International Max Rostal Competition

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Congratulations to the winners of the International Max Rostal Competition!

Violin

First prize: Günst, Benjamin
Second prize: Vasylieva, Varvara
Third prize: Gu, YiWei
Special prize for the best interpretation of the commissioned work: Günst, Benjamin
Audience Award: Günst, Benjamin
Special prize of the Freunde Junger Musiker Berlin e.V.: Gu, YiWei

Viola

First prize: Shin, Kyungsik
Second prize: Isaacs, Brian
Third prize: Kosaka, Marina
Special prize for the best interpretation of the commissioned work: Isaacs, Brian
Audience Award: Isaacs, Brian
Special prize of the Freunde Junger Musiker Berlin e.V.: Isaacs, Brian

More detailed information on the prizes can be found here.

Artistic direction: Prof. Nora Chastain and Prof. Hartmut Rohde

Max Rostal played an important role in the history of violin playing, both as performer and as teacher. Many internationally known violinists over several generations were students of Max Rostal. In 1991, a competition was created in his name in his adopted hometown of Bern, Switzerland. Initially hosted by the Bern Conservatory, and alternately held for violin and viola, since 2009 it is held at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin) for violin and viola simultaneously. Mainly financed by the Foundation International Max Rostal Competition Bern, the competition is a member of the Fédération mondiale des concours internationaux de musique (FMCIM) since 2008.