Candidates Announced for Romania’s 2018 George Enescu International Cello Competition

The opening-round candidates have been announced for the 2018 George Enescu International Cello Competition – in Bucharest, Romania

The opening-round candidates have been announced for the 2018 George Enescu International Cello Competition – to be held in Bucharest, Romania from the 2nd to the 11th of September.

The 2018 opening-round cello candidates are:

• Alejandro Olóriz Soria (Spain)
• Anastasia Feruleva (Netherlands)
• Andrew Byun (Canada)
• Anouchka Hack (Germany)
• Antonin Musset (France)
• Ariana Kashefi (United Kingdom)
• Atanas Krastev (Bulgaria)
• Ayano Kamimura (Japan)
• Chase Park (United States)
• Constantin Borodin (Romania)
• Constantin Macherel (Switzerland)
• Daniel Thorell (Sweden)
• Dilshod Narzillaev (Uzbekistan)
• Dóra Kokas (Hungary)
• Endre Stankowsky (Hungary)
• Erica Piccotti (Italy)
• Fedor Grigoriev (Russia)
• Florian Schmidt - Bartha (Germany)
• Florian Pons (France)
• Fred Lindberg (Sweden)
• Gianluca Pirisi (Italy)
• Giljae Lee (South Korea)
• Guillaume Wang (Australia)
• Gunwoo Park (South Korea)
• Haran Meltzer (Israel)
• Hayoung Lee (South Korea)
• Hayoung Choi (South Korea)
• Horațiu Ludușan (Romania)
• Hsing - Han Tsai (Taiwan)
• Hyerin Oh (South Korea)
• Ileana Stefania Waldenmayer (Italy)
• Ion Storojenco (Romania)
• Jack Bailey (Australia)
• Jeongheon Nam (South Korea)
• Jérémy Garbarg (France)
• Johannes Przygodda (Germany)
• Johannes Gray (United States)
• Julia Wasmund (Germany)
• Julien Siino (Canada)
• Junko Fujii (Japan)
• Keisuke Morita (Japan)
• Kyung Jun Lee (South Korea)
• Latica Anić (Croatia)
• Laura Moinian (Germany)
• Léo Guiguen (France)
• Mansur Kadirov (Uzbekistan)
• Marcel Johannes Kits (Estonia)
• Mateusz Kaminski (Poland)
• Maxime Quennesson (France)
• Minjin Lee (South Korea)
• Mo Mo (China)
• Nadja Stiegler (Austria)
• Noémie Raymond - Friset (Canada)
• Octavian Alin Lup (Romania)
• Rustem Khamidullin (Russia)
• Sandra Lied Haga (Norway)
• Sang Yhee (United States)
• Seoyoen Min (South Korea)
• Shizuka Mitsui (Japan)
• Stanislas Kim (France)
• Su Yeon Yu (South Korea)
• Suh Woohyoung (South Korea)
• Teodor Rusu (Romania)
• Valentina Dubrovina (Russia)
• Vashti Hunter (United Kingdom)
• Xiaotang Xu (China)
• Yanyan Lin (China)
• Yibai Chen (China)
• Yoshika Masuda (Japan)
• Youna Choi (South Korea)

Open to international cellists 32 years and younger, the 1st prize winner will receive 15,000 EUR (US $17,000) – plus a number of important international performance invitations.

The 2018 cello jury will comprise: David Geringas (President), Raphael Wallfisch, Leonid Gorokhov, Alexandra Guţu, Philippe Muller, Jian Wang, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Myung-Wha Chung, Arto Noras and Marin Cazacu.

Previous 1st prize winners include: VC Young Artist Zlatomir Fung.

VC YOUNG ARTIST ZLATOMIR FUNG | ENESCU | SINFONIA CONCERTANTE | ALEXANDRE BLOCH & GEORGE ENESCU PHILHARMONIC | 2016 GEORGE ENESCU INTERNATIONAL CELLO COMPETITION | 1ST PRIZE

PICTURED: 2018 ENESCU INTERNATIONAL CELLO COMPETITION OPENING-ROUND CANDIDATE, ERICA PICCOTTI FROM ITALY