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2012 IBLA GRAN PRIZE Competitions
RESULTS
IBLA WORLD COMPETITION
for pianists, singers, instrumentalists and composers
The standard of performance expressed during the 21th edition of the IBLA GRAND PRIZE
has reached once again an extremely high level of excellence.
These artists are all outstanding professionals and
deserve the attention of the international public at large.
Please note that IBLA Competitors are not judged against each other but
in reference to a standard of excellence at all times
Vincitori IBLA Grand Prize 2012
Concorso Internazionale per pianisti, cantanti, strumentisti, compositori
Il livello di esecuzione espresso durante la 20ma edizione dell’ IBLA GRAND PRIZE
ha nuovamente raggiunto uno standard di eccellenza straordinario.
Questi artisti indicate di seguito, meritano l’attenzione del pubblico internazionale
in quanto sono espressione di grande talento e alta professionalita’.
La Fondazione IBLA li raccomanda senza alcuna riserva.
Si prega notare che questi artisti non vengono comparati l’uno contro l’altro
ma giudicati in riferimento ad uno standard di eccellenza assoluta
IBLA GRAND PRIZE AWARDS
TOP WINNERS
Scores from 9.50 to 10.00 + special mention
TOP WINNERS will be invited to perform their New York Carnegie Hall Debut and in the Winners Concert Tour,
upon conditions indicated by the discretion of the New York IBLA Foundation Board of Directors.
Anzel Gerber, cello, SOUTH AFRICA (36)
Ben Schoeman, piano, SOUTH AFRICA (29)
9.50
+ Martinu Special Mention
+ Baronessa Costanza Arezzo Giampiccolo di Donnafugata Award
Laehyung Woo, piano, KOREA (27)
9.50
+ Bartok Special Mention
+ Liszt Special Mention
+ Baronessa Costanza Arezzo Giampiccolo di Donnafugata Award
OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS
HONORARY AWARDS & SPECIAL MENTION WINNERS
Scores from 9.00 to 9.50 + special mention
Some of these musicians may be invited to perform in the winners concert tour in case of cancellation of the winners
or
in addition upon conditions indicated by the discretion of the New York IBLA Foundation Board of Directors.
Yuka Munehisa, piano duo, JAPAN
Samuel Fried, piano duo, SWITZERLAND
9.00 + Rosenblatt Award
Nairi Badal, piano duo, FRANCE
Adelaide Panaget, piano duo, FRANCE
9.00 + Lutoslawski Award
Angelica Cirillo, soprano, ITALY
9.00 + Special Mention
Eija Räisänen, vocal, FINLAND
Liisa Pimia, piano, FINLAND
9.00 + Special Mention
Tomasz Ostaszewski, accordion, POLAND
9.00
+ Mendelssohn Special Mention
+ Pietro Floridia – Ausilia Pluchino Award
Patric Sztabinski, accordion, POLAND
9.00
+ Siemionov Special Mention
+ Pietro Floridia – Ausilia Pluchino Award
Jason Chiang, piano, USA (14)
9.00 + Prokofiev Special Mention, piano solo
MOST DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS
HONORARY AWARDS & SPECIAL MENTION WINNERS
Scores from 8.00 to 8.90 + special mention
Some of these musicians may be invited to perform in the winners concert tour in case of cancellation of the previous winners or in addition
upon discretion of the New York IBLA Foundation Board of Directors
Saori Haji, piano, JAPAN (42)
8.90 + Ravel Special Mention
Bo Ling LAI, piano, HONG KONG (23)
8.90 x IBLA competition
Yulia Miloslavskaya, piano duo, SWITZERLAND - RUSSIA(28)
Mischa Cheung, piano duo, SWITZERLAND-CHINA (28)
8.50 + Prokofiev Special Mention
Mario Spataro, marimba, ITALY
8.50 + Special Mention
Gabriele Gallo, piano, ITALY (10)
8.40 + Young Talent Special Mention
Qian Ni LIN, composer, CHINA (19)
Elapse x piano trio (violin, cello, piano)
8.30 + special mention x talent
Tian XIE, composer, CHINA (17)
Dream of a teenager x string orchestra and piano
8.10 + Young Talent Special Mention
Yen-Lin Goh, composer – piano, MALAYSIA – USA / NEW YORK
‘Fantasia on a Vendor’s Folk Song: Any Wine Bottles for Sale?’ x piano
8.00 + Special Mention
Chris Janetzky, composer, GERMANY
Sonate fuer Klarinette und Klavier
8.00 + special mention
Alden Jenks, composer, USA
Unrestful Sleep x solo piano
8.00 + special mention
Qiren Lu, composer, CHINA (17)
XiPi wawa melody for solo violin
8.00 + special mention for talent
Colette Mourey, composer, FRANCE
" 4 Estudios Festivos" "Homaje a Manuel Ponce"
8.00 + special mention
Jean Claude Soldano, composer, FRANCE
" Behind the hill " (" Derrière la colline ") for piano
8.00 special mention
Audrey Ann Southard, Soprano, USA
8.00 + special mention
Yoon Ji Tack, cello, KOREA – GERMANY (27)
8.00
Olivia Tung, piano, USA (11)
8.00 + Lecuona Special Mention
Iskandar Widjaja, violin, GERMANY(26)
8.00 + Ravel Special Mention
Zhining Xia, composer, CHINA (22)
Yin Dye, double-sided ink painting x two violins
8.00 + special mention x talent
DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS
Scores from 7.00 to 7.90 + special mention
see below
Adam Clark, piano, USA / MICHIGAN
7.90
Christian Diemer, composer, GERMANY (26)
Rouen 1894 for orchestra (composed in 2010/11)
7.90
Pamela Ferro, composer, ITALY
7.90
Antonina Gallo, piano duo, ITALY
Domenico Picciche, piano duo, ITALY
7.90 + Rossini Special Mention
Haengri Kang, piano, JAPAN-RUSSIA (28)
7.90
Xiaomeng Li, composer, CHINA (22)
Home x violin and piano
7.90 + special mention
Armen Manassyan, piano, ARMENIA
7.90 + Kurtag Special Mention
Leila Shirvani, cello, ITALY – IRAN (20)
Sara Shirvani, piano, ITALY (14)
7.90 + Paganini Special Mention
Yan Skladman, composer, USA (72)
Vocalise x piano, electric bass, harp, string ensemble, French horn, glockenspiel
7.90
Zuzanna Sosnowska, cello, POLAND
7.90
Bo Ling Lai, piano, HONG KONG (23)
7.90 + Kabalevsky Special Mention
7.60 x concerto competition
Jerry Chen, piano, USA (13)
7.80 + young talent
Jason Chiang, piano, USA (14)
7.80 duo piano + Vecumnieks Special Mention
Hea Youn Chun, piano, KOREA
7.80
Chris Currens, piano, USA (17)
7.80 piano duo + Vecumnieks Special Mention
Fabio Capogrosso, composer, ITALY
‘Ad Perpetuam Rei Memoriam’, poema sinfonico in cinque movimenti
x orchestra, pianoforte, soprano, voce recitante e due fisarmoniche Bayan
7.70
Marco Leonardi, piano, ITALY
7.70
Adrian Yeung, piano, SINGAPORE
7.60 + Special Mention
Peter Nostrand, composer, USA(55)
Concert Piece (Oxford Version)
7.50
Piano Concerto n. 12
7.00
Jooyoung Park, violin, KOREA
7.50 x Grieg
6.90 x Bartok
Carla Magnan, composer, ITALY
Margini uno x violin, viola, cello and piano
7.30
Alfonso Rega, composer, ITALY
Dante abbandona Firenze, IV mov. From Synphony n.7
7.20
Hye Yeon SHIN, piano, SOUTH KOREA–NETHERLANDS (32)
7.20
Varvara Zaika, violin, RUSSIA (14)
7.10
Alim Ziad, Composer, Dhaka, Bangladesh
‘for you’ (waltz) x strings
7.10
Jong Rack Ahn, tenor, KOREA (38)
Yoon Sook Park, piano, KOREA
7.00
Hyojung Huh, piano, KOREA – USA / VIRGINIA
7.00 + Shinuh Lee Special Mention
Jian Li, soprano, CHINA (33)
7.00 + Lu Zai Yi Special Mention
Eunbyol Ko, piano, KOREA – USA / KENTUCKY
7.00
Anastasia Kovaleva, soprano, RUSSIA
7.00
Olwen Josephine Miles, violin, ITALY
7.00 + Young Talent Special Mention
Carmine Miranda, cello, USA
Ian Scott, piano, USA
7.00
Anastasia Morozova, soprano, RUSSIA (27)
7.00
Irina Shiryaeva, vocal, RUSSIA
7.00
Xuan Yu, piano, CHINA
7.00
Mirea Zuccaro, piano, ITALY (13)
7.00 + Young Talent Special Mention
Monika Szczesna, piano, POLAND
7.00
2012 IBLA Grand Prize
list of accepted contestants
A
Irene Abrigo, violin, ITALY
Hripsime Aghakaryan, piano ARMENIA (20)
Vito Amato, percussion, ITALY (24)
Biogroove Duo, marimba & vibraphone
Zara Amiraghyan, ARMENIA
Clara Arcucci, mezzo-soprano, ITALY (42)
Hattie (Hyei-Ri) AHN, violin, ITALY (21)
Jong Rack AHN, tenor, KOREA (38)
Yoon Sook Park, piano, KOREA
B
Nairi Badal, piano duo, FRANCE
Adelaide Panaget, piano duo, FRANCE
Nestan Baduashvili, soprano, RUSSIA
Vincenzo Baglio, piano, ITALY
Andrea Barla, violin, ITALY (29)
Christopher Baxter, piano duo, SOUTH KOREA–SCOTLAND (36)
Seho Lee, piano duo, SCOTLAND (28)
Ekaterina Beldei, soprano, RUSSIA (19)
Karlyga Berdiyar, mezzo soprano, KAZAKHSTAN (21)
Xavier Boot, piano, THE NETHERLANDS
Olga Borinis, soprano, RUSSIA
Kamila Bydlowska, violin, POLAND
C
Fabio Capogrosso, composer, ITALY
‘Ad Perpetuam Rei Memoriam’, poema sinfonico in cinque movimenti
x orchestra, pianoforte, soprano, voce recitante e due fisarmoniche Bayan
Samuele Michele Cascino, violin, ITALY (17)
Corinna Cascino, soprano, ITALY
Victor Cayres, piano solo and concerto, BRAZIL (28)
Alfredo Cerrito, sax, ITALY (26)
Anna Lisa Giordano, piano, ITALY (27)
Jerry Chen, piano, USA (13)
Luo Chenan, soprano, POLAND – CHINA (22)
Heeyeon Chi, piano solo and concerto, SOUTH KOREA (27)
Jason Chiang, piano, USA (14)
Seulki Choi, violin, KOREA
Hea Youn Chung, piano, KOREA
Vladimir Chuprygin, piano, RUSSIA (21)
Angelica Cirillo, soprano, ITALY
Adam Clark, piano, USA / MICHIGAN
Consonni Martina, piano, ITALY
Chris Currens, piano, USA (15)
D
Agnes Dankova, piano, BULGARIA
Sara Dragan, violin, POLAND
Christian Diemer, composer, GERMANY (26)
Rouen 1894 for orchestra (composed in 2010/11)
F
Katalin Falvai, piano duo, HUNGARY
Judit Kertész, piano duo, HUNGARY
Pamela Ferro, composer, ITALY
Samuel Fried, piano duo, SWITZERLAND
Yuka Munehisa, piano duo, JAPAN
G
Michael Galchine, singer, RUSSIA
Gabriele Gallo, piano, ITALY (10)
Christel Garnier, soprano, FRANCE (38)
Giovanna Gatto, piano duo, ITALY
Antonina Gallo, piano duo, ITALY
Domenico Picciche, piano duo, ITALY
Anzel Gerber, cello, SOUTH AFRICA (36)
Ben Schoeman, piano, SOUTH AFRICA (29
Anna Lisa Giordano, piano, SWITZERLAND
Alfredo Cerrito, sax, ITALY (26)
Yen-Lin Goh, composer – piano, MALAYSIA – USA / NEW YORK
‘Fantasia on a Vendor’s Folk Song: Any Wine Bottles for Sale?’ x piano
Bei GOU, tenor, CHINA - USA/NORTH DAKOTA
Ilia Grigoriev, piano, RUSSIA(25)
H
Saori Haji, piano, JAPAN (29)
Edita Hakobyan, piano, ARMENIA(18)
Irina Handozhko, singer, RUSSIA
Oleg Handozhko, singer, RUSSIA
Hyojung Huh, piano, KOREA – USA / VIRGINIA
Chen Huang, piano, CHINA
I
Anastasia Ivanova, piano, RUSSIA
J
Chris Janetzky, composer, GERMANY
Sonate fuer Klarinette und Klavier
Alden Jenks, composer, USA
Unrestful Sleep x solo piano
Xingzhe Jiang, piano, CHINA – POLAND (26)
K
Assyltas Kalkina, piano, KAZAKHSTAN
Aleem Kandour, violin, ENGLAND (12)
Haengri Kang, piano, JAPAN-RUSSIA (28)
Atsushi Kanzawa, piano, JAPAN – FRANCE (28)
Judit Kertész, piano, HUNGARY – SPAIN (24)
Katalin Falvai, piano duo, HUNGARY
Won-Ho Kim, violin, KOREA – SWITZERLAND (22)
Daria Kiseleva, piano, RUSSIA (23)
Junsuke Kita, piano, JAPAN
Eunbyol Ko, piano, KOREA – USA / KENTUCKY
Alla Kolesnikova, RUSSIA
Olga Kolotilova, vocal, RUSSIA
Mateusz Konopelski, violin, POLAND (22)
Irina Kosagovskaya, soprano, RUSSIA (29)
Evgeni Konstantinov, singer, RUSSIA
Vadim Korostin, tenor, RUSSIA
Anastasia Kovaleva, soprano, RUSSIA
L
Bo Ling Lai, piano, HONG KONG (23)
Boha Lee, soprano, KOREA – GERMANY (30)
Jee-Eun Franziska Lee, piano, KOREA (25)
Sungchul Lee, piano, KOREA – USA / NEW JERSEY
Soo Jung Lee, piano, KOREA – USA (31)
Young Jin Lee, violin, KOREA – GERMANY
Marco Leonardi, piano, ITALY
Regina Leung, composer, USA(15)
‘Forever and Always’ x piano solo
Jian Li, soprano, CHINA (33)
Xiaomeng Li, composer, CHINA(22)
Home x violin and piano
Pimia Liisa, piano, FINLAND
Hyun Jee Lim, piano, KOREA (29)
Qian Ni LIN, composer, CHINA (19)
Elapse x piano trio (violin, cello, piano)
Stephanie Liu, violin, USA
Qiren LU, composer, CHINA (17)
XiPi wawa melody for solo violin
Chenan LUO, soprano, CHINA(21)
M
Carla Magnan, composer, ITALY
Margini uno x violin, viola, cello and piano
Armen Manassyan, piano, ARMENIA
Anastasia Markina, piano, USA
Micah McKinnis, piano, USA - ALASKA(19)
Monika Mech, flute, POLAND (18)
Natalia Zawadzka, flute, POLAND
Regina Meirabova, piano, GEORGIA
Kristina Meirabova, piano, GEORGIA
Andrea Mereu, cello
Tiziana Meroni, piano, ITALY (14)
Yulia Miloslavskaya, piano duo, SWITZERLAND-RUSSIA(28)
Mischa Cheung, piano duo, SWITZERLAND-CHINA (28)
Olwen Josephine Miles, violin, ITALY
Carmine Miranda, cello, USA
Ian Scott, piano, USA
Barbara Misiewicz, cello, POLAND (25)
Eva Maria Mitter, accordion, AUSTRIA (27)
Anastasia Morozova, soprano, RUSSIA (27)
Colette Mourey, composer, FRANCE
" 4 Estudios Festivos" "Homenaje a Manuel Ponce"
Yuka Munehisa, piano duo, JAPAN
Samuel Fried, piano duo, SWITZERLAND
Janet Murray, piano, USA
N
Hampton Nalo, vocal, USA
Valeriya Nedviga, violin, RUSSIA
Paula Newberry, Soprano, USA
Marjan Nikolic, composer
‘Mala Igra’ x flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello, bass
Peter Nostrand, composer, USA (55)
Concert Piece (Oxford Version)
Piano Concerto n. 12
Brian O'Kane, cello, IRELAND
Ana Maria Orduz, piano duo, COLOMBIA (32)
Carlos Eduardo, piano duo, COLOMBIA (36)
Benedetta Orsi, mezzosoprano, ITALY
Tomasz Ostaszewski, accordion, POLAND
P
Jooyoung Park, violin, KOREA
Sandra Perisa, piano, CROATIA
Ivana Pesic, piano duo, MONTENEGRO (28)
Jelena Vukicevic, piano duo, MONTENEGRO (25)
Domenico Piccichè, piano, ITALY (42)
Nina Gallo, piano, ITALY (36)
Dario Pugliese, piano duo, ITALY (29)
R
Eija Räisänen, vocal, FINLAND
Liisa Pimia, piano, FINLAND
Ilya Ramlav, piano, RUSSIA (22)
Alfonso Rega, composer, ITALY
Dante abbandona Firenze, IV mov. From Synphony n.7
Marcus Rivera, vocal, AUSTRALIA (39)
Galina Roditeleva, soprano, RUSSIA
Chiara Rubino, piano, GERMANY (11)
S
Olga Safronova, alto, RUSSIA (40)
Liubov Samoilenko, soprano, RUSSIA (21)
Daniil Sapozhnikov, piano, RUSSIA (15)
Irina Sciogoleva, Soprano, MOLDAVIA
Ben Schoeman, piano, SOUTH AFRICA
Anzel Gerber, cello, SOUTH AFRICA (36)
Hye Yeon SHIN, piano, SOUTH KOREA–NETHERLANDS (32)
Leila Shirvani, cello, ITALY – IRAN (20)
Sara Shirvani, piano, ITALY (14)
Irina Shiryaeva, vocal, RUSSIA
Monika Siejkowska, Soprano, POLAND
Yan Skladman, composer, UZBEKISTAN (72)
Vocalise x piano, electric bass, harp, string ensemble, French horn, glockenspiel
Jean Claude Soldano, composer, FRANCE
" Behind the hill " (" Derrière la colline ") for piano
Zuzanna Sosnowska, cello, POLAND
Audrey Ann Southard, Soprano, USA
Mario Spataro, marimba, ITALY
Francesca Spinetta, flute traverse, MONACO (11)
Alessandra Spinetta, violin, MONACO (9)
Patric Sztabinski, accordion, POLAND
Monika Szczesna, piano, POLAND (18)
T
Yoon Ji Tack, cello, KOREA – GERMANY (27)
Hea Youn Chun, piano, KOREA
Jean-Louis Thomas, piano, FRANCE (40)
Olivia Tung, piano, USA (11)
V
Maria Vasilyeva, soprano, RUSSIA
Jelena Vukicevic, piano duo, MONTENEGRO (25)
Ivana Pesic, piano duo, MONTENEGRO (28)
W
Lawrence Wang, piano, CANADA (18)
Sophie Zusing Wang, violin, TAIWAN-GERMANY (13)
Xin Wang, soprano, CHINA (38)
Iskandar Widjaja, violin, GERMANY(26)
Laehyung Woo, piano, KOREA (27)
X
Zhining Xia, composer, CHINA (22)
Yin Dye, double-sided ink painting x two violins
Tian XIE, composer, CHINA (17)
Dream of a teenager x string orchestra and piano
Y
Adrian Yeung, piano, SINGAPORE
Xuan Yu, piano, CHINA
Z
Varvara Zaika, violin, RUSSIA (14)
Natalia Zawadzka, flute, POLAND
Monika Mech, flute, POLAND (18)
Monika Szczesna, piano, POLAND
Alim, Ziad Composer, Dhaka, Bangladesh
‘for you’ (waltz) x strings
Mirea Zuccaro, piano, ITALY (13)