Congratulations to all participants of
2022 Euro Elite International Music Competition
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Congratulations to all Finalists and Prize Winners,
It is with great pleasure that we announce the results of the inaugural edition of the Euro Elite International Music Competition. The standard in the final round is very high, and we are truly delighted to have the opportunity to discover many outstanding performances, from very young performers to forthcoming artists at the professional level.
We hope that this competition serves to inspire our young musicians to continue to strive for excellence, and to share their musical voices. We also hope that this online winners' gala concert serves as a motivator and inspiration while nurturing a sense of mutual appreciation amongst finalists.
We look forward to listening to your performances again sometime in the future!
All the best and musically yours,
Euro Elite International Music Competition Committee
It is with great pleasure that we announce the results of the inaugural edition of the Euro Elite International Music Competition. The standard in the final round is very high, and we are truly delighted to have the opportunity to discover many outstanding performances, from very young performers to forthcoming artists at the professional level.
We hope that this competition serves to inspire our young musicians to continue to strive for excellence, and to share their musical voices. We also hope that this online winners' gala concert serves as a motivator and inspiration while nurturing a sense of mutual appreciation amongst finalists.
We look forward to listening to your performances again sometime in the future!
All the best and musically yours,
Euro Elite International Music Competition Committee
A word to our finalists from our Grand Jury Members
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2022 Euro Elite Final Results
2022 Euro Elite Motivation Award
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE (Read this before proceeding):
To receive your medal or trophy - winners are required to fill in the Award Application form. It is necessary to complete this form with AN ACCURATE ADDRESS in order to receive the prize(s). All Award Application Forms must be completed and submitted before the deadline of 12 March 2022 in order to be eligible for the prize(s). Failure to comply to this deadline will result in losing the medal or award.
To receive your medal or trophy - winners are required to fill in the Award Application form. It is necessary to complete this form with AN ACCURATE ADDRESS in order to receive the prize(s). All Award Application Forms must be completed and submitted before the deadline of 12 March 2022 in order to be eligible for the prize(s). Failure to comply to this deadline will result in losing the medal or award.
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2022 Euro Elite Final
Prize Winners Online Concert
Prize Winners Online Concert
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Hina Shiotsuka - Piano - Junior Category - Japan
Euro Elite Grand Prize Winner - 98% |
Esme Tran - Piano - Junior Category - USA
Platinum Medalist - 96% |
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Lyam Chenaux - Cello - Junior Category - Switzerland
Platinum Medalist - 96% |
Antian Jiang - Piano - Youth Category - Canada
Platinum Medalist - 96% |
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Ayla Moreno - Piano - Junior Category - USA
Platinum Medalist - 95% |
Elishia Yeung - Harp - Youth Category - Canada
Platinum Medalist - 95% |
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Armen Puchiyan - Piano - Collegiate Category - Armenia
Platinum Medalist - 95% |
Takahino Hoshino - Piano - Professional Category - Japan
Platinum Medalist - 95% |
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Franco Ascolese - Flute - Professional Category - Italy
Platinum Medalist - 95% |
Jade Lyles - Harp - Junior Category - New Zealand
Platinum Medalist - 95% |
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Yuet Kan - Harp - Youth Category - Hong Kong
Platinum Medalist - 95% |
Darvann-Hermann Aurora Snefrid Nuno - Denmark
Motivation Award - First Prize Winner - 98% |
WINNERS BIOGRAPHIES
Hina Shiotsuka - Euro Elite Grand Prize Winner - Platinum Medalist - Junior Category (Piano) - Japan
She is currently 11 years old and is a fifth grader at Nishitakamiya Elementary School in Fukuoka, Japan.
She has naturally become familiar with rhythm and piano from her mother since the age of two, and she has taken special lessons from Viktor Alkipov of St. Petersburg since the age of 7. After that, she was taking lessons from him in Japan and Russia in 2019. In 2021, she was selected for the Titian Rosetti International Academy of Music Career Project and participated in online lessons. Currently, she mainly learns from her mother in her home Music-Aki Heiwa Piano Lesson Room and is also advised online by Mr. Alkipov of St. Petersburg and Mr. Erwin Poelstra of Ukiha, Fukuoka Prefecture. She is a girl who enjoys nature and loves animals (especially dolphins). She is also good at exercising and painting, and in 2021 she won the Bronze Award at the Painting Competition. She sometimes draws and presents as a thank-you gift to those who have taken care of her.
Major awards
In 2019, won the first prize in the European International Piano Competition. In 2020, ranked first in the Junior A category of the Napolitan Masters Competition. In 2020, won the first prize in the Junior Division of the St. Petersburg International Piano Competition. In 2020, won the 1st Grand prize Crown of Stars in the Music & Star Awards C category. In 2020, won the 1st prize in the Vladimir bakk International Piano Competition. In 2021, the 1st prize in the Young Euregio Piano Awards Category A. In 2021, won the 1st prize in the Piano A category of the Val tedone International Music Competition. In 2021, she won the 1st prize in （13years old or younger）piano category C3 at the 16th Adilia Alieva International Music Competition. In 2021, she won the 1st prize in the B category at THE CARLES & SOFIA INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION. She also received the Best Chopin, Best List, Best Mozart, and Best Rachmaninoff. She won 2nd prize in the professional category at the same competition. She also won the Best Mozart in the Professional category. In 2021, she won the 1st prize in the 1st Swiss International Music Competition (under 19 years old) and was subsequently selected for her career in Switzerland. In 2021, the RNO Orchestra, led by pianist Pretonev, won 1st prize in the pianist's ranking in the first round of the Big Selection, but she is also a master class with the orchestra in Moscow and she is in the second round for a pandemic . Could not travel. In 2021, she won the 2nd prize in the Professional Division of the International Piano Island Festival Competition. In 2021, she won the 1st prize in the South African Junior Pianist category at the 1st Chopin International Piano Competition. In 2022, the 1st TIZIANO ROSSETTI she won the first prize in her Lugano Piano Soloist C category (under 19 years old) at the Swiss International Music Competition.
In 2017, at the age of seven, she co-starred with the Polish Silesia Philharmonic Orchestra and Mozart's Piano Concerto. In 2019, she was invited by the Spivakov Foundation to co-star Mozart's Piano Concerto with the Igor Rahman Chamber Orchestra at the closing concert of "Meeting Moscow and Her Friends".
In 2020, she gave an online recital at the age of 10 when she was congratulated by Gen Lee on True Art TV as "a rare talent. Deserves world exposure."
In 2021, she passed the MUSIC VOTE Classic 2nd Arch Gala Concert Audition. She appeared in the 2nd Arch Gala Concert held at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in November 2021. Since 2022, she has been invited to the Napolitan Masters Competition winner Gala Concert in San Pietro Magella, Naples, Italy, and THE CARLES & SOFIA INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION Winner Gala Concert in Barcelona, Girona, Spain.
On Friday, March 11, 2022, Hina will appear in "The 9th Concert 3.11 Charity Concert by All Music World" at Suntory Hall, Tokyo. She received a master class scholarship from Congyu Wang , the artistic director of the International Piano Island Festival and the International Piano Island Festival Competition , to perform with the orchestra at the Piano Concert Festival in Kuala Lumpur. Hina was invited to the Piano Concert Festival after the pandemic was over. She was invited to the Shifra Foundation left by Georges Shifra. Hina will perform in Vienna by the Sifra Foundation after 2023.
Esme Tran - Platinum Medalist - Junior Category (Piano) - USA
Esme is 7 years old and is currently attending 1st grade at Harbor Day School in Newport Beach, CA. She has been studying the piano under the direction of Prof. Ana Maria Eckstein. She enjoys playing various composers, reading about their lives, and learning different musical eras and their musical styles.
At age 5, she won the Gold Prize in the WPTA Finland International Piano Competition 2020;First Prize + Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize Winner of the 2020 Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition; First Prize in American Protégé International Music Talent Competition 2020; First Absolute Prize + Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize Winner of the 2020 International Music Competition Bonn Grand Prize Virtuoso; First Absolute Prize + Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize Winner of the 2021 International Music Competition London Grand Prize Virtuoso. More recently, she won Gold Prize in the 2021 Golden Key Music Festival; Gold Prize in 2021 Musicale Piano Etude Festival; Gold Prize in 2021 Musicale Piano Classical music Festival; Gold Prize 2021 WPTA Finland International Piano Competition; Platinum/ Grand Champion special prize winner of 2021 Quebec Music Competition; First Prize + Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize Winner of the 2021 International Music Competition Salzburg Grand Prize Virtuoso; Gold award in all 3 categories (Junior Performance category, Bach Invention/Sinfonia Category, and Mozart category) of 2021 Nordic International Piano Competition; First Absolute Prize + Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize Winner of the 2021 Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition; First Prize in the 2021 US New Star International Piano “Etude” Competition; Gold Prize in North American Virtuoso International Music competition; Gold Award 2021 Global International Competition; Diamond Special Top Prize winner of Grand Maestro International Music Competition; Gold Prize in 2021 Musicale Fall Music Festival; American Music Judges Award for outstanding performance and interpretation at the Musicale Piano Music Festival 2021; Platinum Award in 2021 Trinity International Music Competition; Platinum/ Absolute First Prize in 2021 Canadian International Music Competition; Platinum award in 2021 Euro Elite International Music Competition.
She was invited to perform in various winner’s concerts since 5, including Carnegie Hall, NYC, USA ; Solitar Mozarteum, Salzburg, Vienna ; Beethoven’s House, Bonn, Germany; Royal Albert Hall, London, UK ; Teatro Studio, Marco della Musica, Rome, Italy. Due to the pandemic, she was not able to travel but hopes one day to perform at these beautiful concert halls when travel is safer.
Besides piano, Esme also enjoys reading, drawing, painting, ballet and figure skating, and playing with her brother and puppy.
Aaliyah Higashimori - Gold Medalist - Junior Category (Violin) - Japan
Konnichiwa (Hello). I’m Aaliyah Higashimori and 9 years old. First of all, I’d like to give huge thanks to juries and all involved with this competition and special thanks to my teachers and parents who support me with love.
I was born in Aichi, Japan in April 2012 and learned the violin since 1 year old under Ms. Chise Makino for 4 years. Then I learned the violin under Ms. Mizuki Kato at Nagoya School of Music for 4 years. Currently I’ve been learning the violin under Prof. Kirill Troussov to become a soloist. Ms. Kanau Negoro who was a few years behind him in the same university supports me. I started learning about music under a pianist, Mr. Tomoya Furuta.
My favorite pieces have been Ysaye’s Ballade, Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Vitali’s chaconne and any pieces of Bach since when I was 1 year old. I want to play more and more classical music pieces. I want to play the violin as soloist with orchestras like my great teacher Prof. Kirill Troussov in near future. I want to be a soloist who can make audiences, my teachers and my parents happy. This has been my dream for years. I give a gift box every winter holiday for sick children in the hospital. In the box, I put my old books and toys for them. In the future, I want to play the violin concerts and recitals for them to pray for their fast recovery and heal them, not only in Japan but also in worldwide. This is also one of my dreams and goals.
I practice the violin for 2 hours in the morning, 2 hours in the afternoon, and 2 or 3 hours at night everyday. During weekends or holidays, I do practice more hours. I practice for tomorrow to play better than today. I have been feeding my violin practice three times a day as her meals to be able to make more beautiful sounds since I was 2 years old. She grew up from 1/32 size and her size is 1/2 now. When she’s hungry, she cannot sing well. Her singing is getting better and better year by year. My violin also enjoys traveling with me. I want to enjoy traveling with my violin to meet more audience in the future.
I received awards and these made my daily practice motivation up and I can keep going forward again to make my dreams come true.
In 2018
The Gold Prize in the 1st Grade category of the 40th Violin Competition for Kids in Kariya city.
In 2019
Passed the audition at the youngest age (6 years old) in the history of the Soushinkai and performed Vivaldi’s concerto at the 9th Soushinkai Fresh Gala Concert in Nagoya city.
The Grand Prizes at first stage and semi final, and the Best 10 in all Japan of the Beten Music Competition.
In 2021
The Gold Prize - the Global Genius Music Competition (UK)
The Gold Star Prize - the Music & Stars Awards Competition (Estonia)
The 1st Prize - the Special Golden Artist Prize at the Golden Arts Contest (Spain)
The Gold Prizes in the Junior, Romantic, and Strings - Universal Stars Music Competition (UK)
In 2022
The 5th Prize in the TOP16 - NOMEA Competition (Italy)
The 1st Prize - the 6th International Performing Arts Competition (Russia)
The Gold Prize - the Canadian International Music Competition (Canada)
The 1st Prize - the 1st Round at Euro-Elite International Music Competition (Canada)
The 1st Prize - the Golden Classical Music Awards (USA) Gala Concert at the Carnegie Hall in NY.
The Gold Prize in the Junior, The Gold Prize in the Romantic and The Best Fritz Kreisler’s work Special Prize - Best Classical Musicians Competition (UK)
Passed the 1st Round for the Semi Final Round of the Junior Classical Music in Japan (Japan)
The Gold Prize - the Final Round at Euro-Elite International Music Competition (Canada)
(Awards till today, February 12, 2022)
Arigatougozaimashita (Thank you). Thank you for reading about me. I’m looking forward to meeting you someday.
Jade Elizabeth Lyles - Platinum Medalist (Harp) & Silver Medalist (Piano) - Junior Category - New Zealand
Jade is 10 years old and although she was born in Shanghai, China, she now lives in Auckland, New Zealand. She has always been musical, and has taken classes in piano, singing, harp and more recently – guitar. She has had the lead role in school productions for 3 consecutive years and is a born stage performer.
Jade began playing piano at the age of 5 and has won a number of international competitions and is currently studying for her grade 8 exam. She became fascinated with the harp after seeing a local girl playing at Christmas in 2017 and began lessons the following year, at age 7. For the past 3 years, she has been taught by Melody Lin – ironically, the mother of the girl who first sparked her interest in the harp.
After some initial success in local Auckland regional events, Jade increased her practice time on harp, as well as keeping up her performances on piano. She is also a keen ballet student and has around 10 hours of dance practice each week which has given her a well-rounded appreciation of classical music: the emotion, and ballet movements helps her understand how to express herself through harp performances.
Starting in 2021, during the COVID lockdowns, Jade began entering online competitions around the world, in Europe, Asia and the U.S.A. These competitions attract entrants from over 70 countries, with each participant recording a video performance and sending it to a panel of judges. Her first success came from her Piano performance in the Bonn & Salzburg International Music
Competition where she was awarded first prize in the 10/11-year age group and was invited to perform at the Beethoven House and the Solitär, Mozarteum in August 2021. (Sadly, due to COVID travel restrictions, she was unable to attend).
After this initial success, Jade’s harp playing became her main focus and she achieved the following
results:
2021 Asia International Piano Grand Prix – First Prize
2022 Asia international piano Grand prix – First Prize
2021 Grade Maestro International Music Competition – Junior Gategory _ Platinum Medalist
2021 International Music Competition Rome “Grand Prize Virtuoso” – Frist Prize
2021 Global International music competition - Platinum Award
2021 Appassionato Quebec online youth music festival - Platinum Certificate
2021 North American virtuoso international music competition – Gold Medal
2021 New York International Classical Music Competition - overall Grand Prize in the 10/11-year age
group (including performances on all instruments).
2021 New York Golden Classical music awards – First Place in both harp and piano. After winning this
competition, Jade was invited to perform both instruments at Carnegie Hall and intends to be in New
York in July 2022
2021 Trinity International Music Competition – Top Prize Winner
2022 Euro Elite International Music Competition – Junior Category – Platinum Award
2021-2022 Canadian International Music Competition – Junior Category – Platinum (Absolute First Prize)
Apart from her music and artistic pastimes, Jade is a keen sports person with her main sport of swimming
yielding her Auckland regional records and numerous Regional and national titles. She is also school
cross-country champion and a medalist in the inter-schools’ gymnastics competition.
Jade practices music for several hours each day, often late into night after her other hobbies and
schoolwork are finished. Even at such a young age, Jade clearly loves her music and hopes to inspire
other children to keep going, never give up and have fun!!
Eunhyang Choi - Gold Medalist - Professional Category (Piano) - USA
Eunhyang Choi studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia and New York with Russian pianists (Vladimir Poliakoff who studied with Gregory Sokolov) and Nina Lelchuk who studied with Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Mihail Pletnev, the best Russian pianists in existence.
Choi has experience in playing in Russia, the United States, and Korea, as well as teaching and playing in Daegu, and she currently holds a degree in New York and is engaged in musical activities.
Eunhyang Choi won the platinum medal at Canadian International Music Competition and gold medal at World Classical Music Competition, Trinity International Music Competition, Grand Maestro International Music Competition, Global Genius, Global international Music Competition, North American Virtuoso International Music Competition, Quebec Music Competition, Grand Prize Virtuoso in Austria and bronze at Music and Star Awards, Carlos and Sophia in Spain, Haneum, the New artist of onstage in South Korea, the 5th Krystian Tkaczewski International Competition and the V Future Stars International Competition, and is currently performing in Russia, the United States, and Korea. She will continue her academic and musical careers with Professor Jerome Rose of Mannes (The New School) in New York.
Eunhyang Choi studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia and New York with Russian pianists (Vladimir Poliakoff who studied with Gregory Sokolov) and Nina Lelchuk who studied with Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Mihail Pletnev, the best Russian pianists in existence.
Choi has experience in playing in Russia, the United States, and Korea, as well as teaching and playing in Daegu, and she currently holds a degree in New York and is engaged in musical activities.
Eunhyang Choi won the platinum medal at Canadian International Music Competition and gold medal at World Classical Music Competition, Trinity International Music Competition, Grand Maestro International Music Competition, Global Genius, Global international Music Competition, North American Virtuoso International Music Competition, Quebec Music Competition, Grand Prize Virtuoso in Austria and bronze at Music and Star Awards, Carlos and Sophia in Spain, Haneum, the New artist of onstage in South Korea, the 5th Krystian Tkaczewski International Competition and the V Future Stars International Competition, and is currently performing in Russia, the United States, and Korea. She will continue her academic and musical careers with Professor Jerome Rose of Mannes (The New School) in New York.
Wendy Wang - Gold Medalist - Youth Category (Piano) - USA
Wendy Wang (b. 2007) began learning piano at the age of 7 from her mother and studied with Dr. Doris Chiang from 2017 to 2019. She currently studies with Dr. Kirill Gliadkovsky in Saddleback College and Master Maria Narodytska in the Tiziano Rossetti Academy. Some of her awards include: Grand Prix and Frederic Chopin Prize at the Golden Piano Talents International Competition in North Macedonia, Gold Award in the Euro Elite International Music Competition, First Prize in the International Youth Music Competition “Nouvelles Etoiles” in Paris, France, First Absolute Prize and scholarship winner in the Tiziano Rossetti International Music Competition, First Prize in the Charleston International Music Competition 2021 International Piano Competition, and Second Prize and Best Chopin in the Elevato Stanza Junior Piano Competition. In 2019, she performed in the Atlantic Music Festival in Waterville, Maine as their youngest performer at the age of 12. She was selected in 2021 as the First Place Winner of the Constellation: World Vision contest season 5 in Kyiv, Ukraine with her interpretation of Chopin's Ballade No. 3 described as “Musically, sensually, unusually” by the contest's jury. Her favorite composers are Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Maurice Ravel.
Wendy Wang (b. 2007) began learning piano at the age of 7 from her mother and studied with Dr. Doris Chiang from 2017 to 2019. She currently studies with Dr. Kirill Gliadkovsky in Saddleback College and Master Maria Narodytska in the Tiziano Rossetti Academy. Some of her awards include: Grand Prix and Frederic Chopin Prize at the Golden Piano Talents International Competition in North Macedonia, Gold Award in the Euro Elite International Music Competition, First Prize in the International Youth Music Competition “Nouvelles Etoiles” in Paris, France, First Absolute Prize and scholarship winner in the Tiziano Rossetti International Music Competition, First Prize in the Charleston International Music Competition 2021 International Piano Competition, and Second Prize and Best Chopin in the Elevato Stanza Junior Piano Competition. In 2019, she performed in the Atlantic Music Festival in Waterville, Maine as their youngest performer at the age of 12. She was selected in 2021 as the First Place Winner of the Constellation: World Vision contest season 5 in Kyiv, Ukraine with her interpretation of Chopin's Ballade No. 3 described as “Musically, sensually, unusually” by the contest's jury. Her favorite composers are Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Maurice Ravel.
Kiyo Nai Yow Jia - Gold Medalist - Pre-Junior Category (Piano) - Malaysia
5 years old from Malaysia (Johor) study music at Cartoon Art Music Centre with P'ng Kher Ching. ABRSM Piano grade 5 exam passed with Merit when only 5 years old in year 2021. Won Gold / 1st prize in England, Italy, US American , Switzerland ,France ,Bosnia, Estonia and Canada music competition. Was invited to Carnegie Hall for winner concert. She enjoys international competition for exploring different culture around the world and enjoy their music style. Kiyo wishes to be a Music Therapist with her mum when she grows up.
Leem Jia En - Gold Medalist - Junior Category (Guzheng) - Singapore
Leem Jia En is 10 years old and lives in Singapore. Besides playing piano, her passion in music brought her to start learning Guzheng at age 9 when she joins her school’s co-curricular activity (CCA) Guzheng Ensemble Team. She has recently picked up her third instrument – trumpet during the December holidays.
With a short time span of Guzheng learning, Jia En has already won numerous First and Gold from international competitions like Nouvelles Etoiles Music Competition, King’s Peak Music Competition, Grand Prize Virtuoso, American Protégé, Charleston International Music Competition, Music and Stars Awards Competition, Golden Classical Music Awards, Global Genius Competition, Grand Maestro International Music Competition, etc. She is invited to debut at Carnegie Hall and in Canada in Year 2023 for both of her instruments – Guzheng and Piano.
Playing solo and in a team is very different and she learns that playing in an ensemble team has its own challenges, but it also encourages all the team members to work together to achieve the same goal. Learning music has also teaches her discipline and resilience. “Music is a passion of mine. I am always listening, always learning. Playing music makes me happy!” With her strong passion towards music, she dreams to perform more on stage and contribute more to charity events.
Ludmila Pelahiy – Silver Medalist – Professional - Category (Voice) – Austria
Ludmila Pelahiy is studying at the International Academy of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. She is member of the OPERA-teens of the Vienna State Opera. Ludmila also performed in the Opera of Burg
Gars. The young singer took part at numerous national and international competitions and festivals.
Ludmila has been presented as a soloist with a Platinum Prize award at the Canadian International Music Competition 2020-2021, two Gold Prize awards – at the Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition 2021 and at the Quebec International Music Competition 2021, four Silver Prize awards – at the Appassionato Quebec Youth Music Festival 2021, at the Grand Maestro International Music Competition 2021, at the Trinity International Music Competition 2021 and at the Euro Elite International Music Competition 2022 and a Bronze Prize award at the North American Virtuoso International Music Competition 2021. She also has been awarded with a first prize at the Verbum International Spoken Word Contest 2021, several second prizes – at the Talents of Europe International Art Festival & Contest 2021, at The Song International Contest 2021, at the American Edition International Contest Fiestalonia Milenio 2021 and at the IInd International “Edelweiss” Competition-Festival 2017 and two third prizes – at the World Art Games International Art Media Contest 2021 and at the III. Danubia Talents Liszt International Music Competition 2021. Ludmila Pelahiy is also double prizewinner at the Viennese regional competition “Prima la musica”: 2009 in the category Vocal Ensemble and 2010 in the category Solo Singing. Ludmila has perfomed as a member of the OPERA- teens in the 6th International Anton Bruckner Choir Competition and Festival 2017. The choir has been awarded with a Silver Prize. Ludmila Pelahiy took part at several gala concerts and festivals in Europe such as the gala events “CGDC Award” 2012 and 2013 and the benefit gala evening Innocent 2021 in Vienna, the “Junge Musik”-Concert of “Wien Modern”, the gala concert “Berühmte Opernchöre” with the Arnold Schoenberg Choir etc.
Simona Fruscella - Silver Medalist - Professional Category (Organ) - Italy
Simona Fruscella was born in Campobasso (Italy), where she graduated in Organ in the national academy of music "L. Perosi".
She has participated in numerous courses of specialization with teachers of great prestige: Klement Schnorr, Harald Vogel, Peter Westerbrink, Enrico Viccardi, Arturo Sacchetti, Giancarlo Parodi,
Edoardo Bellotti, respect the organ’s literature from the Italian Renaissance to the French and German Romanticism.
In 1998 she has won a scholarship on the " International Organ Course" in Vicenza city. She is called to play in prestigious recitals and festival. She has played important historic organs in Italy and to the foreign countries: Austria, Belgium, England, Finland, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and Romania, as soloist and in other formations. She is the artistic manager of the A. I. A. C. International Association "Art and Culture" in Campobasso, that it regularly organizes concerts of organ in Italy. She is employed as teacher of role in the secondary school of II degree in Cremona and she collaborates as organist with the church Sant’Ambrogio V in Casalmorano (Cremona).
In 2016 she obtained a masters degree in musicology at the Department of Musicology in Cremona - University of Pavia, with a thesis entitled The harmonium in Italy. The printing repertory and its historic background, with a first catalogue of the respective editions for which she received the biennial "Pierluigi Gaiatto" award of the 2018 edition established by the prestigious Levi Foundation in Venice. She has participated, as organist in numerous national and international
competitions, obtaining various awards, such as, Diploma I Prize at the I Nice International Music Competition; Diploma I Prize at the VIII Rome International Music Competition; Diploma I Prize II Brussels International Music Competition; Diploma I prize at the 4th International Moscow Music Competition; Certificate I prize IMKA Sarajevo Music Competition 2021; Diploma 2nd Prize at the VII Odin International Music Online Competition; Diploma 2nd Prize Sonus Contest
2021; Diploma 3rd Prize at the 3° “Laszlò Spezzaferri” ”International Music Competition of Verona; Diploma 3rd Prize at the Muse 2021 International Music Competition in Greece.
She collaborates for a multimedia project called IMD Music & WEB with the IMD RADIO record label concerning productions radio and recordings of organ works. She has published organ compositions and organ trasriptions with the Italian publishing Edizioni Momenti. Currently, she attends the Master of Advanced Studies in Organ Music Performance and Interpretation at the University School of the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana.
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