Prizewinners 2012

PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 19TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2012


PRIZE OF THE AUDIENCE

Benjamin TRUCHI, b. 1988, France
Prize given by Casino Velden


PIANO

37 participants in the 1st round.

12 participants in the 2nd round.

3 participants in the final round.

Prize winners:

1. Mari SATO, b. 1987, Japan
Prize given by: Soroptimist Club Klagenfurt

2. Kanako KURODA, b. 1982, Japan
Prize given by: Maestro Yuki Miyagi

3. David HAUSKNECHT, b. 1992, Czech Republic
Prize given by: Rotary Wien-Graben


CHAMBER MUSIC

21 ensembles in the 1st round.

12 ensembles in the 2nd round.

4 ensembles in the final round.

Prize winners:

1. (ex aequo) Aris Quartett
(Katharina Wildermuth/violin, Noemi Zipperling/violin, Caspar Vinzens/viola, Lukas Sieber/cello)
Prize given by: Berndorf Privatstiftung – Kultur Raum geben.

1. (ex aequo) Duo Wachsmuth / Kogan
(Ludmilla Kogan/piano, Daniel Wachsmuth/cello)
Prize given by: Berndorf Privatstiftung – Kultur Raum geben.

3. Copenhagen Piano Quartet
(Neel Teilmann/piano, Benedikte Damgaard/violin, Kristina Fialova/viola, Adam Stadnicki/cello)
Prize given by: State of Carinthia

Also in the finals:

Duo Sinossi
(Lorenzo Cossi/piano, Marianna Sinagra/cello)


VIOLIN

75 participants in the 1st round.

13 participants in the 2nd round.

3 participants in the final round.

Prize winners:

1. Petr MATEJAK, b. 1988, Czech Republic
Prize given by: Casino Velden

2. Lara BOSCHKOR, b. 1999, Germany
Prize given by: Maestro Yuki Miyagi

3. Emanuel Ionut TUDOR, b. 1982, Romania
Prize given by: Rotary Wien-Graben


VIOLA

33 participants in the 1st round.

14 participants in the 2nd round.

5 participants in the final round.

Prize winners:

1. Mei DIYANG, b. 1994, China
Prize given by Mr Hans List

2. Anna RAJAMÄKI, b. 1979, Finland
Prize given by the mayor of Pörtschach am Wörthersee

3. Wenhong LUO, b. 1992, China
Prize given by Land Kärnten

Also in the finals:

GEERTS Sander, b. 1981, Belgium
KOVALEV Georgy, b. 1990, Russia


CELLO

45 participants in the 1st round.

14 participants in the 2nd round.

5 participants in the final round.

Prize winners:

1. Benjamin TRUCHI, b. 1988, France
Prize given by: Casino Velden

2. Michael PETROV, b. 1990, Bulgaria
Prize given by: Rotary Klagenfurt

3. JuHo PARK, b. 1996, South Korea
Prize given by Land Kärnten

Also in the finals:

CHEN Xiaolong, b. 1988, China
DICKBAUER Vera, b. 1992, Austria


VOICE

28 participants in the 1st round.

15 participants in the 2nd round.

6 participants in the final round.

Prize winners:

1. Hagar SHARVIT, b. 1986, Israel
Prize given by: BKS Bank AG

2. Lisa ROMBACH, b. 1984, Austria
Prize given by: Mr Hannes Tauschitz

3. Katrin TARGO, b. 1980, Estonia
Prize given by: Land Kärnten

Also in the finals:

VOLPERT Ruth, b. 1983, Germany
ZAMEK-GLISZCZYNSKA Barbara, b. 1985, Poland
SCHMIEGER Carina, b. 1995, Germany


BEST PIANO ACCOMPANIST (voice)

Prize for the best piano accompanist for singers:
Ammiel Bushakevitz, b. 1986, South Africa
Prize given by: Rotary Klagenfurt-Wörthersee


SPECIAL PRIZES

Special prize for an outstanding interpretation of the sonata op. 147 by D. Shostakovich:
Duo Agineko (Yasuko Takahashi/piano and Sander Geerts/viola)
Given by Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach

Special prize for impressive performance without using sheet music:
Duo Sinossi (Lorenzo Cossi/piano and Marianna Sinagra/cello)
Given by Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach

Special prize for the most promising voice talent:
Carina Schmieger, b. 1995, Germany
Given by Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach

Special prize of Interclassica Mucic Management:
Barbara Zamek-Gliszczynska, b. 1985, Poland
and her pianist Lech Napierala, b. 1982, Poland

Special prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece in the voice section:
Barbara Zamek-Gliszczynska, b. 1985, Poland
and her pianist Lech Napierala, b. 1982, Poland


SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS provided by Land Kärnten

Costas FOTOPOULOS (piano), b. 1974, United Kingdom

duo nimirum (Míra NAGY, piano/Hungary and Janka JÁMBOR, cello/Hungary)

Shucong HE (violin), b. 1992, China

Shasta ELLENBOGEN (viola), b. 1988, Canada

Christoph CROISÉ (cello), b. 1993, Germany

Rabbani ALDANGOR (cello), b. 1993, Kazakhstan


CONCERT ENGAGEMENTS

Concert engagement at Neues Künstlerforum Wien on 26.12.2013:
Aris Quartett (chamber music) (Katharina Wildermuth/violin, Noemi Zipperling/violin, Caspar Vinzens/viola, Lukas Sieber/cello)
Prize given by: Prof. Ernst Lintner

Concert engagement at Neues Künstlerforum Wien:
Isabella Kuess (voice), b. 1986, Austria
Prize given by: Prof. Ernst Lintner

Concert engagement at Neues Künstlerforum Wien:
Barbara Zamek-Gliszczynska (voice), b. 1985, Poland
Prize given by: Prof. Ernst Lintner