Kazune Nemoto received the top prize in the cello section, while Guido Mariotto won for his double bass
The 16th Concorso Triennale Internazionale di Liuteria Antonio Stradivari has concluded with gold medals awarded in the cello and double bass categories. Japanese-born Kazune Nemoto, who now lives and works in Cremona, won gold in the cello section, while Mantua’s Guido Mariotto received the top prize for his double bass.
Taking place in Cremona, Italy, the competition received entries from 261 professional luthiers from 35 countries. A total of 280 instruments from 198 makers were admitted to the contest. This year’s jury comprised luthiers Ulrike Dederer, Carlo Chiesa, Joseph Grubaugh, Simeone Morassi and Yuri Pochekin, along with musicians Dan Zhu and Edoardo Zosi (violins), Diemut Poppen (viola), Henri Demarquette (cello) and Francesco Siragusa (double bass).
The gold medal-winning cello and double bass will be bought by the Fondazione Stradivari and enter the permanent collection of the Museo del Violino. All the competing instruments will be on display at the Museo del Violino until 10 October.
Awards
Gold
Cello: Kazune Nemoto
Double bass: Guido Mariotto
Silver
Violin: Piotr Pielaszek
Viola: Emilio Kusi Crabbé
Cello: Alessandro Peiretti
Double bass: Gabriele Pralea
Bronze
Violin: Marcello Bellei
Viola: Noémie Viaud
Cello: Marcin Krupa and Hayato Nagaishi
Special Awards
Simone Fernando Sacconi Award: Violin - Piotr Pielaszek
Walter Stauffer Award: Double Bass - Guido Mariotto
Pierangelo Balzarini Prize: Cello - Hayato Nagaishi
ALI Award: Violin - Akira Takahashi
Cremona Mondomusica Award: Kazune Nemoto and Guido Mariotto
Cologni Foundation Award: Cello - Kazune Nemoto
Giorgio Cè Award: Violin - Kang Soo Kyung
Piero Ferraroni Award: Cello - Im Dong Pil
Polish Union of Violin Makers Award: Violin - Marcello Bellei
Honorable mentions
Marianne Jost (violin)
Fabienne Gauchet (violin)
Adele Sbernini (violin)
Marcelo Cavanna (violin)
Piotr Pielaszek (viola)
Philippe Mahu (viola)
Marco Osio (viola)
Sebastian Ribes (cello)
Im Dong Pil (cello)
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