International Queen Sonja Music Competition

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Sonja von Norway (2003) - namesake of the competition

The International Queen Sonja Music Competition ( Norwegian “Dronning Sonja Internasjonale Musikkonkurranse” / English “Queen Sonja International Music Competition” - QSIMC ) is a music competition that has been held in Oslo since 1988 .

background

While the first two competitions were open to pianists , since 1995 participation has been restricted to singers of classical music - especially opera - who may not be older than 32 years. The competition takes place every two years and men and women are rated together. The music competition named after Sonja von Norway has been associated with the World Federation of International Music Competitions ( WFIMC ) since 1993 .

Measha Brueggergosman (2009) - won the 2nd prize of the International Queen Sonja Music Competition in 2003

Prize winner of the piano competition

  • 1988 - First competition: Nigel Hill (1st prize), Jeffrey Biegel (2nd prize), Sergei Schepkin (3rd prize), Eckhart Heilingers (4th prize)
  • 1992 - Second competition: Simone Pedroni (1st prize), Folke Nauta (2nd prize), Sigurd Slåttebrekk (3rd prize), Victor Lyadov (4th prize), Francesco Libetta (prize for the best interpretation of a Norwegian work)

Prize winner of the singing competition

  • 1995 - Third competition: Akie Amou (1st prize), Tigran Martirossian (2nd prize), Deng-Feng Zhao (3rd prize), Anette Seiltgen (4th prize), Melanie Diener-Gabler (Troldhaugen-Grieg prize) , Åshild Skiri Refsdal (award for the best Norwegian participant)
  • 1997 - Fourth competition: Liao Changyong (1st prize), Valentina Kutzarova (2nd prize and Troldhaugen-Grieg Prize), Ofelia Sala-Piqueras (3rd prize), Hege Gustava Tjønn (prize for the best Norwegian participant)
  • 1999 - Fifth competition: Virginia Tola (1st prize), Oana-Andra Ulieriu (2nd prize), Ayk Martirosyan (3rd prize), Helene Ranada (Troldhaugen-Grieg Prize)
  • 2001 - Sixth competition: Marita Kvarving Sølberg (1st prize and Troldhaugen-Grieg Prize), Galina Sidorenko (2nd prize), Yorck Felix Speer (3rd prize), Marita Kvarving Sølberg (prize for the best Norwegian participant)
  • 2003 - Seventh competition: Olga Mykytenko (1st prize), Measha Brueggergosman (2nd prize and Troldhaugen-Grieg Prize), Vladimir Baykov (3rd prize), Vibeke Kristensen (prize for the best Norwegian participant)
  • 2005 - Eighth competition: Daniel Behle (1st prize and Troldhaugen-Grieg Prize), Peter McGillivray (2nd prize), Insung Sim (3rd prize)
  • 2007 - Ninth competition: Audun Iversen (1st prize), Anita Watson (2nd prize), Nina Gravrok (3rd prize), Erika Roos (Troldhaugen-Grieg Prize)
  • 2009 - Tenth competition: Seung Gi Jung (1st prize), Jacquelyn Wagner (2nd prize), Adrian Angelico (Troldhaugen-Grieg Prize)
  • 2011 - Eleventh competition: Dong-Hwan Lee (1st prize), Ingeborg Gillebo (2nd prize), Uliana Alieksiuk (3rd prize), Kateryna Kasper (prize for the best performance of Norwegian music), Ingeborg Gillebo (prize for the best Norwegian participants)
  • 2013 - Twelfth competition: Kristina Mkhitaryan (1st prize), Andrew Stenson (2nd prize), Mélissa Petit (3rd prize), Hamida M. Kristoffersen (prize for the best performance of Norwegian music and for the best Norwegian participant)
  • 2015 - Thirteenth competition: Lise Davidsen (1st prize), Elsa Dreisig (2nd prize), Yuriy Yurchuk (3rd prize), Lise Davidsen (prize for the best performance of Norwegian music and for the best Norwegian participant)
  • 2017 - Fourteenth competition: Seungju Bahg (1st prize), Giovanni Sebastiano Sala (2nd prize), Alexander Roslavets (3rd prize), Alexander Roslavets (prize for the best performance of Norwegian music), Christian Valle (prize for the best Norwegian music Attendees)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Queen Sonja International Music Competition. Accessed March 9, 2018 .
  2. ^ About the Competition. Accessed March 9, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Winners. Accessed March 9, 2018 .