The Concours Géza Anda is a triennial international piano competition in Zürich, Switzerland. It was founded in memory of Hungarian pianist Géza Anda by his widow Hortense Anda-Bührle. The purpose of the competition is to discover and promote young pianists who will pass on the musical spirit of Géza Anda. The Géza Anda Foundation provides winners with free concert management for three years after the competition (up to 200 engagements).
Winners
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1st | 1979 | ![]() |
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2nd | 1982 | ![]() |
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3rd | 1985 | (not awarded) | tie: ![]() ![]() |
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4th | 1988 | ![]() |
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5th | 1991 | ![]() |
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6th | 1994 | ![]() |
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7th | 1997 | ![]() |
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8th | 2000 | ![]() |
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9th | 2003 | ![]() |
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10th | 2006 | ![]() |
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11th | 2009 | ![]() |
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Jinsang Lee also won Audience Prize, Mozart Prize, and Schumann Prize. | ||||
12th | 2012 | ![]() |
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Elmar Gasanov also won Schumann Prize. | ||||
13th | 2015 | ![]() |
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14th | 2018 | ![]() |
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15th | 2021 | ![]() |
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Julian Trevelyan also won Audience Prize and Mozart Prize | ||||
16th | 2024 | ![]() |
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Ilya Shmukler also won Audience Prize, Mozart Prize, Special Price of the Hungarian Radio Arts Group, and Junior Jury Prize |
References
- List of prize-winners and chairmen of the jury at Concours Géza Anda [until 2021, the date of publication], p. 135, in: Wolfgang Rathert: Géza Anda. Pianist. Ein Panorama zum 100. Geburtstag / A Panorama on his 100th Birthday, herausgegeben von der / published by Géza Anda Foundation [German-Englisch]. Hofheim, Wolke 2021 (ISBN 978-3-95593-104-9).
External links
- Official website
- Directory of International Piano Competitions
- Piano Competitions & Music Competitions at Bakitone International
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