Prizewinners of the 28th Johannes Brahms Competition

Congratulations!

The prizewinner’s concert will take place on Sunday, 9th 5pm at the Casineum Velden.

Voice

1st place ex aequo: Yibao Chen (China, piano accompaniment: Mariko Sakonju, Japan) and Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk (Germany)

3rd place: Corina Koller (Austria, piano accompaniment: Lukas Dorfegger, Austria) 

Viola

1st place: Kyungsik Shin (South Korea)

2nd place: Sarah Strohm (Schwitzerland)

3rd place: Yunji Jang (South Korea) 

Cello

1st place: Jan Sekaci (Romania)

2nd place: Carlos Vidal Ballester (Spain)

3rd place: Grace Sohn (Canada)

Chamber music

1st place: Trio Bohémo – Vojtek Jan, Pĕruška Matouš, Vocetková Kristina (all Czech Republic)   

2nd place: Duo Minerva – Obuchi Mayuko, Mitsui Shizuka (both Japan)

3rd place: Alecian Coline, Stasyk Ondine, Pio Jennifer, Simon Cyril (all Fance)

Best voice accompanist

Joseph Alejandro Avile Guerrero (Venezuela)

Special awards

Alexander York (USA) – Voice: Special prize for the extraordinary multilingualism of his program, donated by Dr. Barbara Moser
Tina Drole (Slovenia) – Voice: Special prize for the best interpretation of the contemporary song, donated by Interclassica

Jana Stojanovic (Serbia) – Viola: Special prize for the best interpretation of the contemporary compulsory piece, donated by the composer Dr. Johannes Kropfitsch

Jan Sekaci (Romania) – Cello: Special prize donated by Maestro Yuki Miyagi. Concert invitation to Prague, donated by Soon-Deog Kwon.

Trio Bohémo (Czech Republic) – Chamber music: Prize of the public, Concert offer of the Künstlerforum Wien (Tuesday 27.12.2022), Invitation to a concert in Überlingen

Livestream – Finals chamber music

18:00 DuoArte Kasznia Maria, Stiegler Nadja
18:45 Trio Bohémo Vojtek Jan, Pĕruška Matouš, Vocetková Kristina
19:30 Berry Trio Woo Dasom, Kim Ji-Young, Kim Hyuno
20:30 Akhtamar Quartet Alecian Coline, Stasyk Ondine, Pio Jennifer, Simon Cyril
21:15 Duo Minerva Obuchi Mayuko, Mitsui Shizuka

 

Finals Viola & Cello

Livestream of the two final rounds for viola & cello from September, 10th 2021.
 

Program

Instrument Name First name  
Viola Jang Yunji B. Bartók: Violakonzert, op. posth., 1. Satz
Cello Sohn Grace J. Haydn: Cello Konzert Nr. 2 D-Dur, 1. Satz
Viola Shin Kyungsik B. Bartók: Violakonzert, op. posth., 1. Satz
Viola Strohm Sarah B. Bartók: Violakonzert, op. posth., 1. Satz
Cello Vidal Ballester Carlos A. Dvořák: Cello Konzert op. 104 h-Moll, 1. Satz
Viola Stojanovic Jana B. Bartók: Violakonzert, op. posth., 1. Satz
Cello Sekaci Jan A. Dvořák: Cello Konzert op. 104 h-Moll, 1. Satz


 

Results of round 2

The following participants have reached the finals:

Viola

Yunji Jang
Kyungsik Shin
Jana Stojanovic
Sarah Strohm

Cello

Jan Sekaci
Grace Sohn
Carlos Vidal Ballester

Voice

Theodore Browne 
Yibao Chen 
Tina Drole
Corina Koller 
Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk 
Alexander York 

Chamber music

Akhtamar Quartet – Alecian Coline, Stasyk Ondine, Pio Jennifer, Simon Cyril
Berry Trio – Woo Dasom, Kim Ji-Young, Kim Hyuno
DuoArte – Kasznia Maria, Stiegler Nadja
Duo Minerva – Obuchi Mayuko, Mitsui Shizuka
Trio Bohémo – Vojtek Jan, Pĕruška Matouš, Vocetková Kristina