2016 Edition
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED: 91
ENSEMBLES ADMITTED TO THE 2ND ROUND: 66
AIRIS QUARTET, strings • POLAND
AKMI DUO, sax-piano • FRANCE - LITHUANIA
ALDAMENA DUO, sax-piano • SPAIN
ARUNDOS QUINTETT, winds • GERMANY-JAPAN-USA
CUARTETO NEL CUORE, strings • SPAIN
DACAP QUINTET, winds • SPAIN
DUO ABIS-NIKITINA, cello-piano • ITALY-UCRAINA
DUO ACHKAR-WEIGLE, cello-piano • GERMANY
DUO AGAPE, violin-guitar • FRANCE
DUO ARCORD, cello-accordion • SERBYA
DUO ARIES, sax-piano • ITALY
DUO BAL-KAN, violin-piano • GERMANY-TURKEY
DUO BOLON-MALDONADO, cello-piano • SPAIN
DUO CON VIGORE, violin-piano • GREECE-KAZAKISTAN
DUO CRIVELLI-POLLE ANSALDI, cello-piano • ITALY
DUO CROISE’-SHEVCHENKO, cello-piano • FRANCE-RUSSIA
DUO DANCHIN-FANG, violin-piano • FRANCE-CHINA
DUO DES SONGES, cello-piano • FRANCE
DUO ESSENTIA, clarinetto-fisarmonica • ITALY
DUO GRANATO, sax-piano • ITALY
DUO GROTTE, violin-piano • USA-SOUTH KOREA
DUO JANOUSKOVA-BRIZHANEVA, violin-piano • CZECH REPUBLIC-RUSSIA
DUO KITHARSIS, guitars • ROMANIA
DUO KUPKA, piano-harp • FRANCE
DUO MOROZOV-STUKALOV, flute-piano • RUSSIA
DUO PAVAN-CANALE, flute-piano • ITALY
DUO POPKO & TZANOVA, flute-piano • POLAND-BULGARIA
DUO SCIOLTO, sax-piano • SPAIN
DUO SIHAN-BRACKMAN, violin-piano • THE NETHERLANDS
DUO SONORO, violin-piano • UKRAINA
DUO STEINAA-KOLAROVA, oboe-piano • DENMARK-BULGARY
DUO ZAWADZKI-CHZESZCZYK, clarinet-piano • POLAND
EBONIT SAXOPHONE QUARTET • GERMANY-NETHERLANDS-POLAND
EINKLANG STRING TRIO • SOUTH KOREA
ENSEMBLE MARIE, violin-clarinet-piano • JAPAN-GERMANY
ENTHEOS STRING QUARTET • BULGARIA-ITALY
GAGLIANO TRIO, violin-cello-piano • AUSTRIA-SWITZERLAND
GREUNER-CHEN DUO, violin-piano • GERMANY-CHINA
LARGO BLU, violin-piano • GERMANY
LAURSEN-JIA DUO, violin-piano • USA-SWEDISH
LECCE ACCORDION PROJECT, accordion trio • ITALY
LUCENTE DUO, cello-piano • SOUTH KOREA
MADE IN TRIO, flute-clarinet-piano • PORTUGAL-CANADA-ITALY
MOSA TRIO, violin-cello-piano • BELGIUM-THE NEDERLANDS
NEW MUSIC QUARTET, strings • POLAND-BELARUS
OLYMPUS MONS TRIO, clarinet-viola-piano • POLAND
ORION STRING TRIO • SOUTH KOREA-GERMANY-UK
PHILOS QUARTETT, strings • SOUTH KOREA-COSTA RICA-GERMANY
PIANO FOR TWO, 4 hands duo • RUSSIA
PIANO TRIO INCENDIO, violin-cello-piano • CZECH REPUBLIC
PROJECT N. & A., violin-piano • BELARUS-RUSSIA
QUARTETTO CESAR FRANCK, strings • ITALY
QUARTETTO FAUVES, strings • ITALY
QUARTETTO GUADAGNINI, strings • ITALY
QUIVIR ENSEMBLE, flute-piano • SPAIN-ROMANIA
RHEINKLANG QUINTET, winds • AUSTRALIA-GERMANY-FRANCE
SHEA-KIM DUO, violin-piano • USA - SOUTH KOREA
SONUS SAXOPHONQUARTETT • POLAND-CROATIA-AUSTRIA-SLOVAKIA
TAMESIS PIANO TRIO, violin-cello-piano • ITALY-SLOVENIA
TRIO CLAVIO, violin-clarinet-piano • CZECH REPUBLIC
TRIO HARMA, violin-cello-piano • FRANCE
TRIO PEDRELL, violin-cello-piano • SPAIN
TRIO PIRVELI, violin-cello-piano • GEORGIA-GERMANY
TRIO TRIKOLON, violin-cello-piano • AUSTRIA
TRIO VOX, violin-cello-piano • ITALY
VENTO DI CAMBIAMENTO, clarinet-piano • POLAND
ENSEMBLES ADMITTED TO THE SEMI-FINAL: 18
CUARTETO NEL CUORE, strings • SPAIN
DACAP QUINTET, winds • SPAIN
DUO ARCORD, cello-accordion • SERBYA
DUO BAL-KAN, violin-piano • GERMANY-TURKEY
DUO CON VIGORE, violin-piano • GREECE-KAZAKISTAN
DUO CROISE’-SHEVCHENKO, cello-piano • FRANCE-RUSSIA
DUO DES SONGES, cello-piano • FRANCE
DUO KITHARSIS, guitars • ROMANIA
DUO SCIOLTO, sax-piano • SPAIN
DUO SIHAN-BRACKMAN, violin-piano • THE NETHERLANDS
DUO SONORO, violin-piano • UKRAINA
EBONIT SAXOPHONE QUARTET • GERMANY-NETHERLANDS-POLAND
GAGLIANO TRIO, violin-cello-piano • AUSTRIA-SWITZERLAND
MOSA TRIO, violin-cello-piano • BELGIUM-THE NEDERLANDS
QUARTETTO FAUVES, strings • ITALY
SHEA-KIM DUO, violin-piano • USA - SOUTH KOREA
TRIO HARMA, violin-cello-piano • FRANCE
TRIO PIRVELI, violin-cello-piano • GEORGIA-GERMANY
ENSEMBLES ADMITTED TO THE FINAL ROUND: 8
DACAP QUINTET, winds • SPAIN
DUO BAL-KAN, violin-piano • GERMANY-TURKEY
DUO CROISE’-SHEVCHENKO, cello-piano • FRANCE-RUSSIA
DUO SCIOLTO, sax-piano • SPAIN
DUO SIHAN-BRACKMAN, violin-piano • THE NETHERLANDS
DUO SONORO, violin-piano • UKRAINA
EBONIT SAXOPHONE QUARTET • GERMANY-NETHERLANDS-POLAND
MOSA TRIO, violin-cello-piano • BELGIUM-THE NEDERLANDS
THE WINNERS OF THE 2016 EDITION
First Prize - “Fondazione Cattolica Assicurazioni” Award for excellence:
DUO CROISE’-SHEVCHENKO, cello-piano • FRANCE-RUSSIA
also winner of the “New York Recital Debut” Special Award
Second Prize
EBONIT SAXOPHONE QUARTET • GERMANY-NETHERLANDS-POLAND
also winner of the "Cicerone Music & Art" Special Award.
Third Prize ex aequo
DUO SCIOLTO, sax-piano • SPAIN
also winner of an extra award, the "Cicerone Music & Art" Supporting Award,
DUO SONORO, violin-piano • UKRAINA
Andrii Pavlov also received the Diploma of the Jury
as the "Best Violinist" of the 2016 competition
See the past editions winners in the ROLL OF HONOUR.