The winners of the 2nd Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition in the Composition category are:

Piano:

I. Pablo Borrás (Argentina) - €3000

II. not granted

III. Hyunsu Kim (Republic of Korea) - €1000

Violin:

I. Amer Ali (Syrian Arab Republic) - €3000

II. Jinwook Jung (Republic of Korea) - €2000

III. Manolis Ekmektsoglou (Greece) - €1000

Voice:

I. Noemi Conti (Italy) - €3000

II. Alejandro Mata (Mexico) - €2000

III. Krystian Neścior (Poland) - 1000 €

String quartet:

I. Maria Vincenza Cabizza (Italy) - €4000

II. Hed Bahack (Israel) - €3000

III. Hyunsu Kim (Republic of Korea) - €2000

In addition, the Competition Director and Jury nominate 6 distinctions with financial prizes:

Piano:

Bartosz Witkowski (Poland)

Michał Janocha (Poland)

€300 each

String quartet:

Dario Michelon (Italy)

Andrea Mattevi (Italy)

€400 each

Violin:

Andrea Nassivera (Italy)

Pasquale Punzo (Italy)

€300 each

It was quite a challenge to choose the best compositions, yet the deliberations were truly inspiring. Sincere congratulations to the winners and a great thank you to all the participants.

The winning pieces are included in the repertoire of the performance competition, which will open tomorrow! We encourage you to participate in the following categories: Piano, Violin, String quartet, and Voice.

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