Oficial results of 38th edition

Jury members:

Chairman:
Peter Toperczer, Czech Republic

Members:
Helena Bondarenko, Germany
Steen Frederiksen, Denmark
Sven-Ake Landström, Sweden
Daniel Veis, Czech Republic
Desmond Wright, Switzerland
Ivan Ženatý, Czech Republic

The Jury has reviewed recordings of 26 candidates (9 pianists, 6 violinists, 11 violoncellists) from 13 countries:

Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia-Montenegro, Ukraine

PRIZES HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO:

Piano:

1st prize (shared by two candidates)
MARIE AL-ASHHABOVÁ, 20. 12. 1988, Czech Republic
ALEXANDER KUNDRIAVTSEV, 13. 9. 1987, Russia

Honorable mention
ANNA FEDOROVA, 27. 2. 1990, Ukraine

Honorable mention
SARA VUJADINOVIĆ, 30. 1. 1991, Serbia and Montenegro

Honorable mention
LUCIE VALČOVÁ, 9. 12. 1987, Czech Republic

Diploma for the best rendition of the obligatory composition
Leoš Janáček: In the Mist (1st and 4th movement)
MARIE AL-ASHHABOVÁ

Violin

1st prize
HELLEN WEISS, 3. 5. 1988, Germany

2nd prize
MARKÉTA JANOUŠKOVÁ, 2. 7. 1989, Czech Republic

Honorable mention
OLGA PISKORZ, 6. 10. 1989, Poland

Diploma for the best rendition of the obligatory composition
Josef Suk: Four Pieces for Violin and Piano (3rd and 4th movement)
HELLEN WEISS

Violoncello

1st prize
FIODOR AMOSOV, 27. 3. 1988, Russia

2nd prize
ZITA VARGA, 5. 5. 1989, Croatia

Honorable mention
MICHAEL PETROV, 28. 5. 1990, Bulgaria

Honorable mention
TOMASZ DAROCH, 15. 6. 1989, Poland

Diploma for the best rendition of the obligatory composition
Bohuslav Martinů: Sonata for Violoncello and Piano No 3 (3rd movement)
FIODOR AMOSOV

Helena Karásková Prize
HELLEN WEISS (Germany)

This prize is awarded by the Czech Ministry of Education to the absolute winner - with the highest number of points - in the memory of the founder of Concertino Praga Special prize for the candidates from the Czech Republic (awarded by The Foundation of Zdeňka Podhajská): public performance on December 3, 2003 within the cycle "Music under Petřín" under the auspices of Radio Free Europe. Prize winners who were awarded the 1st and 2nd prizes would become the "Laureates of Concertino Praga" and they are obliged to defend this title at the concert of winners on June 19, 2004 in Prague and at the other public performances within The South Bohemian Festival of Concertino Praga in June 2004.

Prof. Peter Toperczer, Chairman of the Jury
MgA. Martin Vojtíšek, Director of Concertino Praga

Prague, November 23rd, 2003