2019 RESULTS
2019 IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
28th ANNIVERSARY
2019 BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
39th ANNIVERSARY
Draft as of August 12, 2019
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The standard of performance expressed during the 28th edition of the
2019 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.
TOP WINNER
Scores from 9.50 to 10.00 + Special Awards
This musician will be invited to perform at
IBLA New York Carnegie Debut on May 8, 2020
&
TOKYO KIOI Hall Debut on April 3, 2020
Haruna Furukawa, flute - JAPAN
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.50 Top Prize Winner + Takemitsu Special Mention
OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS
Scores from 9.00 to 9.50 + Special Mention
These musicians may be invited to perform in the winners concerts
upon discretion of the New York IBLA Foundation Board of Directors
Wieslaw Ochwat, accordion duo - POLAND
Maciej Zimka, accordion duo - POLAND
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.30 Outstanding Musicians + Rotary Award
Andrey Pokatov, violin & duo - RUSSIA
Yulia Grekhova, violin & piano duo - RUSSIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.20 Outstanding Musicians + Ravel Special Mention
Mika Teranagane, piano duo - JAPAN
Akihiro Takiyama, piano duo - JAPAN
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.10 Outstanding Musicians + Denisow Special Mention
Enkh-Undral Enkhkherlen, piano young A - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician + Young Talent Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
First Prize Level + Kabalevsky Special Mention
Saruul Nyamsuren, piano young A - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician + Young Talent Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
First Prize Level + Kabalevsky Special Mention
Nairag Tamir, piano young B - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician + Chopin Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
First Prize Level + Bartok Special Mention
MOST DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS
Scores from 8.00 to 8.90 + Special Mention
Alessio Cappello, composer / piano - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention for ‘Tarantellina’
Junxian Chen, composer young D - CHINA
‘Shadow of Time’ for solo piano
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
Seunghyun Kim, soprano - SOUTH KOREA / BELGIUM
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
Jieun Lee, piano - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Granados Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level
Anita Munafo’, piano young B - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Gargiulo Special Mention
Minhee Park, soprano - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Dvorak Special Mention
Benjamin Shaw, composer - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘Solo Flute No. 1’
Austin Smith, composer - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘Metamorphosis’ for Solo Violin
Eric Yun, piano young C - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Solo piano - Most Distinguished Musician + Young Talent Special Mention
8.60 Piano Concerto - Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level
Helene Blajan, mezzo-soprano - FRANCE
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
Federico Ermirio, composer - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘ODE 1959’ - H. Villa Lobos in memoriam, for Orchestra d'archi.
Brian Field, composer - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘Shiva Tandava’ for Orchestra
Alexander Kato-Willis, piano - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
June Young Kim, composer - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Yeowon’ for Mezzo Soprano, Flute Bb Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Based on two poems by Yi Yuk Sa (1904-1944)
Giuseppe Molino, guitar duo - ITALY
Anna Krystyna Nowicka, guitar duo - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
Adriano Leonardo Scapicchi, piano - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician + Scriabin Special Mention
Chenyu Wang, piano - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level
Rika Yu, soprano CHINA / USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician + Kina Special Mention
Ludovica Franco, piano young C - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
Tanan Jargalsaikhan, piano young C - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level + Prokofiev Special Mention
Young Jun Lee, composer - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘Tsunami’ for Saxophone Quartet
Tianqi Liu, composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘Conflict’ for Two Violins
Andrea Montalbano, composer - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician
“Eagle's Flight’ for String Orchestra
Giovanni Nicosia, clarinet & piano - ITALY
Sofia Campanella, clarinet & piano - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician + Debussy Special Mention
Larisa Nikolaevna Sanzhieva, composer - RUSSIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘Concerto’ for Yataga and Piano
Mengshi Yu, composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘The Lonely Camel Kid’ for Solo Violoncello and Orchestra
Ochir Khatungaa Bat, piano young C - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.60 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level + Kabalevsky Special Mention
Mandalnorov Altankhuyag, piano young A - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician + Young Talent Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level + Bartok Special Mention
Battulga Ayalguu, piano young A - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician + Young Talent Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level + Kabalevsky Special Mention
Daniele Condurso, piano - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician
Jeong Hoon Lee, flute - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician
Luis Mcdougal, composer - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Arenas Movedizas’ for String Quartet
Janet Norman, piano - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician
Ju Young Park, piano - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician
Chenyu Zhou, composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.40 Most Distinguished Musician
‘The Poem of Thunder’ for String Quartet
Veronica Soo Jung Lee, piano - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.30 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Third Prize Level
Boyu Zhu, composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.30 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Nirvana II’ for Chamber Septet
Enkhluun Enkhbaatar, piano young B - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.20 Most Distinguished Musician + Jensen Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Third Prize Level
Takumi Kakimoto, composer / piano - JAPAN
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.20 Most Distinguished Musician
‘The Fly and I’ for Solo Piano in Two Movements
Erdenetungalag Yesul, piano young B - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.20 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Third Prize Level + Kabalevsky Special Mention
Santi La Rosa, piano duo - ITALY
Alessandro Camarda, piano duo - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.10 Most Distinguished Musician
Ainier, piano category young A - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Third Prize Level
Ulziibadrakh Oui, piano young A - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Third Prize Level
Angarag Oyundari, piano young C - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Third Prize Level
Fengda Qin, composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Hongshui River Piano Suite’ for Solo Piano
DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS
Scores from 7.00 to 7.90 + Special Mention
Natalia Biasotto, composer / violin young A - BRASIL
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.90 Distinguished Musician + Young Talent Encouragement
Ehood Udi Gershuni, composer / pianist - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.90 Distinguished Musician
‘5 Preludes For Piano’
Vasko Iwanicki, composer - BULGARIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.80 Distinguished Musician
‘String Quartet’ for Two Violins, Viola and Cello
Tae Kwon Michelle, piano young B - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.70 Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Fourth Prize Level
RESULTS - ALPHABETICAL ORDER
2019 IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
28th ANNIVERSARY
2019 BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
39th ANNIVERSARY
A
Ainier, piano category young A - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Third Prize Level
Mandalnorov Altankhuyag, piano young A - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician + Young Talent Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level + Bartok Special Mention
Battulga Ayalguu, piano young A - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician + Young Talent Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level + Kabalevsky Special Mention
B
Ochir Khatungaa Bat, piano young C - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.60 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level + Kabalevsky Special Mention
Natalia Biasotto, composer / violin young A - BRASIL
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.90 Distinguished Musician + Young Talent Encouragement
Helene Blajan, mezzo-soprano - FRANCE
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
C
Alessio Cappello, composer / piano - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention for ‘Tarantellina’
Junxian Chen, composer young D - CHINA
‘Shadow of Time’ for solo piano
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
Daniele Condurso, piano - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician
E
Enkhluun Enkhbaatar, piano young B - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.20 Most Distinguished Musician + Jensen Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Third Prize Level
Enkh-Undral Enkhkherlen, piano young A - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician + Young Talent Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
First Prize Level + Kabalevsky Special Mention
Federico Ermirio, composer - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘ODE 1959’ - H. Villa Lobos in memoriam, for Orchestra d'archi.
F
Brian Field, composer - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘Shiva Tandava’ for Orchestra
Ludovica Franco, piano young C - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
Haruna Furukawa, flute - JAPAN
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.50 Top Prize Winner + Takemitsu Special Mention
J
Tanan Jargalsaikhan, piano young C - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level + Prokofiev Special Mention
G
Ehood Udi Gershuni, composer / pianist - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.90 Distinguished Musician
‘5 Preludes For Piano’
I
Vasko Iwanicki, composer - BULGARIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.80 Distinguished Musician
‘String Quartet’ for Two Violins, Viola and Cello
K
Takumi Kakimoto, composer / piano - JAPAN
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.20 Most Distinguished Musician
‘The Fly and I’ for Solo Piano in Two Movements
Alexander Kato-Willis, piano - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
June Young Kim, composer - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Yeowon’ for Mezzo Soprano, Flute Bb Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Based on two poems by Yi Yuk Sa (1904-1944)
Seunghyun Kim, soprano - SOUTH KOREA / BELGIUM
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
L
Santi La Rosa, piano duo - ITALY
Alessandro Camarda, piano duo - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.10 Most Distinguished Musician
Jeong Hoon Lee, flute - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician
Jieun Lee, piano - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Granados Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level
Veronica Soo Jung Lee, piano - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.30 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Third Prize Level
Young Jun Lee, composer - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘Tsunami’ for Saxophone Quartet
Tianqi Liu, composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘Conflict’ for Two Violins
M
Luis Mcdougal, composer - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Arenas Movedizas’ for String Quartet
Tae Kwon Michelle, piano young B - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.70 Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Fourth Prize Level
Giuseppe Molino, guitar duo - ITALY
Anna Krystyna Nowicka, guitar duo - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
Andrea Montalbano, composer - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician
“Eagle's Flight’ for String Orchestra
Anita Munafo’, piano young B - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Gargiulo Special Mention
N
Giovanni Nicosia, clarinet & piano - ITALY
Sofia Campanella, clarinet & piano - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician + Debussy Special Mention
Janet Norman, piano - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician
Saruul Nyamsuren, piano young A - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician + Young Talent Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
First Prize Level + Kabalevsky Special Mention
O
Wieslaw Ochwat, accordion duo - POLAND
Maciej Zimka, accordion duo - POLAND
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.30 Outstanding Musicians + Rotary Award
Ulziibadrakh Oui, piano young A - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Third Prize Level
Angarag Oyundari, piano young C - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Third Prize Level
P
Ju Young Park, piano - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician
Minhee Park, soprano - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Dvorak Special Mention
Andrey Pokatov, violin & duo - RUSSIA
Yulia Grekhova, violin & piano duo - RUSSIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.20 Outstanding Musicians + Ravel Special Mention
Q
Fengda Qin, composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Hongshui River Piano Suite’ for Solo Piano
S
Larisa Nikolaevna Sanzhieva, composer - RUSSIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘Concerto’ for Yataga and Piano
Adriano Leonardo Scapicchi, piano - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician + Scriabin Special Mention
Benjamin Shaw, composer - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘Solo Flute No. 1’
Austin Smith, composer - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘Metamorphosis’ for Solo Violin
T
Mika Teranagane, piano duo - JAPAN
Akihiro Takiyama, piano duo - JAPAN
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.10 Outstanding Musicians + Denisow Special Mention
Nairag Tamir, piano young B - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician + Chopin Special Mention
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
First Prize Level + Bartok Special Mention
W
Chenyu Wang, piano - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level
Y
Erdenetungalag Yesul, piano young B - MONGOLIA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.20 Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Third Prize Level + Kabalevsky Special Mention
Mengshi Yu, composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician + Special Mention
‘The Lonely Camel Kid’ for Solo Violoncello and Orchestra
Rika Yu, soprano CHINA / USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician + Kina Special Mention
Eric Yun, piano young C - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Solo piano - Most Distinguished Musician + Young Talent Special Mention
8.60 Piano Concerto - Most Distinguished Musician
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level
Z
Chenyu Zhou, composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.40 Most Distinguished Musician
‘The Poem of Thunder’ for String Quartet
Boyu Zhu, composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.30 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Nirvana II’ for Chamber Septet