Held from 6 to 12 September, prizes were given over two categories comprising cellists under 21 and up to age 30
The International Cello Competition of Bratislava, Slovakia, was held from 6 to 12 September 2024 at the Bratislava Academy of Performing Arts.
The competition was split into Category I, with two rounds dedicated to cellists up to the age of 21, and Category II, with three rounds dedicated to cellists up to the age of 30.
The results of both categories were announced following the Category II final performances on 12 September, which saw three cellists perform a concerto with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.
In Category I, first prize of €1,500 was awarded to Lyana Ulikhanyan of Armenia. She also received the award for best interpretation of the competition’s mandatory Slovak piece by Mirko Krajči, Solo de concours.
Second prize of €1,000 went to Maria Auxiliadora Bozada Waflar from Spain, while third prize of €500 went to Josef Matěj Švec of the Czech Republic.
In Category II, first prize of €3,000 went to Yosuke Shimizu from Japan, who performed Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations. Mexican cellist Roni Gordillo Bolaños received second prize of €2,000 for his performance of the Schumann Cello Concerto, while Austrian cellist Pablo Laporev received third prize of €1,000 following his performance of the Dvořák Cello Concerto.
Czech cellist Jula Murbach received the €400 prize for best interpretation of the competition’s mandatory Slovak piece by Evgeny Irshai, In spite of…
Jozef Podhoranský presided the jury, which comprised Georg Baich, Stanisław Firlej, Jiří Hanousek, Ľudovít Kanta, Michal Kaňka and Csaba Onczay.
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