Awards|Jury

AWARDS 2014

1st Prize (Absolute) Winner – Diploma and a Recital in Los Angeles (USA) *

The Winning Composition of the Composition Prize will be performed by the Beethoven Quartet

Prize Winners in Young Category - Fund of 500 EUR and Diplomas

1st Prize Winner in a Violin Category – Diploma and Musafia Professional Violin Case (Handmade in Cremona, Italy and value of 1000 EUR) ****

2nd Prize Winner – Diploma and the Gift from “Mdina Glass” (Malta)

3rd Prize Winner – Diploma and a Recital in VFIMF 2015

Special Violin Prize for the best execution of the contemporary work by Prof. John M. Kennedy, Diploma and the Jewelry Gift (value of 300 EUR) offered by “Badia” ***

Special Prize to a Maltese most promising instrumentalist/s, Diploma and the Gift (value of 250 EUR) offered by “Mdina Glass” (Malta)

Special Piano Prize for the best execution of the contemporary work by Prof. Jean-Philippe Vanbeselaere, Diploma and Concert Performance in Europa Musica, (France) *****

Special Piano Prize for the best execution of the contemporary work by Dr. John Galea, Diploma and the Gift (value of 200 EUR) offered by “Mdina Glass” (Malta)

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* The Prize includes: the performance – Recital; travel costs and accommodation will be covered by the California State University of Los Angeles, CSULA (USA); promotions and advertising will be organized by Violin Limited (Malta) and CSULA (USA). A contemporary composition will be included in the program of the Recital.

*** This Prize is kindly offered by “Badia Limited Company” – one of the leading jewelery merchants in Beijing (China).

**** This Prize is kindly offered by “Musafia Cremona Italy“

***** This Prize is kindly offered by Prof. Jean-Philippe Vanbeselaere – Chairman at Europa Musica (France). The Prize includes: the performance – Recital; travel costs and accommodation will be covered by Europa Musica; promotions and advertising will be organized by Europa Musica (France) and Violin Limited (Malta).

Malta, Europe and Central Academy

The Prize-Winners are required to give benevolent performance in the concert following the final round, to be organized by the competition management. All candidates are asked to be available to the media for the duration of the competition.

Any competitor can request a certificate of “The Participant”.

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Malta International Music Master Classes

The Jury will comprise at least five members of different nationalities, recognized and accomplished music professors, teachers and artists. The names of the Jurors will be made known following the application deadline. If necessary, some of the Jury members might be replaced. The Jury will communicate the results at the end of each round, indicating the name of those musicians and groups passing to the following round.

Jury members will not rank/vote for competitors or ensembles who are related to them or who have been studying with them in the 12 months preceding the competition.

Contestants shall not communicate with jury members during the competition, nor shall any other person communicate with the jury members on behalf of any competitor. Violation of this rule will result in automatic disqualification from the competition.

The jury is free to award or to withhold prizes as it sees. Ex-aequo prizes and special mention awards are permitted. Competitors may be interrupted at any time during their performance, if the Jury considers it suitable.

The judges’ decision is final. Legal recourse is excluded.

RESULTS **** MIMC 2013 **** RESULTS

ADULT CATEGORY
1st Prize Winner
Lusine Harutyunyan (Armenia) – violin
2nd Prize Winner
Oleksii Gerych (Ukraine) – piano
3rd Prize Winner
Anna Khomichko (Russia) – piano
Special Prize to Most Promising Maltese Ensemble
Batera Duo (Malta) – saxophone and piano (chamber music)
Special Violin Prize for the best execution of the contemporary work by Prof. John M. Kennedy
Petromila Marica Jakas (Croatia) – violin
Special Violin Prize
Feliks Harutyunyan (Armenia) – violin
Special Violin Prize from “Mdina Glass”
Anne Friederike Greuner (Germany) – violin
Finalist Diploma Honorable Mention
DUO LEON:  Ekaterina Chernozub & Angelika Loew (Russia-Germany) – chamber music

Youth Category I
1st Prize Winner
Estelle Demetria Weber (Germany) – violin
2nd Prize Winner (Ex aequo)
Kim Puentener (Switzerland) – piano
Pavel Filippov (Russia) – piano
3rd Prize Winner
Ugne Stalerviciute (Lithuania) – piano

Youth Category II
1st Prize Winner (Ex aequo)
Anastasiya Miloslavskaya (Russia) – piano
Soraya Alaxandra Weber (Germany) – violin
3rd Prize Winner
Matvey Lopatin (Russia) – piano
Honorable Mention
Milena Galystyan (Armenia) – piano

RESULTS **** MIMC 2012 **** RESULTS

Young Category I
1st Prize Winner
Tsvetaeva Sofia (Russia) – piano
2nd Prize Winner (Ex aequo)
Bodam Lee (South Korea) – violin
Bakunovich Oleg (Russia) – piano
Demianova Elizaveta (Russia) – piano
3rd Prize Winner
Claudia Vento (Italy) – piano
Special Prize Award
Dmitry Ishkhanov (Russia) – piano

Young Category II
1st Prize Winner (Ex aequo)
Minira Najafzada (Azerbaijan) – piano
Arthur Sychowski (Poland) – piano
2nd Prize Winner
Marta Volpe (Italy) – piano
Special Prize Award from “Mdina Glass”
Francis James Camilleri (Malta) – piano

Adult Category
1st Prize Winner (Ex aequo)
Carlo Michini (Italy) – piano
Jurgis Aleknavicius (Lithuania) – piano
3rd Prize Winner
Lyudmila Konovalova (Russia) – piano
Finalist Diploma Honorable Mention
Szymon Telecki & Pawel Pawlik (Poland) – chamber music
Diploma
Iryna Verkhola (Ukraine) – flute/chamber music
Carmelo Di Girolamo (Italy) – piano