Semi-Finalists 2021

ELIA CECINO Since 2014 Elia Cecino is regularly invited to play solo recitals in venue such as Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Fazioli Concert Hall in Sacile, Teatro Toniolo in Mestre, Teatro degli Industri in Grosseto, […]

ARIEL LANYI This summer Ariel makes his debut at Wigmore Hall and participates in the Marlboro Festival in Vermont, alongside renowned artists such as Mitsuko Uchida and Jonathan Biss. He was a prize-winner at the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) and […]

Maxim Lando 18 year old American pianist Maxim Lando was awarded the prestigious  2020 Gilmore Young Artist Award, and was also named Musical America’s New Artist of the Month. He first received international attention in 2017, appearing on the piano bench alongside Lang Lang […]

Alice Burla “She expresses, through her music, some of the deepest, indefinable parts of the humancondition.” – LisaMarie DeSanto 24 year old Alice Burla, called an “extraordinary talent” by the New York Times, stands out forher colorful, intelligent and open […]

Ignas Maknickas Born in California in 1998, pianist Ignas Maknickas was raised in Lithuania. In 2017 Ignasgraduated from the National M.K. Čiurlionis School of Art in Vilnius. The School-LeavingCertificate with Honours was presented to him by the President of Lithuania, […]

Alim Beisembayev Born in Kazakhstan. In 2008 he won the Nutcracker international television competition and moved to study at the Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory. After two years of studying in Moscow he moved to the UK to […]

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 only seventeen she graduated with highest honours from the Conservatory of Music “Niccolò Piccinni” in […]

Aidan Mikdad Aidan Mikdad (Amsterdam, 19 November 2001) is a Dutch classical pianist.   Recently, the Royal Academy of Music awarded him the prestigious Bicentenary Scholarship to continue his postgraduate studies with Professor Joanna MacGregor. In June 2021, he graduated […]

Jonas Aumiller Praised for his ability of ‘bringing the notes to life, playing with the highest degree ofmusicality – not to mention his technical ease’ (Schwetzinger Zeitung), German pianist JonasAumiller is rapidly establishing an international solo career with engagements across […]

Evren Ozel Evren Ozel (piano) began his musical education at age three, taking lessons at MacPhail Center for Music in his hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  He has performed with numerous orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, […]