
Laureates of the 5th international Piano Competition for Young Pianists “Merci, Maestro!” 2021
Category A
Name | Last Name | Date of birth | Country | PRIZE |
Sean | Hsieh | 07/05/2010 | Taiwan | First prize |
Daria | Ivantsova | 07/07/2009 | Russian Federation | Second prize |
Rikuma | Nakai | 05/02/2011 | Japan | Third prize |
Arianna | Salvalaggio | 16/09/2012 | Italy | Third prize |
Yui | Harumashi | 30/08/2012 | Japan | Special prize from the competition* |
* In recognition of the extraordinary level of musical achievements, the competition invites Yui Harumashi and provides with a scholarship to participate in the Summer Music Academy FORTE – a series of masterclasses in solo, chamber music and orchestra provided by internationally acclaimed professionals. The Sumer Music Academy FORTE will take place in Brussels in July 4th-11th 2021. More information on the web site of the Summer Music Academy FORTE.
Category B
Name | Last Name | Date of birth | Country | PRIZE |
Matteo | Bortolazzi | 04/05/2006 | Italy | First prize |
Gur | Sargsyan | 16/11/2006 | Armenia | First prize |
Teo | Kakabadze | 30/11/2005 | Georgia | Second prize |
Lisa-Marie | Ehrenfried | 12/10/2006 | Germany | Third prize |
Category C
Name | Last Name | Date of birth | Country | PRIZE |
Curtis Phill | Hsu | 08/12/2004 | USA | First prize |
Tigran | Mardanyan | 20/08/2003 | Armenia | Second prize |
Dmytro | Semykras | 09/06/2001 | Ukraine | Second prize |
Mariam | Chitanava | 14/11/1998 | Russian Federation | Third prize |
Yael | Koldobsky | 09/06/2001 | Israel | Third prize |
We thank all participants for their effort and congratulate the winners!
Nataliya Cheurenko
Artistic Director and Founder of the competition