SPECIAL AWARDS: 2019
First Vienna International Music Competition
SPECIAL AWARDS
PIANO
PROFESSIONAL
GOLDEN MEDALS
Vladimir Sushkov (High Distinction)
Ashot Khachatourian (High Distinction)
Dzmitry Ulasiuk
Aurele Marthan
Kuniko Kato
SILVER MEDALS
Lindsay Garritson
Nadav Verbin
Benedek Horvath
VIRTUOSO
GOLDEN MEDALS
Roman Kosyakov (High Distinction)
Cong Bi (High Distinction)
Dimitri Malignan
Timon Huyhn
Yu Pang Yu
Andrzej Wiercinski
Adélaïde Ferriere
SILVER MEDALS
Asuka Kawamura
Thomas Torok
Evgeny Konnov
Dean Deng
Nicon Mladin
Jaehan Lim
Maxim Kinasov
Jon Urdapilleta
Ramez Mhaanna
YOUNG ARTIST
GOLDEN MEDALS
Calvin Abdiel (High Distinction)
George Harliono (High Distinction)
Adrian King
Kaan Baysal
Johann Zhao
SILVER MEDALS
Andrew Gu
Elizaveta Pochebut
Ivan Chepkin
Leanne Jin
Matthias Antonio Glavinic
STRINGS
VIRTUOSO
GOLDEN MEDALS
Cristian Grajner de Sa - Violin (High Distinction)
Sara Esturillo – Harp (High Distinction)
Julia Hwang - Violin
Sam Lucas - Cello
Theotime Voisin – Double Bass
Indira Grier - Cello
Shizuka Mitsui - Cello
Mateusz Kowalski - Guitar
Sumina Studer - Violin
Davide Giovanni Tomasi - Guitar
SILVER MEDALS
Abigel Kralik - Violin
Mateusz Makuch - Violin
Yuki Beppu - Violin
Irena Josifoska - Cello
Anna da Silva Chen - Violin
Francois Pineau - Violin
Jordan Bak - Viola
Lisa Sung - Viola
PROFESSIONAL
GOLDEN MEDALS
Léa Hennino - Viola (High Distinction)
Magdalena Filipczak - Violin (High Distinction)
Haik Kazazyan - Violin (High Distinction)
Sasha Boldachev - Harp (High Distinction)
Michael Foyle - Violin
SILVER MEDALS
Viktor Hartobanu - Harp
Chang Pan - Cello
Galiya Zharova - Violin
YOUNG ARTIST
GOLDEN MEDALS
Mira Marie - Violin (High Distinction)
Matthew Ho – Violin (High Distinction)
Natsuho Murata - Violin
Maria Andreeva - Violin
Luca Giovannini - Cello
Daria List - Violin
Coco Tomita - Violin
SILVER MEDALS
Ellinor D’Melon - Violin
Kaat Schraepen - Viola
Stephen Leou - Cello
Soomin Kim - Cello
Sungwoo Lee - Violin
VOICE
PROFESSIONAL
GOLDEN MEDALS
Starkova Tatiana – Soprano (High Distinction)
Bibiana Nwobilo – Soprano (High Distinction)
Aleksandra Novina – Soprano (High Distinction)
Lilly Jørstad – Mezzo (High Distinction)
Héloïse Mas – Mezzo (High Distinction)
Mélissa Petit - Soprano (High Distinction)
Constance Malta-Bey – Soprano (High Distinction)
Chen Chen - Tenor (High Distinction)
Zsuzsanna Adam - Soprano
Olga Senderskaya - Soprano
Sylwia Maria Olszyńska - Soprano
Jaeyeon Choi – Soprano
Irina Bertman – Soprano
SILVER MEDALS
Lei Xu – Soprano
Xianghu Alexander Liu – Tenor
Caroline Gélinas – Mezzo
Miren Urbieta – Soprano
Badral Chuluunbaatar – Baritone
Katia Bentz – Soprano
Griet De Geyter – Soprano
Jan Wouters – Countertenor
Gordana Kostic – Soprano
Lisa Jordheim – Soprano
YOUNG ARTIST
GOLDEN MEDALS
Leon Dreher - Tenor (High Distinction)
Aida Turlica - Soprano (High Distinction)
Yaroslav Yakubchuk - Countertenor
Kristina Růžičková - Soprano
Antonia Kristin Emilia Modes - Soprano
SILVER MEDALS
Ella Jonas Farlinger - Soprano
Tovmasyan Sona Arturovna - Soprano
Aimee Banks - Soprano
Maria Constança Kopke - Soprano
VIRTUOSO
GOLDEN MEDALS
Vero Miller– Mezzo (High Distinction)
Serena Saenz Molinero - Soprano
Elisabeth Boudreault - Soprano
Artur Mateusz Garbas - Baritone
Zachary Rioux - Tenor
Mirzamova Utarida - Soprano
Jose Simerilla Romero - Tenor
SILVER MEDALS
Julie Sekinger – Soprano
Milana Sarukhanian – Soprano
Johannes Fritsche - Baritone
Léopold Gilloots-Laforge – Countertenor
Mariya Taniguchi – Soprano
WIND
PROFESSIONAL
GOLDEN MEDALS
Bogdan Sydorenko – Clarinet (High Distinction)
Eudes Bernstein – Saxo (High Distinction)
Isabella Stabio – Saxo (High Distinction)
Asia Safikhanova - Flute
Bengü Aktan – Oboe
Bettina Aust – Clarinet
Trevor Nuckøls – French Horn
José Filipe da Silva Valente – Accordion
SILVER MEDALS
Iva Ugrcic - Flute
Elisabet Franch - Flute
Giuliano Cerbarano – Euphonium
Iryna Serotiuk – Accordion
VIRTUOSO
GOLDEN MEDALS
Raphaël Sévère – Clarinet (High Distinction)
Anna Paulová – Clarinet (High Distinction)
Ekaterina Kornishina – Flute (High Distinction)
Ariane Rovesse– Clarinet (High Distinction)
Sergio Fernandes Pires – Clarinet
Ingrid Soefteland Neset - Flute
Jules Baeten – Clarinet
Yulia Gorbatkova – Bassoon
Ana Knez – Trombone
Domen Koren - Saxophone
SILVER MEDALS
Inês Pires Pinto - Flute
Seuyun Chung – Oboe
Ignat Krasikov – Clarinet
Oliver Bahr Shermacher – Clarinet
Paula Pinn – Recorder
Nicolae Stiuca – Accordion
YOUNG ARTIST
GOLDEN MEDALS
Nikolai Shauchenka – Saxo (High Distinction)
Salomatnikov Semen - Trumpet (High Distinction)
Lewin Carl Kneisel - Clarinet (High Distinction)
Laskowska Karolina - Flute (High Distinction)
Telmo José Silva Costa – Clarinet
Eryk Oliwa - Clarinet
Balder Dendievel - Oboe
Uliana Zhivitskaya – Flute
Roi Karni – Clarinet
Aleksandr Rublev – Trumpet
Katharina Martini - Flute
SILVER MEDALS
Vicent Orón Bolós – Saxophone
Sophie Urban – Trumpet
Andreas Anastassios Kammenos – Recorder
Siu Yat Fung – Bassoon
Nicholas Traill Campbell – Trumpet
Maciej Biskup – Saxophone
CHAMBER MUSIC
GOLDEN MEDALS
Liza Kerob (Violin) – Federico Hood (Viola)
Thierry Amadi (Cello)
“Trio Goldberg” (High Distinction)
Daria Fedorova (Piano) – Ilya Takser (Piano):
“Fedorova & Takser Duo” (High Distinction)
Amy Tress (Violin) – William Newell (Violin)
Alistair Vennart (Viola) – Stephanie Tress (Cello)
“Solem Quartet” (High Distinction)
Ivan Kuznetsov - Anastasiia Zakarova -
Aleksandr Tarasov - Aleksandr Kvashuk: “The Russian Renaissance”
David Salmon (Piano) – Manuel Vieillard (Piano): “Piano Duo”
Szilard Benes (Clarinet) – Nikolas Lazic (Accordion):
“The Klezmer Brothers”
Yukiko Ishibashi (Violin) – Ursula Sarnthein (Viola) –
Christine Hu (Cello):
“Trio Oreade”
Joaquín Sáez (Saxophone) – Xavier Larsson (Saxophone)
José Manuel Bañuls (Saxophone) – Xabier Casal (Saxophone)
“Fukio Quartet”
Emmanuel Christien (Piano) – Tristan Liehr (Violin) –
Aurelienne Brauner (Cello)
“Trio Gallien”
Richard Biaggini (Violin) – Alexander Abukovich (Violin)
Vilius Zaikin (Viola) – Katharina Paslawski (Violoncello)
“Ensemble Filarmónico”
SILVER MEDALS
Anna Chorazyczewska - Adrian Furmankiewicz
Wojciech Jurkiewicz - Karol Mruk / “Erlendis”: Guitar Quartet
Julia-Anne Derome (violin) – Gabriel Prynn (cello) – Steven Massicotte (piano): “Fibonacci Trio”
Massimiliano Martinelli (Cello) – Fulvia Mancini (Cello):
“Mr&Mrs Cello”
Thomas Ravez (Cello) – Alex Diep (Violin) –
Thibaul Maignan (Piano):
“The Palmer Trio”
Lisa Wyss (Saxophone) – Lovro Mercep (Saxophone
Jenita Veurink (Saxophone) – Nigxin Su (Saphone)
“Ardemus Quartet”
Stephan Möller (Percussion) – Veith Kloeters (Percussion)
Rafael Sars (Percussion) – Johannes Wipperman (Percussion)
“Repercussion Quartet”
Martin Castro (Saxophone) – Borja Beneyto (Saxophone)
Juan Alonso (Saxophone) – Franco Emanuel (Saxophone)
“Psaiko Quartet”
MANHATTAN CONCERT ARTIST AWARD
The following winners are invited to join the Manhattan Concert Artist agency:
EuAe Lee - Piano
Sasha Boldachev - Harp
Elvin Hoxha Ganiyev - Violin
Dan Sloutskovski - Violoncello
Alexandra Yangel - Mezzo
Kévin Amiel - Tenor
Starkova Tatiana - Soprano
Bibiana Nwobilo - Soprano
Aleksandra Novina – Soprano
Héloïse Mas – Mezzo
Gabriel Cano - Flute
Raphaël Sévère – Clarinet
Bogdan Sydorenko – Clarinet
Liza Kerob (Violin) – Federico Hood (Viola) – Thierry Amadi (Cello)
“Trio Goldberg”
Daria Fedorova (Piano) – Ilya Takser (Piano):
“Federova & Takser Duo”
Amy Tress (Violin) – William Newell (Violin)
Alistair Vennart (Viola) – Stephanie Tress (Cello)
“Solem Quartet”
Julia Wolanska and Michal Gajda - Duo: piano and accordion