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Cello 2022

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Winners

Ettore Pagano

1

Italy

1st prize

Best interpretation of a sonata (2nd Round).

Yo Kitamura

2

Japan

2nd prize

Best interpretation of the David Popper’s etudes from “High school of cello playing” Op. 73 (1st Round).

Ivan Sendetckii

3

Russian Federation

3rd prize

Best interpretation of the suite a composition for solo cello by Johann Sebastian Bach (1st Round).

Best interpretation of the Sonata-Fantasy for Cello by Aram Khachaturian (2nd Round).

Mikayel Voskanyan

Armenia

“Audience Award”: one concert performance with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra during its 2023/24 concert season.

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Prizes

*Calculated at the US Dollar exchange rate, officially announced by the Central Bank of Armenia on the day of the payment of cash reward. The cash reward is liable to taxation in compliance with the tax legislation of RA

prize

Cash reward equal to 10,000 USD in AMD rate

prize

Laureate Diploma

prize

Participation in the 2 concert programs (during 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons) offered by the Organizing Committee of the Competition.

*Calculated at the US Dollar exchange rate, officially announced by the Central Bank of Armenia on the day of the payment of cash reward. The cash reward is liable to taxation in compliance with the tax legislation of RA

prize

Cash reward equal to 5,000 USD in AMD rate

prize

Laureate Diploma

*Calculated at the US Dollar exchange rate, officially announced by the Central Bank of Armenia on the day of the payment of cash reward. The cash reward is liable to taxation in compliance with the tax legislation of RA

prize

Cash reward equal to 3,000 USD in AMD rate

prize

Laureate Diploma

Special Prizes

1. Best interpretation of the suite a composition for solo cello by Johann Sebastian Bach (1st Round)

2. Best interpretation of the David Popper’s etudes from “High school of cello playing” Op. 73 (1st Round)

3. Best interpretation of the Sonata-Fantasy for Cello by Aram Khachaturian (2nd Round)

4. Best interpretation of a sonata (2nd Round)

5. “Audience Award”: one concert performance with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra during its 2023/24 concert season

*Performances receiving Special prizes will be published on the official website and social media pages of the Competition.

*The Competition will provide additional special prizes and awards, which will be granted during the closing ceremony of the Competition.

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Rules

Contestant

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Program

1st Round

Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude and two other movements from one of the 6 suites for solo cello (at competitor’s choice):
David Popper - any 2 etudes from “High school of cello playing” Op. 73
One piece (at competitor’s choice) not more than 12 minutes.

2nd Round

Aram Khachaturian - Sonata-Fantasy for Unaccompanied Cello*
One of the following sonatas for Cello and Piano (at competitor’s choice):

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No.3 in A major, Op.69

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No.4 in C major, Op 102

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No.5 in D major, Op.102 No.2

Johannes Brahms - Sonata No.2 in F major, Op.99.

Franz Schubert - Sonata in A minor, D.821 “Arpeggione”

Dmitry Shostakovich - Sonata in D minor, Op. 40

Sergei Prokofiev - Sonata in C major, Օp. 119

One piece at competitor’s choice (not more than 12 minutes).

3rd Round

Each participant is given 120 minutes for rehearsal with the orchestra.

One of the following compositions by Aram Khachaturian for Cello and Orchestra (at competitor’s choice)*:

Aram Khachaturian - Cello Concerto in E minor

Aram Khachaturian - Concerto-Rhapsody for cello and orchestra in D minor.

One of the following Cello Concertos at competitor’s choice:

Joseph Haydn - Concerto No 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2

Antonin Dvorak - Concerto in B minor, Op.104

Robert Schumann - Concerto in A minor, Op.129

Edward Elgar - Concerto in E minor, Op.85

Édouard Lalo - Concerto in D minor

Camille Saint-Saëns - Concerto No.1 in A minor, Op.33

*If necessary, the scores of Aram Khachaturian's compositions will be made available by the Competition.

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Schedule of Events

All hours are set at the Armenian Standard Time (GMT/UTC+4)

06

JUNE

Opening Ceremony

07

JUNE

1ST ROUND (DAY 1)

Performance, from 1 to 12 participants

08

JUNE

1ST ROUND (DAY 2)

Performance, from 13 to 24 participants

09

JUNE

2ND ROUND (DAY 1)

Performance, from 1 to 6 participants

10

JUNE

2ND ROUND (DAY 2)

Performance, from 7 to 12 participants

11

JUNE

3RD ROUND (DAY 1)

Rehearsal/performance with orchestra, from 1 to 4 participants

12

JUNE

3RD ROUND (DAY 2)

Rehearsal/performance with orchestra, from 1 to 4 participants

13

JUNE

AWARD CEREMONY AND GALA CONCERT

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Contestants

1st Round

Tornike Getsadze

Georgia

Alejandro Viana

Spain

Mikayel Petrosyan

Armenia

Arthur Daems

Belgium

Dale Jeong

Canada

Varduhi Mirzoyan

Armenia

Nelli Tsinman

Russian Federation

Ji Soo Kim

Republic of Korea

Jeongheon Nam

Republic of Korea

Kyung Jun Lee

Republic of Korea

Mikayel Voskanyan

Armenia

Vladimir Afinogenov

Russian Federation

Seonwoo Park

Republic of Korea

Artyom Ioanisyan

Armenia

Akito Goto

Japan

Yo Kitamura

Japan

Zimo Zhai

China

Caleb Curtis

Switzerland

Eva Arderius

Spain

Kamil Mukhametdinov

Russian Federation

Ettore Pagano

Italy

Constantin Borodin

Romania/Moldova

Luca Colardo

Italy

Rolando Fernandez

Mexico

Ayoun Kim

Republic of Korea

Ivan Sendetckii

Russian Federation

Tatsiana Bayaryna

Belarus

Jean Carlos José Coronado Cabrices

Venezuela

2nd Round

Kyung Jun Lee

Republic of Korea

Eva Arderius

Spain

Mikayel Voskanyan

Armenia

Yo Kitamura

Japan

Seonwoo Park

Republic of Korea

Ivan Sendetckii

Russian Federation

Ettore Pagano

Italy

Constantin Borodin

Romania/Moldova

Tatsiana Bayaryna

Belarus

Artyom Ioanisyan

Armenia

3rd Round

Kyung Jun Lee

Republic of Korea

Yo Kitamura

Japan

Ivan Sendetckii

Russian Federation

Ettore Pagano

Italy

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Jury members

DMITRY YABLONSKY

ISRAEL/USA/ JURY/

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Eduard Wulfson

Switzerland/ JURY/

Christopher Reuning

Unated States of America/ JURY/

Martin Engstroem

Sweden/ JURY/

Oleg Sendetsky

RUSSIAN FEDERATION/ JURY/

Aram Talalyan

ARMENIA/ JURY/