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ZURICH, Switzerland, June 7, 2021, /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

The 15th International Piano Competition Concours Geza Anda was completed

successfully at Tonhalle Maag in Zurich, Switzerland on 5th June 2021. The

jury, chaired by Gerhard Oppitz, bestowed:

The 1st Prize upon Anton Gerzenberg (1996, Germany)

The 2nd Prize upon Julian Trevelyan (1998, UK)

And the 3rd Prize upon Marek Kozak (1993, Czech Republic)

The Liszt-Bartok Prize was awarded to Mihály Berecz (1997, Hungary), the

Mozart-Prize and the Audience Prize to Julian Trevelyan (1998, UK), the

Hortense Anda-Buhrle Fellowship to Giorgi Gigashvili (2000, Georgia).

The triennial Concours Geza Anda is considered one of the most prestigious and

demanding piano competitions. It was created in memory of the famous

Hungarian-Swiss pianist Geza Anda by his widow Hortense Anda-Buhrle. 2021 marks

the centenary of Geza Anda's birth and the 15th Concours Géza Anda.  

36 candidates from all over the world competed in four rounds – the Audition,

the Recital, Mozart-Semifinal and Final – at MKZ Musikkonservatorium Zurich,

Stadthaus Winterthur and Tonhalle Maag, Zürich between 27th May and 5th June

2021.  

Apart from Gerhard Oppitz, the jury consisted of Ricardo Castro, Zlata

Chochieva, Pietro De Maria, Vladimir Feltsman, John Fiore, Andreas Haefliger,

Rena Shereshevskaya and Antti Siirala.

Three quarters of the candidates were hosted locally by guest families. Private

households and local institutions provided further places to practice.  

The Mozart-Semifinals were accompanied by Musikkollegium Winterthur conducted

by Stefan Blunier, the Final by Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich conducted by Gergely

Madaras.  

The 15th Concours Geza Anda was supported by the Canton and the City of Zurich;

Mayor Corine Mauch served as patron of the competition.  

All rounds were carried out physically under strict observance of Corona

regulations to avoid the spreading of the pandemic. They were all streamed live

and can still be watched on www.geza-anda.ch.

- Pictures are available at AP Images (http://www.apimages.com) -

Contact:

Markus Wyler,

+41 44 205 14 23

markus.wyler@geza-anda.ch

SOURCE: Geza Anda-Stiftung