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Results

Gustav Mahler Prize

Absolute winner's title and Prize Money 30.000 CZKTakuma Onodera, Japan / video 

Prize of Gustav Mahler Philharmonic Jihlava
(presents the possibility of a concert performance (orchestral or chamber concert) in future years)
Anfisa Bobylova, Russia/Austria / video

Prize of Chief Conductor of the Gustav Mahler Philharmonic Jihlava
(Diploma)
Bong Jung Woo, South Korea /video

Prize for the best Czech or Slovak competitor

(The piano stool Hidrau was donated by the company Steinway Piano Gallery Plzeň - Drnek Piana)
Nora Lubbadová, Czechia / video 1 video 2 

Prize of Director of Gustav Mahler Institute Prague 
(Diploma)
Ester Zoubková, Czechia / video 

Prize of AHUV 
(presents a concert in Prague)
Ryan Wang, Canada /video 1 video 2 

Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Ludwig van Beethoven - Zhongshu Chen, China/Indonesia / video

Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Fryderyk Chopin - Amálie Vlčková, Czechia / video
                                                                                                           - Arabelle Grote, USA / video
                                                                                                           - Anna Zimowska, Poland / video
                                                                                                           - Joy Chuang, Taiwan / video
                                                                                                           - Ryan Wang, Canada / video 1 video 2
Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Klement Slavicky - Matyáš Charvát, Czechia / video
Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Benjamin Godard - Franciszek Gąsieniec, Poland / video
Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Johann Sebastian Bach - Bartosz Frydel, Poland / video
                                                                                                                      - Pablo Frias Lobo, Spain video
Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Robert Schumann - Hong Seo Hyeon, South Korea / video
                                                                                                            - Xu Guo, China / video
Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Maurice Ravel - Momone Shiraishi, Japan / video
Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Ferenc Liszt - Vojtěch Ocelka, Czechia / video
                                                                                                   - Jianyi Gu, China / video
                                                                                                   - Ryohong Ahn, South Korea / video
Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Anna McCargow, Russia / video
Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Dmitri Shostakovich - Bohumil Bondarenko, Czechia / video
Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Joseph Haydn - Anfisa Bobylova, Russia/Austria / video
Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Veronika Jaklová, Czechia / video 
Prize for the interpretation of a composition by Alban Berg - Zachary Weiner, USA / video

Category 1

(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)

1st Prize and Category Winner

Bong Jung Woo, South Korea / video
repertoire: L.Berkovich_Varations on a by Paganini
teacher: Song jin young/ Chung-ryoung Elementary School

1st Prize

Zhongshu Chen, China/Indonesia / video
repertoire: Beethoven: Sonata F minor Op 2 No.1 First movement
teacher: Teguh Sukaryo, Teguh Sukaryo International Music School

Angelina Nguyen, USA / video
repertoire: Haydn Piano Concerto in D, Hob XVIII/11, Mov. 3
teacher: Molly Nguyen, Little Chopin Piano School

2nd Prize

Amálie Vlčková, Czechia
repertoire: Carl Czerny: 125 Exercises in Passage, Op. 261, No.97, Fryderyk Chopin: Polonaise A flat major, posthume
teacher: Mgr. Věra Chmelová, Ph.D., Škola: Základní umělecká škola Orchidea clasic s.r.o., Jana Babáka 1, 616 00 Brno.


Sophia Maddock, USA
repertoire: Bach Concerto No.5 in F minor BWV 1056 I. Allegro, Prokofiev Tarantella Op. 65 No.4
teacher: Dr. Ina Selvelieva
Arabelle Grote, USA
repertoire: Chopin, Polonaise in G sharp minor, Op. posth.
teacher: Ni Liu, Private
Batjargal Enkhsaruul, Mongolia
repertoire: Bach, Little prelude in E minor, BWV 938, M.K.Oginsky, Polonaise in A minor, J.Haydn, Sonata D major
teacher: Gulfairuz Shauyet, Mongolian State Conservatory

Sofia Maholetti
, Austria
repertoire: Christian Klöckl (*1967) - Albumblatt "Für Sofia", Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) - Etude No. 1 Op. 121, D. Shostakovich (1906-1975) - "Lyric Waltz" from "Dances of the Dolls"
teacher: Anna Ulaieva-Stoehr, University of Art - Graz Austria

Amálie Svatošová
, Czechia
repertoire: W.A.Mozart: Viennas Sonatina I. in C major 1st movement, V. Figuš-Bystrý: Albumleaf
teacher: Eva Hampacherová, Základní umělecká škola Praha 1, Biskupská 12

Nina Pavlotzky Neeman
, Costa Rica
repertoire: J.S. Bach: Little prelude in C minor., W. Gillock: Fountain in the rain
teacher: M.M Keren Neeman, Escazú Music Academy, Costa Rica

3rd Prize

Merdan Ali Efe Yavuz, Turkey
repertoire: Johann Sebastian Bach ''Little Prelude'' in D minor BWV 935, Muzio Clementi ''Sonatina'' in C Major Op.36, No.3, (complete), Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky '' Polka'' Op 39 , No.14, Henry Lemoine '' Etude'' Op.37 ,No 34
teacher: Zerin Rasul

Jacqueline Liu
, United Kingdom
repertoire: F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Songs without Words Op. 19 No1
teacher: Charleen Liu; Bute House School London

Jia Cheng Felix Zong
, Hong Kong, China
repertoire: F. Chopin Étude Op. 25, No. 2, in F minor
teacher: YAN REN, Beijing Shijia Primary School

Ivan Volkov
, Germany
repertoire: Jacques Ibert - "Histoires", ten pieces for piano: No. 2 "Le petit âne blanc" (The Little White Donkey), .A.Mozart - Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545 Allegro
teacher:

Lilien Solomonová
, Czechia
repertoire: A. Drabon - The Kite (Drak), P. Eben - Červená růžičko (Little Red Rose), Anonymous author - Allegretto, W. Gillock - The French Doll, The American Indian Dance
teacher: Mgr. Milena Zuntová, ZUŠ Český Krumlov

Ethan Bai
, Ireland
repertoire: Domenico Scarlatti - The Sonata in A minor K. 149 (L. 93), Carl Czerny - Op. 849, No. 6, Jacques Ibert - The Little White Donkey
teacher: Jason Yang

Franciszek Cichowski
, Poland
repertoire: Johann Sebastian Bach, Two-Voice Invention, in C major, Janina Garścia, Stone Garden
teacher: prof. Elżbieta Pasierowska

Hajun Chung
, South Korea
repertoire: Haydn Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37, 1st Movement
teacher: Ms. Ma Eum Ko / Seoul Seo 2 Elementary School

Aleksandra Dzieża
, Poland
repertoire: Fryderyk Chopin Polonaise G minor op. posth., Carl Czerny Etiuda B flat major op. 849
teacher: Sonia Grychtoł-Mastalerz

Eva Essilevskaia
, France
repertoire: Benda Sonatina in A Minor, Beethoven For Élise, Chopin Waltz in A Minor, Burgmüller Innocence op 100 no. 5, Tchaikovsky Children's Album Op 39 no.9
teacher: Piano Académie Maria Esaulova

Honorable Mention - 1st degree

Emily McCarthy, Ireland
repertoire: Sonatina in C major Op 55 No 3, I Allegro con spirito. Friedrich Kuhlau, Ivan Sings by Aram Khachaturian, Flood-Time by Eric Thiman (No 5 from "Water Pieces").
teacher: Jason Yang, Piano Academy of Ireland

Hsu Chia Hsi
, Taiwan
repertoire: Kabalevsky - Waltz op.27 no.1, Bach- Minuet in G Major
teacher: Ms. Mary Ko/ Ms. Yu, Chiu Ya

Andrea Lafarge Rinaldi
, France
repertoire: Valse op 64 No. 1, Chopin, Sonatina in A minor, Benda
teacher: Mi-Young Lee - Piano Academie

Ester Zoubková
, Czechia
repertoire: Daniel Gottlob Turk: Píseň, Dmitrij Kabalevskij: Ježek, Ludwig Schutte: Etuda C - dur, Pero Gotovac: Miniatury: Mema spi, Samuel Majkapar: Destik
teacher: Mgr. Ema Jedlicka Gogova, ZUS J.S.Bacha, Dobrany

Mathilde Duverney, France
repertoire: La chevaleresque, Etude Op. 100 Nr 25 Burgmüller
teacher: Gayane Nersisyan, Piano Académie

Daniel Chik
, Singapore
repertoire: Sonatina in C Major, Op.36, No.1, Allegro - Andante (Muzio Clementi)
teacher: SherLyn Leng

Anar Naranbat
, Mongolia
repertoire: J.S.Bach: Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114, M.Clementi: Sonatina G major. op.35. no 2, part 1., D.Shostakovich: Tanets, K.Czerny Etude op.299, no 4.
teacher: Gulifairuz Shauyet. Mongolian State Conservatory

Viola Kalabusová
, Czechia
repertoire: Johann Hermann Schein - Allemande, David Hirschberg - The fisherman, William Gillock - Summertime polka
teacher: Eva Grundová, Zuš Jaroslava Kvapila Brno

Honorable Mention - 2nd degree

Nikhith Nallamalli, India
repertoire: Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831) - Mazurka, Georg Bohm (1661-1733) - Minuet in G, Ulrike Gruber (b.1964) - Kindergarten Blues
teacher: Rachintan Trivedi, KM Music Conservatory, Chennai

Category 2

(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)

1st Prize and Category Winner

Anna Zimowska, Poland / video
repertoire: F. Chopin - Nocturne in B - major op. 32 no.1, C. Vine - Bagatelle no.2
teacher: Izabela Grzybek, National School of Music in the name of M. Karłowicz in Cracow

2nd Prize

Alžběta Nikiforová, Czechia
repertoire: B. Martinů - "Harlequin" Puppets - Book II. No. 2, F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Song Without Words Op. 30 No. 6, Venetian Gondola Song in F Sharp Minor, E. Grieg - March of the Trolls, Lyric Pieces - Book V. Op. 54 No. 3
teacher: MgA. Hana Pastykova

3rd Prize

Nikol Hamplová, Czechia
repertoire: W. A. Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 - 3. Rondo, B. Smetana: Treasury of Melodies: No. 2, Capriccio. Vivace, L. Sluka: The Old River Song
teacher: Halina Heinzová, ZUŠ B. Smetany

Jaroslav Skalka,
Czechia
repertoire: F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Songs Without Words Op.30 no.6 (Venetianisches Gondellied), J. Haydn - Sonata in D, Hob.XVI:33, Allegro
teacher: Marie Skalková, Základní umělecká škola Fryderyka Chopina Mariánské Lázně

Radek
Małgorzata, Poland
repertoire: 1. J. Haydn - Variations on the topic 'La Roxelane', 2. A. Spendiarow - Berceuse (Lullaby)
teacher: Marcelina Pawlak, Stanisław Moniuszko State Comprehensive Music School 1st degree, Katowice, Poland

Adelina Furtuna,
Moldovia
repertoire: 1. J. S. Bach - Sinfonia No. 10 in G major BWV 796, 2. W. A. Mozart - Sonatina in G major, 3. N. W. Gade - Intermezzo
teacher: Larisa Jar, "Ciprian Porumbescu" Lyceum of Music, Chisinau

Kamil Podzorski,
Poland
repertoire: Fantasia C major, Georg Friedrich Haendel, Elegie, E minor, Niels Wilhelm Gade
teacher: Iwona Ulbrich, Panstwowa Szkola Muzyczna I i II st. im. Ignacego Paderewskiego in Cieszyn, Filia in Wisla

Markéta Sladkovská,
Czechia
repertoire: J. Haydn: Divertimento D major, (ze Sonáty in D major Hob. XVI no.4), F. Chopin: Cantabile, I. Berkowitsch: Prelude E major, Andrew Higgins: Penguins
teacher: Markéta Loskotová: ZUŠ Teplice

Dora Šarić,
Croatia
repertoire: J.S. Bach: Three-part Invention in E-major, BWV 792, J. Haydn: Sonate in D-major, Hob. XVI/24 -Allegro, M. Moszkowski: Etude in C-major, op.91 no. 14, E. Grieg: Butterfly, op.43 no.1
teacher: Tajana Lazović, OGŠ pri O.Š. K.Š. Gjalski Zabok, Croatia

Blanka Kojalewicz,
Poland
repertoire: Waldemar Król - Etude in a romantic style, Jean Sibelius - The Sapin, Jean Sibelius - Arabesque Op.76 No.9
teacher: Ryszarda Sajewicz-Palczewska , Państwowa Szkoła muzyczna imienia Tadeusza Szeligowskiego w Szczecinie Poland

Zofia Michałek,
Poland
repertoire: F. Chopin - Waltz in A - flat major op.69 no 1, W. A. Mozart - Rondo from Sonata in C - major KV 545, K. Slavicky - Etudes 1,3 from "12 small studies"
teacher: Iwona Popławska-Zimowska, Music School in Gdów

Ka Yik Charis Zong,
Hong Kong, China
repertoire: Schubert Impromptu, Op.90, No.2
teacher: YAN REN, Beijing Shijia Primary School

Honorable Mention - 1st degree

Hernán Lucena Villanueva, Spain
repertoire: Prelude op. 28 n°1 F. CHOPIN; Ecossaise op. 72 n° 3 F. CHOPIN; Sonatina op. 20 n 6 Rondó J.L. Dussek; Invention n 7 BWV 778 J.S. BACH; Little nigar C. DEBUSSY
teacher: Estefanía Villanueva. Conservatory " Oreste Camarca", Soria, Spain

Arturo Bienve Díaz Álvarez,
Spain
repertoire: Mozart, Sonata nº 10 KV 330 (Allegro Moderato)
teacher: Conservatorio Tomás Luís de Victoria ((Ávila). Pedro López Salas

Yoana Manwani, United Arab Emirates
repertoire: 1. Minuet in A minor - Henry Purcell, 2. Minuet in G major - J. S. Bach
teacher: Ms. Lola Akwabi

Category 3

(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)

1st Prize and Category Winner

Nora Lubbadová, Czechia / video 1 video 2
repertoire: W. A. Mozart- Sonata B flat major, KV 570, III. Allegretto, F. Chopin- Nocturno B major, op. 32, no. 1
teacher: MgA. Lukáš Klánský, PhD. Gymnázium a hudebné škola hl.m.Prahy

1st Prize

Joy Chuang, Taiwan / video
repertoire: Chopin Ballade No. 2
teacher: I-Chen Chen, Shin-Yi Elementary School

2nd Prize

Matyáš Charvát, Czechia
repertoire: L. van Beethoven: 6 Variations in G major, WoO 77; F. Liszt: Etude no. 2, S 136; K. Slavický: Etude no. 3 and 6 from 12 Short Studies
teacher: MgA. Jan Dušek, Ph.D., ZUŠ Klementa Slavického, Praha 5

Eleni Moon,
USA
repertoire: Mendelssohn: Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, Op.14
teacher: Ja Young Yoo

Antoni Nowakowski,
Poland
repertoire: Chopin - Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. Posthumous; I. Berkowitz - Variations on the Theme of Paganini
teacher: Julia Wolańska-Gajda; Katedralna Ogólnokszałcąca Szkoła Muzyczna I Stopnia in Poznań

3rd Prize

Helene Gritsch, Austria
repertoire: Claude Debussy: Claire de lune, from: Suite bergamasque; Sergej Prokofjev: Tarantelle, from: Jeux d'enfants op. 65
teacher: Mag. Greta Gritsch, private

Łucja Dąbkowska,
Poland
repertoire: Moszkowski Maurycy, Etude in G major, op.91, no 16, Grabinski Wlodzimierz, Prelude in E flat major
teacher: Iwona Ulbrich, State Music School of the 1st and 2nd level (Państwowa Szkoła Muzyczna I i II stopnia) in Jastrzębie-Zdrój (Poland)

Honorable Mention - 1st degree

Xinyu Li, China
repertoire: Chopin: Impromptu Op 29
teacher: Feifei Dong and Hong Tang

Rozálie Klesová,
Czechia
repertoire: Jiří Antonín Benda: Sonatina - Rondo D dur, Bedřich Smetana: Lístek do památníku a moll, Klement Slavický: Etuda č.12 (12 malých etud), Hana Švajdová: Cesta světla (Nevšední příběhy)
teacher: Marta Marešová, ZUŠ Charlotty Masarykové, Půlkruhová 99/42, Praha 6

Devakshi Grace Mukherjee,
India/Qatar
repertoire: P I Tchaikovsky 'Little Song of Naples' from Children's Album op 39., C.Czerny Etude op849 N6., B Bartok 'Teasing Song' from 'For Children' vol 2, no 18
teacher: DENYS BODNAR (QATAR MUSIC ACADEMY)

Nidra Esteves Ramirez Celis,
Portugal
repertoire: W. GILLOCK Valse Etude, A. LOESCHHORN Study op. 136 N. 7
teacher: João Paulo Cunha conservatório de Castelo Branco

Mario Sebastian Silvestre Hernandez,
Guatemala
repertoire: O polichinelo- Villa Lobos, Brejeiro- Ernesto Nazareth, Sonatina in G major- Beethoven
teacher: Kristina Meliukhina - Clara Schumann School

Category 4

(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)

1st Prize and Category Winner

Franciszek Gąsieniec, Poland / video 1 video 2
repertoire: Benjamin Godard - Etude in G flat major op. 107, Fryderyk Chopin - Nocturne op. 9 no. 1
teacher: Profesor Paweł Zawadzki, Ogólnokształcąca Szkoła Muzyczna im. Karola Szymanowskiego we Wrocławiu

1st Prize

Bartosz Frydel, Poland / video
repertoire: J. S. Bach - Partita c-minor No. 2 BWV 826 part Capriccio, F. Chopin - Impromptu in F sharp major, Op. 36, G. Bacewicz - Etude No. 2
teacher: Agnieszka Spodymek

2nd Prize

Anju Nogiwa, Singapore/ Austria
repertoire: Beethoven, Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 "Pathétique" 1st movement
teacher: Mr. Andreas Weber, Mozarteum University

Hong Seo Hyeon,
South Korea
repertoire: R. Schumann Allegro Op-8
teacher: Song jin young/ Yewon School

Nicholas Grote,
USA
repertoire: Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11, Kapustin, 8 Concert Etudes, Op 40 No 6 Pastoral
teacher: Ni Liu and Dr. Peter Mack, Private

Pavel Pejchal, Czechia
repertoire: F. Chopin: Preludium Des dur op. 28 č. 15, F. Chopin: Valčík e moll op. posth.
teacher: MgA. Vít Havlíček, Ph.D., ZUŠ Trutnov

3rd Prize

Ivana Zovko, Croatia
repertoire:S. Bortkiewicz: Etude op. 15 No. 9 in F-sharp minor, C. M. von Weber: Rondo Brillante op. 62. in E-flat major, J. 252
teacher: Ivanka Kordić, Vatroslav Lisinski Music School Zagreb

Carla Ioana Ungureanu,
Romania
repertoire: Bach -Italian Concerto in F major BWV 971 -3rd mvt. Presto, Beethoven - Sonata in F minor Op 2. No. 1.- IV mvt. Prestissimo, Chopin - Etude Op 10. No. 1 in C major
teacher: drnd. Shwan Sebastian

Honorable Mention - 1st degree

Glorija Pinturić, Croatia
repertoire: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata No.18 in D Major, K.576, Allegro, Franz Schubert: Impromptu in E flat Major, Op. 90 No. 2
teacher: prof. Zrinka Philips, Pavao Markovac Music school, Zagreb, Croatia

Maria Kolary,
Poland
repertoire: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Sonata in B flat major, KV 333, part I, Frederic Chopin, Etude in G flat major, op. 10 no. 5, Artur Malawski, Miniatures III and IV
teacher: Izabela Grzybek, Zespół Szkół Muzycznych w Wieliczce (State Music School Complex in Wieliczka)

Dymitr Szostak,
Poland
repertoire: J.S.Bach - Fuga in C, BWV 953, M.Glinka - Nokturn La Separation, J.Massenet - Toccata
teacher: Jolanta Tarnowska, OSM I st. im.I.J.Paderewskiego, Cracow,Poland

Honorable Mention - 2nd degree

Tom Williamson, United Kingdom
repertoire: Rêverie by Debussy, O Polichinelo by Villa-Lobos (from A prole do bebê no. 1)
teacher: Formerly Mr Duncan Glenday, Chetham's School of Music; new teacher from June 2021

Category 5

(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)

1st Prize and Category Winner

Ryan Wang, Canada / video 1 video 2
repertoire: F. Chopin Etude in F Major, Op.10 No. 8, F. Chopin Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39
teacher: Mr. Gareth Owen, Eton College

2nd Prize

Momone Shiraishi, Japan
repertoire: Mozart / Piano Sonata No.17 in B flat, K.570 1st movement, Ravel / Miroirs-1 "Noctuelles"
teacher: Ms. Miyo Honya / Kurakuen Junior High School

Rie Takeuchi,
Japan
repertoire: Venezia e Napoli Tarantella S.162/R.10 A197 - Franz Liszt
teacher: Mrs. Natasha Tadson

3rd Prize

Anna Harper, USA/Belarus
repertoire: Mozart Concerto 12 mov. 1
teacher: Alexander Borovikov, Republic of Belarus Gymnasium-College

Hanna Fábián,
Hungary
repertoire: F. Liszt: Romance, F. Liszt: C- major Etude Op.6. No.1., Béla Bartók: Mikrokosmos V/ 138- Bagpipe music
teacher: Katalin Anducska, Ádám Jenő Elementary School and Primary Art School Szigetszentmiklós

Honorable Mention - 1st degree

Clara Gritsch, Austria
repertoire: Frédéric Chopin: Etude op 25 Nr. 9, Franz Liszt: première valse oubliée, Piyotr I. Tchaikovsky: Février: Carnaval, from The Seasons op. 37 Nr. 2
teacher: Dr. Zoltán Füzessery, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

Bridget Su,
Taiwan
repertoire: Brahms Intermezzo Op.118 No.2 in A major
teacher: Mary Ko

Emilie Kašparová,
Czechia
repertoire: D.Scarlatti: Sonata K.93, Fuga g moll, C.Debussy: Preludia I., Girl with the flaxen hair, B.Smetana: Dreams, Consolation
teacher: E. Hampacherova, ZUŠ Praha 1, Biskupská

Bruna Prostran,
Croatia
repertoire: M. Moszkowski : Etude in E-flat major, op. 91 no. 17, J.S. Bach: Two part invention in h minor, BWV 786, D. Pejačević: Violet, op. 19 no. 2, J. Haydn: Sonata in c-sharp minor, Hob. XVI/36, -Moderato
teacher: Ivanka Kordić, Vatroslav Lisinski music School in Zagreb

Matthew Stephen Hockaday,
Czechia
repertoire: J. A. Steffan: Allegro in C, L. van Beethoven: Bagatelles op.126, No.5, D. Shostakovich: Three Fantastic Dances,for Piano, No.1 and No.2, B. Martinů: Etudes and Polkas Book 3, H. 308: No. 4. Polka in A Minor
teacher: MgA. Martin Smutný

Martina Taslerová,
Czechia
repertoire: J. S. Bach: Suite G dur - Gavotte, M. I. Glinka: Variace na ruskou lidovou píseň, B. Martinů: Loutky I - Pohádka, B. Martinů: Etudy a Polky - Polka in D
teacher: L. Fialová, Základní umělecká škola Brno, Veveří, příspěvková organizace

𝗭𝘂𝘇𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮
𝗞𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗮, Poland
repertoire: G.F. Haendel: Fantasia C Major, Wlodzimierz Grabiński: Preludium Es Dur
teacher: Iwona Ulbrich, Państwowa Szkola Muzyczna I i II stopnia im. Ignacego Paderewskiego

Category 6

(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)

1st Prize and Category Winner

Chiara Bleve, Italy / video
repertoire: Fryderyk Chopin: Etude Op.25 n.6, Enrique Granados: Allegro de Concierto Op.46
teacher: Prof. Giorgio Lovato - "A. Corelli" Music School in Vittorio Veneto (Treviso - Italy)

2nd Prize

Grigorescu Valentiu-Constantin, Romania
repertoire: F.Liszt - Transcendental Etude no.7 - "Eroica", S.Prokofiev - Suggestion Diabolique, op 4, no.4
teacher: Cristina Maria-Ralea, National College of Music "GEORGE ENESCU" - Bucharest

Vojtěch Ocelka,
Czechia
repertoire: F. Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S. 434 (after G. Verdi)
teacher: Jelena Kapitula, ZUŠ Jaroslava Kvapila, Brno

Zhong An Feng,
Hong Kong, China
repertoire: Piano Sonata no. 8 in A minor First Movement, Mozart, Rondo Capriccioso op. 14, Mendelssohn
teacher: MT Wong, GMC Music

3rd Prize

Emilio Wu Gan, Costa Rica
repertoire: H. Villa-Lobos: Impressões Seresteiras
teacher: M.M Keren Neeman, Escazú Music Academy, Costa Rica

Honorable Mention - 1st degree

Gayathri Gopikrishna Chokalingam, India
repertoire: The Song of the Lark from the Album of the Young by Tchaikovsky, Bloodroot by Rachel Grimes, A Haydenesque Rondino by Kedarnath Awati, Moderato Grazioso by Cornelius Gurlitt, Ridicolosamente by Sergei Prokofiev
teacher: Natallia Kapylova Khanna ; Natallia Piano Studio

Honorable Mention - 2nd degree

Giordano Calì, Italy
repertoire: J.S. Bach - The Well Tempered Clavier I, Prelude & Fugue No.2 in C minor, BWV 847, W.A. Mozart - Piano Sonata in C major K330 1st movement
teacher: Giulia Gangi, V. Bellini Higher Institute of Musical studies, Catalania

Category 7

(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)

1st Prize, Category Winner and Absolute Winner

Takuma Onodera, Japan / video
repertoire: Balakirev: Islamey
teacher: Yoshiko Kurokawa /Sapporo Kaisei Secondary School

2nd Prize

Sonia Schwabe, Poland
repertoire: F.Chopin - Ballade No.1 in G minor
teacher: prof. Joanna Lawrynowicz-Just, OSM im. Zenona Brzewskiego w ZPSM nr 1, Warszawa

Vittorio di Pietro,
Italy
repertoire: F. Chopin, scherzo op.31 n.2
teacher: Giulia Gangi - Conservatorio Vincenzo Bellini - Catania Italy

Mehana Ellis,
USA
repertoire: Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 11 "Harmonies du Soir"
teacher: Annamarie McCarthy, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Jie Liang,
New Zealand
repertoire: Stravinsky Firebird (Infernal Dance of King Kashchei + Finale)
teacher: Songwen Li, King's College Auckland

3rd Prize

Sebastião Mateus, Portugal
repertoire: Prelude and Fugue BWV 875 n. 6 in D minor WTC II, Johann Sebastian Bach, Romeo and Juliet, op. 75 (6. Montecchios and Capuletos), Sergey Prokofiev
teacher: Evandra Celis, Conservatório Regional de Castelo Branco

Kristýna Kovalová,
Czechia
repertoire: S. Prokofiev: Rigaudon op. 12 no. 3, S. Prokofiev: Legend op. 12 no. 6, F. Chopin: Etude in E major op. 10 no. 3
teacher: MgA. Lukáš Klánský, GMHS (Gymnasium and Music School of the Capital City of Prague/ Gymnázium a Hudební škola hl. m. Prahy, ZUŠ)

Honorable Mention - 1st degree

Anastasia Durnea, Moldovia
repertoire: C. Czerny - etude op. 365 No. 15, Bach - Prelude & Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp Major BWV 882
teacher: Larisa Jar; School: L.I.R.M "Ciprian Porumbescu"

Category 8

(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)

1st Prize and Category Winner

Pablo Frias Lobo, Spain / video 1 video 2 video 3
repertoire: Etude Op. 10 nº 4, Chopin., Prelude and fugue nº 14 BWV 859, Bach., Orage Liszt
teacher: Rubén Talón. School: ESMAR

2nd Prize

Radek Bagar, Czechia
repertoire: J.S.Bach Prelude and Fugue in F minor ( WTC Book I,No .12 ) BWV 857, L.van Beethoven Sonata no. 17 in d moll, op.31.no.2 .1st movement
teacher: MgA. Martin Fišl ,Konzervatoř ,tř. Kpt.Jaroše 45,Brno 66254

3rd Prize

Sanjay Akam, USA
repertoire: Sonata in A Major, K 113 / L 345 - Scarlatti, Barcarolle in F sharp Major, Op. 60 - Chopin
teacher: Randall Jackson, Randall Jackson Piano Studio

Pia Oetheimer,
France/Austria
repertoire: Franz Schubert, Moments musicaux, op. 94, D 780, No. 3 - Allegro moderato, Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 1 in g minor, Op. 23
teacher: Cristiana Pegoraro (private student)

Honorable Mention - 1st degree

Magdalena Srnková, Czechia
repertoire: J. S. Bach: Fuga in C BWV 952, F. Chopin: Nocturno e moll op. 72, č. 1, op. posth., S. Rachmaninov: Études-Tableaux op. 33: No VII, Moderato g moll
teacher: MgA. Debora Konečná, ZUŠ Jana Hanuše, Praha 6 - Břevnov

Category 9

(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)

1st Prize and Category Winner

Anna McCargow, Russia / video 1 video 2
repertoire: F. Mendelssohn Fantasie ("Scottish sonata"), op. 28, A. Skrjabin Etude №9, op.8,
teacher: Prof. E. Virsaladze, Moscow State Concervatory

1st Prize

Veronika Jaklová, Czechia / video 1 video 2
repertoire: W.A.Mozart, Sonata No.13 in B flat major, K333, III. Allegretto grazioso, F.Chopin, Ballade in f minor Op.52, No.4
teacher: MgA. Milan Langer, Pražská konzervatoř

2nd Prize

Ayane Tsuno, Japan
repertoire: J.S Bach ;Toccata fis-moll BWV910, F.Chopin ;Etude OP.25-11
teacher: Tokyo College of Music high school

Rejsi Prosi,
Albania
repertoire: Johann Sebastian Bach- "Sarabande" from english suite no.2 in a-minor, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy- Variations Sérieuses op.54 in d-minor
teacher: Libor Novacek, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz

Anna Knoulichová,
Czechia
repertoire: S. Prokofiev: Sonata No. 1 in f minor, Op. 1, B. Smetana: Concert Etude in C major
teacher: Pražská konzervatoř, MgA. Martin Kasík, Ph.D., Mgr. Eva Boguniová

Nicoleta Sirbu,
Moldovia
repertoire: L. van Beethoven - Sonata op. 22 No. 11, 1st movement, S. Rachmaninoff - Etude Tableaux op. 33 No. 6 in E flat minor, F. Liszt - Valse Impromptu, S. 213
teacher: Libor Nováček, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

Andrew Truong,
USA
repertoire: Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata no. 32, op. 111 1st Movement, Arnold Schoenberg Sechs kleine Klavierstücke op. 19
teacher: Steven Spooner, Peabody Institute

3rd Prize

Barbora Filipová, Czechia
repertoire: S. Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau d minor, op.33, R. Schumann: Allegro b minor, op.8
teacher: Mgr. Mária Vaitová, ArtD. Konzervatoř P. J. Vejvanovského Kroměříž

Matyáš Meinczinger,
Germany
repertoire: Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt (Années de pèlerinage), Brahms: Rhapsody in G minor, op.79. no.2
teacher: Lukáš Klánský, Gymnázium a hudební škola hl.města Prahy

Zhiqi Yuan,
China
repertoire: Chopin Nocturne op.48 no.1 Chopin Sonata op.35 1st movement
teacher: -

Honorable Mention - 1st degree

Channing Chu, New Zealand
repertoire: Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor BWV 863 - Bach, Sonata No.8 in A minor K.361 - Mozart, Sonetto 104 del Petrarcha - Liszt
teacher: Jason Bae, UOA

Marco Ridolfo,
Italy
repertoire: Rachmaninov - Moment Musicaux n. 4, Op. 16, Rachmaninov - Etudes Tableaux n. 8, Op. 33, Sancan - Toccata
teacher: Francesca Sperandeo, Liceo Musicale XXV Aprile - Portogruao (Ve) - Italy

Nanjala Antonia,
Kenya
repertoire: Sonata in F major, K. 332 (3rd movement: Allegro Assai) by W.A. Mozart, Berceuse Op. 57 by Frédéric Chopin, Prelude No. 1 by George Gershwin
teacher: Winnie Mureithi - Wynton House of Music

Honorable Mention - 2nd degree

Lorena Turković, Croatia
repertoire: J.S.Bach - Prelude and Fuge in E flat major, A. Scriabin - Etude op. 8./2., J. Brahms - Intermezzo op. 118./2.
teacher: Helena Knapić, Varaždin school of music

Category 10

(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)

1st Prize and Category Winner

Jianyi Gu, China / video 1 video 2 video 3
repertoire: Beethoven Piano Sonata Op.10 no.3, 1st movement., Chopin Etude No.10 no.10, Liszt Faust Waltz
teacher: Professor Alan Chow, Eastman school of music

3rd Prize

Bohumil Bondarenko, Czechia
repertoire: S. V. Rachmaninoff - Etude-Tableaux Op. 39 No. 8, S. V. Rachmaninoff - Etude-Tableaux Op. 39 No. 9, A. N. Scriabin - Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp Minor, D. D. Shostakovich - Prelude and Fugue in D-flat Op. 87 No. 15
teacher: Mgr. Dinara Suleymanová, Konzervatoř České Budějovice

Markus Koropp,
Germany/Austria
repertoire: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Prelude and Fugue XII F minor BWV 857, from the Well Tempered Clavier I, Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891-1953), Piano Sonata No.1 F minor Op.1, Frédéric François Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne
F sharp Major Op.15 No.2
teacher: Aima Maria Labra-Makk, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria

Jovan Perunicic,
Serbia
repertoire: J.S.Bach - Toccata e-minor BWV 914, L.v.Beethoven - Sonata op.2 no.3 C- major, first movement Allegro con brio, A.Scriabin - Etude op.8 no.9, g sharp minor
teacher: Prof. Libor Novacek, Kunstuniversität Graz

Yinzi Cao,
China
repertoire: Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330
teacher: Leon McCawley, Royal College of Music,


Victoria Nava,
Belgium
repertoire: Chopin, Etude op10 n2, Ravel, Toccata from "Le tombeau de couperin", Mozart, Sonata KV284 n6 in D Major, Ist Movement, Shostakovich, Prelude and Fugue n24 in D minor
teacher: P. Giacometti, RSH Düsseldorf

SunHye Shin,
South Korea
repertoire: Frank Bridge: Three Sketches (1.April, 2.Rosemary, 3.Valse Capricieuse), F.Liszt: Tarantella from Venezia e Napoli
teacher: Ronan O'Hora and Carole Presland, Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Kateřina Sinevičová,
Czechia
repertoire: J. S. Bach: Partita č. 3 a moll - Burlesca, D. Scarlatti: Sonata E dur K. 380, F. Chopin: Nocturno F dur op. 15, č. 1, 4. L. Janáček: V mlhách (1. část)
teacher: MgA. Marie Al-Ashhabová, Konzervatoř Teplice

Wanzhen Zhao

repertoire: scherzo Chopin No1,, prelude Rachmaninoff
teacher: Moscow conservatory.teacher:Yuri Didenko

Honorable Mention - 1st degree

Mattia Groppello, Italy
repertoire: Rachmaninov prelude op 23 n 5, Bach busoni ciaccona, Chopin etude op 10 n 1
teacher: Accademia pianistica internazionale incontri col Maestro of Imola, teacher Enrico Pace

Parvina Sharipova,
Usbekistan/Austria
repertoire: S.Rachmaninov - Moment musicaux op.16 No.2,3,4,5
teacher: Sergio De Simone- University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

Hikari Ichimura,
Japan
repertoire: Bach: Prelude & Fuga f-moll BWV881, Chopin: Etude Op.10-4, Beethoven: Sonata No.23 Appasionata 1 movement
teacher: Freiburg University of Music, by Prof. Alfonso Gomez

Molli Szalai,
Hungary
repertoire: L.van Beethoven: A major Sonata (Op.2 no.2) I. movement, Béla Bartók: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs (Op.20)
teacher: Attila Némethy, Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary

Tatsuhito Adachi,
Japan
repertoire: Chopin / Etude op.25-12, Rachmaninov / Moments musicaux op.16 No.1 & No.4
teacher: Igor Roma & Stefano Fiuzzi / Imola piano academy

Amálie Pivoňková,
Czechia
repertoire: Frederic Chopin - Ballade n. 4, f minor, op. 52, Leoš Janáček - Sonata 1.X.1905 ("From the street"), II. Death
teacher: Mgr. Hana Turková, konzervatoř Teplice

Mina Sun,
China
repertoire: J.S BACH: WTC Book I, Prelude and Fuge, BWV.862, FRANZ LISZT: Années de Pèlerinage-Première Années: Suisse-Vallée d'Obermann, S.160 No.6
teacher: Prof.Danyang Li - Shanghai Conservatory of Music

František Jeřábek,
Czechia
repertoire: Sergei Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau op.39 no.2, Bedřich Smetana: Fantasie na české národní písně
teacher: Mgr. Karel Košárek, soukromé studium

Marta Misztal,
Poland
repertoire: W. A. Mozart -Sonata D major KV 576, S. Rachmaninov - Etiude in d minor op.33 no.4, F. Chopin - Etiude in a minor op. 25 no.4
teacher: dr hab Elżbieta Pasierowska and mgr Mikołaj Sikała

Honorable Mention - 2nd degree

Xiao Tang, China
repertoire: Robert Schumann piano concerto op.54, Rachmaninov tableux Etude op39 no.5(if Concerto is not allowed), Debussy Imagines Book ll
teacher: Gajusz Keska/Academy of music in Krakow

Claudia Hu,
USA
repertoire: Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
teacher: Nina Svetlanova, The Manhattan School of Music

Wenjia Rao,
China
repertoire: Schumann-Waldscenen Op.82
teacher: Gordon Fergus- Thompson, Royal College of Music

Xiaowan Zhang
, China
repertoire: Chopin - Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 49, Rautavaara - Piano Sonata No. 2 "The Fire Sermon"
teacher: Phillip Kawin, Manhattan School of Music

Diploma

Vincenza Ginevra Lauria, Italy
repertoire: Franz Liszt - Un Sospiro, Claude Debussy - Ballade L.70
teacher: Antonino Pellitteri, ISSM "A. Toscanini" - Ribera

Giada Nobile,
Italy
repertoire: F. Liszt- Liebestraum n° 3
teacher:

Category 11

(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)

1st Prize and Category Winner

Anfisa Bobylova, Russia/Austria / video
repertoire: Haydn Sonata Hob XVI 24; Chopin Scherzo op. 54
teacher: Libor Novacek, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

1st Prize

Zachary Weiner, USA / video
repertoire: Berg - Sonata, Op. 1, Bach - Goldberg Variations: Aria, I, II, III, XIII, XIV, XV
teacher:

2nd Prize

Xu Guo, China
repertoire: Schumann - Kreisleriana Op.16 No.1-3, Beethoven - Rondo Op.51 No.2
teacher: Mr. Dang Thai Son and Ms. HaeSun Paik; New England Conservatory

Ryohong Ahn,
South Korea
repertoire: J. Haydn Sonata E flat major Hob. XVI/49, F. Liszt Paganini Etude no.2, F. Liszt Venezia e Napoli - 3. Tarantella
teacher: Prof. Detlef Kaiser, Hochschule für Musik in Dresden

Radymyr Tsiko,
Ukraine/Austria
repertoire: J. S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B‑flat major, BWV 866, L. van Beethoven - Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 - 1 Movement, S. Rachmaninoff - Etude-Tableau Op. 39 No. 5 in E-flat minor
teacher: Manfred Tausch/University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

3rd Prize

Asuka Tagami, Japan
repertoire: G.Ligeti Etude No.18 from Book 3 "Canon", W.A.Mozart Piano Sonata No.10 in C major K330 1 movement, A.Skrjabin 2 Poèmes op. 69, T.Takemitsu Rain Tree Sketch II −In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen, A.Schönberg 3 Piano Pieces op.11
teacher: Prof.Andreas Groethuysen University Mozarteum Salzburg

Asami Kitamura,
Japan
repertoire: L.v.Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in Es Dur, Op. 31-No. 3, 1. Allegro, F. Chopin: Études Op. 25-No.3, C. Debussy: Etude No. 9 Pour les notes répétées, F. Chopin: Fantasy in f moll, Op. 49
teacher: Prof. Ayami Ikeba, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

Barbora Brabcová,
Czechia
repertoire: 1. J. S. Bach: Preludium a fuga B dur, BWV 866, 2. S. Rachmaninov: Etuda Es moll op. 39 č. 5, 3. F. Chopin: Etuda F dur op. 10 č. 8, 4. F. Chopin: Balada g moll op. 23
teacher: Prof. Ivan Klánský, Hudební fakulta Akademie múzických umění v Praze

Jieun Lee

repertoire: S.Rachmaninoff Etude Op.39 - No.09 in D Major, P.Tchaikovsky Dumka, Op.59, F.Mendelssohn variations sérieuses op.54
teacher: Sergio de simone, the University of Music and Arts Graz in Austria

Honorable Mention - 1st degree

Kamil El-Ahmadieh, Czechia
repertoire: J.S.Bach-F.Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor BWV 1004
teacher: Hamsa Al-Wadi Juris; Sibelius Academy

Aristotelis Papadimitriou,
Greece
repertoire: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849): Nocturne op.9, no.1 in b-flat minor, César Franck (1822-1890): Prélude, Choral et Fugue FWV 21, Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943): Etude-tableaux op.33,no.2 in C-major
teacher: Prof. Eckart Heiligers (Zurich University of Arts)

Radim Tichý,
Czechia
repertoire: Domenico Scarlatti - Sonáta h moll, K87, Maurice Ravel - Sonatina fis moll, M40, Francis Poulenc - Mélancolie, FP105
teacher: prof. Libor Nováček, Pražská konzervatoř

Christopher Knopp,
Canada
repertoire: F. Schubert: Wandererfantasie, Op. 15 (D760)
teacher: Ilya Poletaev, McGill University

Jihak Oh,
South Korea
repertoire: R.Schumann - Fantasie in C Major Op.17, 1. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen, F.Chopin - Ballade No.4 in f minor Op.52
teacher: Winfried Apel / Hochschule für Musik 'Carl Mario von Weber' Dresden

Luca Sacher,
Italy
repertoire: 3 Scarlatti Sonatas: C major, K487, A major, K208, f minor, K239, Debussy: Etude pour les octaves, Chopin: Ballade no. 2, Debussy: L'isle joyeuse
teacher: Accademia di Musica di Pinerolo

Alves de Toledo Karina,
Brazil
repertoire: Bach - Prélude and fugue n.16 BWV 885, Debussy- Images (second book) I- Les cloches à travers les feuilles, II- Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut, III- Poisson d'or
teacher: Erik BERCHOT- École normale de musique de Paris Alfred Cortot

Jookhyun Kim,
South Korea
repertoire: Carl vine - Piano sonata no.1, 1st movement.
teacher:

Martyna Anna Chmura,
Poland
repertoire: Paweł Mykietyn - Prelude No. 4 "Prestissimo possibile", Ferenc Liszt - Transcendental Étude No. 12 "Chasse-neige", Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 12
teacher: dr hab. Elżbieta Pasierowska, Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk

Yuhuan Wang, China
repertoire: Polonaise Op.53 (Frédéric Chopin), Danzas Argentinas (Alberto Ginastera ), Etude 6 for 8 fingers (Achille-Claude Debussy), Prelude and Fugue BWV 861 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
teacher: Prof. Nelly Banova-Kostner, School: Richard Wagner Conservatory

Honorable Mention - 2nd degree

Kirill Brukhovskii-Vasilev, Russia
repertoire: F. Chopin - Fantasy F-Minor, op. 49, S. Rachmaninoff - Etude Tableau op. 39#1, C- Minor
teacher: Y. Stadler

Tyler Kivel,
USA
repertoire: C. V. Alkan: Douze études dans tous le tons mineur, Op. 39 No. 11 "Ouverture", Gershwin-Wilde: Etude No. 3 for the Left Hand Alone "The Man I Love", E. Nazareth: Tango Brasileiro (Odeon)
teacher:

Eben Wagenstroom,
South Africa
repertoire: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 858, Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI:23, Frédéric Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 (Posth.)
teacher:

Hwan Hee Kim,
South Korea
repertoire: Dmitri Shostakovich - Prelude and Fugue No.24 in D minor op. 87, Einojuhani Rautavaara - Piano Sonata No.2 "The fire Sermon", op.64, Sergei Rachmaninov - Musical Moment No.4, op.16
teacher: Dr. Adam Swayne, Royal Northern College of Music

Jinwei Zhang,
China
repertoire: 1.Beethoven Sonata Op.90 Movement 1., Chopin Etude Op.25 No.11, Haydn Variation in f minor H.XVII No.6
teacher:

Yibo Du,
China
repertoire: Bach Busoni Chaconne, Liszt Dante Sonata
teacher: University of Minnesota