Piano Competition 2024
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, 2024
Announcement of results: June 30, 2024
Results
(competitors are ranked in order of best by points scored)
Grand Prize - Gustav Mahler Prize 2024
Absolute winner, Personalized Glass Trophy, Prize Money 30,000 CZK, Diploma
Yifan Wu / China
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/
Denis Ďuríček / Slovakia
Prize of Chief Conductor of the Gustav Mahler Philharmonic Jihlava / Honorary Prize
Cartuccia Cingolalani Alberto / Italy
Prize of Director of the Gustav Mahler Institute Prague / Honorary Prize
Zhang Muqi / China
Prize for the best Czech competitor / Honorary Prize
Martin Bajer
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by F. Chopin: Zhang Muqi / China
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by S. Prokofiev: Hernán Lucena Villanueva / Spain
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by L. van Beethoven: Martin Bajer / Czechia
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by F. Liszt: Yifan Wu / China
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by V. Novák: Rikako Shinano / Japan
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by W. A. Mozart: Klara Kliszczak / Poland
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by Isaac Berkowicz: Denis Ďuríček / Slovakia
Honorable Mention for the interpretation of a composition by L. Janáček: Jonáš Doležel / Czechia
Category 1
1st Prize and Category Winner
Cartuccia Cingolalani Alberto / Italy / video1 / video 2 / video 3
repertoire: W.A.Mozart - Piano Sonata K 330 III mov., Y. Berkovich - Toccata, Rachmaninoff-Siloti - Italian Polka
teacher/school: Cartuccia Simone
1st Prize
Trayan Ivanov Atanasov / Bulgaria / video1 / video2
repertoire: 1. Karl Czerny- Op. 849, No. 16, 2. W. A. Mozart- 6 Variations in F Major, K 54 (547a), 3. Edvard Grieg- An den Fruhling, Op.43,No.6
teacher/school: Teacher Evgeni Zhelyazkov, NUI "Proff. Veselin Stoyanov" Rousse
2nd Prize
Serenity Yao He / USA / video
repertoire: Scarlatti sonata K213L108, Chopin prelude op.28 No.7 and No.4, Chopin Waltz op. 64 No.1: minute
teacher/school:
Category 2
1st Prize and Category Winner
Zhang Muqi / China / video1 / video2
repertoire: Chopin: Étude in G-flat major, Op. 10, No. 5, Chopin:Rondo à la Mazur in F Major, Op. 5
teacher/school: Jin shanshan, Shanghai Conservatory of Music Affiliated Middle School
1st Prize
Charlotte Florence Deng / Canada / video1 / video2
repertoire: Glinka/Balakirev-The Lark, Moszkowski-Etude No.6 Op.72 in F Major
teacher/school: Dr.Sung Sun Kong，KL Piano Academy
Klara Kliszczak / Poland / video
repertoire: W.A. Mozart - Sonata KV 330 in C major, I mov., J.Brahms - Rhapsody op. 79 no 2 in G minor
teacher/school: Agnieszka Liman, 1st Degree Self-government Music School in Tarnowo Podgórne
2nd Prize
Alessandro Piccichè / Italy / video1 / video2 / video3 / video4
repertoire: 1. Fryderyk Chopin: Scherzo n. 1, op. 20, 2. Aram Katchaturian: Toccata, 3. Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata K 98 in e min., 4. Eliodoro Sollima (contemporary Sicilian composer, 1926-2000), Toccata 1951
teacher/school:
Yuze Ni / China / video1 / video2
repertoire: 1. Isaak Berkowitsch-Paganini Variations, 2. Mozart Rondo Alla Turca ，3rd Movement Sonata No.11 k.331
teacher/school: Eva Yulin Shen
Annabelle Shaw / USA / video
repertoire: Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 (1st and 3rd Movements)
teacher/school: Dr. Armen Sahakyan, Utah Valley University
Yiqi Guo / China / video1 / video2
repertoire: Beethoven Sonata Op.10no1 3rd movement, Fazil Say Paganini Jazz Op.5c
teacher/school: Shi Cheng, Primary School
Matvei Korotkov / Russia / video1 / video2 / video3 / video4
repertoire: W.A. Mozart Sonata in G major 1st part, J.S.Bach Three-part Inventions g-moll, A.K. Lyadov "Little Waltz", A.Khachaturian Two Ladies Gossiping from Children's Album
teacher/school: Irina Yakovlevna Anisimova, Music school No. 12 in Yekaterinburg
3rd Prize
Thomas Flor / Germany / video
repertoire: 1. Etüde E-Moll from Henri Bertini, 2. Viennese Rondo from William Gillock, 3. Concerto No 1 in A Minor from Beatrice A Miller (together with the piano teacher Inna Tashkalova), 4. Walzer A Moll from Frederic Chopin
teacher/school: Inna Tashkalova, Municipal music school of Senden (Germany)
Clive Terrence Wijaya / Indonesia / video1 / video2
repertoire: 1, J,Haydn : Sonata in B Minor Hob XVI:32, 2, F,Chopin : Polonaise in G Sharp Minor op Posth
teacher/school:
Category 3
1st Prize and Category Winner
Qingyuan Gan / China / video1 / video2
repertoire: 1.Chopin Etude Op25No8, 2.Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No 19
teacher/school:
1st Prize
Denis Ďuríček / Slovakia / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: Ludwig van Beethove: Sonata Op.31 No.2 "Tempest", Mov. 1 Largo - Allegro, Tibor Frešo: Miniature Suite, Mov.1 Andante, Isaac Berkowicz: Variations in A minor on a theme by Paganini
teacher/school: Niko Kolesár, Základná umelecká škola Martin
Martin Bajer / Czechia / video
repertoire: L. v. Beethoven - Pathetique Sonata - 1st Movement, S. Rachmaninoff - Musical moment in E minor, Op.16 No.4
teacher/school: MgA. Martin Fišl, Základní umělecká škola Vítězslavy Kaprálové Brno, příspěvková organizace
Hernán Lucena Villanueva / Spain / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata op. 2 n 1 1st mov Allegro, J. S. Bach: Fugue in F minor BWV 881, S. Prokoffiev: Sonata n1 op. 1
teacher/school: Estefanía Villanueva in Oreste Camarca Conservatory, Soria, Spain.
2nd Prize
Athanasios Tsiamitros / Greece / video1 / video2
repertoire: 1) S. Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28., 2) F. Mendelssohn - Rondo Capriccioso Op. 14
teacher/school: Inessa Pavlidou-Simonidou, Music School Seirios, Thessaloniki, Greece
Yuxiao Ni / China / video1 / video2
repertoire: 1. Franz Liszt S162.no.3 Tarantella, 2. Beethoven Rondo a capriccio in G major op129
teacher/school: Eva Yulin Shen
3rd Prize
Dale Joachim Amorin Czogalla / Philippines / video
repertoire: Franz Liszt - Consolation 3., Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C-sharp minor
teacher/school: Assistant Professor Lemoine Poligrates/Siliman University - College Of Performing Arts
Honorable Mention - 1st degree
Yunyi Chen / China / video
repertoire: Beethoven Sonata Op.27 No.2 Presto agitato
teacher/school: Lan Wang, Central Conservatory of Music
Category 4
1st Prize and Category Winner
Yifan Wu / China / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: J. S. BACH: Prelude and Fugue from WTC II in E major BWV878, F. LISZT: Etude d'exécution transcendante No.4 "Mazeppa", L.V. BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No.7 in D major Op.10-3 1st movement
teacher/school: Ting Zhou, The Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music
1st Prize
Jonáš Doležel / Czechia / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: L. Janáček - In the Mists, I. Andante, III. Andantino, S. Rachmaninoff - Etude-Tableau Op. 39, No. 6, F. Chopin - Polonaise-fantasy in A flat major, Op. 61
teacher/school: doc. Mgr. Xenie Hranická, Janáčkova konzervatoř v Ostravě
Anna-Lucia Mena Shevchenko / Ukraine/Canada / video
repertoire: S. Rachmaninov - Musical Moment Op.16 No.4, F. Chopin - Etude Op.25 No. 7, E. Lecuona - A. Volodos - Malagueña
teacher/school: Yaroslava Shevchenko, University of Manitoba
2nd Prize
Yushan Fu / China / video1 / video2
repertoire: Chopin Fantasie Op.49；Beethoven Sonata Op.31 Nr.3 1.Satz；
teacher/school: Jin Tang, Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music
3rd Prize
Medeea Maria Voica / Romania / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: C. Czerny - Etude Op.740, no. 8, in A minor, J.S. Bach - Three Part Invention no.15, in B minor, BWV 801, R. Schumann - Novelette Op.21, no.1, in F Major
teacher/school: Anamaria Biaciu-Popa, George Enescu National College
Category 5
1st Prize and Category Winner
Rikako Shinano / Japan / video1 / video2
repertoire: V. Novák : Můj Máj Op.20, F.Chopin : Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31
teacher/school: Professor Libor Nováček
2nd Prize
Tien Doan / Vietnam / video1 / video2 / video3 / video4
repertoire: 1. Debussy Etude no.8 "Pour les agréments", 2. Beethoven: Sonata No.26 in E-flat Major, op.81a: I: Adagio-Allegro, II: Andante espressivo, III: Vivacissimamente
teacher/school: Prof. hab. Mariusz Sielski", The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music
Caoyuan Feng / China / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: 1.Rachmaninov Etude Op.39 No.1, 2.Liszt Mephisto Waltz S.514 No.1, 3.Ravel - Miroirs No. 4, Alborada del Gracioso
teacher/school: Shu Yang, China Conservatory Of Music
David Ruiz Gil / Spain / video
repertoire: J. S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 884., W. A . Mozart - Sonata No. 18 in D major, K. 576 - III. Allegretto., R. Schumann - Sonata No. 2, op. 22 - I. So rasch wie möglich. III. Scherzo. Sehr rasch und markiert., A. Schnittke - Fünf Aphorismen- I. Moderato assai., B. Vlahek - Tower Etudes, op. 46 - No. 3 Empire Etude.
teacher/school: Benjamin Frith, RNCM.
3rd Prize
Milosz Rzadkiewicz / Poland / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: 1. L. van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 21, Op. 53, 1st Movement, 2. F. Chopin - Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11, 3. E. Granados - "Quejas o la maja y el ruisenor", No. 4 from Goyescas
teacher/school: Prof. Waldemar Wojtal, Academy of Music in Gdańsk
Nikol Tuka / Albania / video1 / video2
repertoire: F. Liszt - Mephistowaltz no. 1 S. 514, F. Chopin - Ballade no. 4 in F minor
teacher/school: Prof. Asoc. Merita Rexha Tërshana, University of Arts, Tirana, Albania
Vítězslav Kojzar / Czechia / video1 / video2 / video3
repertoire: Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 23, op. 57 (I. Allegro assai), Frederic Chopin - Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23, Klement Slavický - Toccata from Three Pieces for Piano
teacher/school: Mgr. Hana Turková, Konzervatoř Teplice
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."
Our Absolute Winners
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 32, the competition is divided into 5 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 and accessible for the duration of the competition and for the next 6 months after the end of 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: 31.5.2024.
- Announcement of results: 30.6.2024.
- 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.
- 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.
Age categories
category Year of birth Time limit
1 2015 - 2019 max. 8 min.
2 2012 - 2014 8 - 12 min.
3 2009 - 2011 10 - 15 min.
4 2006 - 2008 15 - 20 min.
5 1992 - 2005 20 - 25 min.
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
Solo pianist, 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 Procedure
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, 2024. 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 (it takes a few days). Please wait for the confirmation email. If you don't receive the email within a few days, send us a notification.
Registration fee:
category 1 - € 40
category 2 - € 40
category 3 - € 75
category 4 - € 75
category 5 - € 90
The bank fee is paid by the sender of the payment.
To pay the registration fee, use our bank account::
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Application form
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