<2015 IBLA GRAND PRIZE RESULTS>

2015 IBLA GRAND PRIZE
RESULTS

IBLA Grand Prize Competitions
for pianists, singers, instrumentalists and composers

The standard of performance expressed during the 24th 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

Concorso Internazionale
per pianisti, cantanti, strumentisti, compositori
Il livello di esecuzione espresso durante la XXIV edizione dell’ IBLA GRAND PRIZE ha nuovamente raggiunto uno standard di eccellenza straordinario.
Questi artisti indicati 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 giudicati l’uno contro l’altro ma in riferimento ad uno standard di eccellenza assoluta

Alessandro Marino, piano, Italy
9.50 Top Prize
+William Modica and Concetta Giordanella Modica Memorial Award
+Gershwin 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.

Matteo Pomposelli, piano, Italy
9.00 Outstanding Musician
+Best Young Talent Award
+Berkowitsch Special Mention

Pietro Beltrani, piano - composer, Italy
9.00 Outstanding Musician
+Jazz Award
+Audience Award

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

Park Soo Hyun, piano, South Korea
Jeoung Yun Son, soprano, South Korea
8.90 Most Distinguished Musicians
+Donizetti Special Mention
+ Grace M. Susino Memorial Award

Ka Young An, piano, South Korea - USA
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician
+ Haendel Special Mention

Celina Kotz, violin, Poland
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician
+Wieniawski Special Mention

Nataša Penezic, pianist, Serbia
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician
+Guibaidulina Special Mention

Luu (Lv) Xiani, piano, China
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician
+Jianzhong Special Mention

DUO Accordion
Lukasz Brzezina, duo accordion, Poland
Bartosz Kolsut, duo accordion, Poland
8.80 Most Distinguished Musicians
+Audience Special Mention
Lukasz Brzezina, accordion solo, Poland
8.40 Most Distinguished Musician
Bartosz Kolsut, accordion solo, Poland
8.40 Most Distinguished Musician

Kamila Bydlowska, violin, Poland
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
+Szymanowski Special Mention

Iwo Jedynecki, accordion, Poland
Karolina Mikolajczyk, violin, Poland
8.80 Most Distinguished Musicians
+Shchedrin Special Mention

Jakub Czerski, piano, Poland
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician
+Prokofiev Special Mention

Trio Casa Bernardini
Alberto Chines, piano, Italy
Enrico Graziani, cello, Italy
Marcello Miramonti, violin, Italy
8.70 Most Distinguished Musicians
+Audience Special Mention

Quinlan Facey, piano, USA
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician
+ Young Talent Special Mention
+ IBLA Kent State University Scholarship Award
+Prokofiev Special Mention

Yoshihisa Hirano, composer, Japan
Descending Dragon x string quartet
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician
+ special mention

Keith Perreur Lloyd , composer, United Kingdom
Piano Concerto 2001
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician
+Guibaidulina Special Mention

DUO Sedina
Justina Sobczak, guitar duo, Poland
Blazej Sudnikowicz, guitar duo, Poland
8.70 Most Distinguished Musicians
+Debussy Special Mention

Laetitia Amodio, piano, Malta
8.60 Distinguished Musician
+ Young Talent Special Mention
+ IBLA Kent State University Scholarship Award

Erica Piccotti, cello, Italy
8.60 Most Distinguished Musician
+Young Talent Special Mention
+Dvorak Special Mention

Jiaxi Sun, piano, China
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician
+Young Talent Special Mention
+Tchaikovsky Special Mention

Jonathan Ostlund, composer, Sweden - England
‘Ethereal Night’s Ascendance x orchestra
8.40 Most Distinguished Musician
+Special mention

Bertrand Chauvineau, piano - composer, France
\"Aux couleurs\" : huit préludes liés et postlude pour piano
8.30 Most Distinguished Musician

Jaehyuck Choi, composer, Korea - USA
Concerto for Violin Solo and Orchestra (2013-2014)
8.30 Most Distinguished Musician + Young Talent Special Mention

DUO Orion
Elsa Dorbath, cello, Switzerland
Luiza Salles, piano, Brazil
8.30 Most Distinguished Musician
+Kabalevski Special Mention

Michael Maxwell Steer, composer, United Kingdom
The Fortress of Illusion x piano duo (2009)
8.30 Most Distinguished
+ Special Mention Musician

Casey Gordon Tucker, composer, Australia
‘Sunday’ Sonata x Saxophone and Piano
in 3 movements Morning - Noon - Night
8.30 Most Distinguished Musician
+Special Mention

Hankyeol Yoon, piano, composer, South Korea - Germany
Klavierstueck, "Attacca" for piano solo (2013)
8.30 Most Distinguished Musician
+Special Mention x "Attacca"

Alfonso Rega, composer, Italy
‘il Viaggio’ solo violin and mute choir ( a bocca chiusa)
8.20 Most Distinguished Musician

Michele Benignetti, duo piano, Italy - France
Eleonora Spina, duo piano, Italy - France
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician

Young Ah Barnes, piano - composer, Australia - South Korea
‘Babel’ x solo piano
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician
+ Special mention x ‘Babel’

Brian Philip Buch, piano composer, USA
‘From the River Flow the Stars No.3’, piano solo in 3 movements
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician

Luca Colardo, cello, Italy
Sandra Conte, piano, Italy
8.00 Most Distinguished Musicians

Lorenzo Guardiano, piano, Italy
Giuseppe Abbate, piano, Italy
8.00 Most Distinguished Musicians

Oren Lok, piano, composer, Israel
Rinat Tsodyks, piano, Israel
Humoresque, written for a symphonic orchestra / arrangement for 2 pianos
8.00 Most Distinguished Musicians
+Special Mention for Humoresque

Ruben Dario Marmol, piano, composer, Argentina
"Requiem Brevis" for orgel, mezzo soprano, soprano, Choir (one voice), and bells
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician

Francesco Palazzo, duo accordion and vocal, Italy
Tiziana Portoghese, mezzo, Italy
8.00 Most Distinguished Musicians

Federico Stassi, viola, Italy
Giuseppe Grippi, piano, Italy
8.00 Most Distinguished Musicians

Dhomi Trivor, composer, Kosovo
‘Melody’, Symphonic piece
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician

DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS
Scores from 7.00 to 7.90 + special mention
see below

Daphne Delicata, piano, Malta
7.90 Most Distinguished Musician
+Young Talent Encouragement Special Mention

June Rippon, composer, Hong Kong
‘Kitchen 2015’ Allegro x flute (seasoning), clarinet in Bb (beef), violin (pork), cello (knife), piano (pan)
7.90 Distinguished Musician
+Young Talent Special Mention

SiQi Tan, piano, composer, China
‘Reflection of Ending’ x piano solo, 2015
7.90 Distinguished Musician
+Young Talent Special Mention

Lingbo Ma, composer, China
‘Road to Solitude’ x string quartet
7.80 Distinguished Musician
+Young Talent Encouragement Special Mention

Claudia Ottaviano, piano duo, Italy
Simonetta Raimondo, piano duo, Italy
7.70 Distinguished Musicians

Odell Wong, composer, Hong Kong
7.70 Distinguished Musician
+Young Talent Special Mention

Stephanie Wong, piano, composer, Hong Kong
‘Emily and the Tiger’, a musical tale for children, x violin and piano
7.50 Distinguished Musician
+Young Talent Special Mention

Katie Cai, composer, USA
‘Lily of the Valley’ x piano
7.40 Distinguished Musician