The winners of the 2nd Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition in the Composition category are:
Piano: I. Pablo Borrás (Argentina) - €3000
II. not granted
III. Hyunsu Kim (Republic of Korea) - €1000
Violin:
I. Amer Ali (Syrian Arab Republic) - €3000
II. Jinwook Yun (Republic of Korea) - €2000
III. Manolis Ekmektsoglou (Greece) - €1000
Voice:
I. Noemi Conti (Italy) - €3000
II. Alejandro Mata (Mexico) - €2000
III. Krystian Neścior (Poland) - 1000 €
String quartet:
I. Maria Vincenza Cabizza (Italy) - €4000
II. Hed Bahack (Israel) - €3000
III. Hyunsu Kim (Republic of Korea) - €2000
In addition, the Competition Director and Jury nominate 6 distinctions with financial prizes:
Piano:
Bartosz Witkowski (Poland) and Michał Janocha (Poland) - €300 each
String quartet:
Dario Michelon (Italy) and Andrea Mattevi (Italy) - €400 each
Violin:
Andrea Nassivera (Italy) and Pasquale Punzo (Italy) - €300 each
It was quite a challenge to choose the best compositions, yet the deliberations were truly inspiring. Sincere congratulations to the winners and a great thank you to all the participants.
The winning pieces are included in the repertoire of the performance competition, which will open tomorrow! We encourage you to participate in the following categories: Piano, Violin, String quartet, and Voice.
