International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn
The International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn is a biennial competition for pianists between the ages of 18 and 32 and was held for the first time in 2005 in Ludwig van Beethoven's native city of Bonn .
About the competition
The competition was founded in 2005 by pianist Pavel Gililov , who is also artistic director and jury president. The event is organized by Deutsche Telekom AG and has been carried out by the International Beethoven Festival Bonn gGmbH since 2012 . In 2009 it took place for the first time under the name International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn .
The focus of the competition is on Beethoven's works from all phases of his career. They are - and that is the special aim of this competition - placed in a programmatic context that is intended to illustrate the importance of the composer for the international music world as a creative and innovative source of ideas. In addition to the technical perfection, the organizers expect from the participants "an artistic and individual examination of Beethoven's work" .
An important concern of the International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn is to promote young professional artists and to offer them an international forum. The participation rounds of the competition are public. The competition jury consists of nine members. Since 2015, all competition rounds have been broadcast live on the competition homepage.
Prices
The first to third prizes are endowed with 30,000 euros, 20,000 euros and 10,000 euros. In addition, there are various special prizes, including for the best interpretation of a piano concerto in the finale, for the best interpretation of a contemporary piece, for the best interpretation of a work by Robert Schumann , the special price for chamber music and the Beethoven House Prize.
Award winners
- 2005
- Henri Sigfridsson (Finland)
- Norie Takahashi (Japan)
- David Kadouch (France)
- 2007
- Ian Yungwook Yoo (South Korea)
- Keiko Hattori (Japan)
- Dmitri Demiashkin (Russia)
- 2009
- Hinrich Alpers (Germany)
- Jordi Bitlloch (France)
- Einav Yarden (Israel)
- 2011
- Jingge Yan (China)
- Chi Ho Han (Korea)
- Rémi Geniet (France)
- 2013
- Soo-Jung Ann (South Korea)
- Stefan Cassomenos (Australia)
- Shinnosuke Inugai (Japan)
- 2015
- Filippo Gorini (Italy)
- Ben Cruchley (Canada)
- Moritz Winkelmann (Germany)
- 2017
- Alberto Ferro (Italy)
- Tomoki Kitamura (Japan)
- Ho Jeong Lee (South Korea)
- 2019
- Cunmo Yin (China)
- Yuto Takezawa (Japan)
- Shihyun Lee (South Korea)