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COMPETITIONS
Paddington Trio
Lionel Martin
Anastasia Kobekina
PADDINGTON TRIO PHOTO PIETARI PUROVAARA. MARTIN PHOTO ZUZANNA SPECJAL. KOBEKINA PHOTO JULIA ALTUKHOVA.
1 The Paddington Trio has won first prize and £10,000 at the Royal Over-Seas League Competition for strings and piano ensemble. The trio comprises pianist Stephanie Tang, 27, violinist Tuulia Hero, 24, and cellist Patrick Moriarty, 24. They currently study on the advanced chamber music programme at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Other finalists included the Heathcliff Trio and the Brompton Quartet.
2 German cellist Lionel Martin, 18, has won first prize and €10,000 at the Ton & Erklärung cello competition in Hanover, Germany. Martin studies at the Zurich University of the Arts. Second prize and €5,000 went to German Joel Blido, 23, while third prize and €3,000 went to Moritz Huemer, 22, from Austria. All winners also receive concert engagements. Russian cellist Ivan Skanavi, 25, won €1,000 for his performance of Alfred Schnittke’s Cello Sonata no.1.
3 On 17 March the Borletti-Buitoni Trust (BBT) announced its 2022 awards and fellowships. Among the receipients were Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina, 27, and New Zealand violinist Geneva Lewis, 24, who both received £30,000. Bulgarian–Chinese cellist Zlatomir Fung, 22, and the Consone Quartet each received £20,000. The BBT fellowships are awarded to promising young musicians in the hope of furthering their professional careers.
4 US violinist Randall Goosby, 25, and Danish cellist Jonathan Swensen, 25, are among the five winners of the 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grants, each valued at £25,000. Goosby is studying for a diploma at the Juilliard School and is the recent winner of the Sphinx Medal of Excellence. Swensen currently studies at the New England Conservatory and is a past winner of several international competitions.
FORTHCOMING COMPETITIONS & AWARDS
International Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists in Weimar, Germany, for violinists aged 21 and under. First prize €3,500 Deadline 10 June; competition 26 October– 4 November Web bit.ly/3CVZVpg
Gianni Bergamo Classic Music Award in Lugano, Switzerland, for string chamber ensembles up to 33 years of age. First prize €12,000 Deadline 17 June; competition 7–9 September Web bit.ly/3JzNEcF
Marie Cantagrill International Violin Competition in Saint-Girons, France, for violinists of all ages. First prize €5,000 Deadline 31 May; competition 7–10 July Web bit.ly/37NqCAY
APPOINTMENTS
• Violinist Naoka Aoki has been named as concertmaster of the Munich Philharmonic
• Spanish cellist Alejandra Díaz has been appointed assistant principal cello of the Israel Symphony Orchestra
• Uzbek–American violinist Adelya Nartadjieva is to be the Jacksonville Symphony’s new concertmaster
• American violinist Glenn Dicterow ha been named as the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music’s new Jascha Heifetz Chair in Violin
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