The Competition 2021


CLUJ INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION (2021)

Watch: http://notesandties.ro/watch/

Organizers: Notes&Ties Cultural Association and The Gheorghe Dima Music Academy

Project coordinator: Răzvan Poptean

The project was co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The project does not necessarily reflect the Administration of the National Cultural Fund`s view.  The ANCF cannot be held responsible for the project`s contents or use of results. Responsibility for the latter belongs solely to the beneficiary.

Sponsors and partners: Buffet Crampon – main partner, Bam Cases, Wiener Flötenwerkstatt, Vandoren, Magazinul Aperto, Filarmonica de Stat „Transilvania” din Cluj-Napoca, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca, Filarmonica de Stat „Dinu Lipatti”, Satu Mare; Filarmonica Brașov; Centrul Național de Artă „Tinerimea Română”

Instruments: flute and clarinet

Contestants:  Over 600 in over 40 countries

Jury members:

FLUTE: Denis Bouriakov , Silvia Careddu, Seiya Ueno, Sébastian Jacot, Loïc Schneider, Eduard Belmar, Mathilde Calderini, Matvey Demin, Yubeen Kim, Clément Dufour, Alberto Acuña Almela

CLARINET: Tibor Reman, Shirley Brill, Giovanni Punzi, Han Kim, Carlos Ferreira, Spyros Mourikis, Damien Bachmann, Christelle Pochet, Sergey Eletskiy, Sérgio Fernandes Pires, Joë Christophe

President of the juries – Răzvan Cosmin Poptean

Winners and prizes:

FLUTE:

First prize – YUAN YU

  • 48.500 RON (approx. 10.000 EUR) before tax deduction – cash award
  • A concert in the 2021-2022 concert season offered by The „Transilvania” State Philharmonic in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (6 May, 2022)
  • A concert in the 2021-2022 concert season offered by The Brașov Philharmonic, Romania (12 May, 2022)
  • A concert in the 2021-2022 concert season offered by The „Dinu Lipatti” State Philharmonic in Satu Mare, Romania (19 May, 2022)
  • A concert in 2022 with the Romanian Youth Orchestra offered by the National Centre of the Arts „Romanian Youth”

Second prize – ELIZAVETA IVANOVA

  • 24.250 RON (approx. 5.000 EUR) before tax deduction – cash award

Third prize – TOMASZ SIERANT

  • 19.400 RON (approx. 4.000 EUR) before tax deduction – cash award

Fourth prize – LUCAS SPAGNOLO

  • 14.550 RON (approx. 3.000 EUR) before tax deduction – cash award

Fifth prize – HEEWON HAN

  • 9.700 RON (approx. 2.000 EUR) before tax deduction – cash award

Special prizes

  • A Bam SOFTPACK Case for C-Foot Flute offered by BAM Cases: HEEWON HAN
  • A Bam SOFTPACK Case for B-Foot Flute offered by BAM Cases: LUCAS SPAGNOLO
  • A Tomasi MicroCork all-purpose pickup head for flutes offered by Wiener Flötenwerkstatt for the best Romanian flutist in the competition: DARIA TOFĂNESCU

Audience prize

  • 2.700 RON (approx. 500 EUR) before tax deduction – cash award: HEEWON HAN

CLARINET

First prize – SAMANTA ŠKORJA

  • 48.500 RON (approx. 10.000 EUR) before tax deduction – cash award
  • A 5000.- € Voucher offered by Buffet Crampon; The voucher can be used for the purchase of any Buffet Crampon Clarinet of same or higher value of the voucher.
  • A concert in the 2021-2022 concert season offered by The „Transilvania” State Philharmonic in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (6 May, 2022)
  • A concert in the 2021-2022 concert season offered by The Brașov Philharmonic, Romania (12 May, 2022)
  • A concert in the 2021-2022 concert season offered by The „Dinu Lipatti” State Philharmonic in Satu Mare, Romania (19 May, 2022)
  • A concert in 2022 with the Romanian Youth Orchestra offered by the National Centre of the Arts „Romanian Youth”

Second prize – PANAGIOTIS GIANNAKAS

  • 24.250 RON (approx. 5.000 EUR) before tax deduction – cash award
  • A 4000.- € Voucher offered by Buffet Crampon; The voucher can be used for the purchase of any Buffet Crampon Clarinet of same or higher value of the voucher.

Third prize – DANIEL MOUREK

  • 19.400 RON (approx. 4.000 EUR) before tax deduction – cash award
  • A 3000. – €  voucher offered by Buffet Crampon; The voucher can be used for the purchase of any Buffet Crampon Clarinet of same or higher value of the voucher.

Fourth prize – ANTONIO CAPOLUPO

  • 14.550 RON (approx. 3.000 EUR) before tax deduction – cash award

Fifth prize – ANAÏDE APELIAN

  • 9.700 RON (approx. 2.000 EUR) before tax deduction – cash award

Special prizes

  • Four Bb clarinet Black Diamond mouthpieces (BD4, BD5 or BD7) and four M/O ligatures (black, pewter or silver finish) amounting to a total amount of 600. – € offered by Vandoren: SAMANTA ŠKORJA, PANAGIOTIS GIANNAKAS, DANIEL MOUREK, ANTONIO CAPOLUPO
  • A Bam TREKKING Case for Bb & A Clarinet offered by BAM Cases: PANAGIOTIS GIANNAKAS
  • A Bam CLASSIC Double Clarinet (A/Bb) Case offered by BAM Cases: ANAÏDE APELIAN
  • A 200. – €  voucher offered by Aperto for the best Romanian clarinettist in the competition: CIPRIAN MELENTE

Audience prize

  • 2.700 RON (approx. 500 EUR) before tax deduction – cash award: ANAÏDE APELIAN

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