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:
1. Mari SATO, b. 1987, Japan
Prize given by: Soroptimist Club Klagenfurt2. Kanako KURODA, b. 1982, Japan
Prize given by: Maestro Yuki Miyagi3. 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:
1. (ex aequo) Aris Quartett
(Katharina Wildermuth/violin, Noemi Zipperling/violin, Caspar Vinzens/viola, Lukas Sieber/cello)
Prize given by: Berndorf Privatstiftung – Kultur Raum geben.1. (ex aequo) Duo Wachsmuth / Kogan
(Ludmilla Kogan/piano, Daniel Wachsmuth/cello)
Prize given by: Berndorf Privatstiftung – Kultur Raum geben.3. 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:
1. Petr MATEJAK, b. 1988, Czech Republic
Prize given by: Casino Velden2. Lara BOSCHKOR, b. 1999, Germany
Prize given by: Maestro Yuki Miyagi3. 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:
1. Mei DIYANG, b. 1994, China
Prize given by Mr Hans List2. Anna RAJAMÄKI, b. 1979, Finland
Prize given by the mayor of Pörtschach am Wörthersee3. 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:
1. Benjamin TRUCHI, b. 1988, France
Prize given by: Casino Velden2. Michael PETROV, b. 1990, Bulgaria
Prize given by: Rotary Klagenfurt3. 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:
1. Hagar SHARVIT, b. 1986, Israel
Prize given by: BKS Bank AG2. Lisa ROMBACH, b. 1984, Austria
Prize given by: Mr Hannes Tauschitz3. 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