990, Poland)
Prize given by: Hans List
2nd: Hiyoli Togawa (b. 1986, Japan)
Prize given by: The Mayor of Pörtschach
3rd: Przemyslaw Pujanek (b. 1992, Poland)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
CELLO
1st round: 20 artists
2nd round: 8 artists
3rd round: 4 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Yoon Kyung Cho (b. 1989, South Korea)
Hea-Mee Kim (b. 1989, South Korea)
Jung-Hsuan Ko (b. 1991, Taiwan)
Michiaki Ueno (b. 1995, Japan)
Prize winners:
1st: Michiaki Ueno (b. 1995, Japan)
Prize given by: Casino Velden
2nd: Yoon Kyung Cho (b. 1989, South Korea)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
3rd: Jung-Hsuan Ko (b. 1991, Taiwan)
Prize given by: Prof Johannes Kropfitsch
VOICE
1st round: 49 artists
2nd round: 17 artists
3rd round: 6 artists
The following have reached the final (in alphabetical order):
Christiane Döcker (b. 1988, Austria)
Martina Fender (b. 1988, Austria)
Tamara Ivanis (b. 1994, Croatia)
Felix Rumpf (b. 1984, Germany)
Anna-Katharina Tonauer (b. 1989, Austria)
Theresa Zisser (b. 1990, Austria)
Prize winners:
1st: Theresa Zisser (b. 1990, Austria) with Andreas Fröschl (b. 1988, Germany) on the piano
Prize given by: Land Kärnten
2nd: Felix Rumpf (b. 1984, Germany)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
3rd: Martina Fender (b. 1988, Austria) with Oksana Kuzo (b. 1986, Austria) on the piano
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
Best piano accompanist for singers:
Andreas Fröschl (b. 1988, Germany)
Prize given by: Rotary Klagenfurt-Wörthersee
Best lied duo:
Theresa Zisser (b. 1990, Austria) with Andreas Fröschl (b. 1988, Germany) on the piano
Prize given by Prof Gabriele Fontana
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS provided by Land Kärnten
Prize of the jury for the interesting and many-sided program choices, and in particular for the interpretation of the Italian concert by J.S. Bach:
Qian Yong (piano, b. 1989, China)
Prize of the jury for the extraordinary handling of the repertoire in a different Fach than his own:
Toshiharu Nakajima (voice, countertenor, b. 1986, Japan)
Prize of the jury for the very musical presentation of his program:
Tanguy Parisot (viola, b. 1989, France)
Prize of the jury for extraordinary musicality:
Duo Miyazaki: Daisuke Miyazaki (b. 1981, piano), Yoko Miyazaki (b. 1983, piano), both from Japan
Prize of the jury for the best interpretation of a piece by J.S. Bach:
Johannes Strake (violin, b. 1990, Germany
Prize of the jury for extraordinary musicality and his first round performance:
Silas Zschocke (b. 1997, Germany)
SPECIAL PRIZES
Special prize for the best chamber music duo:
Narbekov Murat – Omirbekova Mariya: Mariya Omirbekova (piano), Murat Narbekov (cello), both from Kazakhstan
Prize given by Interclassica Music Management
Special prize in chamber music to be used to help acquire a new instrument in order to further pursue his musical career:
Murat Narbekov (cello, b. 1988, Kazakhstan)
Prize given by Prof Nathan Braude
“Vadim Repin” prize for the best performance of a contemporary piece (piano quartet by Svetlana Nesterova) in the chamber music section:
Piano Quartet Suvorova / Polevaya / Agapova / Georgiev
Sofiia-Maria Suvorova (piano), Natalia Polevaya (violin), Anastasiia Agapova (viola), Yaroslav Georgiev (cello), all from Russia
Prize given by violinist Vadim Repin
“Helmut Wildhaber” special prize for the extraordinary presentation of the volkslieder:
Claire Gascoin (b. 1993, France)
Prize given by Prof Benno Schollum and Volksliedchor Feldkirchen
Special prize for outstanding piano accompaniment for singers:
André Callegaro (b. 1992, Germany) und Katharina Schlenker (b. 1986, Germany)
Prize given by Prof Stephan Matthias Lademann
Special prizes of ESTA Austria (European String Teachers Association):
Violin: Anne Maria Wehrmeyer (b. 2000, Germany)
Viola: Timothy Ridout (b. 1995, United Kingdom)
Cello: Julia Hagen (b. 1995, Austria)
CONCERT ENGAGEMENTS
Concert engagement at Neues Künstlerforum at Vienna on December 26, 2015:
Lobkowicz Trio
Lukáš Klánský (piano), Jan Mráček (violin), Ivan Vokáč (cello), all from Czech Republic
Prize given by Prof Ernst Lintner
Concert engagement at the “Musica in collina” festival at Lapedona, Italy:
Lobkowicz Trio
Lukáš Klánský (piano), Jan Mráček (violin), Ivan Vokáč (cello), all from Czech Republic
Prize given by Prof Walter Daga
Concert engagement at Tokyo on May 10, 2015:
Celina Kotz (b. 1994, Poland)
Prize given by Maestro Yuki Miyagi
FURTHER PRIZES
The winners of the violin, viola, cello and chamber music competitions were presented with sets of strings by Thomastik-Infeld Vienna.
All finalists received a one-year membership at HELLO STAGE, the online community for classical music. All prize winners received a three-year membership.
PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 20TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2013
The violin, cello and chamber music prize winners were presented with sets of strings by Thomastik-Infeld Vienna.
Prize given by: Thomastik-Infeld and Prof. Ernst Lintner
PRIZE OF THE AUDIENCE
Ioana Cristina Goicea (violin), Romania
Prize given by: Casino Velden
PIANO
30 participants in the 1st round
12 participants in the 2nd round
3 participants in the final round
Prize winners:
- Atsuko KINOSHITA, b. 1987, Japan
Prize given by: BKS Bank - Anna Magdalena KOKITS, b. 1988, Austria
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Society Pörtschach - Mari SHIBUTA, b. 1987, Japan
Prizen given by: Municipality of Pörtschach
CHAMBER MUSIC
25 ensembles in the 1st round
11 ensembles in the 2nd round
4 ensembles in the final round
Prize winners:
- Stratos Quartett (Pauli JÄMSÄ, piano/Finland, Katharina ENGELBRECHT, violin/Austria, Magdalena EBER, viola/Austria, Jan RYSKA, cello/Czech Republic)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia - Duo di Praga (David Hausknecht, piano and Petr Nouzovský, cello, both from Czech Republic)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia - Sedláček string quartet (Sedláček Michal, violin, Maceček Jan, violin, Martinovský Ondřej, viola, Chudý Karel, cello, all from Czech Republic)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
Also in the finals:
MORRISON TRIO (Fang LI, piano/China, Benjamin MORRISON, violin/New Zealand, Katarzyna BIENIASZ, cello/Poland)
VIOLIN
78 participants in the 1st round
17 participants in the 2nd round
3 participants in the final round
Prize winners:
- Ioana Cristina GOICEA, b. 1992, Romania
Prize given by: Maestro Yuki Miyagi - Benjamin MARQUISE GILMORE, b. 1987, The Netherlands
Prizen given by the mayor of Pörtschach - Danfeng SHEN, b. 1990, China
Prizen given by: Municipality of Pörtschach
CELLO
36 participants in the 1st round
14 participants in the 2nd round
4 participants in the final round
Prize winners:
- Ja Kyoung HUH, b. 1997, South Korea
Prizen given by: Casino Velden - Zlatomir FUNG, b. 1999, USA
Prize given by: Rotary Klagenfurt-Wörthersee - Mon-Puo LEE, b. 1993, Spain
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
Also in the finals:
Minji WON, b. 1993, South Korea
VOICE
39 participants in the 1st round
14 participants in the 2nd round
6 participants in the final round
Prize winners:
- Oddur JÓNSSON, b. 1983, Iceland
Prize given by: Casino Velden - Dorothea SPILGER, b. 1989, Germany
Prize given by: Johannes Society Gesellschaft Pörtschach - Rafael FINGERLOS, b. 1986, Austria
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
Also in the finals:
Susanne GROBHOLZ, b. 1978, Germany
Maria LADURNER, b. 1992, Austria
Karola PAVONE, b. 1985, Germany
BEST PIANO ACCOMPANIST (voice)
Prize for the best piano accompanist for singers:
Ainoa PADRÓN, b. 1982, Spain
Prize given by: Prof. Stephan M. Lademann and Johannes Brahms Society Pörtschach
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS provided by Land Kärnten
Nyári Quartett (László NYÁRI, piano/Hungary, Géza SZAJKÓ, violin/Hungary, László BERKI, viola/Hungary, István BALÁZS, cello/Hungary)
Ekaterina ANDREEVA (piano), Russia
Sebastian CASPAR (violin), Germany
Camilo DELGADO-DÍAZ (voice), Colombia
Jonas Emanuel HAFFNER (piano), Germany
John NTSEPE (piano), South Africa
Ead RÜCKSCHLOß (cello), Germany
SPECIAL PRIZES
Vadim Repin Mozart Prize for the best performance of a violin concerto by Mozart:
Emily SUN (violin), b. 1991, Australia
Prizen given by: violinist Vadim Repin
Special prizes of ESTA Austria (European String Teachers Association):
Minji WON (cello), b. 1993, South Korea
Júlia PUSKER (violin), b. 1991, Hungary
Mai TATEGAMI (violin), b. 1988, Japan
Dr. Douglas Ashley Memorial Prize:
Thomas SCHUCH (pianist of chamber music ensemble “Trio Collage”), Germany
Prize given by: Prof. Benno Schollum
Antonín Dvořák special prize:
MORRISON TRIO (Fang LI, piano/China, Benjamin MORRISON, violin/New Zealand, Katarzyna BIENIASZ, cello/Poland)
Prize given by: Ms Waltraud Arnold
Special prize in recognition of an outstanding performance of “Never Ignore the Cosmic Ocean” by Gediminas Gelgotas:
Duo Augusta JUSIONYTE (violin) and Egle ANDREJEVAITE (piano), Lithuania
Prize given by: Prof. Benno Schollum
CONCERT ENGAGEMENTS
Invitation to a concert in Tokyo, Japan:
Ioana Cristina Goicea, violin
Prize given by: Maestro Yuki Miyagi
Invitation to the international festival “Musica in collina” at Lapedona, Italy:
Ioana Cristina Goicea, violin
Prize given by: Prof. Walter Daga
Concert engagement at Neues Künstlerforum at Vienna Hofburg:
Stratos Quartett (Pauli JÄMSÄ, piano/Finland, Katharina ENGELBRECHT, violin/Austria, Magdalena EBER, viola/Austria, Jan RYSKA, cello/Czech Republic)
Prize given by: Prof. Ernst Lintner
PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 19TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2012
PRIZE OF THE AUDIENCE
Benjamin TRUCHI, b. 1988, France
Prize given by Casino Velden
PIANO
37 participants in the 1st round.
12 participants in the 2nd round.
3 participants in the final round.
Prize winners:
- Mari SATO, b. 1987, Japan
Prize given by: Soroptimist Club Klagenfurt - Kanako KURODA, b. 1982, Japan
Prize given by: Maestro Yuki Miyagi - David HAUSKNECHT, b. 1992, Czech Republic
Prize given by: Rotary Wien-Graben
CHAMBER MUSIC
21 ensembles in the 1st round.
12 ensembles in the 2nd round.
4 ensembles in the final round.
Prize winners:
- (ex aequo) Aris Quartett
(Katharina Wildermuth/violin, Noemi Zipperling/violin, Caspar Vinzens/viola, Lukas Sieber/cello)
Prize given by: Berndorf Privatstiftung – Kultur Raum geben. - (ex aequo) Duo Wachsmuth / Kogan
(Ludmilla Kogan/piano, Daniel Wachsmuth/cello)
Prize given by: Berndorf Privatstiftung – Kultur Raum geben. - Copenhagen Piano Quartet
(Neel Teilmann/piano, Benedikte Damgaard/violin, Kristina Fialova/viola, Adam Stadnicki/cello)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia
Also in the finals:
Duo Sinossi
(Lorenzo Cossi/piano, Marianna Sinagra/cello)
VIOLIN
75 participants in the 1st round.
13 participants in the 2nd round.
3 participants in the final round.
Prize winners:
- Petr MATEJAK, b. 1988, Czech Republic
Prize given by: Casino Velden - Lara BOSCHKOR, b. 1999, Germany
Prize given by: Maestro Yuki Miyagi - Emanuel Ionut TUDOR, b. 1982, Romania
Prize given by: Rotary Wien-Graben
VIOLA
33 participants in the 1st round.
14 participants in the 2nd round.
5 participants in the final round.
Prize winners:
- Mei DIYANG, b. 1994, China
Prize given by Mr Hans List - Anna RAJAMÄKI, b. 1979, Finland
Prize given by the mayor of Pörtschach am Wörthersee - Wenhong LUO, b. 1992, China
Prize given by Land Kärnten
Also in the finals:
GEERTS Sander, b. 1981, Belgium
KOVALEV Georgy, b. 1990, Russia
CELLO
45 participants in the 1st round.
14 participants in the 2nd round.
5 participants in the final round.
Prize winners:
- Benjamin TRUCHI, b. 1988, France
Prize given by: Casino Velden - Michael PETROV, b. 1990, Bulgaria
Prize given by: Rotary Klagenfurt - JuHo PARK, b. 1996, South Korea
Prize given by Land Kärnten
Also in the finals:
CHEN Xiaolong, b. 1988, China
DICKBAUER Vera, b. 1992, Austria
VOICE
28 participants in the 1st round.
15 participants in the 2nd round.
6 participants in the final round.
Prize winners:
- Hagar SHARVIT, b. 1986, Israel
Prize given by: BKS Bank AG - Lisa ROMBACH, b. 1984, Austria
Prize given by: Mr Hannes Tauschitz - Katrin TARGO, b. 1980, Estonia
Prize given by: Land Kärnten
Also in the finals:
VOLPERT Ruth, b. 1983, Germany
ZAMEK-GLISZCZYNSKA Barbara, b. 1985, Poland
SCHMIEGER Carina, b. 1995, Germany
BEST PIANO ACCOMPANIST (voice)
Prize for the best piano accompanist for singers:
Ammiel Bushakevitz, b. 1986, South Africa
Prize given by: Rotary Klagenfurt-Wörthersee
SPECIAL PRIZES
Special prize for an outstanding interpretation of the sonata op. 147 by D. Shostakovich:
Duo Agineko (Yasuko Takahashi/piano and Sander Geerts/viola)
Given by Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
Special prize for impressive performance without using sheet music:
Duo Sinossi (Lorenzo Cossi/piano and Marianna Sinagra/cello)
Given by Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
Special prize for the most promising voice talent:
Carina Schmieger, b. 1995, Germany
Given by Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
Special prize of Interclassica Mucic Management:
Barbara Zamek-Gliszczynska, b. 1985, Poland
and her pianist Lech Napierala, b. 1982, Poland
Special prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece in the voice section:
Barbara Zamek-Gliszczynska, b. 1985, Poland
and her pianist Lech Napierala, b. 1982, Poland
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS provided by Land Kärnten
Costas FOTOPOULOS (piano), b. 1974, United Kingdom
duo nimirum (Míra NAGY, piano/Hungary and Janka JÁMBOR, cello/Hungary)
Shucong HE (violin), b. 1992, China
Shasta ELLENBOGEN (viola), b. 1988, Canada
Christoph CROISÉ (cello), b. 1993, Germany
Rabbani ALDANGOR (cello), b. 1993, Kazakhstan
CONCERT ENGAGEMENTS
Concert engagement at Neues Künstlerforum Wien on 26.12.2013:
Aris Quartett (chamber music) (Katharina Wildermuth/violin, Noemi Zipperling/violin, Caspar Vinzens/viola, Lukas Sieber/cello)
Prize given by: Prof. Ernst Lintner
Concert engagement at Neues Künstlerforum Wien:
Isabella Kuess (voice), b. 1986, Austria
Prize given by: Prof. Ernst Lintner
Concert engagement at Neues Künstlerforum Wien:
Barbara Zamek-Gliszczynska (voice), b. 1985, Poland
Prize given by: Prof. Ernst Lintner
PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 18TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2011
PRIZE OF THE AUDIENCE
TONTRIO (Karlotta Eß, violin, Daniel Haverkamp, cello and Julia Kraus, piano)
Prize given by Casino Velden
PIANO
- Kangun KIM, b. 1988, South Korea
Prize given by BKS Bank AG - Kanji KOZUTA, b. 1986, Japan
Prize given by Ms Barbara Notsch - Yuumi YAMAGUCHI, b. 1984, Japan
Prize given by Rotary Wien Graben
CHAMBER MUSIC
Prize Winners:
- DUO PASSIONATO (Tobias Bäz, cello and Andreas Hecker, piano)
Prize given by Land Kärnten - TONTRIO (Karlotta Eß, violin, Daniel Haverkamp, cello and Julia Kraus, piano)
Prize given by Land Kärnten - 2IN1 (Michal ZIELIŃSKI, cello and Yuka HATTORI, piano)
Prize given by Land Kärnten
Also in the Finals:
DUO AGINEKO (Sander GEERTS, viola and Yasuko TAKAHASHI,piano)
SOHANA (Johanna OLLE, cello and Sophie PATEY, piano)
VIOLIN
- Tanja SONC, b. 1992, Slovenia
Prize given by Casino Velden - Emmanuel TJEKNAVORIAN, b. 1995, Austria
Prize given by Rotary Klagenfurt - Marta KOWALCZYK, b. 1991, Poland
Prize given by Land Kärnten
VIOLA
- Wakana ONO, b. 1993, Japan
Prize given by Johannes Brahms Society of Pörtschach - Yucheng SHI, b. 1992, China
Prize given by the mayor of Pörtschach - Artur WIECZERZYŃSKI, b. 1991, Poland
Prize given by Land Kärnten
CELLO
Prize Winners:
- Ha Young CHOI, b. 1998, South Korea
Prize given by Casino Velden - Dongkyun AN, b. 1986, Canada
Prize given by Land Kärnten - Stanislas KIM, b. 1993, France
Prize given by Rotary Wien Graben
Also in the Finals:
Leander KIPPENBERG, b. 1991, Germany
Nemanja STANKOVIC, b. 1989, Serbia
VOICE
Prize Winners:
- David PICHLMAIER, b. 1979, Germany
Prize given by Hans List - Judith THIELSEN, b. 1988, Germany
Prize given by Land Kärnten - Artur ROŻEK, b. 1984, Poland
Prize given by Land Kärnten
Also in the Finals:
Wolfgang SCHWAIGER, b. 1991, Austria
Judith MAYER, b. 1984, Germany
Yuri MIZOBUCHI, b. 1982, Japan
Tamae MIYATA, b. 1985, Japan
BEST PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT FOR VOICE (LIED)
Lauriane FOLLONIER, b. 1985, Switzerland
Prize given by Rotary Klagenfurt-Wörthersee
SPECIAL PRIZES
Best interpretation of the compulsory piece “Die Zeit wird anders” by T.D. Schlee in the lied section:
Judith THIELSEN, b. 1988, Germany
Prize given by Dr Johannes Kropfitsch
Prize of Verein der Freunde der Universität Mozarteum Salzburg:
Johanna PICHLMAIR (violin), b. 1990, Austria
Michael Johannes SCHMID (violin), b. 1989, Germany
Prize given by Verein der Freunde der Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, prof Harald Herzl
Interclassica Prize for the most promising piano quartet:
ET ARSIS QUARTETT (Hristina Taneva, Velislava Taneva, Ainis Casperavicius, Diego Hernandez Suarez)
Prize given by Interclassica Music Management – Eleanor and Benno Schollum
Prize of the University of South Carolina:
TRIO MONTE (Anca Lupu, Francesco Sica, Claude Frochaux)
Prize given Prof Douglas Ashley
Prize for the best performance of a contemporary piece:
LA MONA TRIO (Janos ECSEGHY, violin, Anna Helena SURGIK, cello and Moema RODRIGUES, piano)
Prize given by Interclassica Music Management – Eleanor and Benno Schollum
Special prizes of the jury:
Catherine KWAK (cello), b. 1997, New Zealand
Prize given by Arnold Bros.
Eivind Holtsmark RINGSTAD (viola), b. 1994, Norway
Prize given by Dr Johannes Kropfitsch
Special prize of ZONTA Club Wörthersee:
TRIO FRÜHSTÜCK (Maria SAWERTHAL, violin, Sophie ABRAHAM, cello and Clara FRÜHSTÜCK, piano)
Prize given by ZONTA Club Wörthersee
Sets of strings with a total value of about EUR 1700 for the winners of the violin, viola, cello, and chamber music sections.
Prize given by Thomastik-Infeld strings, Vienna
CONCERT ENGAGEMENTS
Concert engagement at a concert of Neues Künstlerforum at Hofburg Palace, Vienna:
TONTRIO (Karlotta Eß, violin, Daniel Haverkamp, cello and Julia Kraus, piano)
DUO PASSIONATO (Tobias Bäz, cello and Andreas Hecker, piano)
Given by Ernst Lintner
Invitation to a concert at the University of South Carolina:
Daniel FRITZEN (piano), b. 1978, Germany
Given by Prof Douglas Ashley
Invitation to a concert at the “Festival Musica in Collina di Lapedona” (Marche, Italy):
Marta KOWALCZYK (violin), b. 1991, Poland
Given by Prof Walter Daga
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Yusuke MAEDA (piano), b. 1981, Japan
Yu-Ra JEON (piano), b. 1993, South Korea
LA MONA TRIO (Janos ECSEGHY, violin, Anna Helena SURGIK, cello and Moema RODRIGUES, piano)
Judith FLIEDL (violin), b. 1991, Austria
Geeta NAZARETH (violin), b. 1994, Germany
Jonathan KLIEGEL (viola), b. 1989, Germany
Cédric ROBIN (viola), b. 1990, France
Eduard ŠÍSTEK (cello), b. 1992, Czech Republic
Susanne SZAMBELAN (cello), b. 1993, Poland