2020
2020
IBLA GRAND PRIZE
Results
2020 RESULTS
2020 IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
29th ANNIVERSARY
2020 BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
40th ANNIVERSARY
Draft as of December 31, 2020
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The standard of performance expressed during the 29th 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.
TOP WINNER
Scores from 9.50 to 10.00 + Special Awards
These musicians will be invited to perform at
IBLA New York Carnegie Debut on Tuesday May 11, 2021
&
TOKYO KIOI Hall Debut on April, 2021 (exact date to be determined)
upon discretion and conditions set by
the New York City IBLA Foundation Board of Directors
NOT AWARDED
OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS
Scores from 9.00 to 9.50 + Special Mention
These musicians may be invited to perform in the winners concerts
IBLA New York Carnegie Debut on Tuesday May 11, 2021
&
TOKYO KIOI Hall Debut on April, 2021 (exact date to be determined)
upon discretion and conditions set by
the New York City IBLA Foundation Board of Directors
Maria Criscione, Guitar - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco
Miriam Davis, Violin - UNITED KINGDOM
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe
Octávio Deluchi, Guitar - BRAZIL / USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for Hector Villa-Lobos
Evelyn Hur, Flute - SOUTH KOREA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for W.A. Mozart
Polina Kulikova, Piano - RUSSIA / GERMANY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for Igor Stravinsky
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Second Prize Level
Special Mention for Sergei Prokofiev
Anna Dorothea Mutterer, Violin - GERMANY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for J. S. Bach
Maho Nakanishi, Violin - JAPAN
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for Georges Bizet
Morris Northcutt, Trumpet - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Elizabeth Ojeda, Harp - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for Augustin Lara
Naoto Uwatoko, Marimba - JAPAN
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician
Yi Zhang, Piano - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
9.00 Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for Chen Yi ‘Duo Ye’
MOST DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS
Scores from 8.00 to 8.90 + Special Mention
Sveva Castrogiovanni, Piano-Composer-Improviser - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician
Francesco Centarrì, Jazz Singer - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.90 Most Distinguished Musician
Special Mention for Pater Noster in Aramaico
Helen Blajan, Mezzo-Soprano - FRANCE
Janet Norman, Piano - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
Special Mention for Eugène Marie Henri Fouques Duparc
Brian Field, Piano - Composer - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Three Moods for Piano’
Qingye Wu, Composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.80 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Letters’ for Solo Cello
Special Mention
Iris Yang, Composer - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.70 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Fledge’ for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
Hugo Dlugosz, Trumpet - POLAND
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.50 Most Distinguished Musician
Young Talent Encouragement Special Mention
Shuzhe Wang, Composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.40 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Luminosity’ for Violin solo
Christian Paterniti, Piano Composer - ITALY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.30 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Preludio, Siciliana e Finale’ for Piano
Sarshar Ghozat, Piano Composer - IRAN / HUNGARY
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.20 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Nocturne Opus.1 No.1’ for Piano
Ruby Norman, Piano - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.10 Most Distinguished Musician
Young Talent Special Mention for Prokofiev Sarcasms op.17
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
Fourth Prize Level
Guo Qi, Composer - CHINA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician
‘Red song of Praise’ for Accordion
Calliope Smith, Violin - USA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
8.00 Most Distinguished Musician
Young Talent Special Mention
DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS
Scores from 7.00 to 7.90 + Special Mention
Elizabeth Kong, Voice - SINGAPORE
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.90 Distinguished Musician
Yasunori Sago, Composer - JAPAN
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.90 Distinguished Musician
‘Symphony n.8’ for Orchestra
Wojciech Zalewski, Baritone - POLAND
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.90 Distinguished Musician
Raymond September, Composer - SOUTH AFRICA
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.70 Distinguished Musician
‘Rodina’ for Piano
Aditya Hirey, Composer - UNITED KINGDOM
IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
7.50 Distinguished Musician
‘Emotional Song’ ‘Tune no. 1’ ‘Tune no. 2’ for Piano
Young Talent Encouragement Special Mention
