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
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 AG2nd: Hitomi Nakayama (b. 1988, Japan)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach3rd: Kristina Stepasyuk (b. 1991, Czech Republic)
Prize given by: Arnold Bros.
CHAMBER MUSIC
1st round: 33 ensembles with 92 artists
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 PolandGutfreund Trio
Jens Adrian Fischer (piano), Julian Fahrner (violin), Bogdan Michael Kisch (cello), all from GermanyLobkowicz Trio
Lukáš Klánský (piano), Jan Mráček (violin), Ivan Vokáč (cello), all from Czech RepublicPiano Quartet Suvorova / Polevaya / Agapova / Georgiev
Sofiia-Maria Suvorova (piano), Natalia Polevaya (violin), Anastasiia Agapova (viola), Yaroslav Georgiev (cello), all from RussiaQuartett Hussla / Schneider / Schäfer / Knörzer
Tilman Hussla (violin), Meike Lu Schneider (violin), Kundri Lu Emma Schäfer (viola), Martin Knörzer (cello), all from GermanyTrio 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 Miyagi2nd: 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 Carinthia3rd: 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
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 Velden2nd: Celina Kotz (b. 1994, Poland)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach3rd: Marie Isabel Kropfitsch (b. 1997, Austria)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
VIOLA
1st round: 50 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 List2nd: Hiyoli Togawa (b. 1986, Japan)
Prize given by: The Mayor of Pörtschach3rd: Przemyslaw Pujanek (b. 1992, Poland)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach
CELLO
1st round: 20 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 Velden2nd: Yoon Kyung Cho (b. 1989, South Korea)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach3rd: Jung-Hsuan Ko (b. 1991, Taiwan)
Prize given by: Prof Johannes Kropfitsch
VOICE
1st round: 49 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 Kärnten2nd: Felix Rumpf (b. 1984, Germany)
Prize given by: Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach3rd: 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.