Semi-Finalists 2021

ELIA CECINO Since 2014, Elia Cecino is regularly invited to play solo and chamber recitals in venues such as Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Fazioli Concert Hall in Sacile, Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Auditorium della Gran Guardia in Verona, Gesellschaft […]

ARIEL LANYI Ariel Lanyi, born in Jerusalem in 1997, began piano lessons with Lea Agmon just before his fifth birthday and made his orchestral debut at the age of seven. In recent seasons, he has performed recitals in renowned venues […]

Maxim Lando 19 year old American pianist Maxim Lando, a 2020 Gilmore Young Artist and Musical America’s New Artist of the Month, made international headlines when he performed together with Lang Lang, Chick Corea, and the Philadelphia Orchestra led by […]

Alice Burla 25-year-old Alice Burla, called an “extraordinary talent” by the New York Times, stands out for her colorful, spiritual and intelligent approach to music. Her strong desire to share music and her exquisite artistry have led her to perform […]

Ignas Maknickas In July 2021 Ignas Maknickas received “The Queen’s Commendation for Excellence” as the highest scoring graduate of the Royal Academy of Music. He was awarded First Prize at the XIX Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Youth in Szafarnia, […]

Serena Valluzzi Born on February 14th 1994 in the province of Bari (Italy), Serena Valluzzi started her piano studies at the age of four. At seventeen she graduated with highest honors from the Conservatory of Music “Niccolò Piccinni” in Bari […]

Aidan Mikdad Dutch pianist Aidan Mikdad was born on November 19th, 2001. He studies with Professor Joanna MacGregor at the Royal Academy of Music, where he was awarded the prestigious Bicentenary Scholarship for graduate studies. In June 2021, he graduated […]

Jonas Aumiller German pianist Jonas Aumiller is the winner of the 2021 Brahms Competition in Detmold. He was a finalist in the 2019 Busoni Competition and second prize winner of the Ettlingen Piano Competition 2018. He has won first prizes […]

Evren Ozel American pianist Evren Ozel has won many awards in national and international competitions including 2nd prize as well as Mozart and Chopin special prizes at the 2018 Dublin International Piano competition. Most recently, he received 2nd prize as […]

Korkmaz Can Saglam Can (pronounced Djahn) Sağlam began studying piano at the age of six, and gave his first recital at the age of eleven. After he got accepted to Bilkent University’s Music and Ballet Primary School at the age […]