Past winners

David Popper X. International Cello Competition - 2023

I.category

1.prize: GERGOV, Rey / Bulgaria

1.prize: PONS JEON, Yuna / Spain

1.prize: RUSSEL, Dylan / USA

2.prize: HUANG, Kanon / Taiwan

2.prize: TRALLA, Aleksandra Maria / Estonia

2.prize: XU, Xingchen / China

3.prize: ARRIAZA GONZALEZ, Alicia / Spain

3.prize: BIRTALAN Tünde / Hungary

3.prize: CHUN, Soomin / South Korea

II.category

1.prize: CHENAUX, Lyam Kaléo Gabriel / Switzerland

2.prize: WANG, Dier / China

2.prize: LEE, Jieon / South Korea

3.prize: WIMBISCUS, Ella / USA

III.category

1.prize: MOON, Serlyun / South Korea

1.prize: JING, Ruoxi / China

2.prize: WON, Min / South Korea

2.prize: CHEN, Zhhijian / China

3.prize: PETROV, Jan / Czeh Republic

IV.category

1.prize: HAN, Yelim / South Korea

2.prize: CARBONE, Ramiro / Spain

3.prize: BOZADA WAFLAR, Maria Auxiliadora / Spain

3.prize: REBULL CHAVARRIA, David / Spain

V.category

1.prize: PETRACCI, Leonardo / Italy

3.prize: DEMENEGHI, Simon / Italy

3.prize: PÁL, Olivér / HUNGARY

Special prizes:

  • Grand Prix: HAN, Yelim / South Korea

  • Concert with Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra: HAN, Yelim / South Korea

  • Invitation for a concert by the Bartók Radio: CHENAUX, Lyam Kaléo Gabriel / Switzerland

  • Invitation of Csaba Onczay to his Mastercourse organized by Accademia Int. Filharmonica del Mediterraneo in Trani in 2024: PETRACCI, Leonardo / Italy

  • For the best Popper etude: IMAMURA, Tomoki / Japan

 

David Popper IX. International Cello Competition - 2021

I.category

1.prize: Kim JUNGA, South Korea   
2.prize: Anna CICCHINO, Italy  
3.prize: Tae Eun KIM, South Korea  
3.prize: Tudor IONESCU, Romania  
3.prize: Petar DULA VRBANIC, Croatia

II.category

1.prize: Anna KOMUSINSKI DE ALBA, Poland / Mexico  
2.prize: Jiwoong CHAE, South Korea  
3.prize: Minjae KIM, South Korea

III.category

1.prize: Park SANG HYEOK, South Korea   
2.prize: Jin Seok JEONG, Hungary  
3.prize: Elvis HERNDL, Austria  
3.prize: Álvaro LOZANO CAMES, Spain   
3.prize: Daniel POZAS, Spain

IV.category

1.prize: Yosuke SHIMIZU, Japan   
2.prize: Aaron SCHRÖER, Germany  
3.prize: Mar GIMFERRER, Austria

V.category

1.prize: Youbien LEE, South Korea   
2.prize: Alexandra KAHRER, Austria  
2.prize: Jungyoon LEE, South Korea

Special prizes:

  • Concert with Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra: SHIMIZU Yosuke, Japan
  • Concert with Alba Regia Symphony Orchestra: Youbien LEE, South Korea
  • Concert with MÁV Symphony Orchestra: Park SANG HYEOK, South Korea
  • Concert with Szent István Philharmonic: RINKÓ Krisztián, Hungary

 

David Popper VIII. International Cello Competition - 2019

I.category

1.prize: Jeri LEE, South Korea  
1.prize: Nicholas WONG, USA  
1.prize: Austin Kwan Shek LAM, Hong Kong  
2.prize: Aida POPA, Romania  
2.prize: Sin Jo YAP, Malaysia  
3.prize: Yuki Ariel WILSON, USA  
3.prize: Ruilin HE, China  
3.prize: Julia COTEANU, Romania  
3.prize: Stefan IORDACHI, Romania

II.category

1.prize: Danah HAN, South Korea  
1.prize: Ling YANG, China  
2.prize: Zhiyu QIU, China  
2.prize: Hong Xuan LI, China  
3.prize: Xi ZHENG, China

III.category

1.prize: Danbin LEE, South Korea  
1.prize: BALOG Nella, Hungary  
2.prize: Jugyeong KIM, South Korea  
2.prize: Cosima FEDERLE, Germany  
3.prize: Thomas PRCHAL, Netherlands

IV.category

1.prize: Seungyeon BAIK, South Korea   
1.prize: Stefano BRUNO, Italy   
2.prize: HARTMANN Domonkos, Hungary

V.category

1.prize: Hayoung LEE, South Korea   
1.prize: Rachel SIU, Australia   
2.prize: Alexandra KAHRER, Austria   
3.prize: Riku HAGIWARA, Japan   
3.prize: Jaewoo JEONG, South Korea   
3.prize: Lena Marie SCHULZ, Germany

Special prizes:

  • Concert with Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra: BALOG Nella, Hungary
  • Concert with Alba Regia Symphony Orchestra: Hayoung LEE, South Korea
  • Invitation for mini – residency to the SCS by Jacob Shaw director of the Scandinavian Cello School: Stefano BRUNO, Italy  and Thomas PRCHAL, Netherlands

 

David Popper VII. International Cello Competition – 2017

GRAND PRIX: Minje Song, South Korea

I.category

1.prize: JaeMin Han, South Korea  
1.prize: Jiwoo Kwon, South Korea  
3.prize: Jeong Jin Seok, Hungary

II.category

1.prize: Wu You, China  
2.prize: Ye-Won Cho, South Korea  
2.prize: Luis Aracama, Spain  
3.prize: Ethan Murphy, USA  
3.prize: Su Bin Kim, South Korea

III.category

1.prize: Chanheung Min, South Korea  
1.prize: Károly Barna Zsolt, Hungary  
2.prize: Eva Esteban Arderíus, Spain  
3.prize: Dmitriy Volodin, Russia

IV.category

1.prize: Tomasz Máté Milán, Hungary  
1.prize: Temesvári Bence, Hungary  
2.prize: Jin Ju Lee, South Korea 
3.prize: Lia Vielhaber, Austria
3.prize: Hartmann Domonkos, Hungary 
3.prize: Raphael Zinner, Germany

V.category

1.prize: Minje Song, South Korea  
2.prize: Bánkövi Bence Balázs, Hungary  
2.prize: Dora Hájková, Czech Republic  
2.prize: Gabriel Esteban, Austria

Special prizes:

  • Concert with Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra: Temesvári Bence, Hungary
  • Concert with Alba Regia Symphony Orchestra: Minje Song, South Korea
  • Concert with Savaria Symphony Orchestra: Tomasz Máté Milán, Hungary

 

David Popper VI. International Cello Competition – 2015

GRAND PRIX: Clemens KROPFITSCH, Austria 

I.category

1.prize: Friederike HEROLD, Germany  
1.prize: Katarzyna KACPRZAK, Poland  
2.prize: Yiran DENG, China  
2.prize: Elvis HERNDL, Austria  
2.prize: Yi Hang LI, China  
3.prize: Henrike KÖRNER, Germany

II.category

1.prize: Giulia ATTILI, Italy  
1.prize: Gaeun KIM, South Korea  
2.prize: Jakob ARNDT, Germany  
2.prize: Sara CANO, Slovenia
2.prize: Marei SCHIBILSKY, Germany  
3.prize: KÁROLY Barna Zsolt, Hungary  
3.prize: Johanna VOCETKOVA, Czech Republic

III.category

1.prize: Clemens KROPFITSCH, Austria   
1.prize: Lucas Martins de BARROS, Brasil  
1.prize: Ji Yeon KIM, South Korea  
2.prize: Alexandra KAHRER, Austria  
3.prize: Sebastian KOZUB, Poland  
3.prize: TEMESVÁRI Bence, Hungary

IV.category

1.prize: HOTZI Mátyás, Hungary  
1.prize: KARASSZON Eszter, Hungary  
1.prize: Sung-Geun PARK, South Korea  
3.prize: Miles Harrison NORMAN, USA  
3.prize: David POSKIN, Belgium

Special prizes:

Concert with Alba Regia Symphony Orchestra: Clemens KROPFITSCH, Austria 

 

David Popper V. International Cello Competition – 2013

I.category

1.prize: Xu Xuanhan, China  
2.prize: Sophie Kropfitsch, Austria  
3.prize: Katarzyna Kacprzak, Poland

II.category

1.prize: Shimizu Yosuke, Japan   
2.prize: Csőke Flóra Júlia, Hungary 
2.prize: He Jiayan, China  
2.prize: Milla Holm, Finland  
3.prize: Hagiwara Izumi, Hungary  
3.prize: Adam Klansky, Czech Republic

III.category

1.prize: Gabriel Martins, USA
2.prize: Benedikt Sinko, Austria  
2.prize: Tomasz Máté Milán, Hungary
2.prize: Michael Zyzak, USA  
3.prize: Maike Clemens, Austria  
3.prize: Sebastian Kozub, Poland

IV.category

1.prize: Braden McConnell, USA  
1.prize: Julia Wasmund, Germany   
2.prize: Kónya Attila Levente, Hungary  
2.prize: Standi Dorottya, Hungary