On 27-29 April 2022, in the B. Rutkowski Music School of First and Second Degree in Cracow, auditions and deliberations of the Jury of the II International Piano Competition ‘Chopin Plus’ were held, and the jury consisted of: dr hab. Gajusz Kęska, – Chairman of the Jury, Prof. Libor Novacek, dr hab. Wojciech Kubica, dr hab. Piotr Kowal – Secretary of the Competition. Based on the average score the following prizes were awarded:
I age group
1st prize – Sanae Harada – PLN 200
II age group
1st prize – Ignacy Piekarz – PLN 500
Second prize – Milana Biały – PLN 300
II prize – Maja Sikorska – PLN 300
II prize – Jan Walkiewicz – PLN 300
Third prize – Kajetan Niemirowicz-Szczytt – PLN 150
Third prize – Karol Pawlikowski – 150 PLN
1st prize – Gabriela Janowska
Second prize – Joanna Ochman
Second prize – Tadeusz Ochman
Second prize – Rachela Uran
III age group
1st prize – Dymitr Szostak – PLN 1000
2nd prize – Antoni Andrzejewski – 600 PLN
3rd prize – Natasza Iljin – 350 PLN
Third prize – Paulina Zubel – 350 PLN
1st prize – Marta Sochacka
Honourable mention 1st degree – Andros Bubiak
Second prize – Joachim Okarmus
2nd degree honourable mention – Marta Rzeźnik
2nd degree honourable mention – Zofia Kilarska
IV age group
1st prize – Wiktor Wahl- PLN 1500
II prize – Daniel Rożek – 1000 PLN
3rd prize – Zuzanna Kania – 500 PLN
III prize – Maciej Jonczyk – 500 PLN
Second prize – Emma Czubak
V age group
1st prize – Salome Goderdzishvili – 2000 PLN
2nd prize – Piotr Lara – PLN 1250
2nd prize – Jonasz Jochemczyk – 1250 PLN
Third prize – Rikako Shinano – 600 PLN
Third prize – Jakub Niewiadomski – 600 PLN
Third prize – Xiao Tang – 600 PLN
1st prize – Krzysztof Kozłowski
1st honourable mention – Grzegorz Witkowski
1st honourable mention – Paweł Urbanek
Second prize – Andrija Jakovljević
Honourable mention II degree – Grzegorz Malacina
In the Online categories:
Hu Xinjie (IIIrd age group) – IIIrd place
Lin Xuran (4th group) – II place
The jury also decided to award special prizes to:
Salome Goderdzishvili – award for the best performance of a piece by Fryderyk Chopin – 500 PLN
Piotr Lara – award for the best performance of a work written by a Polish composer – 500 PLN
The Jury also decided to award non-statutory prizes:
Daniel Rożek – participation in the Małopolskiej Akademii Talentów
Natasza Iljin – participation in the Młodzieżowej Akademii Muzyki in Łódź
All prize-winners, please send your account number to the Competition e-mail address: chopinpluskrakow@gmail.com
Congratulations!
