Piano Competition 2023
The organizer of the competition is the Gustav Mahler Institute Prague in cooperation with the Gustav Mahler Philharmonic Jihlava. The mission and goal of the competition is to deepen the interest and motivation of young talented pianists to interpret mutual understanding, interpretative confrontation, inspiration and love for music. The personality of the genius conductor and musical composer Gustav Mahler, who lived in Jihlava for the first 15 years of his life and inspired and enriched so much, reminds him of his noble ideas about the mission of music and is a permanent inspiration source and model for young musicians from all over the world.
Closing date: May 31, 2023
Announcement of results: June 30, 2023
Absolute winners
Results
(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)
Grand Prize - Gustav Mahler Prize 2023
Absolute winner, Personalized Glass Trophy, Prize Money 30,000 CZK, Diploma
Jakub Danys / Czechia
Prize of Gustav Mahler Philharmonic Jihlava
/ Awarded by the Gustav Mahler Philharmonic Jihlava and presents the possibility of a concert performance in Jihlava (orchestral or chamber concert) in future years/
Jakub Danys / Czechia
Prize of Chief Conductor of the Gustav Mahler Philharmonic Jihlava / diploma
Franciszek Wrona / Poland
Prize of President of the Jury / diploma
Lorenzo Pietro Caristia / Italy
Prize of Gustav Mahler Institute Prague / diploma
Camilla Choi / Australia
Prize for the best Czech competitor / diploma
Jakub Danys / Czechia
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by N. Kapustin: Laura Komárová / Czechia
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by F. Chopin: Christian Gilissen / The Netherlands, Elen Khachikyan / Armenia
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by S. Prokofiev: Ariadni Masmanidou / Greece
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of compositions by Czech compositors: Matyáš Charvát / Czechia
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by L. van Beethoven: Lorenzo Pietro Caristia / Italy
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by F. Liszt: Jakub Danys / Czechia
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by V. Novák: Kateřina Sinevičová / Czechia
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by K. Szymanowski: Uiin Cheon / South Korea
Category 1
1st Prize and Category Winner
Franciszek Wrona / Poland / video
repertoire: Albert Loschhorn - Etiuda a minor op 66, Romuald Twardowski - Strumień leśny
teacher/school: Olga Lis-Garwolińska, Szeligowski State Music School in Lublin, Poland.
1st Prize
Camilla Choi / Australia / video1 / video2
reperoire: Franz Liszt-No. 1 in C major, from Etudes en douze exercises S. 136 (year set composed 1826), Johann Sebastian Bach-Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 (Allegro)
teacher/school: Luka Orkos, Roseville College, Sydney, Australia
Nilda ALTUĞ / Turkey / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: Czerny Etude in A Major, Op. 599 #66, Bach Invention #2 in C Minor, BWV 773, Dussek Sonatina, Op. 46 #3, second movement
teacher/school: Dr. Oliver Folger JIA, BILKENT UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS, MUSIC PREPARATION PRIMARY SCHOOL
2nd Prize
Laura Komárová / Czechia / video1 / video2
repertoire: W.A.Mozart: Piano Sonata C major K545, 1st mvt, Nikolai Kapustin: Sonatina op. 100
teacher/school: Mgr. Martina Hůtová, ZUŠ Mělník
Martin Rusev / Bulgaria / video1 / video2
repertoire: Sergei Bortkiewicz - "The Butterfly", Haendel - Sarabanda
teacher/school: Fanny Koutzarova
Madeleine Nucci / Italy / video
repertoire: Dmitri Shostakovich: "Lyrical Waltz" 1 from "Dances of the Dolls", Johann Sebastian Bach: Sinfonia No. 2 in C minor, BWV 788
teacher/school:
Matvey Korotkov / Russia / video1 / video2
repertoire: J.S. Bach Two-part invention B-flat major, D. Shostakovich Waltz-Joke E-flat major
teacher/school: Anisimova Irina Yakovlevna, Children's Music School 12 named after Prokofiev SS Yekaterinburg
Youran Wang / China / video
repertoire: Kabalevsky Sonatina in C major, Op.13 No.1, III. Presto
teacher/school: Yan Ren
Anastasiia Kotlova / UAE / video1 / video2
repertoire: Little prelude in C-dur, Johann Sebastian Bach, Rondo-Toccata, Dmitri Kabalevsky
teacher/school: Yana Fedorenko, Russian Music Center, Dubai
Category 2
2nd Prize
Daniel Wang / USA / video
repertoire: Chopin Polonaise in C-sharp Minor, Op. 26, No. 1
teacher/school: Er Yao Ling, Shanghai Community International School
Zeynep Deniz Kemaloglu / Turkey / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: 1) J.S. Bach - Invention No.1 BWV 772, 2) R. Schumann - Kinderszenen Op.15 No.3, 3) Burgmüller - Farewell Op.100 No.12
teacher/school: Prof. Ayca Aytug, Mimar Sinan Istanbul State Conservatory
3rd Prize
Mariam lupe Ramírez Galindo / Cuba / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: Small prelude Mi m - J. S. Bach, Study Fa M-Carl Czerny, The First Pity-R.Schumann
teacher/school: Lucía Varona Lotti
Category 3
1st Prize and Category Winner
Christian Gilissen / The Netherlands / video1 / video2
repertoire: F.Chopin - Nocturne No.9 Op.20, A.Khachaturian - Toccata
teacher/school: Fontys, Tilburg
2nd Prize
Byron Noel González / Cuba / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: F.Mendelsshon: Song Without Words Op 30 No 6, J.B.Cramer: Study No 1 in Do, J.D.Bash: Fugue in Do
teacher/school: Lucia Varona Lotti/School:"Manuel Saumell"
Category 4
1st Prize
Hernán Lucena Villanueva / Spain / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: F.LISZT: LIEBESTRAUM No 3, J. TURINA: GENERALIFE, DANZA GITANA OP 55 NO 4, J.S.BACH: SINFONÍA No 15 BWV 801
teacher/school: Estefanía Villanueva Parra, Conservatorio Profesional Oreste Camarca, Soria, Spain
Category 5
1st Prize and Category Winner
Matyáš Charvát / Czechia / video
repertoire: B. Martinů: Etude in C major (Etudes and Polkas, H. 308), B. Smetana: On the Seashore, op. 17, K. Slavický: Burlesca (from Three pieces for piano)
teacher/school: MgA. Jan Dušek, PhD., ZUŠ Klementa Slavického, Praha 5
1st Prize
Ariadni Masmanidou / Greece / video1 / video2
repertoire: Chopin: Etude Op.10 No.12 (Revolutionary), Prokofiev: Sonata Op.1 No.1 in F Minor
teacher/school: Inessa Paulidou, Seirios Music School
2nd Prize
Christine Joyce T. Zulueta / Philippines / video1 / video2
repertoire: Passacaglia in G minor by Handel and Sonata No. 20 in G major Op. 49, no. 2 (1st movement) by Beethoven
teacher/school: Yana Fedorenko, Russian Music centre UAE
Kalina Milen Toneva / Bulgaria / video
repertoire: English Suite No.3 g-moll - Prelude (Bach, Johann Sebastian), Sonata No.6, Op.10 No.2 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
teacher/school: Ms. Maria Bogdanova, National School of Music «L. PIPKOV» Sofia
3rd Prize
Xinyu Li / China / video1 / video2
repertoire: Traumerei Schumann, The Skylark Glinka Balakirev
teacher/school: Hongtu Hao
Category 6
1st Prize and Category Winner
Elen Khachikyan / Armenia / video
repertoire: Frédéric Chopin-Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20, Franz Liszt - Étude de concert No.3, "Un Sospiro"
teacher/school: Marine Margaryan, P. I. Tchaikovsky music school in Yerevan
2nd Prize
Blanca Aguado Berscheid / Spain / video
repertoire: F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Rondo capriccioso op.14, S.Rachmaninow: Prélude in C sharp minor op.3/2
teacher/school: Ofelia Montalván, "Centro Integrado de Enseñanzas Artísticas de Música", San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid
Category 7
1st Prize and Category Winner
Lorenzo Pietro Caristia / Italy / video
repertoire: Beethoven 32 variations in C minor WoO 80
teacher/school: Maurizio Innocenti; Francesco Cilea Music Conservatory
1st Prize
Fong Teng Wong / Macao / video
repertoire: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.2, Op.19
teacher/school: Anna Ulaieva-Stöhr, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria
2nd Prize
Otto Montgomery / USA / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: 1. J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in F sharp Major BWV 858, 2. Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 11 in B flat Major, Op. 22, Allegro con brio, 3. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Etude Tableaux in D minor, Op. 33
teacher/school: Arkadi Serper, Crowden Music Center, Berkeley, CA
Hannah Liaw / USA / video
repertoire: Chopin Nocturnes Op. 32 Nr 2 in A flat
teacher/school: Prof. Sandra Wright Shen
Category 8
1st Prize and Category Winner
Rodrigo Landa-Romero / Mexico / video
repertoire: Rodrigo Landa-Romero: Fantasia Virtuosa
teacher/school: Rosa Maria Torner
2nd Prize
Wu Wei / Taiwan / video
repertoire: 1.Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, 1st Movement, 2.Chopin: Scherzo in c sharp minor, Op.39
teacher/school: Yang Li Chun
3rd Prize
Asa Miller / USA / video
repertoire: Francis Poulenc: Improvisation No. 15 in C Minor, FP 176 (Hommage à Edith Piaf)
teacher/school: Maxim Pakhomov, Hoff-Barthelson Music School, Scarsdale, New York
Category 9
1st Prize and Category Winner
Jakub Danys / Czechia / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: 1) J. S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV 875 (WTC II), 2) F. Chopin - Nocturne in E major Op. 62 No. 2, 3) F. Liszt - La Campanella (Grandes études de Paganini, S.141 - No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor)
teacher/school: Hana Matúšková, ZUŠ Viléma Petrželky, Ostrava-Hrabůvka, Edisonova 90, p. o.
1st Prize
Rongrong Guo / China / video1 / video2
repertoire: F.Chopin Etude Op.25 No.6, A.Scriabin Sonata No.9,Op.68, S.Rachmaninow Corelli Variations Op.42
teacher/school: Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media with Prof.Alexander Schimpf,Prof.Ewa Poblocka (Part-time)
Orsovai Hedvig / Hungary / video1 / video2
repertoire: Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 1. book- Prelude and Fugue in G mayor, Tchaikovsky: Dumka
teacher/school: Némethy Attila and Borbély László, Liszt Ferenc Academy (Hungary)
2nd Prize
Nela Pálková / Czechia / video
repertoire: Ludwig van Beethoven Sonate op.2.no.1.-1.věta, Igor Stravinskij-Etude op.7.no.1.-Con moto, Johannes Brahms-Phantasien-op.116 Capriccio no.1.,Intermezzo no.4.
teacher/school: prof.Veronika Böhmová, Prague Conservatory
Category 10
1st Prize and Category Winner
Akira Oyauchi / Japan / video
repertoire: Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, Op.110
teacher/school: Mami Hagiwara, Kaneshige Toshihiro, Meinhard Prinz, Maurizio Moretti, Gen Matsuyama, Tokyo University of the Arts
2nd Prize
Kateřina Sinevičová / Czechia / video1 / video2
repertoire: 1. J. S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major BWV 866 (WTC I.), 2. V. Novák - Vzpomínky (Reminiscences) op. 6
teacher/school: MgA. Marie Al-Ashhabová, Konzervatoř Teplice
Amálie Vajík Pivoňková / Czechia / video1 / video2 / video3 / video4
repertoire: Sergei Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op. 32, N. 5, Sergei Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op. 32, N. 10, Franz Liszt - "Un Sospiro", Sergei Rachmaninoff - Moment Musicaux Op. 16, N. 4
teacher/school: prof. MgA. František Malý, HAMU, Akademie múzických umění v Praze
3rd Prize
Juguo Lin / China / video1 / video2
repertoire: 1.Beethoven Sonata OP31NO.2 *First Movement, 2.Bach Welltempertiert Clavier BWV858 Book 1
teacher/school: Prof.Dr.h.c.Kalle Randalu, Hochschule for Musik Karlsruhe Germany (Universtity of Music Karlsruhe)
Tomasz Szczepankiewicz / Poland / video
repertoire: S. Prokofiev - Piano sonata no. 2 op. 14 in D minor
teacher/school: professor Milena Kędra, Krzysztof Penderecki Music Academy in Cracow
Category 11
1st Prize and Category Winner
Uiin Cheon / South Korea / video1 / video2
repertoire: P. I. Tchaikovsky: Dumka in c minor op. 59, K. Szymanowski: Variations in b-flat minor op. 3
teacher/school: Tomislav Baynov (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen), Leonid Margarius (Fondazione Accademia Internazionale "Incontri col Maestro" Imola), Jacques Ammon (Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig), Rainer Becker (Universität der Künste Berlin)
2nd Prize
Yangwei Xu / China / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: 1. Enrique Granados "Los Requiebros" from Piano suite "Goyescas", Op.11., 2. Brahms piano sonata in f sharp minor, op.2 (the first movement)., 3. Robert Schumann Piano Sonata No.2 in g minor (the third and fourth movements).
teacher/school: Benjamin Pasternack, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
3rd Prize
David Ruiz Gil / Spain / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: J. S. Bach - Toccata in C minor, BWV 911., L. V. Beethoven- Sonata op. 27, nº1, 4 mov., Pirates of the Caribbean - K. Badelt / J. Radnich.
teacher/school: Benjamin Frith, RNCM.
Mahler's first public concert
"On 13-10-1870 there was, by way of an exception, an Abonnement suspendu, the reason being that a nine year-old boy, the son of a local Jewish tradesman named Mahler, was to be heard for the first time playing the piano before a large audience. The great success the future virtuoso achieved with his audience did him honour; one could only wish that for his excellent playing he had had an equally good instrument at his service. If the young artist's former teacher, Herr Kapellmeister Viktorin, hears of yesterday's success, he can certainly be pleased with his protege."
Rules
- The competition will be via videos published only on www.youtube.com.
- The competition is open for competitors of all nationalities up to the age of 30, the competition is divided into 11 age categories.
- The competition is a one-round competition, and the condition of the competition is to play from memory.
- The repertoire is free and should consist of one or more pieces which has to fulfill the time limit.
- The video must be a real recording without editing, shot in one static shot, with the camera slightly away from the competitor. Must be visible on the competitor's hands and body at all times.
- The video recording not more than 6 months old must be placed on www.youtube.com, the competitor will include in the application the exact internet link to the video recording.
- Each piece/composition can have a separate link.
- The full names of the pieces, the composer and the competitor, must be included in the video title or description (in English)
- The video must be public (not private) and accessible throughout the competition. The competitor will not seek a financial reward for posting the video and gives consent to post the video on the organiser's web site to announce the results.
- The organiser reserves the right not to open a category for organisational reasons or not to accept an application or to shorten the competition deadline for the competition for capacity reasons.
- The competition deadline: 31.5.2023.
- Announcement of results: 30.6.2023.
- Failure to comply with the above conditions, as well as an apparent reading of the notes during the game, may result in the competitor being eliminated from the competition.
Age categories
Awards
Prizes totalling €5000 will be awarded.
Gustav Mahler Prize - Grand Prix - Personalized Glass Trophy, Prize Money 30,000 CZK, Diploma - the Absolute Winner
Concerts in Prague and Jihlava
Prize of Gustav Mahler Philharmonic Jihlava
Prize of Chief Conductor of the Gustav Mahler Philharmonic Jihlava
Prize of Jury president
Prize of Director of Gustav Mahler Institute Prague
Prize for the best Czech competitor
Prizes for the interpretation of a compositions
Video lesson vouchers
Each competitor receives a diploma (by email) and the evaluation of the performance
Jury
President:
Univ. Prof. Libor Novacek BMus MMus
Professor of Piano, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria, Professor of Piano, Prague Conservatoire, Czech Republic
Members:
Doc. Mgr. Renata Lichnovská
pianist, pedagogue of The Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts Brno, Czech Republic
Mgr. Jiří Jakeš
Principal conductor of Gustav Mahler Philharmonic Jihlava, Czech Republic
- The jury will assess the competitive performance of the competitors, determine the order of the competitors in each category, determine the absolute winner of the competition, determine the award holder.
- The jury's deliberations are not public, the jury does not publish evaluations.
- The jury's decision is final, indisputable and there is no appeal.
Application shall be submitted exclusively electronically by completing an online form at www.mahler.institute (at the end of this page) and paying a registration fee. A proof of payment of the fee shall accompany the application. Applications may be submitted no later than May 31, 2023. You will receive a final confirmation of your participation in the competition after you have submitted your application and credited the payment of the registration fee to our bank account.
Registration fee:
The bank fee is paid by the sender of the payment.
To pay the registration fee, use our bank account::
IBAN: CZ4820100000002601525645
BIC/SWIFT: FIOBCZPPXXX
Owner: Institut Gustava Mahlera, z.s.
address: Fio banka, a.s., Millennium Plaza, V Celnici 10, 117 21 Prague, Czech Republic
Fee can be paid via payPal (please use our email for Paypal: manager@f-gm.cz)
Please, enter the name of the competitor in the note/message to the recipient.
The registration fee is non-refundable.
Application form
Please, fill in in English only!