Category 10
(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)
1st Prize and Category Winner and ABSOLUTE WINNER
Léo Ispir / France / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: Kodaly Cello Sonata 1mvt, Schumann Cello concerto 1mvt, Bach prélude 5 suite
teacher/school: Jérôme Pernoo / Conservatoire Nationale Supérieur de Paris (CNSMDP) / piano accompaniment: Ionah Maiatsky
1st Prize
Robin Park / USA / video
repertoire: R. Schumann, Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129: I. Nicht zu Schnell
teacher/school: Richard Aaron / piano accompaniment: Kimberly Shen
2nd Prize
Seohyun Kang / South Korea / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: Antonin Dvorak cello concerto in B minor op.104 3rd Movement, Piatti Caprice for cello solo, no.2 op.25 Andante Religioso, Johann Sebastian Bach cello suit no.2 in D minor, BWV 1008: I. Prelude
teacher/school: Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, Prof. Stephan Forck / piano accompaniment: Keiko Tamura
Anna Crawford / UK / video
repertoire: Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata, i. Allegro Moderato. Hindemith - Sonata for Solo Cello, i. Lebhaft, Sehr Markiert.
Filip Rufer / Czechia / video
repertoire: Joseph Haydn: Koncert pro violoncello a orchestr č. 2 D dur - 1. věta Allegro moderato
teacher/school: prof. Miroslav Petráš - Akademie múzických umění v Praze / piano accompaniment: MgA. et. MgA. Kateřina Ochmanová
Martin Houdek / Czechia / video
repertoire: César Franck - Sonata for cello and piano in A Major, FWV 8, 1. Allegretto ben Moderato, 2. Allegro
teacher/school: Toke Møldrup, The Royal Danish Academy of Music / piano accompaniment: Vagn Sørensen
3rd Prize
Qiuhua Zang / China / video
repertoire: Schumannn Cello concerto op.192 1st movement
teacher/school: Weiping Chen Shanghai conservatory of Music / piano accompaniment: Donglin Ou
Jairo Rodríguez Visuerte / Spain / video
repertoire: Samuel Barber Cello Concerto, 1st movement
teacher/school: Sebastian Klinger / Alexey Stadler, Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
Kamila Łuczka / Poland / video
repertoire: Antonin Dvoŕák- Cello concerto in B minor Op. 104 II movement
teacher/school: Tomasz Szczęsny, Academy of Art in Szczecin / piano accompaniment: Milena Palkaj
Shengyu Liu / China / video
repertoire: Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme Op.33 / Boccherini Sonata No.6 in A Major for Cello and Piano,G.4: Adagio
teacher/school: Jiwu Li & Wenbin Geng
Excluded from the competition
Alina Mayer Whitla / Ireland / video1 / video2
repertoire: Ligeti Solo Cello Sonata I: Dialogo, Brahms Cello Sonata F major I: Allegro vivace
teacher/school: Thomas Demenga, Hochschule für Musik Basel FHNW / piano accompaniment: Chiara Opalio