2012 Edition
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED: 60
ENSEMBLES ADMITTED TO THE 2ND ROUND: 41
ALLIANCE QUARTETT WIEN, strings • AUSTRIA-ESPAÑA-POLAND-SLOVENIA
AMEDEO DUO, cello-piano • RUSSIA
ANABASIS PIANO TRIO, violin-cello-piano • POLAND
AVERIANOV-PANOVA, piano duo • RUSSIA
BERLAGE SAXOPHONE QUARTET • THE NETHERLANDS-GERMANY
DUO AXIOMA II, guitar duo • SPAIN
DUO BAEKANE, cello-piano • IRELAND-SOUTH KOREA
DUO BELLAROSA-VERGINI, sax-piano • ITALIA
DUO BRIGNONI-MARCOSSI, clarinet-piano • ITALIA
DUO CONTRAST, cello-piano • RUSSIA-BRAZIL
DUO EXTATIQUE, violin-piano • LATVIA
DUO FOURNIER, cello-piano • UNITED KINGDOM-AUSTRALIA
DUO GUAZZINI-D’ABRAMO, sax-piano • ITALIA
DUO ISSAYEVA-PRATISSOLI, cello-piano • KAZAKHSTAN-ITALY
DUO KLAVIERETTE, clarinet-piano • ARMENIA-ISRAEL
DUO KLAVINETTE, clarinet-piano • UKRAINE-UZBEKISTAN
DUO OP. 19, flute-piano • GERMANY-JAPAN
DUO OSMANOV-MESKHI, violin-piano • RUSSIA
DUO PAVAN-CANALE, flute-piano • ITALY
DUO PAVLOV-ERMILOVA, viola-piano • RUSSIA
DUO PIANISSIMO, piano duo • FRANCE-SPAIN
DUO PRUNE, sax-piano • JAPAN
DUO SONORE, viola-piano • SOUTH KOREA
DUO TARAS, violin-cello • CZECH REPUBLIC
DUO TONG-GUIGNARD, cello-piano • MALAYSIA-SWITZERLAND
DUO VITARE, cello-guitar • POLAND-FINLAND
EIGHT STRING DUO, violin-cello • ISRAEL
FOURNIER TRIO, violin-cello-piano • UNITED KINGDOM-AUSTRALIA-SOUTH KOREA
HANISZEWSKA-KANDULSKI DUO, violin-guitar • POLAND
IRRERA BROTHERS, violin-piano • U.S.A.
QUARTETTO ARQUA’, strings • ITALIA
SHAKED DUO, clarinet-piano • ISRAEL-GERMANY
SLOVENIAN PERCUSSION DUO • SLOVENIA
SOLISTI DI BASSO, cello-double bass • CZECH REPUBLIC
TASTEN-ZAUBER-SCHLAG, piano-percussions • GERMANY-RUSSIA
THE BUSCH ENSEMBLE, violin-cello-piano • UNITED KINGDOM-THE NETHERLANDS
TRIO AXIS MUNDI, violin-clarinet-piano • ROMANIA
TRIO CONCERTANTE, clarinet-viola-piano • SOUTH AFRICA-BULGARIA
TRIO INVENTO, recorder ensemble • AUSTRIA-GERMANY-ITALY
TWIN DUO, violins • RUSSIA
UNIQUINTET, strings and piano • RUSSIA
ENSEMBLES ADMITTED TO THE SEMI-FINAL: 14
BERLAGE SAXOPHONE QUARTET • THE NETHERLANDS-GERMANY
DUO BAEKANE, cello-piano • IRELAND-SOUTH KOREA
DUO BELLAROSA-VERGINI, sax-piano • ITALIA
DUO EXTATIQUE, violin-piano • LATVIA
DUO OSMANOV-MESKHI, violin-piano • RUSSIA
DUO TARAS, violin-cello • CZECH REPUBLIC
FOURNIER TRIO, violin-cello-piano • UNITED KINGDOM-AUSTRALIA-SOUTH KOREA
HANISZEWSKA-KANDULSKI DUO, violin-guitar • POLAND
QUARTETTO ARQUA’, strings • ITALIA
SLOVENIAN PERCUSSION DUO • SLOVENIA
THE BUSCH ENSEMBLE, violin-cello-piano • UNITED KINGDOM-THE NETHERLANDS
TRIO AXIS MUNDI, violin-clarinet-piano • ROMANIA
TWIN DUO, violins • RUSSIA
UNIQUINTET, strings and piano • RUSSIA
ENSEMBLES ADMITTED TO THE FINAL ROUND: 8
BERLAGE SAXOPHONE QUARTET • THE NETHERLANDS-GERMANY
DUO BELLAROSA-VERGINI, sax-piano • ITALIA
DUO EXTATIQUE, violin-piano • LATVIA
DUO TARAS, violin-cello • CZECH REPUBLIC
QUARTETTO ARQUA’, strings • ITALIA
SLOVENIAN PERCUSSION DUO • SLOVENIA
THE BUSCH ENSEMBLE, violin-cello-piano • UNITED KINGDOM-THE NETHERLANDS
UNIQUINTET, strings and piano • RUSSIA
THE WINNERS OF THE 2012 EDITION
First Prize ex aequo - “Fondazione Cattolica Assicurazioni” Award for excellence:
DUO BELLAROSA-VERGINI, sax-piano • ITALIA
also winner of the “New York Recital Debut” Special Award
SLOVENIAN PERCUSSION DUO • SLOVENIA
Second Prize
THE BUSCH ENSEMBLE, violin-cello-piano • UNITED KINGDOM-THE NETHERLANDS
also winner of the “Azzura Music” Recording Award
Third Prize
DUO TARAS, violin-cello • CZECH REPUBLIC
“Masi Foundation” Recording Award for Venetian Culture:
SANS SOUCI - ITALY
See the past editions winners in the ROLL OF HONOUR.