Johannes Moller Wins GFA International Concert Artist Competition
The winners of the competitions are:
XXVIII International Concert Artist Competition
- 1st Place: Johannes Moller (Sweden)
- 2nd Place: Artyom Dervoed (Russia)
- 3rd Place: Eduardo Costa (Brazil)
- 4th Place: Alexander Milovanov (USA/Belarus)
VI International Youth Competition Senior Division
- 1st Place: Tengyue Zhang (China)
- 2nd Place: Colin Fullerton (USA)
- 3rd Place: Alec Holcomb (USA)
- 4th Place: Chaconne Klaverenga (USA)
VI International Youth Competition Junior Division
- 1st Place: Huaicong Mu (China)
- 2nd Place: Ashwin Krishna (USA)
- 3rd Place: Noah Kim (USA)
- 4th Place: Jennifer Kim (USA)
The Convention in Austin had nearly 700 participants. The jury of the International Concert Artist Competition consisted of Michael Andriaccio, Randall Avers, Peter Katona, Zoltan Katona, and Ana Vidovic.
Twelve competitors were selected to move on to the semifinal round. In performance order, they are:
- Sanel Redjic
- Matthew Lyons
- Silviu Ciulei
- Artyom Dervoed
- Johannes Moller
- Otto Tolonen
- Andras Csaki
- Ben Carmona
- Renato Serrano
- Eduardo Costa
- Adam Kossler
- Alexander Milovanov
Congratulations to all of them! The required piece for the 2011 International Concert Artist Competition was announced at the closing ceremony: Joaquin Rodrigo's Junto al Generalife.
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