PRIOR WINNERS (Second edition, 2017)
The three top prize winners performed at Carnegie Hall on 22 September 2017: Anne-Luisa Kramb (violin) - Alexei Melnikov (piano) and Tamara Banjesevic (soprano).
Anne-Luisa Kramb: violin
Alexei Melnikov: piano
Tamara Banjesevic: soprano
The top award in the second category (CD release with the Orpheus Classical label, all costs covered) was allocated to Michele Angelini (tenor). In the previous edition, pianist Kotaro Fukuma recorded the album “Piano Fantasy”. The CD release included three popular masterpieces: Wandererfantasie (F. Schubert), Piano Fantasie (W. A. Mozart), and “Moonlight” Sonata (L. v. Beethoven).
Orpheus Classical
Kotaro Fukuma: piano
Pianist Emanuel Rimoldi received the "Ivo Pogorelich Award" on 2016, and had the opportunity to receive a Masterclass with this legendary Maestro (honorary president of the competition).
In addition to these top prize winners, other 32 special prizes were awarded:
Piano Section
Gold Prizes
Rafael Kyrychenko (with distinction)
Viviana Lasaracina (with distinction)
Jongdo An
Mihaly Berecz
Ismael Margain
Silver Prizes
Hin Yat Tsang
Nuno Ventura de Sousa
Florian Mitrea
Eddie Myunghyun Kim
Scipione Sangiovanni
Do Hyun Kim
Joanna Rozewska
Strings Section
Gold Prizes
Maria Kouznetsova (with distinction)
Mairead Hickey (with distinction)
Ji Won Song
Christine JeongHyoun Lee
Mikhail Nemtsov
David Petrlik
Silver Prizes
Eri Masaoka
Gyehee Kim
Lisa Sung
Coleman Itzkoff
Dominik Emanuel Wagner
Voice Section
Gold Prizes
Alexandra Ruszo (with distinction)
Kseniya Nesterenko
Andrzej Filonczyk
Silver Prizes
Bruno de Sa Nunes
Kyubong Gerard Lee
Beomjim Kim
Stephany Ortega
Kelly Poukens
Young Kwang Yoo
Special prize: “Young Virtuoso Award”
Ellinor D'melon
The three top prize winners and the Gold prizes’ winners are invited to join the Manhattan Concert Artists roster as free service with no exclusivity:
www.manhattanconcertartists.com
