The big Picture: 2023 First Prize Winners at a glance
Federation
A review of the past year shows South Korea remains number one
A total of 58 WFIMC member competitions was held in 2023, with 79 First Prizes awarded. Including Second and Third Prizes, a total number of 218 prizes were given.
Not surprisingly, winners holding a South Korean passport account for 17% of all First Prizes, closely followed by China, Italy, Russia and the USA (each of them 9%). When looking at all Prizes (First, Second, Third), South Korea still remains at the top with 14%, followed closely by China (12%), Russia (8%), and Japan (7%).
The overall gender balance leans heavily towards male laureates: 143 candidates or 66% are male; 46 candidates or 21% are female, with 29/13% mixed prizes (i.e. in chamber ensembles) or undefined.
Looking at age, the range from 20-24 year-olds accounts for 42% of all prizes, followed by 34% of older candidates in the 25-29 bracket and 12% in the 30-34 group.
Disciplines were heavily dominated by piano competitions (20 competitions or 26%), followed by violin (9 competitions/12%) and voice (5 competitions/7%).
A comprehensive review and the complete data will be available at the upcoming General Assembly in Parma.
Vilem Vicek/ Markneukirchen Instrumental Competition
Jérémy Garbarg / Schoenfeld International String Competition, Harbin
Vilem Vicek / International Instrumental Competition, Markneukirchen
Chamber Music
Trio Chagall/ Schoenfeld International String Competition
String Quartet
Affinity Quartet / Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, Melbourne
Novo Quartet / Geneva International Music Competition, Geneva
Quartetto Indaco / Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, Osaka
Piano Quartet
Capybara Piano Quartet / Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, Osaka
Piano Trio
Trio Chagall / Schoenfeld International String Competition, Harbin
Trio Orelon / ARD International Music Competition, Munich & Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, Melbourne
Trio Pantoum / Lyon International Chamber Music Competition, Lyon
Rilian Trio / Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition and Academy, Trondheim
Brass Quintet
Ventus Brass Quintet / Jeju International Brass Competition, Jeju
Piano & Violin Duo
AKA Duo / International Chamber Music Competition "Pinerolo e Torino - Citta Metropolitana", Pinerolo / Torino
Composition
Josef Bardanashvili/ The Azrieli Music Prize
Josef Bardanashvili / The Azrieli Music Prize, Toronto
Yair Klartag / The Azrieli Music Prize, Toronto
Jordan Nobles / The Azrieli Music Prize, Toronto
Enrico Scaccaglia / Luciano Berio International Composition Competition, Rome
Juan Trigos / The Azrieli Music Prize, Toronto
Conducting
Jong Jie Yin/ Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors
Giuseppe Mengoli / The Mahler Competition, Bamberg
Swann van Rechem / International Competition for Young Conductors, Besançon
Jong-Jie Yin / Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors, Katowice
Double Bass
Gabriel Polinsky/ ARD International Music Competition ©️Daniel Delang
Gabriel Polinsky / ARD International Music Competition, Munchen
José Trigo / International Instrumental Competition, Markneukirchen
Flute
©️Anne-laure Lechat
Guitar
Io Yamada / Michele Pittaluga International Guitar and Composition Competitions "Premio Citta di Alessandria", Alessandria
Harp
©️Daniel Delang
Horn
Oboe
Organ
Bryan Anderson/ Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition
Bryan Anderson / Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition, Kennett Square
Niklas Jahn / International Organ Competition Musashino-Tokyo, Tokyo
Jan Kopriva / International M.K. Ciurlionis Piano and Organ Competition, Vilnius
Tom Rioult / International Organ Competition of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Saint-Maurice
Percussion
Piano
Jonathan Mamora, Jung Eun Séverine Kim, Jinhyung Park
Claudio Berra / International Music Competition Dr. Luis Sigall, Viña del Mar
Stefan Bonev / Concours International de Piano d'Epinal, Epinal
Caleb Borick / International Telekom Beethoven Competition, Bonn
Elia Cecino / International Piano Competition "Iturbi Prize", Valencia
Dominic Chamot / Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition, Vercelli
Kevin Chen / The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition, Tel Aviv
Kyubin Chung / ISANGYUN Competition, Tongyeong
Roman Fediurko / Horowitz Competition Kyiv-Geneva, Geneva
Khadizha Israpil / International Piano Competition Spanish Composers, Las Rozas de Madrid
Jeonghwan Kim / Sydney International Piano Competition, Sydney
Jung Eun Séverine Kim / James Mottram International Piano Competition, Manchester
Anastasia Kliuchereva / Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians, Zhuhai
Artem Kuznetsov / Santa Cecilia International Piano Competition, Porto
Zhexiang Li / China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition, Shenzhen
Philipp Lynov / Takamatsu International Piano Competition, Takamatsu
Jonathan Mamora / Maria Canals International Music Competition, Barcelona & Sccotish International Piano Competition, Glasgow
Arsenii Mun / International Ferruccio Busoni Piano competition, Bolzano
Jinhyung Park / International Piano Competition Prize Jaén, Jaén & International M.K. Ciurlionis Piano and Organ Competition, Vilnius
Saxophone
Trombone
Gonçalo Nova / Prague Spring International Music Competition
Drahos Botond / International Competition Citta di Porcia, Porcia
Julien Hategan / Jeju International Brass Competition, Jeju
Gonçalo Nova / Prague Spring International Music Competition, Prague
Trumpet
Viola
Haesue Lee/ ARD International Music Competition ©️Daniel Delang
Sào Soulez Larivière / Prague Spring International Music Competition, Prague
Haesue Lee / ARD International Music Competition, Munchen
Violin
Li Jinzhu, Dmytro Udovychenko
Jung Min Choi / Schoenfeld International String Competition, Harbin
Hawijch Elders / International Violin Competition Henri Marteau, Lichtenberg/Hof
Yeyeong Jin / Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Auckland
Li Jinzhu / Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians, Zhuhai
Seohyun Kim / Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, Sion
Bohdan Luts / Concours Long Thibaud, Paris
Lilia Pocitari / Bartok World Competition, Budapest
Dmytro Udovychenko / Concours Musical International de Montreal, Montreal
Simon Zhu / International Violin Competition Premio Paganini, Genova
Voice
Gemma Nha/ Seoul International Music Competition
Cai Jingwen / Ningbo International Vocal Competition, Ningbo
Taehan Kim / Queen Elisabeth Competition, Brussels
Gemma Nha / Seoul International Music Competition, Seoul
Samueol Park / Mt. Fuji International Opera Competition of Shizuoka, Hamamatsu
Duo Wohlgemuth & Park / International Schubert Competition Dortmund, Dortmund (Lied duo)
Hong Zhenxiang / Ningbo International Vocal Competition, Ningbo
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