The George Enescu International Competition is a music competition for young pianists, violinists, cellists and composers, that takes place in Bucharest, Romania. It has helped launch the careers of many musicians, and among its list of first-prize winners are legendary pianists such as Radu Lupu, the winner in the 1967 edition.[1] Other winners include Spanish pianist Josu De Solaun Soto, Russian pianists Elisabeth Leonskaja, in 1964, and Dmitri Alexeev, in 1970.[1]
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Overview
The competition started in 1958, as part of the George Enescu Festival, and celebrated its first five editions (1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, and 1970) in what was then the Socialist Republic of Romania. It was considered, by the countries of the Eastern Bloc, one of the most prestigious music competitions. Jury members included famous musicians such as Claudio Arrau, Nadia Boulanger, Arthur Rubinstein, Magda Tagliaferro, Guido Agosti, Florica Musicescu, Dmitri Bashkirov, Carlo Zecchi, and Lazar Berman. Probably because of financial circumstances during Ceausescu’s dictatorship, the competition was abandoned in 1970, though it resumed twenty-one years later.[2]
The competition is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions in Geneva.
The competition and prize-giving ceremony has historically taken place in the Romanian Athenaeum, with the mayor always traditionally attending.[3]
Prize money
As of 2020[update] Cello, Violin and Piano prizes:[4]
- First prize – €15.000
- Second prize – €10.000
- Third prize – €5.000
Composition prizes:
- Prize for symphonic music section – €10.000
- Chamber music section – €7.000
- Prize for originality – €5.000;
Winners
Piano section
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| I: 1958 |  Ming-Qiang Li
|
 Michèle Boegner
|
 Dmitry Paperno
|
| II: 1961 | Not awarded |  Arie Vardi
|
Hong Teng
|
| III: 1964 | Elisabeth Leonskaja
|
André Gorog
|
 Gabriel Amiras
|
| IV: 1967 |  Radu Lupu
|
Dan Grigore
|
Anatol Ugorski
|
| V: 1970 | Dmitri Alexeev
|
 Mack McCray
|
Radu Toescu
|
| VI: 1991 |  Daniel Goiți
|
Viniciu Moroianu
|
Luiza Borac
|
| VII: 2001 | Diana Ionescu
|
Matei Varga
|
Maria-Magdalena Pitu-Jokisch
|
| VIII: 2003 |  Ilona Timchenko
|
Not awarded | Razvan Dragnea
|
| IX: 2005 |  Irina Zahharenkova
|
Evgeny Izotov
|
Aimo Pagin
|
| X: 2007 | Eduard Kunz
|
Evgeny Cherepanov
|
Christopher Falzone
|
| XI: 2009 | Amir Tebenikhin
|
Violetta Kachikian
|
 Jongdo An
|
| XII: 2011 | Not awarded | Jeung-Beum Sohn
|
Mihai Ritivoiu
|
| XIII: 2014 |  Josu de Solaun Soto[5][6][7]
|
Ilya Rashkovsky
|
 Vassilis Varvaresos
|
| XIV: 2016 |  Victoria Vassilenko
|
 Takuma Ishii
|
 Danor Quinteros
|
| XV: 2018 | Daria Parkhomenko
|
 Daumants Liepins
|
Alexander Panfilov
|
| XVI: 2020 | Yeon-Min Park
|
Adela Liculescu
|
 Marcin Wieczorek
|
| XVII: 2022 | Alexandra Segal
|
George Todica
|
 Chun Lam U
|
Violin section
- Silvia Marcovici (1970)
- Alexandru Tomescu (1999)
- Nemanja Radulovic (2001)
- Valeriy Sokolov (2005)
- Anna Tifu (2007)
- Jarosław Nadrzycki (2009)
- Stefan Tarara (2014)[8][9]
References
- ^ a b "Enescu Competition extends application deadline to 1 May 2020". Rhinegold. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Moldovan, Tania Aniela (2015). The Modern Romanian Violin School: An Analytical Introduction to Manual De Vioara by Ionel Geanta and George Manoliu (PhD). Florida State University. p. 17. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "2020 George Enescu International Competition Online Announces 3 Winners in Composition and 8 Piano Semifinalists". George Enescu Festival. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Guide to the 2020 George Enescu International Competition". Bachtrack. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Sam Houston State Artist/Teacher Josu De Solaun Wins International Piano Competition". Fat Cat New Media. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Spanish pianist Josu de Solaun wins the 2014 Enescu Competition". Business Review. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Cerban, Madalina (28 September 2014). "Pianistul spaniol Josu de Solaun a câştigat secţiunea Pian a Concursului Enescu 2014". Mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben". Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben (in German). 10 April 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Stefan Tarara wins George Enescu International Competition Violin category". The Strad. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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