1 – 7 February 2020
7th International Cello Competition
Antonio Janigro
SENIOR

Mislav Brajković, 1994.
Croatia
Musical training
Zagreb Music Academy
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
Teacher
Valter Dešpalj, Krešimir Lazar, László Mezö, Reinhard Latzko
First stage
Joseph Dall' Abaco: Capriccio No. 1
Thomas Buritch: Some like to show it off
Alfredo Piatti: Capriccio No. 9, Op. 25
Semifinal
Dmitrij Šostakovič: Sonata for cello and piano in D minor Op. 40
Petar Ilijč Čajkovski: Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62
Final
Edward Elgar: Cello concerto in E minor Op. 85

Christoph Croisé, 1993.
Swiss - French - German
Musical training
University of the Arts Berlin
Teacher
Katharina Kühne, Alexander Neustroev, Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt
First stage
Joseph Dall' Abaco: Capriccio No. 1
Thomas Buritch: Some like to show it off
Alfredo Piatti: Capriccio No. 7, Op. 25
Semifinal
Dmitrij Šostakovič: Sonata for cello and piano in D minor Op. 40
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73
Final
Dmitrij Šostakovič: Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Op. 107

Clara Dietlin, 2001.
France
Musical training
Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional, in Boulogne-Billancourt
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris
Teacher
Philippe Bary, Aurelien Sabouret, Jean Ferry, Michel Strauss
First stage
Joseph Dall' Abaco: Capriccio No. 1
Thomas Buritch: Some like to show it off
Alfredo Piatti: Capriccio No. 6, Op. 25
Semifinal
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for cello and piano in E minor Op. 38
Henri Dutilleux: 3 Strophes sur le nom de Sacher
Final
Edward Elgar: Cello concerto in E minor Op. 85

Hideaki Fujiwara, 1994.
Japan
Musical training
Department of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts
Berlin University of the Arts
Teacher
Ayumu Kuwata, Nobuko Yamazaki, Kenji Nakagi, Danjulo Ishizaka
First stage
Joseph Dall' Abaco: Capriccio No. 1
Thomas Buritch: Some like to show it off
Alfredo Piatti: Capriccio No. 7, Op. 25
Semifinal
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for cello and piano in E minor Op. 38
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for cello and piano No 4 in C major Op. 102 No. 1
Final
Dmitrij Šostakovič: Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Op. 107

Hrvoje Hrešć, 1994.
Croatia
Musical training
Muzička akademija, Sarajevo
Privatuniversität Anton Bruckner, Linz
Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Stuttgart
Teacher
Željko Štrbac, Dobrila Berković-Magdalenić, Yevgeny Xaviereff, Andreas Pözlberger, Conradin Brotbek
First stage
Joseph Dall' Abaco: Capriccio No. 1
Thomas Buritch: Some like to show it off
Alfredo Piatti: Capriccio No. 6, Op. 25
Semifinal
Dmitrij Šostakovič: Sonata for cello and piano in D minor Op. 40
Ludwig van Beethoven: 9 Variations on Theme Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen WoO 46
Final
Antonin Dvořák: Concerto in B minor Op. 104

Annette Jakovcic, 1997.
USA
Musical training
Mozarteum, Salzburg
New England Conservatory
Columbus State University, Schwob School of Music
Teacher
Clemens Hagen, Laurence Lesser, Wendy Warner
First stage
Joseph Dall' Abaco: Capriccio No. 1
Thomas Buritch: Some like to show it off
Alfredo Piatti: Capriccio No. 7, Op. 25
Semifinal
Dmitrij Šostakovič: Sonata for cello and piano in D minor Op. 40
Leos Janáček: Fairy Tale (Pohadka)
Final
Petar Ilijč Čajkovski: Variations on a Rococo Theme Op. 33

Tonka Javorović, 1998.
Croatia
Musical training
Music Academy in Zagreb
Teacher
Valter Dešpalj, Monika Leskovar, Branimir Pustički, Krešimir Lazar
First stage
Joseph Dall' Abaco: Capriccio No. 1
Thomas Buritch: Some like to show it off
Alfredo Piatti: Capriccio No. 8, Op. 25
Semifinal
Dmitrij Šostakovič: Sonata for cello and piano in D minor Op. 40
Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for cello in B minor, Op. 8, 1st. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
Final
Anonin Dvořák: Concerto in B minor Op. 104

Irena Josifoska, 1996.
Hungary - Serbia
Musical training
Academy of arts Novi Sad, Serbia
Hochschule für Musik Detmold, Germany
Universität der Künste Berlin
Teacher
Judit Niederholzer-Josifoska, Marko Miletic, Xenia Jankovic, Jens Peter Maintz
First stage
Joseph Dall' Abaco: Capriccio No. 1
Thomas Buritch: Some like to show it off
Alfredo Piatti: Capriccio No. 12, Op. 25
Semifinal
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for cello and piano No 3 in A major Op. 69
Igor Stravinsky: Italian suite (Suite Italienne)
Final
Anonin Dvořák: Concerto in B minor Op. 104

Isaac Kim, 1991.
Korea
Musical training
University of North Texas
School of Music CSUF
Mannes School of Music - The New School
Esther Boyer College of Music, Temple University
Teacher
Nikola Ruzevic, Bongshin Ko, Barbara Stein Mallow, John Koen
First stage
Joseph Dall' Abaco: Capriccio No. 1
Thomas Buritch: Some like to show it off
Alfredo Piatti: Capriccio No. 6, Op. 25
Semifinal
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata za violončelo i glasovir u C-duru, op. 119
Gaspar Cassado: Cello suita
Final
Dmitrij Šostakovič: Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Op. 107

Young Ju Ko, 1993.
Korea
Musical training
Hochschule für Musik Würzburg, Seoul National University
Teacher
Niklas Eppinger, Chung-sim Baik, Jungran Lee, Jungju Choi
First stage
Joseph Dall' Abaco: Capriccio No. 1
Thomas Buritch: Some like to show it off
Alfredo Piatti: Capriccio No. 10, Op. 25
Semifinal
Claude Debussy: Sonata for cello and piano
Henri Dutilleux: Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher
Final
Edward Elgar: Concerto in E minor Op. 85
UNISON Competitions
Brozova 8a
10000, Zagreb
Hrvatska
Academy of Music
Trg Republike Hrvatske 12
10000, Zagreb
Hrvatska
Croatian Music Institute
Gundulićeva ulica 6A
10000, Zagreb
Hrvatska

International
Cello
Competition
Antonio Janigro
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Brozova 8a,
10000 Zagreb
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