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Ictus International Trumpet Competition Announces Winners
Philadelphia, PA - The Ictus International Trumpet Competition, which has been held as an online only event since 2017, announced the 2020 winners via a virtual awards ceremony and concert on September 15. There were applicants from 19 countries and 26 awards were given across four age categories. The jury said that level of playing this year was extraordinarily high. “The winners of this competition really showed something incredibly special [and] hearing so many fine players in the youngest categories really gives me a great sense of the future of where this art form is headed,” said David Bilger, Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
The winners are:
Group 4 | Ages 26 & Up
1st Prize, Roman Granda, Venezuela
2nd Prize, Luis Càrdenas Casillas, United States
3rd Prize, Tássio de Oliveira, Brazil
Honorable Mention, Eric Rizzo, United States
Honorable Mention, Javier Alcaraz Leon, Spain
Honorable Mention, Samuel Oatts, United States
Group 3 | Ages 19 - 25
1st Prize, James Vaughen, United States
2nd Prize, Joseph Matthews, United Kingdom
3rd Prize, Jangwon Son, South Korea
3rd Prize, Alan Tolbert, United States
Honorable Mention, Erika Patrucco, Italy
Honorable Mention, Sarah Heimberg, United States
Honorable Mention, Robin Park, Australia
Group 2 | Ages 14 – 18
1st Prize, Aleksandr Rublev, Russia
2nd Prize, Tianyu Wang, China
3rd Prize, Bryan Pachacama, Ecuador
Honorable Mention, Chiara Bignamini, Italy
Honorable Mention, Dorothea Tatalidis, Luxembourg
Honorable Mention, Eugenio Arturo Carreño Gomez, Venezuela
Honorable Mention, Jun Young Kim, South Korea
Honorable Mention, Yue Zhang, China
Group 1 | Ages 13 & Under
1st Prize, Semyon Salomatnikov, Russia
2nd Prize, Stefan Gjorgiev, Croatia and Macedonia
3rd Prize, Do Young Baek, South Korea
Honorable Mention, Jade Park, Australia
Honorable Mention, Timofei Punko, Russia
First prize winners receive cash prizes and an artist profile from Ictus International Music Competition.
The jury was comprised of Principal Trumpet of The Philadelphia Orchestra, David Bilger; Founder of Seraph Brass and International Soloist, Mary Elizabeth Bowden; Founder and Director of The Center for Advanced Musical Studies at Chosen Vale, Edward Carroll; Principal Trumpet of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Billy Hunter; and Virtuoso Trumpeter with The Canadian Brass, Brandon Ridenour.
While virtual events may not seem that unusual in the age of Covid-19, Ictus International Music Competition was founded in 2017 as an online only competition to make competing internationally more accessible through eliminating prohibitive travel costs and visa issues. In 2017, the competition was only open to bands and orchestras, and in 2018 the trumpet division was added. To make the competition more accessible, the competition has removed both upper and lower age limits and has allowed for contestants to play composers or arrangements of their own choosing. The competition has also been able to provide a limited amount of financial assistance for entry fees. Since its inception in 2017, over 500 musicians from 25 countries have participated in the Ictus International Music Competition. Learn more about Ictus at www.ictusmusiccompetition.com.
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