Winners in 2023
CONGRATULATIONS to all winners of the 4th International Hans von Bülow Competition!
Juniors up to 13 years:
1st prize (€1.000): Jeffrey Dong
2nd prize (2 x €500): Eva Wang & Celina Höferlin
3rd prize - wurde nicht vergeben
Juniors 14 - 17 years
1st prize (€1.000): Tantan Wang
2nd prize (€600): Lukian Gasser
3rd prize (2 x €200): Shan Shan Tsai & € Yoonseok Shim
In the final concert on May 7, 2023, the audience prize of €500, which was kindly donated by the Kuratorium Kulturstadt Meiningen e.V., was awarded to Tantan Wang
Received 2 music vouchers of €100 each, donated by Bärenreiter-Verlag
Eva Wang
Celina Höferlin
A professional sound recording with their competition repertoire was produced directly after the competition: Jeffrey Dong & Tantan Wang
Tantan Wang & Lukian Gasser each received 2 follow-up concerts for juniors.
Main prizes in the Professionals category
1st prize (€10,000): Rachel Breen
2nd prize (€6,000): Nejc Kamplet
3rd prize (€4,000): Masaharu Kambara
Main prizes in the category conducting from the piano
1st prize (€10,000): Aurel Dawidiuk
2nd prize (€6,000): Gabriel Durliat
3rd prize (€4,000): Mikael Loponen
Special prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary work, donated by the Carl Bechstein Foundation (€1,500): Gabriel Durliat
Special prize for the best interpretation of a work by Ludwig van Beethoven, donated by the Carl Bechstein Foundation (€1,500): Nejc Kamplet
Special prize for the best interpretation of a work by Max Reger, donated by the Carl Bechstein Foundation (€1,500): Felix Kehr
The Richard-Wagner-Verband Nürnberg sponsors a grant from the Richard-Wagner-Stipendienstiftung, which includes, among other things, attending 3 performances of the Bayreuth Festival: Hin-Yat Tsang
3 sheet music vouchers of €100 each, donated by Bärenreiter-Verlag, were awarded to:
- Julian Gast
- Youngho Park
- Simonas Miknius
In the final concert on May 18, 2023, an audience prize of €500, kindly donated by the Kuratorium Kulturstadt Meiningen e.V., was awarded to: Aurel Dawidiuk.
Further follow-up concerts were awarded:
- 1 concert with the Meininger Hofkapelle in the 2023/2024 season went to Rachel Breen.
- 1 concert in the Bechstein Next Generation series in the Kulturstall at Schloss Britz went to Rachel Breen.
- 1 concert of the International Felix Draeseke Society e.V. went to Aurel Dawidiuk.
- 1 concert of the Friedrich-Kiel-Gesellschaft e.V. went to Nejc Kamplet.
- 1 concert at Klassik in Spandau e.V. went to Nejc Kamplet.
- 1 concert at the Joachim Raff Society in Lachen (Switzerland) went to Aurel Dawidiuk.
- 1 concert in Schmalkalden went to Masaharu Kambara.
Winners in 2018
Junior Category, ages 13 and under
1st Prize: Andreas Salaru
2nd Prize: not awarded
3rd Prize: Elisabeth Merschdorf & Julia Kaufmann
Junior Category, ages 14-15
1st Prize: not awarded
2nd Prize: Carmen Sottile & Monan Jülch
3rd Prize: not awarded
Junior Category, ages 16-17
1. -3. Prize: not awarded
Amateur Category 2018
1st Prize: not awarded
2nd Prize: Guido Macripo
3rd Prize: Deborah Arn-Preißl & Stephen Stouder
Conducting from the piano 2018
1st Prize: Jaehan Lim
2nd Prize: Lukás Klánský
3rd Prize: Anna Handler
Professional Category 2018
1st Prize: Nanako Kurita
2nd Prize: Mo Zhou
3rd Prize: Haruka Izawa
Audience Favorite Prize ALLEGRETTO CON BRIO: Carmen Sottile
Audience Favorite Prize BRILANNTI DILETTANTI: Guido Macripo
Audience Favorite Prize BRAVO, BRAVISSIMO: Nanako Kurita
Audience Favorite Prize FINALE FURIOSO: Nanako Kurita
Felix Draeseke Society Special Prize: Shenzi Liang
The International Association of Richard Wagner Societies Bursary: : Carmen Sottile
professional CD recording in October 2018: Andreas Salaru & Monan Jülch
Winners in 2015
Junior Categoy, ages 13 and under
1st Prize: Daniel Nemov
2nd Prize: Daniel Vincent Streicher
3rd Prize: Calin Corneliu Calfa & Yumeka Nakagawa
Junior Category, ages 14-15
1st Prize: Cynthia Maya Bal
2nd Prize: not awarded
3rd Prize: Isilsu Coskuner & Yuna Nakagawa
Junior Category, ages 16-17
1st Prize: Marta Czech
2nd Prize: Zhuotao Huang
3rd Prize: Marie Jäschke
Audience Favorite Prize ALLEGRETTI CON BRIO: Yuna Nakagawa
Amateur Category:
1st Prize: Valentin Blomer
2nd Prize: Matthias Fischer
3rd Prize: Atsutaka Manabe & Guido Macripo
Audience Favorite Prize BRILLANTI DILLETANTI: Valentin Blomer
Professional Category
1st Prize: Balazs Demény
2nd Prize: Koga Higashiyama
Conducting from the piano
1th Prize: Aris Alexander Blettenberg
2nd Prize: Jiayan Sun
Audience Favorite Prize BRAVO, BRAVISSIMO: Balazs Demény
Audience Favorite Prize FINALE FURIOSO: Aris Alexander Blettenberg & Balazs Demény
Further Special Prizes:
CD recordings: Daniel Nemov & Cynthia Maya Bal & Marta Czech
The International Association of Richard Wagner Societies Bursary: Marta Czech
2 concert engagements for the International Draseke Society e.V. Coburg: Aris Alexander Blettenberg
1 concert engagement for Joachim Raff Society Lachen: Aris Alexander Blettenberg
1 concert engagement at the Liszt-Festival in Raiding (Austria) Balazs Demény
1 concert engagement for the concert series "Klassik in Spandau": Balazs Demény
1 concert engagement for the Tchaikovsky Society e.V.: Balazs Demény
1 concert engagement for the Friedrich Kiel Society: Koga Higashiyama
1 concert engagement at the Ettersburg Castle near Weimar: Aris Alexander Blettenberg
1 concert engagement for a symphony concert with the Meiningen Court Orchestra: Balazs Demény
2 concert engagements for the Rheinland-Palatinate Chopin Society: Koga Higashiyama
1 concert engagement with the Meiningen Court Orchestra: Aris Alexander Blettenberg
Winners in 2012
Junior Category:
1st Prize: Marie Sophie Decker-Hauzel + CD Recording
2nd Prize: Aaron Pilsan
3rd Prize: Daniel Vincent Streicher & Levi Julius Sochor
Special Prize of the Richard Wagner Association: Juliane-Sophie Ritzmann
Amateur Category: Solo and Chamber Music:
1st Prize: Caroline Kirchhoff
2nd Prize: Reinhard Hönig
Amateur Category: Solo and piano concert:
1st Prize: Terry Eder
2nd Prize: Matthias Fischer
3rd Prize: Wilfried Lingenberg
Professional Category:
1st Prize: Herin Sung + 2 concert engagements + CD recording
1st Prize: Olga Pashchenko + Spezial Prize of the Chopin Society + CD Recording
2nd Prize: Mami Shindo + 2 concert engagements
3rd Prize: Adrian Brendle + 2 concert engagements
Conducting from the piano:
1st Prize: Frank Dupree
2nd Prize: Maxim Emelyanychev + Special Prize „Prof. Dr. Bobéth“
3rd Prize: Maxim Böckelmann
Audience Favorite Prize Junge Virtuosen: Aaron Pilsan
Audience Favorite Prize Konzert im Festsaal: Matthias Fischer
Audience Favorite Prize Großes Galakonzert mit der Meininger Hofkapelle: Frank Düpree