Results of the 44th International Radio Competition for Young Musicians Concertino Praga 2010

09.03.2010

Published by Tomáš Chmelár (Head of the International Radio Competition for Young Musicians Concertino Praga)

Jury

The jury sitting took place on 13th February 2010 in Czech Radio in Prague. The jurors listened to 18 recordings in total in the following categories:

piano (5), violin (7), cello (2) and classical guitar (4). The recordings were sent from 8 countries: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ireland and Russia. The jury awarded following prizes:

PIANO

I. prize + 'Helena Karásková Prize'

Anastasia Vorotnaya, born 28.3.1995, Russia

Teacher: Vasiliy Ermakov, Central music scholl of the Moscow Conservatoire

Organization: RTR – Radio Russia

+ Special prize for the best interpretation of obligatory composition:

Bohuslav Martinů: Three Czech Dances, H154

II. prize

Barbora Brabcová, born 13.8.1994, Czech Republic

Teacher: MgA. Magda Štajnochrová, Conservatoire, České Budějovice

Organization: Czech Radio

Honorable mention

Magdaléna Hrudová 16.6.1994 Czech Republic

Teacher: Hana Kundrátová, Janáček´s Conservatoire and Gymnasium, Ostrava

Organization: Czech Radio

VIOLIN

I. prize

Julie Svěcená, born 4.4.1994, Czech Republic

Teacher: Prof. Dana Vlachová, Prague Conservatoire

Organization: Czech Radio

II. prize

Marianne Di Tomaso, born 6.3.1994, Canada

Teacher: Johanne Arel, Conservatoire de musique du Québec á Montrál

Organization: Société Radio-Canada

+ Special prize for the best interpretation of obligatory composition:

Leoš Janáček: Sonata for Violin and Piano

Honorable mention

Anna-Luisa Mahaffy, born 1.3.1997, Austria

Teacher: Pierre Amoyal, Conservatoire de Lausanne

Organization: ORF

CELLO

I. prize

Vsevolod Guzov, born 23.7.1995, Russia

Teacher: Lev Evgrafov, Central music scholl of the Moscow Conservatoire

Organization: RTR – Radio Russia

+ Special prize for the best interpretation of obligatory composition:

Viktor Kalabis: Three Monologues for Cello Solo

II. prize

not awarded

Honorable mention

Hrvoje Hrešć, born 12.2.1994, Croatia

Teacher: Dobrila Berković-Magdalenić, School of Elly Bašič

Organization: HRT - Croatian Radio

CLASSICAL GUITAR

I. prize

Veronika Hrdová, born 25.2.1991, Czech Republic

Teacher: Bohumila Kunzová, Janáček´s Conservatoire and Gymnasium, Ostrava

Organization: Czech Radio

+ Special prize for the best interpretation of obligatory composition:

Petr Eben: Mare Nigrum

II. prize

Gleb Laskin, born 7.8.1991, Russia

Teacher: Anastasia Bardina, State Music College named after the Gnesins

Organization: RTR – Radio Russia

Honorable mention

Stella Maria Schletterer, born 14.1.1992, Austria

Teacher: Robert Spieler, Music School in Innsbruck

Organization: ORF

The Prize of Helena Karásková (for the over all winner) was awarded to Anastasia Vorotnaya. The bearers of the first and the second prizes are awarded a title 'Laureate of the International Radio Competition for Young Musicians Concertino Praga'.