2021 RESULTS
2021 IBLA GRAND PRIZE International Competition
30th ANNIVERSARY
2021 BARTOK-KABALEVSKY-PROKOFIEV International Competition
41st ANNIVERSARY
Draft as of April 27, 2022
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Thank you all for your patience and musicianship!
The standard of performance expressed during the 30th 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 WINNERS
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 10, 2022
&
TOKYO KIOI Hall Debut on April 8, 2022
Takamori Arai, Violin - JAPAN
Julija Bal, Piano - SERBIA
Michael Barimo, Whistler - USA
Michal Gajda, Accordion - POLAND
Miwa Hoyano, Piano - JAPAN
Gwylim Janssens, Piano - THE NETHERLANDS
Karolina Mikolajczyk, Violin & Iwo Jedynecki, Accordion - POLAND
Ryo Minemura, Saxophone - JAPAN
Annette Scholten, Lame Sonore & Nanke Flach, Piano - THE NETHERLANDS
Reina Suzuki, Soprano - JAPAN
Silvia Tessari, Piano - ITALY
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 10, 2022
upon discretion and conditions set by the New York City IBLA Foundation Board of Directors
Giampiero Bugliarello, Piano / Composer - ITALY
Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for Composition
‘Ballade’ for Piano
Maria Criscione, Guitar - ITALY
Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco
Luigi Gordano, Accordion - ITALY
Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for César Frank
Anna Dorothea Mutterer, Violin - GERMANY
Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for Prokofiev
Maho Nakanishi, Violin - JAPAN
Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for Niccolò Paganini
Armando Sabbarese, Piano - ITALY
Outstanding Musician
Special Mention for George Crumb
MOST DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS
Scores from 8.00 to 8.90 + Special Mention
Pilar Martin & Álvaro Saldaña, Duo Piano - SPAIN
Promenade Piano Duo
Most Distinguished Musician
Special Mention for Carl Czerny
Andrea Montalbano, Composer / Clarinetto - ITALY
Most Distinguished Musician
‘La camera incantata’ for violin, cello and piano
Christian Paterniti, Piano Composer - ITALY
Most Distinguished Musician
‘Preludio, Siciliana e Finale’ for Piano
Chiara Rizza, Piano - ITALY
Most Distinguished Musician
Special Mention for Nikolai Medtner
DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS
Scores from 7.00 to 7.90 + Special Mention
Elena Causarano Arrabito, Piano - ITALY
Distinguished Musician
Sveva Castrogiovanni, Piano-Composer-Improviser - ITALY
Distinguished Musician
Laura Cozzolino, Piano - ITALY
Distinguished Musician
Megan Cullen, Piano - USA
Distinguished Musician
Takae Furukawa, Piano - JAPAN
Distinguished Musician
Elizabeth Kong, Voice - SINGAPORE
Distinguished Musician
Raymond September, Composer - SOUTH AFRICA
Distinguished Musician
‘Winning the Pandemic’ for Piano
Natallia Shakh, Accordion - BELARUS
Distinguished Musician
Polina Ushakova, Piano - RUSSIA/SWITZERLAND
Distinguished Musician
Alex Wasserman, Composer - ISRAEL
Distinguished Musician
Victor Xie, Composer - USA
Distinguished Musician
Lydia Yu, Piano Young D - TAIWAN
Distinguished Musician
Ziad Alim, Composer - BANGLADESH
Distinguished Musician
'A Sigh in Heaven'
