2006 RESULTS
IBLA WORLD COMPETITION

FOR PIANISTS, SINGERS, COMPOSERS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS

PLEASE NOTE THAT IBLA COMPETITORS ARE  NOT JUDGED AGAINST EACH OTHER
BUT   IN REFERENCE  TO A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE  AT ALL TIMES



IBLA GRAND PRIZE  AWARDS
TOP WINNERS


TOP WINNERS will be invited to perform in the winners' concert tour  to be scheduled in Europe, Canada and the USA 
upon discretion of the New York IBLA Foundation Board of Directors.
 

 

The general standard of performance expressed during the 15th edition of the IBLA GRAND PRIZE 
has reached an extremely high level of excellence. As a consequence the number of top winners selected by the International Jury panel is unusually high. 
These artists are all outstanding professionals and deserve the attention of the international public at large.

 

 

FEDOR ELESIN                         CELLO   ADULT              RUSSIA                 PROKOFIEV AWARD                           

ALINA KABANOVA                PIANO   ADULT               RUSSIA                PROKOFIEV AWARD                         

                   

 

TATIANA NIKITINA                PIANO ADULT                 RUSSIA                 TCHAIKOVSKY AWARD + MAGIN AWARD

 

CARA HESSE &                        PIANO DUO                  SOUTH AFRICA      RACHMANINOFF AWARD   

LAURA PAUNA                       PIANO DUO                  ROMANIA                RACHMANINOFF AWARD   

             

 

KLARA MIN                                PIANO ADULT                          USA / KOREA             

              SCHUMANN AWARD

 

LIUDMILA DUKHAN                           PIANO ADULT                          RUSSIA                        
            
RIMSKIY - KORSAKOV AWARD

 

MATTHIJS KOENE                   PANPIPES                                    NETHERLANDS         

STEFAN GERRITSON                           GUITAR                                        NETHERLANDS         

              PIAZZOLLA AWARD

 

 

MOST DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS

&

HONORARY SPECIAL MENTION WINNERS

 

Among these musicians some may be invited to perform in the winners concert tour in case of cancellation of the winners or

upon discretion of the  New York IBLA Foundation Board of Directors. 

 

MARIJA PAVLOVIC                   CLARINET                                   CROATIA                      

              POULENC AWARD

 

DAVID PARKS                                        SAXOPHONE                            USA                                 

MARINA CHAMASYAN                      ACCOMPANIST                        ARMENIA                     

              WILLIAM ALBRIGHT AWARD

              DENISOV AWARD

 

TRIO ECA                                                                                                          USA / KOREA

AGNES KIM, CELLO - HEEYEON KIM, PIANO - JIN HEE KIM, VIOLIN                        

              BRAHMS AWARD

 

IVONNE ATMOJO                    VOCAL / JAZZ                           INDONESIA    

IVONNE ATMOJO                    PIANO                                          INDONESIA    

              SPECIAL MENTION

 

CARMELO MANTIONE                       PIANO ADULT                          ITALY                

              SCRIABIN AWARD

              BEST ITALIAN PIANIST

 

JEAN MICHELLE GILLARD   COMPOSER                                 FRANCE                        

              SPECIAL MENTION

 

PUI SHAN CHEUNG                 COMPOSER                                 CHINA                           

              SPECIAL MENTION

 

LUKASZ LAGUN - KUZMINSKY     VIOLIN                           POLAND / USA          

              BLOCH AWARD

 

SAE LEE                                                     PIANO                                          JAPAN                           

              SPECIAL MENTION

 

MACIEJ GRANAT                                   PIANO / BARTOK       POLAND                       

              KABALEVSKY AWARD

 

MARINA CHAMASYAN                      PIANO ADULT                          ARMENIA                     

              RAVEL AWARD

  

KIUNGMI NAM                                      PIANO ADULT                          SOUTH KOREA                        
           DEBUSSY SPECIAL MENTION

 

SOYEON LEE                                          PIANO ADULT                          SOUTH KOREA          

              SPECIAL MENTION

 

AGNES KIM                                CELLO                                          USA / KOREA             

 

 

 

DISTINGUISHED MUSICIANS

 

DEBORAH ARMSTRONG      PIANO ADULT                          IRELAND                      

              DEBUSSY SPECIAL MENTION

 

EKATERINA UDALOVA                      PIANO YOUNG 'D'     RUSSIA                         

              VASKS SPECIAL MENTION

 

NATALIA ROGOZINSKAYA             SOPRANO                                   RUSSIA                         

ALLA ROMANOVA                  PIANIST                                       RUSSIA                         

              AUDIENCE SPECIAL MENTION

 

KATARINA SCHMIDT                         PIANO YOUNG B                     USA                                 

              SPECIAL MENTION FOR TALENT

 

ELENA GIUSEPPINA CASSISI          PIANO YOUNG A                     ITALY                

              KACIATURIAN SPECIAL MENTION          

 

TOSHIAKI JO                                          PIANO ADULT                          JAPAN                           

              DEBUSSY SPECIAL MENTION

 

MARGARITA POPOVA                        PIANO YOUNG 'D'     UKRAINE                      

              POLUNIN SPECIAL MENTION

 

ALEKSANDER DEBICZ                        PIANO YOUNG D                     POLAND                       

              CHOPIN SPECIAL MENTION

 

KANAMI SAKAMOTO                        PIANO DUO                  JAPAN                           

TAE SAKAI                                                PIANO DUO                  JAPAN                           

              SINDING SPECIAL MENTION

 

ERIN BUTLER                                          VIOLINIST                                   USA                                 

              WIENAVSKY SPECIAL MENTION

 

CLAUDIO SANTOS                  CELLO                                          PERU / CHILE             

              SPECIAL MENTION

 

LEONIE RETTIG                                      PIANO YOUNG                         GERMANY                    

              SPECIAL MENTION FOR TALENT

              GUENTER REINHOLD SCHOLARSHIP

 

PHAN THAN FRANCIS                        PIANO ADULT                          FRANCE                        

              TAKEMITSU SPECIAL MENTION

 

CATERINA GREWE                  PIANO YOUNG 'C'     GERMANY                    

              SPECIAL MENTION

 

IVANA ZAHIROVIC                 FLUTE                                          CROATIA                      

 

CHIHIRO TAKEYAMA                         PIANO ADULT                          JAPAN                           

              SHOSTAKOVICH SPECIAL MENTION

 

ANTTI MANNINEN                  PIANO ADULT                          FINLAND                      

              SIBELIUS SPECIAL MENTION

 

ANGEL CABRERA                                  PIANO ADULT                          SPAIN                

              SPECIAL MENTION

 

JIN HEE KIM                               VIOLIN                                         KOREA / USA             

             

HONGYI YU                                TENOR                                         CHINA                           

              LIU XUEAN SPECIAL MENTION

 

GIANLUCA ABBATE                            PIANIST                                       ITALY                

 

PETER CAELEN                                      PIANO                                          NETHERLANDS         

 

BELINDA EVANGELISTA                    CLARINET       AUSTRALIA - ENGLAND     

 

HYUNGSOOK YOON                          PIANO ADULT / BARTOK     KOREA            

             

DANIELA CURDORF                            SOPRANO                                   DENMARK                   

              AUDIENCE SPECIAL MENTION

 

TAMAYO KELSEY                   MARIMBA YOUNG 'B'                         USA                                 

              SPECIAL MENTION FOR TALENT

 

MIRELLA CAPONETTI                         SOPRANO                                   ITALY                

              AUDIENCE SPECIAL MENTION

 

SANGYOUNG PARK                            SOPRANO                                   SOUTH KOREA          

              AUDIENCE SPECIAL MENTION

 

SINGAH LEE PARK                  SOPRANO                                   SOUTH KOREA          

              AUDIENCE SPECIAL MENTION

 

FRANCESCO PALAZZO                      ACCORDION                            ITALY                

 

ALESSIO NANNI                                    PIANO ADULT                          ITALY                

 

MACIEJ GRANAT                                   COMPOSER                                 POLAND                       

 

MARCELA BEATRIZ PAVIA              COMPOSER                                 ARGENTINA   

 

WASEEM KOTOUB                  PIANO ADULT                          SYRIA                

              SPECIAL MENTION

 

LUCA TRAIETTO                                    VIOLIN                                         ITALY                

ARMANDO CALABRESE                     PIANO                                          ITALY                

 

URARA SUSAKI                                      PIANO ADULT                          JAPAN/GERMANY

              SCHULHOFF SPECIAL MENTION

 

HEEYEON HAN                                      PIANO ADULT                          SOUTH KOREA                        

 

GIANLUCA IMPERATO                       PIANO SOLO                            ITALY                

 

ALEXANDRA KARASTOYANOVA HERMENTIN                   AUSTRIA / RUSSIA    

 

NICOLE BIGGS                                       PIANO ADULT                          USA                                 

 

OKSANA ZOTOVA                  PIANO ADULT            UKRAINE/CANADA  

 

DIEGO BANER                                        BASS                                              USA                                 

 

 


 

 

ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIANS

 

ANGELO STURIALE                 COMPOSER                                 ITALY                

 

ALESSIO CAPPELLO                           COMPOSER                                 ITALY                

 

ATSUKO SAKAGUCHI                        PIANO ADULT                          JAPAN                           

 

LIBUSE SANTORISOVA                      SOPRANO                     CHECK REPUBLIC                                

 

LEONIE RETTIG                                      PIANO ADULT                          GERMANY                    

 

ALLA KIM                                                 PIANO ADULT                          RUSSIA                         

 

PAOLO GEMINIANI                 COMPOSER                                 ITALY                

 

EREN BASBUG                                        PIANO YOUNG B                     TURKEY                        

              SPECIAL TALENT

 

MISUZU FUJITA                                      PIANO ADULT                          JAPAN                           

 

ANDREA BIVIANO                   SAXO ALTO                  ITALY                

 

DARIO ADAMO                                      TENOR                                         ITALY                

 

ALFONSO REGA                                    COMPOSER                                 ITALY                

 

LING AN                                                    PIANO                                          CHINA                           

 

GUILHERME SCHROETER    COMPOSER                                 BRAZIL                          

 

MAUD CAILLAT                                     COMPOSER                                 FRANCE                        

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

 

MAUD CAILLAT                                     PIANO                                          FRANCE                        

 

YOUJU LEE                                                PIANO                                          KOREA                          

 

PAOLO BAGLIERI                                  PIANO                                          ITALY                

 

BENEDETTA SCUTO                            PIANO                                          ITALY