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Below we have listed the results of the 8th International Johannes Brahms Competition 2001 through to the 16th International Johannes Brahms Competition 2009.
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PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2009

PIANO
50 registrations, 27 participants arrived
15 competitiors have reached the second round. Their names are, in alphabetical order:
Christoph Declara, Nathanael Gouin, Mikhail Isachenkov, Min-Kyong Jung, Becky Lu, Kyoko Mori, Sangwook Park, Ning Chaiporn Pookhaothong, Natalia Rehling, Ryu Saito, Christian Sanders, Hyun Jung Shin, Andrew Wright, Feng Wu, Daria Zurawlowa
5 competitors have reached the final round:
Christoph Declara, Nathanael Gouin, Min-Kyong Jung, Ryu Saito, Daria Zurawlowa

Final results piano
1st prize: GOUIN Nathanael (21, France):
€ 2000 (Sponsor: BKS Bank AG)
2. Preis: DECLARA Christoph (26, Germany):
€ 1000 (Sponsor: Best of Pörtschach - Hotels am Wörthersee)
3. Preis: SAITO Ryu (28, Japan):
€ 600 (Sponsor: Land Kärnten)

CHAMBER MUSIC
30 registrations, 16 ensembles arrived
10 ensembles have reached the second round. Their names are, in alphabetical order:
Accord Quartet, Aram Badalian–Liselotte Vermote, Duo Athar, Duo Cammarano/Deljavan, Instrumental duo Class&Jazz, Klarinettenquintet JAMU, Lakeside Trio, Duo Ogata–Ueno, OMGduo, Romantic-Duet
4 ensembles have reached the final round:
Accord Quartet, Duo Athar, Duo Cammarano/Deljavan, Klarinettenquintet JAMU

Final results chamber music
1st prize: Accord Quartet:
MEZÖ Peter - 27, VEÉR Csongor - 26, KONDOR Peter - 28, ÖLVETI Mátyás - 26, all Hungary:
€ 3000 (Sponsor: Land Kärnten)
2nd prize: Klarinettenquintet JAMU
KUBIK Petr - 24, NOVAK Adam- 22, HANA Pavel -29, KRATOCHVIL Ondrej - 25, all Czech Republic, VINDIS Jan - 23, Slovak Republic:
€ 1500 (Sponsor: Land Kärnten)
3rd prize: Duo Athar
FEILMAIR Florian - 20, FEILMAIR Benjamin - 18, Austria:
€ 750 (Sponsor: Land Kärnten)

VIOLIN
99 registrations, 55 participants arrived
15 competitiors have reached the second round. Their names are, in alphabetical order:
Vlada Berezhnaya, Verena-Maria Fitz, Maria Fomina, Adela Frasineanu, Can Gao, Maxim Gusev, Choha Kim, Joanna Konarzewska, Tymur Melnyk, Julia Meynert, Daniel Nodel, Taejun Park, Su Bin Shin, Taro Uemura, Maria Wloszczowska
3 competitors have reached the final round:
Verena-Maria Fitz, Adela Frasineanu, Tymur Melnyk

Final results violin
1st prize: FRASINEANU Adela (22, Romania):
€ 2000 (Sponsor: Casino Velden).
Piano accompaniment: Irina Yakirevich
2nd prize: MELNYK Tymur (24, Austria):
€ 1000 (Sponsor: JJW Hotels & Resorts).
Piano accompaniment: Chizu Miyamoto
3. Preis: FITZ Verena-Maria (26, Germany):
€ 600 (Sponsor: Land Kärnten).
Piano accompaniment: Christoph Scheffelt

VIOLA
74 registrations, 51 participants arrived
12 competitiors have reached the second round. Their names are, in alphabetical order:
Natsumi Echigo, Juan Miguel Hernandez, Georgy Kovalev, Adrien La Marca, Anya Muminovich, Daniel Palmizio, Madeleine Przybyl, Wang Qi, Anastasia Sof'ina, Marie Yamanaka, Sang Hyun Yong, Christopher Zack
4 competitors have reached the final round:
Juan Miguel Hernandez, Adrien La Marca, Daniel Palmizio, Sang Hyun Yong

Final results viola
1st prize: HERNANDEZ Juan Miguel (24, Canada):
€ 2000 (Sponsor: Hans List)
2nd prize: PALMIZIO Daniel (23, Italy):
€ 1000 (Sponsor: Der Bürgermeister von Pörtschach)
3rd prize: YONG Sang Hyun (20, South Korea):
€ 600 (Sponsor: Land Kärnten)
Piano accompaniment: Etsuko Miyakoda

CELLO
90 registrations, 49 participants arrived
17 competitiors have reached the second round. Their names are, in alphabetical order:
Sophie Abraham, Xiao Yi Bi, Attilia Kiyoko Cernitori, Johannes Dworatzek, Olivia Gay, Hans Kristian Goldstein, Chiao-Hui Hwang, Yishu Jiang, Hyoung-Joon Jo, Bas Jongen, Nikola Jovanovic, Rebekka Markowski, Noé Natorp, Marie Spaemann, Danilo Squitieri, Kristina Urban, Ekaterina Zaplakhova
3 competitors have reached the final round:
Bas Jongen, Rebekka Markowski, Marie Spaemann

Final results cello
1st prize: SPAEMANN Marie (21, Germany):
€ 2000 (Sponsor: Casino Velden).
Piano accompaniment: Aima Labra-Makk
2nd prize: JONGEN Bas (17, Netherlands):
€ 1000 (Sponsor: MID Bau).
Piano accompaniment: Nadia Varga
3rd prize: MARKOWSKI Rebekka (23, Germany):
€ 600 (Sponsor: Land Kärnten).
Piano accompaniment: Aima Labra-Makk

LIED
37 registrations, 25 participants arrived
15 competitiors have reached the second round. Their names are, in alphabetical order:
Katrin Auzinger, Adrienn Zsuzsanna Bálasz, Kwang-Yun Chi, Joo Cho, Elisabeth Croy, Cezar Adrian Dima, Georg Gädker, Therese Glaubitz, Martin Guthauer, Kenichi Konno, Manuela Leonhartsberger, Clemens Morgenthaler, Martina Schellander, Alena-Maria Stolle, Ildikó Szakács
7 competitors have reached the final round:
Katrin Auzinger, Joo Cho, Cezar Adrian Dima, Georg Gädker, Kenichi Konno, Manuela Leonhartsberger, Alena-Maria Stolle

Final results lied
1st prize: DIMA Cesar Adrian (34, Romania):
€ 2000 (Sponsor: Rotary Club Wien Graben).
Piano accompaniment:  Thomas Möller
2nd prize: AUZINGER Katrin (27, Austria):
€ 1000 (Sponsor: Rotary Klagenfurt).
Piano accompaniment: Trung Sam
3rd prize: GÄDKER Georg (28, Germany):
€ 600 (Sponsor: Land Kärnten).
Piano accompaniment: Hedayet Djeddikar

SPECIAL PRIZES

Prize of the Audience at the final concert: Euro 750 given by Casino Velden to Tymur MELNYK

Prize for the best piano accompaniment (lied), 750 €: Mari MIYAMOTO (Japan) given by Rotary Club Klagenfurt-Wörthersee

Prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece by Stephan Kühne in the chamber music section: LAKESIDE TRIO (France, Japan, Thailand), 450 €, given by Luise Anzenhofer

Interclassica Music Management Special Prize, 500 €: Bas JONGEN (Cello, 17, Netherlands)

Prize of Zonta Club Wörthersee, 600 Euro, for promising female artists to Martina SCHELLANDER (lied, Austria)

Strings with a total value of 1700 Euro given by Thomastik Infeld Wien to the 1st and 2nd prizes of the sections violin, viola, cello and chamber music

Prize of the Piano Jury for the best Chopin Etüde, 250 €, to Ryu SAITO

Performance with Junge Philharmonie Salzburg to Ryu SAITO in the great hall of Mozarteum Salzburg

Concert engagement at Neues Künstlerforum Wien (Ernst Lintner), 1700 €, to Klarinettenquintett JAMU and to Tymur MELNYK

A debut concert sponsored by classic muerz, 500 Euro per artist, to ACCORD QUARTET

Concert engagement at the festival "Musica in collina" (Lapedona, Italy), 1500 €, given by Walter Daga to: Verena-Maria FITZ

A concert engagement at Seoul, Korea including travel, hotel etc. to Marie SPAEMANN given by Kyung-Ok Park

One Imperial Torte for every prizewinner from Hotel Imperial, Vienna

PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 15TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2008

Prize of the Audience
of the final concert on August 31, 2008 at Casineum Velden, given to
Trio Adorno (Germany)
Lion Hinnrichs, Christoph Callies, Samuel C. Selle
sponsored by Casino Velden

Cello
60 candidates, 5 accompanists
37 participants/1st round
16 participants/2nd round
5 participants/final round
1st Prize: Kristaps Bergs (Latvia, b.1986)
sponsored by Casino Velden
2nd Prize: Yuiko Arai (Japan, b.1985)
sponsored by MID Bau
3rd Prize: Yi-Tzu Pan (Taiwan, b.1982)
sponsored by Land Kärnten

Piano
51 candidates
32 participants/1st round
12 participants/2nd round
6 participants/final round
1st Prize: Rhee Yoonsoo (South Korea, b.1981) and
Martin Klett (Germany, b.1987) (tie/ex-aequo)
sponsored by Rotary Wien-Graben
3rd Prize: Rustam Muradov (Russia, b.1987)
sponsored by Land Kärnten
A Prizewinner is offered a concert by Erwin Kropfitsch

Violin
123 candidates, 13 accompanists
84 participants/1st round
15 participants/2nd round
5 participants/final round
1st Prize: Lea Birringer (Germany, b.1986) and
Sarah Christian (Germany, b.1990) (tie/ex aequo)
sponsored by Casino Velden and MID Bau
3rd Prize: Dalia Kuznecovaite (Lithuania, b.1988)
sponsored by Land Kärnten
Prize of the Friends of Universität Mozarteum Salzburg:
Sadie Fields (Canada, b.1984) and Dalia Kuznecovaite (Lithuania, b.1988)
Interclassica Prize for the most charismatic presence on stage:
Mariko Matsumoto (Japan, b.1982)

Viola
67 candidates, 7 accompanists
46 particpants/1st round
16 participants/2nd round
4 participants/final round
1st Prize: Katarzyna Budnik (Poland, b.1985)
sponsored by Mr Hans List
2nd Prize: Saeko Oguma (Japan, b.1975)
sponsored by Hotel Schloss Seefels
3rd Prize: Atilla Aldemir (Turkey, b.1975)
sponsored by Land Kärnten
Best interpretation of the compulsory piece by Bruno Strobl: Atilla Aldemir
sponsored by Ms. Luise Anzenhofer

Voice (Lied)
29 candidates, 11 accompanists
22 participants/1st round
12 participants/2nd round
6 participants/final round
1st Prize: Tobias Berndt (Germany, b.1979)
sponsored by BKS Bank AG
2nd Prize: Falko Hönisch (Germany, b.1977)
sponsored by Rotary Klagenfurt
3rd Prize: Taylan Memioglu (Turkey, b.1980) and
Günter Haumer (Austria, b.1973) (tie/ex aequo)
sponsored by Land Kärnten
Best interpretation of the compulsory piece by Stefan Heucke: Taylan Memioglu
sponsored by the mayor of Pörtschach, Mr Franz Arnold
Best lied accompanist: Kilian Sprau (Germany, b.1978)
sponsored by Rotary Klagenfurt-Wörthersee

Chamber Music
79 candidates in 30 ensembles
21 ensembles/1st round
10 ensembles/2nd round
4 ensembles/final round
1st Prize: Duo Kurek-Lomakov (Poland/Ukraine)
Radoslaw Kurek, Georgiy Lomakov
sponsored by Land Kärnten
2nd Prize: Trio Adorno (Germany)
Lion Hinnrichs, Christoph Callies, Samuel C. Selle
sponsored by Land Kärnten
3rd Prize: Duo van der Berg-Willers (Netherlands)
Joris van der Berg, Martijn Willers
sponsored by Land Kärnten
Best interpretation of the compulsory piece by Stephan Kühne: Fahrenheit Trio (Poland)
Ignacy Wisniewski, Stefan Wesolowski, Anna Smiszek-Wesolowska
sponsored by Mr Walter Götzendorfer
Special Prize of ZONTA Club Wörthersee: Trio Echos (Austria/Greece)
Christine Kranzelbinder, Nina Maria Popotnig, Elli Filippou

PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 14TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2007

The cellist Jee Hye Bae (19) from South Korea was awarded the prize of the audience at the final concert on September 2 at Casineum Velden.

List of our PRIZEWINNERS by category (PDF)

Sets of strings by Thomastik-Infeld Vienna were given to the first three of the violin, viola, cello and chamber music competitions.

List of finalists by category, in alphabetical order (PDF)
List of semifinalists by category, in alphabetical order (PDF)
Piano: 30 participants total - 10 semifinalists (2nd round), 5 finalists
Violin: 59 participants total - 11 semifinalists (2nd round), 7 finalists
Cello: 44 participants total - 15 semifinalists (2nd round), 6 finalists
Chamber Music: 17 ensembles total - 9 semifinalists (2nd round), 4 finalists
Viola: 34 participants total - 17 semifinalists (2nd round), 4 finalists
Voice: 20 participants total - 10 semifinalists (2nd round), 5 finalists

PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 13TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2006

PRIZE OF THE AUDIENCE

The prize of the audience of the final concert at Casineum Velden was given to:

Credo-Quartet
(Natalia Zlobina, Asya Sorshneva, Darya Filippenko, Alexandra Budo)
Sponsored by
Casino Velden

CONCERT ENGAGEMENTS

Credo-Quartet: Invitation to the "Festival di Lapedona", Italy
by Prof. Walter Daga
Michal Majersky (violin): Invitation to the University of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Artiom Shishkov (violin): Invitation to "Les Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad", Switzerland
by Eleanor Hope, Interclassica Music Management

PIANO

1st Prize: Mariya Filippova, 23, Ukraine - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Bank für Kärnten und Steiermark AG
2nd Prize: Nobue Ito, 33, Japan - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Hans List

ALSO IN THE FINALS

3. Ena Uotani, 21, Japan
4. Elena Ivanova, 24, Bulgaria
5. Malgorzata Podstawska, 25, Poland
6. Yuki Hasegawa, 31, Japan

Special prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece "Hörst du?" by Bruno Strobl:
Almira Emiri, 23, Albania - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Maria-Luise Anzenhofer

Special prize for the most promising young talent:
Elena Ivanova, 24, Bulgaria - Curriculum vitae

Total: 21 participants in the piano category

CHAMBER MUSIC

1st Prize: Leibniz Trio (Nicholas Rimmer, Hwa-Won Pyun, Mattia Cipolli)
Sponsored by
State of Carinthia
2nd Prize: Credo-Quartet (Natalia Zlobina, Asya Sorshneva, Darya Filippenko, Alexandra Budo)
Sponsored by
State of Carinthia

ALSO IN THE FINALS

3. (ex aequo) Darius Piano Trio (Slawomir Wilk, Dariusz Prystasz, Wiktor Jasman)
3. (ex aequo) Grand Duo (Alina Kiryayeva, Maksim Shtrykov)
3. (ex aequo) Trio FortVio (Indrė Baikštytė, Ingrida Rupaitė, Povilas Jacunskas)
6. Maresová-Kubík (Michaela Maresová, Petr Kubík)

Total: 28 ensembles in the chamber music section

VIOLIN

1st Prize: Violaine Darmon, 16, France - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Casino Velden
2nd Prize: Artiom Shishkov, 22, Belarus - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Kärntner Landesversicherung

ALSO IN THE FINALS

3. Yan Tong, 21, China
4. Yuta Takase, 23, Japan
5. Michal Majersky, 26, Slovakia
6. Ji-Hae Park, 21, South Korea
7. Ioana Ratiu, 24, Germany

Mozart Prize:
Yan Tong, 21, China - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Prof. Kravchenko, Moscow Conservatory

Special prize given by ZONTA Club Wörthersee:
Kateryna Smyrnova, 22, Ukraine - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Zonta Club Wörthersee

Total: 39 participants in the violin category

VIOLA

1st Prize: Sumin Seo, 27, South Korea - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Zoppoth Haustechnik
2nd Prize: Mariko Hara, 22, Japan - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
the mayor of Pörtschach am Wörthersee

ALSO IN THE FINALS

3. (ex aequo) Marie-Teresa Nawara, 22, Austria
3. (ex aequo) Tsubasa Sakaguchi, 25, Japan
5. Mariana Vozovik, 30, Russia
6. Pavel Brezik, 32, Czech Republic

Total: 31 participants in the viola section

CELLO

1st Prize: István Várdai, 20, Hungary - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Casino Velden
2nd Prize: Matthias Bartolomey, 21, Austria - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Hans List

ALSO IN THE FINALS

3. Benedict Klöckner, 17, Germany
4. Benedikt Strohmeier, 21, Germany
5. (ex aequo) Sergei Suvorov, 22, Russia
5. (ex aequo) Anne Yumino Weber, 16, Germany

Special prize for the most promising young talent:
Benedict Klöckner, 17, Germany - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Walter Götzendorfer

Total: 35 participants in the cello section

VOICE

1st Prize: Ute Ziemer, 33, Germany - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Sektkellerei Schlumberger
2nd Prize: Christina Stelmacovich, 34, Canada - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Rotary Klagenfurt

ALSO IN THE FINALS

3. Noriko Yamazaki, 32, Japan
4. Constanze Albrecht, 38, Germany
5. HyunJin Park, 26, South Korea
6. Tanja Watzinger, 30, Germany

Special prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece "Zwei Erscheinungen" by H. Florey:
Christina Stelmacovich, 34, Canada - Curriculum vitae
Sponsored by
Prof. Gerhard Zeller/NOMOS Institut, Graz, Austria

Prize for the best piano accompanist, voice section:
Daniela Damianova, 30, Bulgaria
Sponsored by
Rotary Klagenfurt-Wörthersee

Total: 17 participants in the voice section

PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2005

CVs of the 2005 Prizewinners - in German (PDF, 94kb)

Piano
27 competitors

1st Prize: COUTEAU Geoffroy (France, Age 26)
Sponsored by Bank für Kärnten und Steiermark AG
2nd Prize: MATSUURA Shiyo (Japan, Age 24)
Sponsored by Rotary Club Wien-Graben

Also in the finals:
3rd: YOO Jae-Kyung (South Korea, Age 22)
4th: ZHENG Dan-Dan (China, Age 23)
5th: SHIMBARI Satoko (Japan, Age 26)

Chamber Music
16 competitors

1st Prize: SCHWEIZER KLAVIERTRIO (Switzerland)
Martin Lucas Staub, Piano; Angela Golubeva, Violin; Sébastien Singer, Cello
Sponsored by the State of Carinthia
2nd Prize: RESA / THAL (Germany)
Nikolaus Resa, Rüdiger Thal
Sponsored by the State of Carinthia

Also in the finals :
3rd: Duo Kotal / Asahina (Japan, Czech Republic)
4th: Yukako / Yuki (Japan)
5th: Duo Kariya / Gospodinov (Japan, Bulgaria)

Invitation to the Festival di Lapedona (Italy):
SCHWEIZER KLAVIERTRIO
sponsored by Prof. Walter Daga

Violin
38 competitors

1st Prize: KIM Jiwon (South Korea, Age 20)
Sponsored by Casino Velden
2nd Prize: BEZRODNY Anna-Liisa (Estonia/Finland, Age 23)
Sponsored by Kärntner Landesversicherung

Also in the finals :
3rd: BAE WonHyee (Korea, Age 18)
4th: THAL Rüdiger (Germany, Age 25)
5th: MALOV Sergey (Russia, Age 22)
6th: LÄMMERMANN Katja (Germany, Age 25)

Special Prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece "Something Wild" written by Nenad First:
MALOV Sergey
Sponsored by Walter Götzendorfer

Viola
31 competitors

1st Prize: ECKELS Lena (Germany, Age 23)
Sponsored by Zoppoth Haustechnik
2nd Prize: GRZYMNA Ewa (Poland, Age 20)
Sponsored by the mayor of Pörtschach am Wörthersee

Also in the finals:
3rd: IVANOVA Daniela (Bulgaria, Age 27) and
PARK Eun Young (Korea, Age 22)
5th: WATANABE Shinichiro (Japan, Age 27)

Cello
20 competitors

1st Prize: PUSTIČKI Branimir (Croatia, Age 24)
Sponsored by Casino Velden
2nd Prize: SCHWABE Gabriel (Germany, Age 16) and
COTTET Lionel (Switzerland, Age 18)
Sponsored by „9 von Pörtschach“

Also in the finals :
4th: LIU Man (China, Age 26)
5th: LIANG Ning (China, Age 21)

Special Prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece "Berceuse" written by Dieter Kaufmann:
SIMKÓ-VÁRNAGY Mihály (Hungary, Age 23)
Sponsored by Walter Götzendorfer

Voice
38 competitors

1st Prize: LICHDI Rahel (Germany, Age 23)
Sponsored by Schlumberger Wein- und Sektkellerei AG
2nd Prize: WANDEL Melanie (Germany, Age 28)
Sponsored by Rotary Klagenfurt

Also in the finals :
3rd: WEINHAPPEL Thomas (Austria, Age 25)
4th: ROHLFS Barbara (Germany, Age 35) and
SHIMA Terumi (Japan, Age 31)
6th: LIM Chae Wook (South Korea, Age 28)
7th: LEE Christina M.-J. (Korea, Age 28) and
SZILÁRD Katalin (Hungary, Age 24)

Special Prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece "Zwei Erscheinungen" by Hans Florey (words by Ernst Jandl):
LICHDI Rahel
Sponsored by Nomos Institut Graz

Prize for the best piano accompanist (category voice):
FISCHER-LICHDI Anette
Sponsored by Rotary Klagenfurt-Wörthersee

Prize of the Audience
at the Final Concert at Casineum Velden on September 4, 2005:

PUSTIČKI Branimir (Cello; Croatia)
Sponsored by Casino Velden

PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2004

Photo: Hermann Sobe

More photos of the prizewinners of 2004


Piano
28 competitors

1st Prize: Giampaolo STUANI (Italy - Age 39)
Sponsored by Bank für Kärnten und Steiermark AG
2nd Prize: Jozsef BALOG (Hungary - Age 25)
Sponsored by Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach

Also in the finals:
3rd: Tatiana BRIJAN
4th: Laetitia GRISI
5th: MinKyong JUNG

Chamber Music
26 ensembles in total

1st Prize: Juliana KARSLIAN/Valeri ZILMAN (Russia)
Sponsored by The State of Carinthia
2nd Prize: "Chagall Trio Wien": Nikolaus WAGNER/Maria GRÜN/Matthias SCHORN (Austria)
Sponsored by The State of Carinthia

Also in the finals:
3rd: HASHIMOTO/TAKAYAMA

Violin
56 competitors

1st Prize: Katia TRABÉ (Switzerland - Age 23)
Sponsored by Casino Velden
2nd Prize: Bozena ANGELOVA (Slovenia - Age 23)
Sponsored by Kärntner Landesversicherung

Also in the finals:
3rd: Bakyt BIZHANOV

Viola
24 competitors

1st Prize: Michal BRYLA (Poland - Age 19)
Sponsored by Zoppoth Haustechnik
2nd Prize: Nathan BRAUDE (Belgium - Age 20)
Sponsored by the mayor of Pörtschach am Wörthersee

Also in the finals:
3rd: Manuel HOFER

Cello
17 competitors

1st Prize: Denis JDANOV (Russia - Age 24)
Sponsored by Casino Velden
2nd Prize: Yoosha KIM (Korea - Age 22)
Sponsored by "9 von Pörtschach" - Group of Hotels & Resorts

Also in the finals:
3rd: Julia BRUSKIN
4th: Simon VEIS

Voice
29 competitors

1st Prize: Jong-Soo KO (Korea - Age 26)
Sponsored by Schlumberger Wein- und Sektkellerei AG
2nd Prize: Kwang-il KIM (Korea - Age 31)
Sponsored by Rotary Klagenfurt

Also in the finals:
3rd: Alice RATH
4th: Maciej BUJNOWICZ
5th: Anita VOZSECH
6th: Elsa GIANNOULIDOU

Prize for the best piano accompanist (category voice)
Stacey BARTSCH (Australia)
Sponsored by Rotary Klagenfurt-Wörthersee

Special Prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece "Something Wild" written by Nenad First (category violin)
Wojciech PLAWNER (Poland)
Sponsored by Walter Götzendorfer

Special Prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece "Berceuse" written by Dieter Kaufmann (category cello)
Adam MISIAK (Poland)
Sponsored by Mr & Mrs Arnold

Prize of the Audience at the final concert at Casineum Velden on September 5, 2004
Denis JDANOV (Cello; Russia)
Sponsored by Casino Velden

PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2003

PIANO
1st Prize: Marlena MACIEJKOWICZ (sponsored by Bank für Kärnten und Steiermark)
2nd Prize: Oyabu YUKA (sponsored by MID-Bau - Dr. Walter Moser)

CHAMBER MUSIC
1st Prize: Parz/Fukunaga (sponsored by Land Kärnten/State of Carinthia)
2nd Prize: Trio Mu Dji (sponsored by Land Kärnten/State of Carinthia)
Prize of the Audience given at the Final Concert on August 31, 2003: Trio Mu Dji (sponsored by Casino Velden)
Special Prize of the Jury: Nikolayenkova/Shmahaylo

VIOLIN
1st Prize: Aleksey LUKIRSKY (sponsored by Casino Velden)
2st Prize: Dimiter IVANOV (sponsored by Kärntner Landesversicherung)
Special Prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece "D'accordo con Giovanni" by Thomas Modrej: Agnieszka GUZ (sponsored by Waltraud Arnold, president of the Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach)

VIOLA
1st Prize: Alexander AKIMOV (sponsored by Zoppoth Haustechnik)
2nd Prize: Pavel NIKL (Prize of the Mayor of Pörtschach/Wörthersee)

CELLO
1st Prize: Milan KARANOVIC (sponsored by Casino Velden)
2nd Prize: Gregorio ROBINO (sponsored by "Die 9 von Pörtschach" group of hotels&resorts)

SONG
1st Prize: Regula BOENINGER (sponsored by Johannes Brahms Gesellschaft Pörtschach)
2nd Prize: Akiko HAYASHIDA (sponsored by Rotary Klagenfurt)
Prize for the best piano accompanist: Simon Bucher (sponsored by Rotary Klagenfurt-Wörthersee)

PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2002

VIOLIN
1. Yuki Manuela JANKE (Germany) Age: 16
2. Cordula MERKS (Germany) Age: 25
Special Prize: Michael EWERS (Germany) Age: 33

VIOLA
1. Ryszard GROBLEWSKI (Poland) Age: 19
2. Piotr SZUMIEL (Poland) Age: 25

CELLO
1. Mischa MEYER (Germany) Age: 19
2. Attila PASZTOR (Australia) Age: 31

PIANO
1. Miroslav SEKERA (Czech Republic) Age: 27
2. Hiroyo IMAGAWA (Japan) Age: 27
Aleksandra MOZGIEL (Poland) Age: 23

VOICE
1. Susanna KNAK (Germany) Age: 42
2. Erik Nelson WERNER (United States) Age: 29
Joseph-Joachim-Preis: Astrid Monika HOFER (Austria) Age: 30

CHAMBER MUSIC
1. Klaviertrio Kaskados (Lithuania)
2. Trio Bohemia (Czech Republic)

PRIZEWINNERS OF THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL JOHANNES BRAHMS COMPETITION 2001

VIOLIN
1. Ganna STEPANENKO (Ukraine) Age: 22
2. Ge SONG (China) Age: 22
3. Georgi Jaschwili (Georgia) Age: 25 "Joseph Joachim" Prize donated by Mag.W.Götzendorfer
4. Kinga AUGUSTYN (Poland) Age: 19 - Special Prize (donated by a Velden benefactor)

VIOLA
1. Yoko KANAMARU (Japan) Age: 27 ex aequo
1. Alexander ZEMTSOV (Russia) Age: 23 ex aequo
3. Mihoko KUSAMA (Japan) Age: 28 Prize of the Jury, together with...
4. Gerda FRITZSCHE (Austria) Age: 23 Prize of the Jury

CELLO
1. Gabriel FAUR (Romania) Age: 20
2. Christian HICK (Germany) Age: 23
3. Katarzyna GORSKA (Poland) Age: 20

PIANO
1. Mariko ONISHI (Japan) Age: 25
2. Jeanne YOU (South Korea) Age: 23
3. Olga SEVIDOVA (Russia) Age: 24 "Bösendorferpreis" together with...
4. Alexej KHOLODOV (Russia) Age: 23 "Bösendorferpreis"

VOICE
1. Daniel SANS (Germany) Age: 27
2. René PERLER (Switzerland) Age: 29
3. Nozomi MINESHIMA (Japan) Age: 28

CHAMBER MUSIC
1. SCHWARZROCK/KIPP/TROE (Germany)
2. "DALI PIANO QUARTET" A.Mozgiel, R.Kwiatkowski, L.Lisowski, W.Jasman (Poland)
3. YOSHIZAWA/HEDENBORG (Japan/Austria)

PRIZE OF THE AUDIENCE at the Final Concert (2.9.2001) donated by CASINO VELDEN
"DALI PIANO QUARTET"