Results for 2019 Quebec Music Competition
(International Online)
We are thrilled to announce the results of the 3rd edition of the Quebec Music Competition (Online International)
Congratulations and bravo to all winners!
We acknowledge the efforts and support of all the competitors and we encourage all of the participants who are not listed on the winners' list to keep working!
We look forward to more wonderful music from our next competition!
Congratulations and bravo to all winners!
We acknowledge the efforts and support of all the competitors and we encourage all of the participants who are not listed on the winners' list to keep working!
We look forward to more wonderful music from our next competition!
Videos of Quebec Music Competition (Online International) 2019 Winners
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY
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PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY
FIRST PRIZE (Ex Aequo) Lauren Lundy (Voice) USA |
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FIRST PRIZE (Ex Aequo) Iwona Glinka (Flute) Greece |
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PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY - SECOND PRIZE
Ji Eun Kim (Piano) Korea |
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PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY - THIRD PRIZE
Aleksandra Machnik (Viola) Poland |
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PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE
FIRST PRIZE Michael Kaulartz, Caroline Fischer, Hanno Pilz Denmark & Germany |
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SENIOR ENSEMBLE CATEGORY
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SENIOR ENSEMBLE FIRST PRIZE Trini Leung and Chloe Retika (Piano Duo) USA |
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FIRST PRIZE Aleksandra Magdalena Lenkiewicz (Violin) Poland |
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SECOND PRIZE Raffaella Cardaropoli (Cello) Italy |
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THIRD PRIZE Tamane Harata (Violin) Japan |
JUNIOR CATEGORY
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JUNIOR CATEGORY - FIRST PRIZE Ziyan Wan (Piano) Canada |
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JUNIOR CATEGORY - SECOND PRIZE
Lara Cherkas (Guitar) Italy |
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JUNIOR CATEGORY - THIRD PRIZE
Felix Wang (Violin) USA |
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Biographies of 2019 Quebec Music Competition Winners
(Online International Competition)
JUNIOR CATEGORY
Winner of Junior Category - FIRST PRIZE
Ziyan Wan (Piano)
Canada
Ziyan Wan（10 years old) started playing piano at the age of 5 with a local teacher in China. She began to study piano performance with Dr. Angela Chan at Lambda School of Music and Fine Arts from April of 2018. After 8 months of study, she won the Crescendo International Music competition and was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in January of 2019.
As the first prize winner of Grand Prize Virtuoso competition, Ziyan was invited to perform in Paris and London in April of 2019. She also won First Prize in the Golden Classical Music Awards in 2019. As winner of the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition, Ziyan will perform at Carnegie Hall the second time in November of 2019. Ziyan also won the gold medals in both the 10-12 years old category and challenge class in the Quebec Music Competition (Live Competition), and was awarded the Junior Advanced Trophy and Challenge class distinction Award（Junior). In June 2019, Ziyan is awarded first prizes in both the 2019 Schumann Competition and the 2019 Rising Talents of Asia and Oceania organized by the Great Composers' Competition series.
Besides piano performance, Ziyan enjoys badminton and reading. Ziyan's favorite genre of books is historical fiction of world history.
Ziyan Wan (Piano)
Canada
Ziyan Wan（10 years old) started playing piano at the age of 5 with a local teacher in China. She began to study piano performance with Dr. Angela Chan at Lambda School of Music and Fine Arts from April of 2018. After 8 months of study, she won the Crescendo International Music competition and was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in January of 2019.
As the first prize winner of Grand Prize Virtuoso competition, Ziyan was invited to perform in Paris and London in April of 2019. She also won First Prize in the Golden Classical Music Awards in 2019. As winner of the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition, Ziyan will perform at Carnegie Hall the second time in November of 2019. Ziyan also won the gold medals in both the 10-12 years old category and challenge class in the Quebec Music Competition (Live Competition), and was awarded the Junior Advanced Trophy and Challenge class distinction Award（Junior). In June 2019, Ziyan is awarded first prizes in both the 2019 Schumann Competition and the 2019 Rising Talents of Asia and Oceania organized by the Great Composers' Competition series.
Besides piano performance, Ziyan enjoys badminton and reading. Ziyan's favorite genre of books is historical fiction of world history.
Winner of Junior Category - SECOND PRIZE
Lara Cherkas (Guitar)
Italy
Lara Cherkas was born in Torino (Italy) October 12th 2006. She began to study classical guitar at the age of 8 with Maestro Salvatore Seminara.
At present she is a student of Maestro Salvatore Seminara.
Lara Cherkas has already participated in many public performances at concerts and opening music festivals in Italy.
She has participated in the following National and International Competitions:
– 1st Absolute Prize – 2016 National Competition of Musical Performance "Valstrona", Valstrona (VB), Italy;
– 1st Absolute Prize – 2018 National Guitar Competition "G. MARZIALI", Seveso (MB), Italy;
– 1st Absolute Prize – 2018 National Guitar Competition (chamber music) "A corde libere - Favria City", Favria (TO), Italy;
– 1st Prize – 2018 International Guitar Competition "A corde libere - Favria City", Favria (TO), Italy;
– 1st Prize – 2018 International Music Competition "Stresa City", Stresa (VB), Italy;
– 1st Prize – 2018 National Guitar Competition "Villa Oliva", Cassano Magnago (VA), Italy;
– 2nd Prize – 2018 European Music Competition "Moncalieri City", Moncalieri (TO), Italy;
– 2nd Prize – 2018 North International Online Music Competition, Stoccolm, Svezia;
– 2nd Prize – 2018 International Guitar Competition "Sanremo City", Sanremo (IM), Italy;
– 2nd Prize – 2019 International Guitar Performance Competition "Savona City", Savona, Italy;
– 1st prize – 2019 National Music Competition "Riviera Etrusca", Piombino, Italy;
– Special prize "Best guitar player" at National Music Competition "Abbado" 2019, Milan, Italy;
– 2nd prize – 2019 International Guitar Competition "Rocco Peruggini", Milan, Italy;
– 1st Absolute prize – 2019 National Guitar Competition "Ansaldi", Mondovi, Italy.
Lara Cherkas (Guitar)
Italy
Lara Cherkas was born in Torino (Italy) October 12th 2006. She began to study classical guitar at the age of 8 with Maestro Salvatore Seminara.
At present she is a student of Maestro Salvatore Seminara.
Lara Cherkas has already participated in many public performances at concerts and opening music festivals in Italy.
She has participated in the following National and International Competitions:
– 1st Absolute Prize – 2016 National Competition of Musical Performance "Valstrona", Valstrona (VB), Italy;
– 1st Absolute Prize – 2018 National Guitar Competition "G. MARZIALI", Seveso (MB), Italy;
– 1st Absolute Prize – 2018 National Guitar Competition (chamber music) "A corde libere - Favria City", Favria (TO), Italy;
– 1st Prize – 2018 International Guitar Competition "A corde libere - Favria City", Favria (TO), Italy;
– 1st Prize – 2018 International Music Competition "Stresa City", Stresa (VB), Italy;
– 1st Prize – 2018 National Guitar Competition "Villa Oliva", Cassano Magnago (VA), Italy;
– 2nd Prize – 2018 European Music Competition "Moncalieri City", Moncalieri (TO), Italy;
– 2nd Prize – 2018 North International Online Music Competition, Stoccolm, Svezia;
– 2nd Prize – 2018 International Guitar Competition "Sanremo City", Sanremo (IM), Italy;
– 2nd Prize – 2019 International Guitar Performance Competition "Savona City", Savona, Italy;
– 1st prize – 2019 National Music Competition "Riviera Etrusca", Piombino, Italy;
– Special prize "Best guitar player" at National Music Competition "Abbado" 2019, Milan, Italy;
– 2nd prize – 2019 International Guitar Competition "Rocco Peruggini", Milan, Italy;
– 1st Absolute prize – 2019 National Guitar Competition "Ansaldi", Mondovi, Italy.
Junior Category - HONORARY MENTION
Krista Shim (Voice)
Thailand
At age 8, Krista Shim started receiving invitations to sing in public events such as sports events and product
promotions such as Central Chidlom, Bangkok Thailand in 2016
At age 9, Krista received a special invitation to lead a group of singers as a tribute to his majesty the late
King Bhumibol Adulyadej; Event “76 millions heart to King Rama 9” in front of a large crowd of more
than 50, 000 people in 2017
Participated in a reality survival singing program for television called ‘WeKid Thailand’ Season 1 in 2017
Be invited to be the Character of albino baby crow and sing in the concert “The Mask 2” in 2017
To be invited to sing for the Program “Challenge Cup of Asia 2017” by IIHF Ice Hockey World
Championship, Bangkok, THAILAND
Lead Singer of Rock Band at Bangkok Patana School since 2016
2nd Prize Vocal Competition in Program “KPIS” which is the group of international schools in Thailand
for age from 12 years old, in 2018
4th Prize Vocal Competition in Program “KPIS” which is the group of international schools in Thailand for
age from 12 years old, in 2019
Joining Singing Contest 2019
Top 7 in Program: Top One
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International
First Prize: Vocal in Music Competition Program “American Protege” and be invited to perform at
Carnegie Hall, New York, USA in 2017
First Prize: Vocal in Music Competition Program “Grand Prize Virtuoso” Vienna, Austria, in 2017 and be
invited to perform at Gläserner Saal, Musikverein in Vienna, Austria
Gold Award: Vocal in Music Competition
And The 6th Prize Category: Free Style - includes all instruments (She was only Voice Contestant to get
in)
Program “19th Osaka International Music Competition 2018”
Second Prize awarded in Hong Kong International Youth Performing Art Festival Level Preliminary for
Final Competition in 2019
Gold Award in Hong Kong International Youth Performing Art Festival; Final Round in 2019
Gold Award Program The North International Music Competition 2019; Russia from 43 countries
First Prize Winner 2019
The Muse 2019 Competition
2019
International Art Association “The Muse” ; Athens, Greece, Category: Voice (Musical Theatre)
Exams
Result of Music Exams
Rock & Pop Vocal Trinity College 2016 Grade2 Distinction
Singing Grade 2 ABRS 2015 Distinction
Krista plays music instruments including the piano, drum, LaunchPad, Electric Guitar (Beginning)
Others activities include:
1 Composing her own songs.
2 Swimmer: Qualify Thailand Open in 2017 for 4 events
3 Wrote her 3 own books and sells at Amazon.com since she was 7 years old which is 1) The Secret of
Hippluto 2) Stuck in the Story 3) A Precious Life
Krista Shim (Voice)
Thailand
At age 8, Krista Shim started receiving invitations to sing in public events such as sports events and product
promotions such as Central Chidlom, Bangkok Thailand in 2016
At age 9, Krista received a special invitation to lead a group of singers as a tribute to his majesty the late
King Bhumibol Adulyadej; Event “76 millions heart to King Rama 9” in front of a large crowd of more
than 50, 000 people in 2017
Participated in a reality survival singing program for television called ‘WeKid Thailand’ Season 1 in 2017
Be invited to be the Character of albino baby crow and sing in the concert “The Mask 2” in 2017
To be invited to sing for the Program “Challenge Cup of Asia 2017” by IIHF Ice Hockey World
Championship, Bangkok, THAILAND
Lead Singer of Rock Band at Bangkok Patana School since 2016
2nd Prize Vocal Competition in Program “KPIS” which is the group of international schools in Thailand
for age from 12 years old, in 2018
4th Prize Vocal Competition in Program “KPIS” which is the group of international schools in Thailand for
age from 12 years old, in 2019
Joining Singing Contest 2019
Top 7 in Program: Top One
TV ChannelOne 31
International
First Prize: Vocal in Music Competition Program “American Protege” and be invited to perform at
Carnegie Hall, New York, USA in 2017
First Prize: Vocal in Music Competition Program “Grand Prize Virtuoso” Vienna, Austria, in 2017 and be
invited to perform at Gläserner Saal, Musikverein in Vienna, Austria
Gold Award: Vocal in Music Competition
And The 6th Prize Category: Free Style - includes all instruments (She was only Voice Contestant to get
in)
Program “19th Osaka International Music Competition 2018”
Second Prize awarded in Hong Kong International Youth Performing Art Festival Level Preliminary for
Final Competition in 2019
Gold Award in Hong Kong International Youth Performing Art Festival; Final Round in 2019
Gold Award Program The North International Music Competition 2019; Russia from 43 countries
First Prize Winner 2019
The Muse 2019 Competition
2019
International Art Association “The Muse” ; Athens, Greece, Category: Voice (Musical Theatre)
Exams
Result of Music Exams
Rock & Pop Vocal Trinity College 2016 Grade2 Distinction
Singing Grade 2 ABRS 2015 Distinction
Krista plays music instruments including the piano, drum, LaunchPad, Electric Guitar (Beginning)
Others activities include:
1 Composing her own songs.
2 Swimmer: Qualify Thailand Open in 2017 for 4 events
3 Wrote her 3 own books and sells at Amazon.com since she was 7 years old which is 1) The Secret of
Hippluto 2) Stuck in the Story 3) A Precious Life
Junior Category - HONORARY MENTION
Ella Shah (Piano)
Australia
Ella the 8 years old loves playing piano. She studies Grade 3 in the PLC Melbourne, Australia. Ella
enjoys her music and this year she has added Violin into her portfolio. Ella has grown significantly
since she started playing piano and now she plays many songs which requires her to use lots of
techniques plus pedal. Ella’s latest song by Franz Joseph Hayden has challenged her patience and
rhythm understanding. The song she loved it and enjoy the hard work went behind it during learning
and practicing. However, Ella got the support from her lovely mother who encouraged and
supported emotionally and physically to face the challenges and conquer the movements. Ella is
excited to see the new songs in similar Era and genre to explore her horizon of music.
Ella Shah (Piano)
Australia
Ella the 8 years old loves playing piano. She studies Grade 3 in the PLC Melbourne, Australia. Ella
enjoys her music and this year she has added Violin into her portfolio. Ella has grown significantly
since she started playing piano and now she plays many songs which requires her to use lots of
techniques plus pedal. Ella’s latest song by Franz Joseph Hayden has challenged her patience and
rhythm understanding. The song she loved it and enjoy the hard work went behind it during learning
and practicing. However, Ella got the support from her lovely mother who encouraged and
supported emotionally and physically to face the challenges and conquer the movements. Ella is
excited to see the new songs in similar Era and genre to explore her horizon of music.
SENIOR CATEGORY
Winner of Senior Category
FIRST PRIZE
Aleksandra Magdalena Lenkiewicz (Violin)
Poland
Born in 2001. She began her violin studies at the age of 7. Since 2012 she is studying with Elżbieta Bolsewicz.
The lastest violin competitions Aleksandra attended include the following:
*I International Music Competition OPUS 2019 (Warsaw, Poland) – III prize (May 2019)
*I Ogólnopolski Konkurs Miniatur (Zamość, Poland) – II prize (May 2019)
*Rising Stars Grand Prix (Berlin, Germany) – honorable mention with good results (May 2019)
* International Music Competition The Music of Centuries – 17th Century (London, England) – I prize (May 2019)
* International Music Competition The Music of Centuries – 20th Century (London, England) – I prize (May 2019)
*Ac Melos Violin Competition (Roma, Italy) – I prize (March 2019)
*Forte International Music Competition (New York, USA) – Gold Medal and Best Strings Technique Award (February 2019)
*Elite International Music Competition (New York, USA) – I prize (December 2018)
*VIVO International Music Competition (New York, USA) – I prize (December 2018)
*Glory International Music Competition – Romantic Music (London, England) – II prize from professional jury and II prize from students jury (September 2018)
* Glory International Music Competition – Conterporary Music (London, England) – II prize from professional jury and I prize from students jury (September 2018)
*FLAME International Music Competition (Paris, France) – I prize (July 2018)
*III Konfrontacje Skrzypcowe (Gdynia, Poland) – III prize (May 2018)
*II The North International Music Competition (Stockholm, Sweden) – I prize (May 2018)
*IMKA International Music Competition (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) – I prize (May 2018)
*6 Concorso Musicale Internazionale ‘Citta di Palmanova’ (Palmanova, Italy) – I prize (May 2018)
*International Music Competition The Music of Centuries -19th Century (London, England) – I prize (May 2018)
*28 Concorso Internazionale per Giovani Musicisti ‘Citta di Barletta’ (Barletta, Italy) – I prize (April 2018)
*International Music Competition The Music of Mediterranean Europe (London, England) - II prize (April 2018)
*International Music Competition The Music of Northern Europe (London, England) – III prize (April 2018)
*Malta International Music Competition (Valletta, Malta) – I prize (July 2017)
Last summer Aleksandra received the scholarship for music camp in United States – Luzerne Music Center. She was invited by Mrs. Elisabeth Pitcairn.
In September 2018 she performed with an orchestra as a soloist. She played W. A. Mozart – Violin Concerto in G major. This performance was prepared for music festival named ‘Szalone Dni Muzyki’ (‘Crazy Days of Music’) In February 2019 she performed in Carnegie Hall (New York City) as one of the winners of Forte International Music Competition.
FIRST PRIZE
Aleksandra Magdalena Lenkiewicz (Violin)
Poland
Born in 2001. She began her violin studies at the age of 7. Since 2012 she is studying with Elżbieta Bolsewicz.
The lastest violin competitions Aleksandra attended include the following:
*I International Music Competition OPUS 2019 (Warsaw, Poland) – III prize (May 2019)
*I Ogólnopolski Konkurs Miniatur (Zamość, Poland) – II prize (May 2019)
*Rising Stars Grand Prix (Berlin, Germany) – honorable mention with good results (May 2019)
* International Music Competition The Music of Centuries – 17th Century (London, England) – I prize (May 2019)
* International Music Competition The Music of Centuries – 20th Century (London, England) – I prize (May 2019)
*Ac Melos Violin Competition (Roma, Italy) – I prize (March 2019)
*Forte International Music Competition (New York, USA) – Gold Medal and Best Strings Technique Award (February 2019)
*Elite International Music Competition (New York, USA) – I prize (December 2018)
*VIVO International Music Competition (New York, USA) – I prize (December 2018)
*Glory International Music Competition – Romantic Music (London, England) – II prize from professional jury and II prize from students jury (September 2018)
* Glory International Music Competition – Conterporary Music (London, England) – II prize from professional jury and I prize from students jury (September 2018)
*FLAME International Music Competition (Paris, France) – I prize (July 2018)
*III Konfrontacje Skrzypcowe (Gdynia, Poland) – III prize (May 2018)
*II The North International Music Competition (Stockholm, Sweden) – I prize (May 2018)
*IMKA International Music Competition (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) – I prize (May 2018)
*6 Concorso Musicale Internazionale ‘Citta di Palmanova’ (Palmanova, Italy) – I prize (May 2018)
*International Music Competition The Music of Centuries -19th Century (London, England) – I prize (May 2018)
*28 Concorso Internazionale per Giovani Musicisti ‘Citta di Barletta’ (Barletta, Italy) – I prize (April 2018)
*International Music Competition The Music of Mediterranean Europe (London, England) - II prize (April 2018)
*International Music Competition The Music of Northern Europe (London, England) – III prize (April 2018)
*Malta International Music Competition (Valletta, Malta) – I prize (July 2017)
Last summer Aleksandra received the scholarship for music camp in United States – Luzerne Music Center. She was invited by Mrs. Elisabeth Pitcairn.
In September 2018 she performed with an orchestra as a soloist. She played W. A. Mozart – Violin Concerto in G major. This performance was prepared for music festival named ‘Szalone Dni Muzyki’ (‘Crazy Days of Music’) In February 2019 she performed in Carnegie Hall (New York City) as one of the winners of Forte International Music Competition.
Senior Category
THIRD PRIZE
Tamane Harata (Violin)
JAPAN
Tamane Harata is a high school violinist from Japan. After spending three years of her childhood in Italy, she began her violin studies at the age of 6 with a local teacher in Tokyo. In 6th grade, she has lived in the United States for six months and began her lessons with Sandy Reuning while joining the orchestra and the Heifetz Ensemble group at Ithaca Talent Education. When she came back to her home country, she continued to learn the violin under the direction of Kentaro Kishida as well as participating in many strings workshops and masterclasses of Prof. Yuko Mori. In 2017, as a representative student of a French International school, she had the honor to perform in front of the French Ambassador, the city mayor and the President of the French city council. During the same year, she has won the 4th prize of Kyushu International Bach Music Competition and the 2nd prize in 2018. And she also won the First Prize of Great Composers Competition Rising Talents of Asia & Oceania (Age Group V) in 2019. She also had the great opportunity to join the Harvard Summer Orchestra 2018 as a first violinist during her studies in Harvard summer school. In February 2019, she has served as a soloist in Professor Mori's workshop concert. In her spare time, she organises violin recitals for a local welfare facility and performs there as a soloist. She also founded a quartet group named "Ensemble d'Helices" which she sometimes introduces to the welfare facility, and she wishes to continue this volunteer work. Besides the violin, she enjoys drawing, reading and writing in different languages such as Japanese, English and French, as well as Italian and German.
THIRD PRIZE
Tamane Harata (Violin)
JAPAN
Tamane Harata is a high school violinist from Japan. After spending three years of her childhood in Italy, she began her violin studies at the age of 6 with a local teacher in Tokyo. In 6th grade, she has lived in the United States for six months and began her lessons with Sandy Reuning while joining the orchestra and the Heifetz Ensemble group at Ithaca Talent Education. When she came back to her home country, she continued to learn the violin under the direction of Kentaro Kishida as well as participating in many strings workshops and masterclasses of Prof. Yuko Mori. In 2017, as a representative student of a French International school, she had the honor to perform in front of the French Ambassador, the city mayor and the President of the French city council. During the same year, she has won the 4th prize of Kyushu International Bach Music Competition and the 2nd prize in 2018. And she also won the First Prize of Great Composers Competition Rising Talents of Asia & Oceania (Age Group V) in 2019. She also had the great opportunity to join the Harvard Summer Orchestra 2018 as a first violinist during her studies in Harvard summer school. In February 2019, she has served as a soloist in Professor Mori's workshop concert. In her spare time, she organises violin recitals for a local welfare facility and performs there as a soloist. She also founded a quartet group named "Ensemble d'Helices" which she sometimes introduces to the welfare facility, and she wishes to continue this volunteer work. Besides the violin, she enjoys drawing, reading and writing in different languages such as Japanese, English and French, as well as Italian and German.
Senior Category
Honorary Mention
Bibiana Miškolciová (Piano)
Slovakia
Bibiana Miškolciová has successfully played piano for over 11 years. She excells in musicality, purposefulness and a relentless diligence. Her interpretation can be adopted by demanding professional audience. Her success is evident not only on a national level, but especially at international piano competitions in Serbia, Italy, France, Germany, Greece and the USA. Playing piano is not her only artistic focus. She is equally successful in playing organ and started her study in 2009 as a part of Maria Kosova's class. She appeared at a number of musical events, including the Nitra Music Spring Festival, the International Festival of music schools in Győr, the International Festival of Music School in Warsaw, the International Festival of Music Summer in Trenčianske Teplice and „Peter Michalica introduces talents of Nitra“. In 2015 she appeared in the Sunday matinée in Mirbach Palace in Bratislava and at the Festival of Prize Winners of International Competitions in Rajec.
In 2016 she continued her concert activity at the Music Spring event in Nové Mesto nadVáhom, the Slovak Institute in Vienna and at the Music Autumn event in Rimavská Sobota. Her greatest achievement in this year was the 3rd Prize at the prestigious global competition American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition in 2016 and her participation at the Winners' Concert at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City, July 3, 2016. In 2017 she presented her own recital in Nová Dubnica, in the Reneissance castle in Galanta, and at the Slovak Institute in Viena. In May she performed a concert in the Nitra Synagogue;Piano Concert - A Tribute to Beethoven Bibiana´s achievements in this year include the 1st Prize at eMuse Online International Music Competition and participation at the Winners´Concert which took place at Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens, Greece. Her greatest achievement in 2017 was the 2nd Prize at American Fine Arts Festival Golden Era of Romantic Music Competition 2017 and invitation to the winners´ recital at Carnegie Hall, NY, USA. In 2018 Bibiana presented recitals at the Slovak Institute in Vienna, in the Nitra Synagogue and at the Empire theater in Hlohovec. She was selected as a participant of a piano course led by Pavel Gililov which took place in Briosco, Italy. Furthermore, Bibiana took part in the
Central International Music Academy in Vienna under the tutelage of Patrick Lechner. In this year she was awarded the 4th prize at the International Piano Competition „Riga“. Bibiana started off 2019 by giving a solo recital at the Mirbach Palace in Bratislava. She also presented solo recitals at the Hlohovec Museum and in the Nitra Synagogue. Furthermore, Bibiana was chosen as the 1st prize winner at the International Music Competition.
Honorary Mention
Bibiana Miškolciová (Piano)
Slovakia
Bibiana Miškolciová has successfully played piano for over 11 years. She excells in musicality, purposefulness and a relentless diligence. Her interpretation can be adopted by demanding professional audience. Her success is evident not only on a national level, but especially at international piano competitions in Serbia, Italy, France, Germany, Greece and the USA. Playing piano is not her only artistic focus. She is equally successful in playing organ and started her study in 2009 as a part of Maria Kosova's class. She appeared at a number of musical events, including the Nitra Music Spring Festival, the International Festival of music schools in Győr, the International Festival of Music School in Warsaw, the International Festival of Music Summer in Trenčianske Teplice and „Peter Michalica introduces talents of Nitra“. In 2015 she appeared in the Sunday matinée in Mirbach Palace in Bratislava and at the Festival of Prize Winners of International Competitions in Rajec.
In 2016 she continued her concert activity at the Music Spring event in Nové Mesto nadVáhom, the Slovak Institute in Vienna and at the Music Autumn event in Rimavská Sobota. Her greatest achievement in this year was the 3rd Prize at the prestigious global competition American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition in 2016 and her participation at the Winners' Concert at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City, July 3, 2016. In 2017 she presented her own recital in Nová Dubnica, in the Reneissance castle in Galanta, and at the Slovak Institute in Viena. In May she performed a concert in the Nitra Synagogue;Piano Concert - A Tribute to Beethoven Bibiana´s achievements in this year include the 1st Prize at eMuse Online International Music Competition and participation at the Winners´Concert which took place at Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens, Greece. Her greatest achievement in 2017 was the 2nd Prize at American Fine Arts Festival Golden Era of Romantic Music Competition 2017 and invitation to the winners´ recital at Carnegie Hall, NY, USA. In 2018 Bibiana presented recitals at the Slovak Institute in Vienna, in the Nitra Synagogue and at the Empire theater in Hlohovec. She was selected as a participant of a piano course led by Pavel Gililov which took place in Briosco, Italy. Furthermore, Bibiana took part in the
Central International Music Academy in Vienna under the tutelage of Patrick Lechner. In this year she was awarded the 4th prize at the International Piano Competition „Riga“. Bibiana started off 2019 by giving a solo recital at the Mirbach Palace in Bratislava. She also presented solo recitals at the Hlohovec Museum and in the Nitra Synagogue. Furthermore, Bibiana was chosen as the 1st prize winner at the International Music Competition.
Senior Category
Honorary Mention
Annie Ping (Flute)
USA
Annie Ping is a 16-year old high school student from California. Her musical training began at age five on the zither, a traditional Chinese instrument, and she has won awards in competitions ranging from local to international throughout the years. She began playing the flute when she was 12 years old in her middle school band. Since then, she has been selected to play in the NCBA All-Northern Honor Band and CASMEC’s All-State Honor Band in both middle school and high school. Out of the numerous competition she has placed in, recent competitions that she won include second in the 2019 United States Open Music Competition for Instrumental Solo Advanced Group, first place in the 2018 American Protégé International Woodwinds and Brass Competition, first in the 2018 American Fine Arts Festival Russian Music Competition, second in the 2018 Burlingame Music Club Winds Competition. She has performed at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall multiple times. In the summer of 2018, she attended American Fine Arts Festival’s summer music program in Germany, Austria, and Italy where she studied at Johann Nepomuk Hummel Music School and played in many solo concerts. More recently in December 2018, she took masterclasses in Moscow, Russia and performed solos in both Moscow and St. Petersburg. Besides playing music, she has been dancing since age three and has won many awards in competitions. Her favorite styles are ballet, contemporary, and lyrical. She also enjoys photography, reading, and competing in her high school’s Speech and Debate team. Annie would like to thank her parents and her teachers for their continuous support.
Honorary Mention
Annie Ping (Flute)
USA
Annie Ping is a 16-year old high school student from California. Her musical training began at age five on the zither, a traditional Chinese instrument, and she has won awards in competitions ranging from local to international throughout the years. She began playing the flute when she was 12 years old in her middle school band. Since then, she has been selected to play in the NCBA All-Northern Honor Band and CASMEC’s All-State Honor Band in both middle school and high school. Out of the numerous competition she has placed in, recent competitions that she won include second in the 2019 United States Open Music Competition for Instrumental Solo Advanced Group, first place in the 2018 American Protégé International Woodwinds and Brass Competition, first in the 2018 American Fine Arts Festival Russian Music Competition, second in the 2018 Burlingame Music Club Winds Competition. She has performed at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall multiple times. In the summer of 2018, she attended American Fine Arts Festival’s summer music program in Germany, Austria, and Italy where she studied at Johann Nepomuk Hummel Music School and played in many solo concerts. More recently in December 2018, she took masterclasses in Moscow, Russia and performed solos in both Moscow and St. Petersburg. Besides playing music, she has been dancing since age three and has won many awards in competitions. Her favorite styles are ballet, contemporary, and lyrical. She also enjoys photography, reading, and competing in her high school’s Speech and Debate team. Annie would like to thank her parents and her teachers for their continuous support.
Winner of Senior Category - PIANO DUO
First Prize
Trini Leung & Chloe Retika
USA
Trini Leung has studied piano for fifteen years, beginning at the age of three at the Ellen Masaki School of Music. She is currently under the direction of Ms. Fonny Chandra at the Anna Poklewski Academy of Music. Among her many achievements in piano, she completed the Diploma level in the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music examination in 2016 and also the Advanced Level in the Music Teachers’ Association of California’s Certificate of Merit examination in 2015. Trini has also won gold in the 2019 United States Open Music Competition and in the 2017 Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition, receiving an invitation to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Most notably, she won first prize at the American Protege Competition and performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 2018.
Besides piano, Trini plays the euphonium for the Mission Peak Wind Symphony, is an active student leader at church, and was a part of her school’s basketball team and marching band.
First Prize
Trini Leung & Chloe Retika
USA
Trini Leung has studied piano for fifteen years, beginning at the age of three at the Ellen Masaki School of Music. She is currently under the direction of Ms. Fonny Chandra at the Anna Poklewski Academy of Music. Among her many achievements in piano, she completed the Diploma level in the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music examination in 2016 and also the Advanced Level in the Music Teachers’ Association of California’s Certificate of Merit examination in 2015. Trini has also won gold in the 2019 United States Open Music Competition and in the 2017 Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition, receiving an invitation to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Most notably, she won first prize at the American Protege Competition and performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 2018.
Besides piano, Trini plays the euphonium for the Mission Peak Wind Symphony, is an active student leader at church, and was a part of her school’s basketball team and marching band.
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY (SOLO)
Winner of Professional Category
FIRST PRIZE (Ex Aequo)
Lauren Lundy (Voice)
USA
Lauren Lundy is a talented mezzo-soprano hailing from the midwestern region of the United States. She currently attends Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa where she studies under Dr. Ann Cravero. She is engaged in several engagements across the United States, including the Atlantic Music Festival in Maine this summer. She is also actively preparing to sing Dorabella in Cosi fan Tutte with her university’s opera theater in the spring. Additionally, she has competed nationally and internationally, have won awards and receiving encouragement prizes from the NATS competition and more. She is thrilled to accept this award from the Quebec Music Competition and hopes to make them proud.
FIRST PRIZE (Ex Aequo)
Lauren Lundy (Voice)
USA
Lauren Lundy is a talented mezzo-soprano hailing from the midwestern region of the United States. She currently attends Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa where she studies under Dr. Ann Cravero. She is engaged in several engagements across the United States, including the Atlantic Music Festival in Maine this summer. She is also actively preparing to sing Dorabella in Cosi fan Tutte with her university’s opera theater in the spring. Additionally, she has competed nationally and internationally, have won awards and receiving encouragement prizes from the NATS competition and more. She is thrilled to accept this award from the Quebec Music Competition and hopes to make them proud.
Winner of Professional Category
FIRST PRIZE (Ex Aequo)
Iwona Glinka (Flute)
GREECE
An award-winning Dr Iwona Glinka is a soloist, educator, recording artist, orchestral and
chamber musician, and leading performer of new and experimental music. She founded the
Phasma-Music Ensemble in 2016, where she currently serves as the artistic director in addition
to playing many concerts a year as an ensemble member. She has given dozens of solo recitals
with classical and contemporary repertoire and has appeared as Principal Flautist with
orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. She has
developed a great interest in New Music, which since 1994 has resulted in over one hundred
world premières of works by Australian, Belgian, British, Canadian, Greek, German, Polish and
US composers, more than one hundred of them commissioned by and written especially for
her.
Iwona Glinka was born in Kwidzyn, Poland. At the age of 18 she graduated from the Music
Lyceum in Gdansk with a Flute Diploma (Highest Distinction). She continued her studies at the
Music Academy of Gdansk, Poland. She graduated from the Academy in 1994 with the degree of
Master of Music in Performance (flute). Between 1991 and 1994, on the Baloise Holding Scholarship, she attended the Summer Courses of the Music Academy of Lenk in Switzerland with Peter-Lukas Graf. In 1992, on a scholarship from the Mayor of the City of Darmstadt in Germany, she attended the Ferienkurse für Neue Musik where she studied with Pierre-Yves Artaud. In 1996 there followed a further period of studies at the Accademia Internationale
Superiore di Musica in Biella, Italy, again with Peter-Lukas Graf and later at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, France, with Pierre-Yves Artaud. Since 1995, Iwona Glinka has made Athens, Greece, her second home. In 2015, she relinquished her position with the Athens Symphony Orchestra and Hellenic Contemporary Music Ensemble to pursue a more active solo career after 20 years as an ensemble member and an orchestral musician. She currently divides her time between her family home in Piraeus and Kwidzyn.
Iwona Glinka is the first-prize winner in the Rome Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition 2018, the IMKA International Internet Music competition 2018 and she received the Most Distinguished Artist Prize & Special Mention at the IBLA Grand Prize Competition 2017. In addition to touring on a regular basis, she was chosen as a featured performer: for The International Conference “Research Hands on Flute” (2017, Aveiro,
Portugal), the National Flute Association Convention (2016, San Diego, USA), the Canadian Flute Association Convention (2015, Toronto, Canada) 5th and 10th Sacred Music of Patmos (2005 and 2010, Greece), Electro Media Works (2008, Athens, Greece), International James Galway Flute Festival (2007, Weggis, Switzerland), 3rd and 4th Mediterranean Contemporary Music Days (2005 and 2006, Istanbul, Turkey), 3rd Flute Festival (2006, Madison, USA),
Archanes Festival (2002, Greece), Days of Contemporary Music (2002, Athens, Greece), Schoenberg Festival (2001, Athens, Greece), International Flute Festival (1997, Rome, Italy), International Computer Music Conference (1997, Thessaloniki, Greece). She received major grants to commission, to record and to perform new works from: the Norwegian Society of Composers (2017), the Costopoulos Foundation (2013, 2017, Greece), the Adam Mickiewicz Institute Polish Culture Around the World (2015, 2016, Poland), the
Britten-Pears Foundation (2012, UK), the RVW Trust Foundation (2012, UK), the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (2012, Canada). Iwona Glinka has recorded extensively and appears on a dozen CDs available on the European, Canadian and US labels such as Sarton Records, Universal, BMG, Auris Subtilise, Centaur Records, Irida, Magni, Legend, Phasma Music and others. In 2018 her CD album PROGRESSIONS won the CLOUZINE International Music Awards Fall 2018 (Best Contemporary Album), the Akademia Music Awards - Music Award of Excellence (Composer, Flautist and Album), the Global Music Award - Gold Triple Medal - Awards of Excellence (Composer, Flautist and Album) and was nominated for the International Classical Music Awards - ICMA 2018 (Contemporary Music). In 2018 her CD albums ALEPH and GIMEL won the Global Music Award - Gold Double Medal - Awards of Excellence ( Flautist and Album) and the Global Music Award -Silver Double Medal - Outstanding Achievement (Contemporary Classical and Instrumentalists), respectively.
In 2017 her CD album ONE MINUTE won the Global Music Award -Silver Double Medal - Outstanding Achievement (Contemporary Classical and Album).
In May 2009, she obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Music Performance (flute) from the Academy of Music in Cracow, Poland, for her dissertation on and a recital of Brian Ferneyhough’s complete flute music. In 2012, she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, for her research on contemporary Greek music for solo flute.
FIRST PRIZE (Ex Aequo)
Iwona Glinka (Flute)
GREECE
An award-winning Dr Iwona Glinka is a soloist, educator, recording artist, orchestral and
chamber musician, and leading performer of new and experimental music. She founded the
Phasma-Music Ensemble in 2016, where she currently serves as the artistic director in addition
to playing many concerts a year as an ensemble member. She has given dozens of solo recitals
with classical and contemporary repertoire and has appeared as Principal Flautist with
orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. She has
developed a great interest in New Music, which since 1994 has resulted in over one hundred
world premières of works by Australian, Belgian, British, Canadian, Greek, German, Polish and
US composers, more than one hundred of them commissioned by and written especially for
her.
Iwona Glinka was born in Kwidzyn, Poland. At the age of 18 she graduated from the Music
Lyceum in Gdansk with a Flute Diploma (Highest Distinction). She continued her studies at the
Music Academy of Gdansk, Poland. She graduated from the Academy in 1994 with the degree of
Master of Music in Performance (flute). Between 1991 and 1994, on the Baloise Holding Scholarship, she attended the Summer Courses of the Music Academy of Lenk in Switzerland with Peter-Lukas Graf. In 1992, on a scholarship from the Mayor of the City of Darmstadt in Germany, she attended the Ferienkurse für Neue Musik where she studied with Pierre-Yves Artaud. In 1996 there followed a further period of studies at the Accademia Internationale
Superiore di Musica in Biella, Italy, again with Peter-Lukas Graf and later at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, France, with Pierre-Yves Artaud. Since 1995, Iwona Glinka has made Athens, Greece, her second home. In 2015, she relinquished her position with the Athens Symphony Orchestra and Hellenic Contemporary Music Ensemble to pursue a more active solo career after 20 years as an ensemble member and an orchestral musician. She currently divides her time between her family home in Piraeus and Kwidzyn.
Iwona Glinka is the first-prize winner in the Rome Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition 2018, the IMKA International Internet Music competition 2018 and she received the Most Distinguished Artist Prize & Special Mention at the IBLA Grand Prize Competition 2017. In addition to touring on a regular basis, she was chosen as a featured performer: for The International Conference “Research Hands on Flute” (2017, Aveiro,
Portugal), the National Flute Association Convention (2016, San Diego, USA), the Canadian Flute Association Convention (2015, Toronto, Canada) 5th and 10th Sacred Music of Patmos (2005 and 2010, Greece), Electro Media Works (2008, Athens, Greece), International James Galway Flute Festival (2007, Weggis, Switzerland), 3rd and 4th Mediterranean Contemporary Music Days (2005 and 2006, Istanbul, Turkey), 3rd Flute Festival (2006, Madison, USA),
Archanes Festival (2002, Greece), Days of Contemporary Music (2002, Athens, Greece), Schoenberg Festival (2001, Athens, Greece), International Flute Festival (1997, Rome, Italy), International Computer Music Conference (1997, Thessaloniki, Greece). She received major grants to commission, to record and to perform new works from: the Norwegian Society of Composers (2017), the Costopoulos Foundation (2013, 2017, Greece), the Adam Mickiewicz Institute Polish Culture Around the World (2015, 2016, Poland), the
Britten-Pears Foundation (2012, UK), the RVW Trust Foundation (2012, UK), the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (2012, Canada). Iwona Glinka has recorded extensively and appears on a dozen CDs available on the European, Canadian and US labels such as Sarton Records, Universal, BMG, Auris Subtilise, Centaur Records, Irida, Magni, Legend, Phasma Music and others. In 2018 her CD album PROGRESSIONS won the CLOUZINE International Music Awards Fall 2018 (Best Contemporary Album), the Akademia Music Awards - Music Award of Excellence (Composer, Flautist and Album), the Global Music Award - Gold Triple Medal - Awards of Excellence (Composer, Flautist and Album) and was nominated for the International Classical Music Awards - ICMA 2018 (Contemporary Music). In 2018 her CD albums ALEPH and GIMEL won the Global Music Award - Gold Double Medal - Awards of Excellence ( Flautist and Album) and the Global Music Award -Silver Double Medal - Outstanding Achievement (Contemporary Classical and Instrumentalists), respectively.
In 2017 her CD album ONE MINUTE won the Global Music Award -Silver Double Medal - Outstanding Achievement (Contemporary Classical and Album).
In May 2009, she obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Music Performance (flute) from the Academy of Music in Cracow, Poland, for her dissertation on and a recital of Brian Ferneyhough’s complete flute music. In 2012, she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, for her research on contemporary Greek music for solo flute.
Winner of Professional Category
SECOND PRIZE
Ji Eun Kim (Piano)
KOREA
Ji Eun Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. I began my piano studies at the age of seven. I continued my studies at Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School with Yoo Kyung Han. I graduated from Yonsei University and earned my Bachelor degree with Jin Ho Kim. I attended Yonsei University Graduate School, where I earned my Master of Music degree under the tutelage of Bong Ae Shin. I currently finished Doctor of Music Arts at Yonsei University under Geum Bong Kim. As a soloist, I won the prizes at ‘Brussel’ Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition, 'Stockholm' North International Music Competition, 'New York' Golden Classical Music Awards International Music Competition and 'Daegu' TBC Music Concours. In 2018, I have given a solo debut recital at Kumho Art Hall Yonsei (Seoul, South Korea). I also performed at Aston University (Birmingham, UK), Recital Hall at Seoul Arts Center, Chamber Hall at Sejong, Lotte Concert Hall, etc. (Seoul, South Korea) as a soloist and accompanist.
SECOND PRIZE
Ji Eun Kim (Piano)
KOREA
Ji Eun Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. I began my piano studies at the age of seven. I continued my studies at Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School with Yoo Kyung Han. I graduated from Yonsei University and earned my Bachelor degree with Jin Ho Kim. I attended Yonsei University Graduate School, where I earned my Master of Music degree under the tutelage of Bong Ae Shin. I currently finished Doctor of Music Arts at Yonsei University under Geum Bong Kim. As a soloist, I won the prizes at ‘Brussel’ Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition, 'Stockholm' North International Music Competition, 'New York' Golden Classical Music Awards International Music Competition and 'Daegu' TBC Music Concours. In 2018, I have given a solo debut recital at Kumho Art Hall Yonsei (Seoul, South Korea). I also performed at Aston University (Birmingham, UK), Recital Hall at Seoul Arts Center, Chamber Hall at Sejong, Lotte Concert Hall, etc. (Seoul, South Korea) as a soloist and accompanist.
Winner of Professional Category
THIRD PRIZE
Aleksandra Machnik (Viola)
POLAND
Aleksandra Machnik is a Polish violist, born and studying in Cracow. She has toured with orchestras such as Arco Andare or A'Cordi Orchestra, both domestically and abroad. She works as a chamber musician playing in a piano trio and a string quartet. She studies at Academy of Music in Cracow under the direction of Janusz Pisarski. Additionally to her regular curriculum she has improved her skills in masterclasses of other renowned viola professors such as Piotr Reichert, Maria Dutka and Wolfgang Klos.
Winner of Professional Category
THIRD PRIZE
Aleksandra Machnik (Viola)
POLAND
Aleksandra Machnik is a Polish violist, born and studying in Cracow. She has toured with orchestras such as Arco Andare or A'Cordi Orchestra, both domestically and abroad. She works as a chamber musician playing in a piano trio and a string quartet. She studies at Academy of Music in Cracow under the direction of Janusz Pisarski. Additionally to her regular curriculum she has improved her skills in masterclasses of other renowned viola professors such as Piotr Reichert, Maria Dutka and Wolfgang Klos.
Professional Category
Honorary Mention
Silvio Caroli (Piano)
Italy
Silvio Caroli is a pianist, composer and educator originally from Italy. He began studying classical piano at the age of eleven and went on to major in piano at the Conservatory of Lecce, graduating with full marks in 2005. Silvio specializes in many styles of piano and has received numerous prizes at national piano competitions. After falling in love with jazz and improvisation when he was nineteen, he attended Lecce State Conservatory on a full jazz scholarship in 2012. His album “Flowing” is the result of a prize in the music competition "Giuseppe Tricarico" (Gallipoli,Italy) which he won and which allowed him to produce this record. It was released in December 2018. Now he works as a sheet music arranger.
Silvio is also a music teacher with many years of experience, whose students range in age from 5 to 60+. He encourages music study not only for performance success, but also for personal development. In September 2018 Silvio Caroli had the chance to lead workshops about jazz music in Santo Domingo at Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, National Conservatory of Music and Academia de Música de Patricia Logroño.
Honorary Mention
Silvio Caroli (Piano)
Italy
Silvio Caroli is a pianist, composer and educator originally from Italy. He began studying classical piano at the age of eleven and went on to major in piano at the Conservatory of Lecce, graduating with full marks in 2005. Silvio specializes in many styles of piano and has received numerous prizes at national piano competitions. After falling in love with jazz and improvisation when he was nineteen, he attended Lecce State Conservatory on a full jazz scholarship in 2012. His album “Flowing” is the result of a prize in the music competition "Giuseppe Tricarico" (Gallipoli,Italy) which he won and which allowed him to produce this record. It was released in December 2018. Now he works as a sheet music arranger.
Silvio is also a music teacher with many years of experience, whose students range in age from 5 to 60+. He encourages music study not only for performance success, but also for personal development. In September 2018 Silvio Caroli had the chance to lead workshops about jazz music in Santo Domingo at Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, National Conservatory of Music and Academia de Música de Patricia Logroño.
Professional Category
Honorary Mention
Ezgi Ergin (Violin)
Turkey
Ezgi Ergin is a violinist at Ankara State Opera and Ballet Orchestra, was born in Ankara, Turkey. She graduated with honors from Faculty of Music and Performing Arts of Bilkent University in Ankara. She studied with Mihail Mahmudov, Elena Posnova and Prof. Sarvar Ganiev. She studied with Mintcho Mintchev in masterclasses at the school in 2002 and 2006, Tuncay Yılmaz in masterclass at Hacettepe Conservatory in 2006, Prof. Joshua Epstein in Akademi IKSEV International Violin Masterclass in 2008, Ellen Jewet and Özcan Ulucan in masterclass of Akademi Datça 2008 International Summer Music Camp, Esen Kıvrak in İzmir 2017, also studied with Oktay Dalaysel and Davut Aliyev several times. She studied piano with Nigar Ethem two years too. She played in youth orchestras which were Bilkent Music Preparatory Orchestra in 2002 – 2004, Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2004 – 2009, National Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2007 in Turkey and Jungenc Philarmonie Orchestra in Germany, played in “Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt” “Young Euro Classic – European Music Summer” Festival in Berlin 2009; played as a soloist and chamber music player at Bilkent Concert Hall, A. Adnan Saygun Concert Hall, Central Bank, Middle East Technic University, Ankara University Ahmet Taner Kışlalı Hall, Hacettepe Conservatory Concert Hall, İzmir Art, Bülent Ecevit Culture Centre and Ankara University State Conservatory Concert Hall in Turkey.
She started to work at Ankara State Opera and Ballet Orchestra in 2009. She played in festivals which were Aspendos, İstanbul, Bursa, Gölcük, Mardin, Gaziantep, Efes, İzmir in Turkey, Saaremaa in Estonia, NCPA Concert Hall in Beijing in China and Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in Russia; worked at Samsun State Opera and Ballet Orchestra and Antalya State Opera and Ballet Orchestra. Her composition was played in final concert of Composition Competition of Mersin International Music Festival in 2015 and her composition was selected 5th. She played as a soloist in Young Soloists Recital at Ankara Opera Hall in 2016. In 2018 violin category, she was awarded 2nd prize in London International Music Competition, she was awarded 1st prize in IMKA International Music Competition in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina and she was awarded 3rd prize in Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition for Brussels Belgium.
Ezgi Ergin has been working at Ankara State Opera and Ballet Orchestra since 2009 and playing in festivals with the orchestra.
Honorary Mention
Ezgi Ergin (Violin)
Turkey
Ezgi Ergin is a violinist at Ankara State Opera and Ballet Orchestra, was born in Ankara, Turkey. She graduated with honors from Faculty of Music and Performing Arts of Bilkent University in Ankara. She studied with Mihail Mahmudov, Elena Posnova and Prof. Sarvar Ganiev. She studied with Mintcho Mintchev in masterclasses at the school in 2002 and 2006, Tuncay Yılmaz in masterclass at Hacettepe Conservatory in 2006, Prof. Joshua Epstein in Akademi IKSEV International Violin Masterclass in 2008, Ellen Jewet and Özcan Ulucan in masterclass of Akademi Datça 2008 International Summer Music Camp, Esen Kıvrak in İzmir 2017, also studied with Oktay Dalaysel and Davut Aliyev several times. She studied piano with Nigar Ethem two years too. She played in youth orchestras which were Bilkent Music Preparatory Orchestra in 2002 – 2004, Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2004 – 2009, National Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2007 in Turkey and Jungenc Philarmonie Orchestra in Germany, played in “Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt” “Young Euro Classic – European Music Summer” Festival in Berlin 2009; played as a soloist and chamber music player at Bilkent Concert Hall, A. Adnan Saygun Concert Hall, Central Bank, Middle East Technic University, Ankara University Ahmet Taner Kışlalı Hall, Hacettepe Conservatory Concert Hall, İzmir Art, Bülent Ecevit Culture Centre and Ankara University State Conservatory Concert Hall in Turkey.
She started to work at Ankara State Opera and Ballet Orchestra in 2009. She played in festivals which were Aspendos, İstanbul, Bursa, Gölcük, Mardin, Gaziantep, Efes, İzmir in Turkey, Saaremaa in Estonia, NCPA Concert Hall in Beijing in China and Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in Russia; worked at Samsun State Opera and Ballet Orchestra and Antalya State Opera and Ballet Orchestra. Her composition was played in final concert of Composition Competition of Mersin International Music Festival in 2015 and her composition was selected 5th. She played as a soloist in Young Soloists Recital at Ankara Opera Hall in 2016. In 2018 violin category, she was awarded 2nd prize in London International Music Competition, she was awarded 1st prize in IMKA International Music Competition in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina and she was awarded 3rd prize in Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition for Brussels Belgium.
Ezgi Ergin has been working at Ankara State Opera and Ballet Orchestra since 2009 and playing in festivals with the orchestra.
PROFESSIONAL (ENSEMBLE CATEGORY)
PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE (TRIO)
FIRST PRIZE
TRIO FISCHER PILZ KAULARTZ
Denmark & Germany
Caroline Fischer. The German-Korean concert pianist Caroline Fischer enrolled in the Julius Stern Institute for very gifted students at the University of Arts Berlin at the age of nine. When she was only 16, she began her studies at the Academy of Music „Hanns Eisler“ Berlin and continued studying in Mannheim, Geneva, Oslo and Hamburg i.a. with the professors Pascal Devoyon, Paul Dan, Einar Steen-Nøkleberg. She completed all eight of her degrees (7 Diplomas, 1 Master’s degree) with outstanding achievement, including two Konzertexamen degrees. Ms Fischer graduated also with distinction in humanities studies - cultural and media management.
The pianist has given numerous successful concerts in Europe, Asia, South America and the USA and has performed in major concert halls, such as the Philharmonie Berlin, Carnegie Hall New York, Konzerthaus Berlin, Seoul Arts Center, Musikhalle Hamburg, Gumho Art Hall Seoul, Beijing Forbidden City Concert Hall, Shenzhen Concert Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall, Ruhrfestspielhaus Recklinghausen, Theater Wolfsburg, Woori Financial Art Hall Seoul, National Theatre Bangkok, Thailand Cultural Centre, Teatro Municipal de Las Condes Chile, Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica, Wiener Musikverein and the Wiener Konzerthaus. She has played as a soloist with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Korean Chamber Ensemble, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta de Cámara de Valdivia, New Symphony Orchestra Berlin, New Philharmonie Westphalia and at the International Steinway Piano Festival, EXPO Hanover and Yeosu, Beethoven-Festival Bangkok, Korean Festival Seoul, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. Caroline gave concerts during the state visits of the former German Federal President Roman Herzog to South Korea and Mongolia and performed in Bellevue Palace Berlin for former Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel.
She has won 38 prizes and awards (first prizes, gold medals, audience awards) in national and international competitions: “Jugend musiziert” Competition, International Steinway Piano Competition Berlin, International Queen Sophie Charlotte Competition, International Competition for Young People Berlin, Köster Classic Award-Klassik Radio Hamburg, Lions Club Mannheim Music Competition, Vienna Grand Prize Virtuoso, American Protégé International Concerto Competition, On Stage International Classical Music Competition, Classic Superstar Award and received 16 scholarships from renowned foundations. Her debut CD "Caroline Fischer Piano" (2006) her second CD "Lisztomagia" (2009) as well as her 3rd and 4th albums "Pearls of Classical Music" (2017) and "Piano Passion" (2017) were released by GENUIN classics. Highlights in 2016 and 2017 included performances in the Carnegie Hall New York, Singapore, Thailand, concert tours in Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil and the recording of her 3rd and 4th CD in the Gewandhaus Leipzig. In 2019 she will perform in South America, China, Denmark, Netherlands, Thailand, Brunei, Italy, Germany. From 2010 to 2013 she was the assistant piano teacher to Prof. Einar SteenNøkleberg at the Norwegian Academy of Music Oslo and was appointed youngest “visiting artist“ at the Chulalongkorn University Bangkok. She has given masterclasses at the Silpakorn University Bangkok. Ms Fischer has been also invited to give masterclasses at music universities in China, Thailand, Brunei, Chile, Panama, Costa Rica, Denmark. www.carolinefischer.com
Michael Kaulartz, born 1989 in Landau / Palatinate, got his first bassoon lesson with the age of 8 from the local bassoon teacher Bernhard Koelber. After three weeks he played in his first chamber orchestra. He quickly got extremely fascinated by this instrument and by doing music that he played at that period of life in 12 different youth and chamber orchestras aside the chamber music he also performed. Later he started his professional studies with Prof Ole Kristian Dahl in Mannheim.
During his studies Michael complemented his interest in Orchestra playing in the operas in Kaiserslautern and Mainz, the radio orchestra of the bavarian radio and the symphony Orchestras of Aalborg, Aarhus, Kristiansand and the chamber orchestra of Mannheim.
After meeting and studying one Erasmus Semester in Copenhagen with the exceptional bassoon player Audun Halvorsen, Michael played a 50% one year contract on 2nd bassoon in the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. He got extremely inspired by the two Principal players of this orchestra, Audun Halvorsen and Sebastian Stevensson. With this experience the young bassoonist started his first position as a Pincipal bassoon player in Iceland's National Symphony Orchestra. Besides this job he is a demanded guest Principal in London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic London, Symphony Orchestra of the NDR Hamburg, Ulster Orchestra Belfast, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic and the danish National Symphony Orchestra
Besides soloistic perfomances with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the Baden-Baden Philharmonic, the Heidelberger Symphonic Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Mannheim, Michael can be heard as a soloist on the Hänssler recording with Haydn's Sinfonia Concertante and the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra, which was also performed in concerts. After finishing his Diploma with 1,0 (highest possible grade) Michael completed a solistic study with Professoer Ole Kristian Dahl in July 2018. He recieved grants by the PE-Förderkreis and Live Music Now.
Hanno Pilz. Born in Berlin, Hanno Pilz began playing the clarinet at the age of 8 years. From 1993 he studied at music accentuated high school Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach in Berlin. In 1998, he followed a two-month summer scholarship in the Interlochen Arts Camp in the United States. Over the years Hanno Pilz gained several awards as first prize winner in the competition Jugend Musiziert both solo and in the category of chamber music and On Stage International Classical Music Competition.
From October 2001, he continued his clarinet studies at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin with Prof. Diethelm Kühn and later with Prof. Karl-Heinz Steffens. In 2003, the PE Förderkreis awarded him a scholarship. Graduated in 2006 he passed with distinction and took part in the International Festival Encuentro de Música y Academia de Santander in Spain in the summer of the same year.
Hanno Pilz has since played in known orchestras like Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Babelsberg Film Orchester, Kammerakademie Potsdam and Berliner Symphoniker.