Malta International Composition Competition® 2023

First Prize Winner – INA KOSTURI (Violin Solo)
Albania
First Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – GUANG YANG (String Quartet)
China
First Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – MICHEL FREQUIN (String Quartet)
Italy/Netherlands
Second Prize Winner – YIRAN TANG (String Quartet)
China
Second Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – YANG GUANG (String Quartet)
China
Second Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – EMMANUEL CHAVANEAU (String Quartet)
France
Third Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – QU CHENCHEN (String Quartet)
China
Third Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – EDMUND SONG (String Quartet)
USA
Diploma Prize Winner – JIALI LIU (String Quartet)
China

Central International Composition Competition™ 2022

First Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – FRANCOISE BOLENS
FRANCE
First Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – SHIYI FANG
CHINA
First Prize Winner – Violin Solo – SHUZHE WANG
CHINA
Second Prize Winner – FANSHU ZENG
CHINA
Third Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo)- CHANG ZHISHU
CHINA
Third Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo)- DERMOT J ,WALSH
USA
Fouth Prize Winner – CHENKANG NI
CHINA
Diploma Prize Winner – YUANG MAO
CHINA

Malta International Music Competition® 2022

First Prize Winner – JACOB SMITH (Cello)
Australia
Second Prize Winner – SALVO DI LORENZO (Violin)
Italy
Second Prize Winner – JIN HONG (Piano)
South Koea
Third Prize Winner – JOHANNA SCHMIDT (Viola)
Switzerland
Third Prize Winner – SAMUEL LEE (Piano)
South Korea
Third Prize Winner – ZHAN LEI (Violin)
CHINA
“Honorable Mention” Prize Winner – PU FENG (Piano)
CHINA

Malta International Composition Competition™ 2022

First Prize Winner – BRIAN FIELD
USA
Second Prize Winner – MATTHEW ARMBRUST
USA
Third Prize Winner – JINGYANG CUI
CHINA
Fourth Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – DAOZHENG ZHANG
CHINA
Fourth Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – OLEG PLOTNIKOV
NETHERLAND
“Promising Composer 2022” – XUEYAN ZHOU
CHINA
“Promising Composer 2022” – XUETING PAN
CHINA
Diploma Prize Winner – ENPING YANG
CHINA
Honorable Mention Prize Winner – LI ZHAO
CHINA
Honorable Mention Prize Winner – WEI ZHAO
CHINA

Malta International Music Competition® 2021

ALL Categories*
1st Prize Winner – Davit Babayan (Armenia) – VIOLIN
1st Prize Winner – Marina Nikova (Bulgaria) – VIOLIN
2nd Prize Winner – Markus Siedenberg (Germany) – PIANO
2nd Prize Winner – Xiyuan Guo (China) – CELLO
2nd Prize Winner – Wanzhen Zhao (China) – PIANO
3rd Prize Winner – Yang Hao (China) – VIOLIN
3rd Prize Winner – Meiko Nakahira (Japan) – VIOLIN
3rd Prize Winner – Fang Yinuo (China) – VIOLIN
3rd Prize Winner – Sun String Quartet (China) – CHAMBER MUSIC
3rd Prize Winner – Jiayi Huang (China) – CELLO
3rd Prize Winner – Ziyi Li (China) – VIOLIN

*no trophies or physical prizes have been awarded this year.

Malta International Composition Competition™ 2021

First Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – LANCE HULME
USA
First Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – PAOLO GEMINIANI
ITALY
Second Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – CHAN NOK HIM
HONG KONG
Second Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – AN DONGNI
CHINA
Third Prize Winner – MARIO POLONYI
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Fourth Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – SHUYA FENG
CHINA
Fourth Prize Winner(Ex-Aequo) – XINXIN TIAN
CHINA
Diploma Prize Winner – ANDREA MONTALBANO
ITALY
Honorable Mention Prize Winner – JUNJI KAWAKAMI
JAPAN
Diploma Prize Winner – JIN YUHAO
CHINA
Honorable Mention Prize Winner – CHAN NOK HIM
HONG KONG

Grand Gala International Music Competition™ 2021

Central International Music Competition™ 2021

Young Categories I-II

First Prize Winner
Aisha Bhansali (India) – VIOLA
First Prize Winner
Hao Linshi (China) – VIOLIN
First Prize Winner
Magdalena Szczesna (Poland) – SAXOPHONE
Second Prize Winner
Christine Muscat (Malta) – PIANO
Third Prize Winner
Hubert Kociszewski (Poland) – VIOLIN

Central International Composition Competition™ 2020

First Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Mr. Kesem Ninio (Israel)
First Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Mr. Apollo Premadasa Bulbena (UK)
Second Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Mr. Jacob Patrick Abela (Malta)
Second Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Mr. Junji Kawakami (Japan)
Third Prize Winner
Not Awarded

Malta International Music Competition® 2020

Young Categories I-II-III
1st Prize Winner – Philip Chernomor (Germany) – VIOLIN
1st Prize Winner – Elina He (Hong Kong) – VIOLIN
1st Prize Winner – Ni Weidong (China) – PIANO
1st Prize Winner – Jiaze Li (China) – VIOLIN
1st Prize Winner – Daniel Stang (Germany) – PIANO
1st Prize Winner – Meiyun Qu & Hairu Wang (China) – CHAMBER MUSIC
2nd Prize Winner – Leander Hennes Resch (Germany) – VIOLIN
2nd Prize Winner – Renhan Pang (China) – PIANO
2nd Prize Winner – Christine Muscat (Malta) – PIANO
2nd Prize Winner – Fang Yinuo (China) – VIOLIN
2nd Prize Winner – Meiyun Qu (China) – VIOLIN
2nd Prize Winner – Shuhang Zhao (China) – PIANO
3rd Prize Winner – Krista Agius (Malta) – PIANO
3rd Prize Winner – Albena Deneva (Bulgaria) – PIANO
3rd Prize Winner – Nithin Parthasarathy (USA) – FLUTE
3rd Prize Winner – Sophie De (Armenia) – VIOLIN
3rd Prize Winner – Nguyen Le Nguyen (Vietnam) – VIOLIN
3rd Prize Winner – Rudiela Farrugia (Malta) – PIANO
Special Prize Winner – Pham Bach (Vietnam) – VIOLIN
Promising Talent 2020 Prize Winner – Doun Sheng En (China) – VIOLIN
Special Prize Winner – Miguel Camilleri (Malta) – PIANO
Special Prize Winner – Zhang Jin Xuan (China) – VIOLIN

Adult Category
1st Prize Winner – Keila Wakao (USA/Japan) – VIOLIN
1st Prize Winner – “FLOWER DUO” Kaja Mandic Plavsic & Milica Josic (Serbia) – CHAMBER MUSIC
1st Prize Winner – Sven Bauer (Germany) – PIANO
2nd Prize Winner – Kaja Mandic Plavsic (Serbia) – PIANO
2nd Prize Winner – Iulia Magdalena Toma (Romania) – PIANO
3rd Prize Winner – Xiang Ye (China) – PIANO
3rd Prize Winner – Shuxuan Rao (China) – PIANO

Malta International Composition Competition™ 2020

First Prize Winner
Ms. Feona Lee Jones (USA)
First Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Mr. Brian Field (USA)
Second Prize Winner
Mr. Yuanbin Cao (China)
Second Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Mr. Michael Coleman (USA)
Third Prize Winner
Ms. Zhixuan Hu (China)
Third Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Ms. Shiyi Wang (China)
Special Diploma Prize Winner (Europe Most Promising Composer 2020)
Mr. Charles Galea (Malta)
Special Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Alexander Guess (USA)
Special Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Alejandro Javier Padilla Gallegos (Mexico)
Special Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Chenyu Zhou (China)
Special Diploma Prize Winner (Asia Most Promising Composer 2020)
Mr. Luyuan Li (China)

Malta International Violin Making Competition™ 2020

Gold Medal Prize Winner
Ms. Marianna Ercole (France) – VIOLA DA GAMBA
Gold Medal Prize Winner
Mr. Piotr Pielaszek (Poland) – VIOLIN BAROQUE
Silver Medal Prize Winner
Mr. Jan Lipinski (Poland) – VIOLIN BAROQUE

Gold Medal Prize Winner
Mr. Gauthier Louppe (Belgium) – ASYMMETRICAL VIOLA & CELLO
Gold Medal Prize Winner
Mr. Andrew Tan Nyen Wen (Malaysia) – GHIRONDA BARROCCA
Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Andrew Tan Nyen Wen (Malaysia) – VIOLA D’AMORE

GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Liu Haitao (China) – VIOLIN
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Du Wenlin (China) – VIOLIN
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Liu Zhaojun (China) – VIOLIN
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Guo Mingkui (China) – VIOLIN

Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Xue Dongmin (China) – VIOLIN
Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Wang Zhongbo (China) – VIOLIN I
Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Wang Zhongbo (China) – VIOLIN II
Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Zheng Benjun (China) – VIOLIN I
Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Zheng Benjun (China) – VIOLIN II

GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Guo Zhou (China) – VIOLA
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Song Baocun (China) – VIOLA
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Nikola Nikolov (Bulgaria) – VIOLA
Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Plamen Edrev (Bulgaria) – VIOLA

ITALIAN VIOLIN MAKING ASSOCIATION Prize Winner
“The Best Contemporary Cremonese Style”
Mr. Alessandro Menta (Italy) – VIOLIN

GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Song Baocun (China) – CELLO
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Tan Chin Seng (Malaysia) – CELLO
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Zhao Junhai (China) – CELLO
GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Wang Zhongbo (China) – STRING QUARTET
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Liu Zhaojun (China) – STRING QUARTET
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Sonng Baocun (China) – STRING QUARTET
SPECIAL Prize Winner
Mr. Shan Dong Yan (China) – STRING QUARTET

Malta International Bow Making Competition™ 2020

GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Tsai Ming Feng (Taiwan) – VIOLIN BOW
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Pan Zhungfu (Taiwan) – VIOLIN BOW
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Xue Dondmin (China) – VIOLIN BOW
GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Pan Guangfu (China) – VIOLA BOW
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner (Ex-aequo)
Mr. Chen Menqing (China) – VIOLA BOW
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner (Ex-aequo)
Mr. Tsai Ming Feng (Taiwan) – VIOLA BOW
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner (Ex-aequo)
Mr. Pu Xiaoming (China) – VIOLA BOW
GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Tsai Ming Feng (Taiwan) – CELLO BOW
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Pu Xiaoming (China) – CELLO BOW
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner (Ex-aequo)
Mr. Pan Guangfu (China) – CELLO BOW
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner (Ex-aequo)
Mr. Zhu Wei (China) – CELLO BOW

Malta International Music Competition® 2019

Young Category I
1st Prize Winner – Charlotte Lee (Hong Kong)
2nd Prize Winner – Ani Bayramyan (Armenia)
2nd Prize Winner – Kellyann Spiteri (Malta)
3rd Prize Winner – Louis Richardson (Great Britain)
3rd Prize Winner – Anouschka Vella, Elisa Borg, Kellyann Spiteri (Malta)

Young Category II
1st Prize Winner – Ella Richardson (Great Britain)
2nd Prize Winner – Samvel Zakoyan (Armenia)
3rd Prize Winner – Charlotte Lee (Hong Kong)
Participant Diploma – Maksim Paripskii (Russia)
Diploma(Non-Professional) – Bernice Musu (Malta)

Adult Category
1st Prize Winner (Musafia Prize) – Charlotte Lee (Hong Kong)
2nd Prize Winner (Piccolo Maestro Prize) – Martin Sedlak (Germany)

Malta International Composition Competition™ 2019

First Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Mr. Alan Torok (Canada) – “Wheatfield with Lark” String Quartet
First Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Mr. Brian Fields (USA) – The String Quartet no. 1
Second Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Mr. Alexander Yashkin Daszkiewicz (Cyprus) – “Lark In The Sky Above The Schloss Tirol” & “A Rainy Day In Wivenhoe” String Quartets
Second Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Mr. Vugar Mammadzada (Azerbaijan) – The String Quartet
Third Prize Winner
Mr. Jacob Patrick Abela (Malta) – “Fantasia” String Quartet
Special Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Mr. Godwin Sadoh (Nigeria) – “Egba Musical Totem” String Quartet
Special Prize Winner (Ex-Aequo)
Mr. Tikhon Roamnovkiy Stepanov (Russian Federation) – “The Vagaries of Summer”

Malta International Violin Making Competition™ 2019

GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Wang Junhong (China) – VIOLIN
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Du Wenlin (China) – VIOLIN
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Nicolas Brunel (France) – VIOLIN

Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Luca Bastiani (Italy) – VIOLIN
Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Liu Zhaojun (China) – VIOLIN
Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Liu Haitao (China) – VIOLIN
Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Hua Lei (South Korea) – VIOLIN
Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Song Baocun (China) – VIOLIN
Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Andre Gusztav Imre (Romania/Hungary) – ASYMMETRICAL VIOLIN
Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Andre & Cesar Sacellarides (France) – ASYMMETRICAL BARYTHON VIOLA/VIOLIN
Honorable Exhibitor Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Dimitris Karaoglanis (Greece) – FREESTYLE/ASYMMETRICAL VIOLIN
Third Prize Winner
Mr. Xu Zhi Yong (China) – VIOLIN SOLO/STUDENT CATEGORY

GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Guo Zhou (China) – VIOLA
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Giacomo Rocca (Italy) – VIOLA
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Wang Junhong (China) – VIOLA
ITALIAN VIOLIN MAKING ASSOCIATION Prize Winner
“The Best Contemporary Cremonese Style”
Mr. Giacomo Rocca (Italy) – VIOLA
GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Chen Xiangwei (China) – CELLO
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Zha De Ying (China) – CELLO
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Wei Guang Luk (Australia) – CELLO
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Jin Wook Hong (South Korea) – CELLO
GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Chen Xiangwei (China) – STRING QUARTET
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Jin Wook Hong (South Korea) – STRING QUARTET
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Wei Guang Luk (Australia) – STRING QUARTET
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Zhan Deying (China) – STRING QUARTET

GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Li Jianfeng (China) – VIOLIN BOW
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Pan Guangfu (China) – VIOLIN BOW
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Pu Chunming (China) – VIOLIN BOW
GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Chen Menqing (China) – VIOLA BOW
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Pu Xiaoming (China) – VIOLA BOW
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Xu Feng (China) – VIOLA BOW
GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Pu Chunming (China) – CELLO BOW
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Pan (China) – CELLO BOW
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner (Ex-aequo)
Mr. Li Xueyong (China) – CELLO BOW
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner (Ex-aequo)
Mr. Li Jianfeng (China) – CELLO BOW

Central International Music & Composition Competitions™ 2019

Third Prize Winner
Mr. Xu Zhi Yong (China) – VIOLIN SOLO/STUDENT CATEGORY

First Prize Winner
M. Eren Arin (Turkey) – The String Quartet no. 1 “The Liquidation”
Second Prize Winner
Alexander Yashkin Daszkiewicz (Cyprus) – The String Quartet “Petali Di Amore”
Third Prize Winner
Sharon Subbarao (UK) – Quartet “Once Upon a Time in a Forgotten Place”

Malta International Music Competition® 2018

Young Category I
2nd Prize Winner – Luna Isabel Hansen Lopez (Norway)
2nd Prize Winner – Greta Stanyte (Lithuania)
Young Category II
1st Prize Winner – Aqua D’Or Saxophone Quartet (Norway)
1st Prize Winner – Vegard Alstand Rukke (Norway)
2nd Prize Winner – Celine Kjaerstad Denielsen (Norway)
2nd Prize Winner – Simen Kristoffer Huebschle (Switzerland)
3rd Prize/D’Addario Winner – Maya Uzarska (Poland)
Honorable Mention Prize Winner – Anna Risan Bjaanes (Norway)
Professional Adult Category
1st Prize | Piccolo Maestro Winner – Feliks Harutyunyan (Armenia)
2nd Prize | Musafia Winner – Anna Dorothea Mutterer (Germany)
2nd Prize Winner – Olena Poguliaieva (Ukraine)
3rd Prize Winner | Chamber Music – Muscat-Poguliaieva (Malta)
3rd Prize | D’Addario Winner – Dalina Ugarte Contreras (Venezuela)
D’Addario Prize Winner – Eva Mach (Croatia)
D’Addario Prize Winner – Julia Iwanciw (Poland)
D’Addario Prize Winner – Sylwia Marut (Poland)
Intermediate Adult Category
2nd Prize Winner – Junichiro Mori (Japan)
2nd Prize Winner – Takeshi Yamamoto (Japan)

Malta International Guitar Making Competition™ 2018

FIRST PRIZE Winner
Mr. Valerio Licari (Italy/Spain) – ASYMMETRICAL GUITAR
Second PRIZE Winner
Mr. Josef Camilleri (Malta) – ASYMMETRICAL GUITAR

Malta International Violin Making Competition™ 2018

GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Paolo Trazzi (Italy) – VIOLIN
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Chen Xiangwei (China) – VIOLIN
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner(Ex-aequo)
Mr. Seung Jin Lee (South Korea) – VIOLIN
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner(Ex-aequo)
Mr. Liu Zhaojun (China) – VIOLIN
Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Sha Tao (China) – VIOLIN
Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Sha Tao (China) – VIOLIN
Finalist Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Michal Rozak (Poland) – VIOLIN
Honorable Mention Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Yang Jinhong (China) – VIOLIN
Honorable Mention Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Seung Jin Lee (South Korea) – VIOLIN
Honorable Mention Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Chen Xiangwei (China) – VIOLIN
BEST WORKMANSHIP Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Yang Jinlong (China) – VIOLIN
CHINESE VIOLIN MAKING ASSOCIATION Prize Winner
“The Best Contemporary Cremonese Style”
Mr. Paolo Trazzi (Italy) – VIOLIN
ASSOCIAZIONE LIUTERIA ITALIANA Prize Winner
“Premio per lo Strumento co la personalita e lo stile classico Italiano”
Mr. Sha Tao (China) – VIOLIN
BEST WORKMANSHIP Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Yang Jinlong (China) – VIOLIN
FINEST WORKMANSHIP Diploma Prize Winner
Mr. Chen Xiangwei (China) – VIOLIN
BEST ANTIQUE STYLE VIOLIN Prize Winner
Ms. Alexia Warmbrodt (France/Switzerland) – VIOLIN
PRESIDENT OF THE JURY ENDORSEMENT Prize Winner
Mr. Wang Junhong (China) – VIOLIN
PRESIDENT OF THE JURY ENDORSEMENT Prize Winner
Ms. Tania Zepeda Saldana (Mexico) – VIOLIN
HONORABLE MENTION DIPLOMA Prize Winner
Mr. Bogdan Sikora (Poland) – ASYMMETRICAL VIOLIN
HONORABLE MENTION DIPLOMA Prize Winner
Mr. Michal Rozak (Poland) – ASYMMETRICAL VIOLIN
DIPLOMA Prize Winner
Mr. Hayato Nagaishi (Japan) – ASYMMETRICAL VIOLIN
DIPLOMA Prize Winner
Mr. Dimitris Karaoglanis (Greece) – ASYMMETRICAL VIOLA

GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Guo Mingkui (China) – VIOLA
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Guo Zhou (China) – VIOLA
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Yang Jinlong (China) – VIOLA
HONORABLE MENTION DIPLOMA Prize Winner
Mr. Li Yimao (China) – VIOLA
HONORABLE MENTION DIPLOMA Prize Winner
Mr. Hu Xueping (China) – VIOLA
HONORABLE MENTION DIPLOMA Prize Winner
Mr. Bogdan Sikora (Poland) – VIOLA
DIPLOMA Prize Winner
Mr. Jaume Grau Estelles (Spain) – VIOLA
DIPLOMA Prize Winner
Mr. Alan Beavitt (United Kingdom) – VIOLA
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Jin Wook Hong (South Korea) – STRING QUARTET
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Wei Guang Luk (Australia) – STRING QUARTET
GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Zhu Junhui (China) – VIOLIN BOW
GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Zhu Junhui (China) – VIOLA BOW
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner(Ex-aequo)
Mr. Chen Jianwei (China) – VIOLIN BOW
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner(Ex-aequo)
Mr. Xu Feng (China) – VIOLIN BOW
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Xu Feng (China) – CELLO BOW
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Chen Jianwei (China) – DOUBLE BASS BOW
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Li Jianfeng (China) – CELLO BOW
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Li Jianfeng (China) – VIOLIN BOW

Central International Composition Competition™ 2018

in collaboration with Malta International Music Competition® and Central Academy of Arts™
First Prize Winner(Ex-aequo)
Mr. Steven Paxton (USA) – The “String Quartet of Mice and Men”
First Prize Winner(Ex-aequo)
Mr. Michael Damian (Israel) – “The String Quartet”
Second Prize Winner
Mr. Fabio Bertagnolli (Italy) – The “Personality Quartet”
Third Prize Winner
Mr. Artur Arutyunyan (Armenia) – The String Quartet No. 2
Fouth Prize Winner
Ms. An Yunxin (China) – The String Quartet “Vessels”
Mr. Hsin Jou Chu (Taiwan) – The String Quartet “Clock-The plan of a day lies in the heart”
Special Prize Winner 2018
Mr. Matthias Azzopardi (Malta) – The String Quartet “The Ballade of Hades and Persephone”
Special Prize Winner Young Composer 2018
Mr. Alexander Yashkin Daszkiewicz (Cyprus) – The String Quartets “Nel Castello Medievale & Thailand Suite”

Malta International Music Competition® 2017

Young Category I
1st Prize Winner – Daphne Delicata (Malta)
2nd Prize Winner – Kristyl Grech (Norway) – President | D’Addario Prize
3rd Prize Winner – Prize Liang Rui (China)
Young Category II
1st Prize Winner – Tran Le Minh Anh (Vietnam) – piano
1st Prize Winner – Aleksandra Lenkiewicz (Poland) – D’Addario Prize
2nd Prize Winner – Bernice Sammut Attard (Malta) – piano
3rd Prize Winner – Wu Gilia Yezi (Canada)
Honorable Mention Prize Winner – Bernice Sammut Attard (Malta) – violin
Adult Category
1st Prize Winner – Karolina Sutt (Poland) – piano | Valery Prilipko Prize (Italy)
2nd Prize Winner – Katarzyna Denkiewicz (Poland) – violin | Musafia Prize (Italy)
2nd Prize Winner – Kyung-Jun Kim (South Korea) – violin
2nd Prize Winner – Luu Nhat Linh & Ta Trang Dung (Vietnam) – piano duo four hands
3rd Prize Winner – Iskander Alimbajew (Poland) – violin
3rd Prize Winner – Quyun Xu (China) – piano
Honorable Mention Prize Winner – Ihor Petrytsa (Ukraine) – piano
Jury President’s Prize Winner – Samara Freitas (Brasil) – violin

Malta International Composition Competition™ 2017

First Prize Winner
Mr. Marco Reghezza (Italy) – The String Quartet “FOUR CLEVER FRIENDS”
Second Prize Winner
Mr. Andreas G. Orphanides (Cyprus) – The String Quartet “CYPRUS ZEPHYR”
Third Prize Winner
Ms. Ekaterina Buzovkina (Russian Federation) – The String Quartet “MIRAGE”

Malta International Violin Making Competition™ 2017

GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Yu Huidong (China) – VIOLIN
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Chen Xiangwei (China) – VIOLIN
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Paolo Trazzi (Italy) – VIOLIN
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Paolo Trazzi (Italy) – VIOLIN
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Chen Xiangwei (China) – VIOLIN
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Gino Sfarra (Italy) – VIOLIN
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Guo Mingkui (China) – VIOLIN
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Seung Jin Lee (South Korea) – VIOLIN
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Bruno Fulcini (Italy) – VIOLIN
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Yang Jinlong (China) – VIOLIN

GOLD MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Marco Osio (Italy) – VIOLA
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Seung Jin Lee (South Korea) – VIOLA
SILVER MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Han Zhaosheng (China) – VIOLA
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Zhao Yi (China) – VIOLA
BRONZE MEDAL Prize Winner
Ms. Wang Yangli (China) – VIOLA
VIOLIN LIMITED COMPANY MALTA PRIZE AND MEDAL Prize Winner
Mr. Orest Nakonechny (USA) – VIOLIN
ASSOCIAZIONE LIUTERIA ITALIANA Prize Winner
“Premio per lo Strumento co la personalita e lo stile classico Italiano”
Mr. Paolo Trazzi (Italy) – VIOLIN
RDM COMPANY (USA) PRIZE AND MEDAL “Prize Winner for the Best Sounding Viola”
Mr. Stefano Gibertoni (Italy/United Kingdom) – VIOLA
RDM COMPANY (USA) PRIZE AND MEDAL “Prize Winner for the Best Playability Viola”
Mr. Ito Ryosuke (Japan) – VIOLA

Central International Music Competition™ 2017

Young Category I
1st PRIZE WINNER – Lavino Mercury Lucrezia (Italy) VIOLIN | Diploma & Medal
1st PRIZE WINNER – Daphne Delicata (Malta) PIANO | Diploma & Medal
Adult Category
1st PRIZE WINNER – Andriy Savych (Ukraine) VIOLA
2nd PRIZE WINNER – Bryony Gibson-Cornish (New Zealand) VIOLA
3rd PRIZE WINNER – Joon Hurh (United Kingdom) VIOLA
Adult/Non-Professional Category
Honorable Mention Prize Winner – Emiko Asaka (Japan) VOICE | Diploma & Medal
Honorable Mention Prize Winner – Kimiyo Ishimoto (Japan) VOICE | Diploma & Medal
Honorable Mention Prize Winner – Aiko Kitano (Japan) VOICE | Diploma & Medal

Malta International Music Competition® 2016

Malta International Composition Competition™ 2016

First Prize Winner
Mr. Chatori Shimizu (Japan) – String Quartet “Fiddle”
Second Prize Winner
Mr. Tsei Po Wei (Taiwan) – String Quartet “Rhyme in Chinese”
Third Prize Winner
Ms. Buzovkina Ekaterina (Russia) – The String Quartet “Affect”
Special Prize 2016
Mr. Tikhon Romanovskiy-Stepanov (Russia) – String Quartet “Ball of the star sky”, “Waiting for Spring”
Young Category II
1st Prize Winner – Maj Jurisevic (Slovenia) | D’Addario Prize for Volin
3rd Prize Winner – Marija Colovic (Serbia) | D’Addario Prize for Violin
Adult Category
1st Prize Winner – “Biliewicz-Byrdy-Kotz” Piano Trio (Poland)
2nd Prize Winner(Ex-aequo) – “Tenero” String Quartet (Germany) | Pakosh Prize
2nd Prize Winner(Ex-aequo) – Krystian Mateusz | Mdina Glass in Piano
3rd Prize Winner – “UHO” Trio (Poland) | Mdina Glass Prize
Violin Prize | Musafia Violin Prize Winner – Dominika Witowitz (Poland)
Honorable Mention Voice Prize Winner- Chai Wei (China)

Malta International Music Competition® 2015

Young Category I
1st Prize Winner – Daphne Delicata (Malta)
2nd Prize Winner – Alix Vaillot (France)
Special Prize Award – “The Little Drummer Boy” (Latvia)
Special Prize Award – Madara Blome (Latvia)
Special Prize Award – Rihards Bilzens (Latvia)
Young Category II
1st Prize Winner – Yeva Volkava (Belarus)
2nd Prize Winner – Suleyman Eyyubov (Azerbaijan)
3rd Prize Winner – Khadija Mirgulamli (Azerbaijan)
Adult Category
1st Prize Winner – “Jorgensen” Piano Trio (UK/Norway)
Special Distigtion Violin | Musafia Violin Prize – Remus Rimbu (Romania)
2nd Prize Winner – Duo Schaeffer-Massicotte (Germany/Canada)
3rd Prize Winner(Ex-aequo) – “Airis” String Quartet (Poland)
3rd Prize Winner(Ex-aequo) – “Trikolon” Piano Trio (Austria)
4th Prize Winner – Marcin Parys (Poland/USA)
Jury President’s Award | D’Addario/MIVI Prize – Jean-Samuel Bez (France/Belgium)
Contemporary Composition Diploma Violin | Mdina Glass Prize – Tair Khisambeev (Russia)
Honorable Mention – Paulina Bujok (Poland)

Malta International Composition Competition™ 2015

First Prize Winner
Mr. Diego Lozano (Mexico) – String Quartet “Musikphantome”
Second Prize Winner
Ms. Young Woo Yoo (South Korea) – String Quartet “Nivarana”
Third Prize Winner
Mr. Sipke Hoekstra (Netherlands) – The String Quartet
Special Recognition – Young Composer 2015
Mr. Tikhon Romanovskiy-Stepanov (Russia) – String Quartet “Listening to the sounds of autumn”, “The reflexions”

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Results *** MIMC 2014
Youth Category I
1st Prize – Alexandru Stefan Placinta – piano (Romania)
2nd Prize – Ivan Kerbiriou – violin (France)
Diploma of Merit – Daphne Delicata – piano (Malta)
Youth Category II
1st Prize – Gennaro Cardaropoli – violin (Italy)
2nd Prize – Gavin Jared Bala – piano (Singapore)
3rd Prize – Sofia Stefania Salajan – piano (Romania)
Diploma of Merit – Raffaella Cardaropoli – cello (Italy)
Adult Category
1st Prize Over All – DUO KRESZOWIEC-GBUREK – CELLO & PIANO DUO (Poland)
1st Violin Prize – Aleksandra Krawczyk – violin (Poland)
2nd Violin Prize – Alla Ostrovskaia – violin (Russia)
2nd Prize Over All – Aleksandra Krawczyk – violin (Poland)
3rd Prize – GDANSK REED TRIO (Poland)
Special Prize for Contemporary Performance of John M. Kennedy – Aleksandra Krawczyk (Poland)
Special Prize for Chamber Music Performance – Goun Kim and Dominik Manz – Cello & Piano DUO (Germany)
Diploma of Merit – Ting Hsuan Hu – violin (Taiwan)
Diploma of Merit – Reina Shibutani – violin (Japan)
Diploma of Merit – Hee Yoon Ryu – violin (South Korea)

Malta International Composition Competition™ 2014

First Prize Winner
Mr. Zhiyi Wang (China) – String Quartet “Three Overlapping Sounds”
Second Prize Winner
Ms. Shuying Li (China) – String Quartet “Zigzagging”
Third Prize Winner – Ex aequo
Mr. Juan Virgilio Colon Hernandez (USA) – String Quartet “A Discontinuous Flux”
Ms. Talia Amar (France/Israel) – String Quartet “Obsession”
Honorable Mention
Mr. Tikhon Romanovskiy-Stepanov (Russia) – String Quartet “Mirage”, “Feeling of spring”
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