Special Prizes

Solo Recitals:

Solo Debut with Orchestra Special Prize

Mariya Karpinets performed a beautiful concert as a soloist with orchestra on Saturday, October 10, 2020 in Italy.

The whole audience gave them a standing ovation.

This concert was organized in collaboration with the International Music Competition "Grand Prize Virtuoso".

Multiple paid recitals have been organized by the committee of the "Grand Prize Virtuoso" Competition in Oxford, United Kingdom. These festivals had an important media impact being published as a highlight in the prestigious newspaper "Daily Oxford." Solo recitals were held on September 7, 2017 by Italian pianist Nicolas Giacomeli, winner of the 2015 Paris "Grand Prize Virtuoso," on April 27, 2019 by Italian pianist Fernanda Damiano, winner of the 2018 Vienna "Grand Prize Virtuoso" and on May 25, 2019 by Russian violinist Elizaveta Tyun, winner of the 2016 London "Grand Prize Virtuoso."

In Salzburg in 2016, as a special prize, during the winners' concerts our jury formed by violinist Gian Paolo Peloso, pianist Tamara Atschba and flutist Jean Michel Tanguy selected Vita Peterlin (cellist), Alessandra Veronesi and Chiara Rudari (piano four hands), Laura Navasardian (cellist), Cao Linh Pham (pianist) and Andrea Fallico (clarinetist), Michal Mossakowski (pianist), Daniel Ivanov (clarinetist) and Bubreg Duo to make their debut at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York on Saturday, October 29, 2016 and Sunday, November 6, 2016.

This special prize was awarded again in London in 2016 and on this occasion our jury was formed by violinist Gian Paolo Peloso, pianist Christine Taylor and our artistic director, chose Angela Reynolds (flutist), Amolnut Vanichjakvong (pianist) and Iman Bulbulia (pianist) to make their debut at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York on Monday, March 13, 2017.

In 2017, 2018 and 2019 Mrs. Victoria Montserrat has included numerous winners of the "Grand Prize Virtuoso" Competition in the prestigious "Virtuosos on Stage" Festival.

On October 20, 2017, the pianist Vestard Shikmus, from Latvia, winner of the first prize "Grand Prize Virtuoso" in Vienna 2016, gave a solo recital at the Catalan National Museum. This was a unique concert because it was performed with the piano that belonged to the great composer Enrique Granados.

On 24 November 2017, the cellist Luca Giovanini from Italy, winner of the 2016 Salzburg Grand Prize Virtuoso, gave a solo recital at the Catalan National Museum.

During the 2018 festival three winners were included: Luigi Borzillo, pianist from Italy, winner of the 2017 Salzburg "Grand Prize Virtuoso" on 8 October. The Dombrova Duo from Poland, winner of the 2016 London "Grand Prize Virtuoso" on 12 November, and the South Korean cellist Dohyung Kim on 14 December.

In 2019, six winners were included in the festival. 

The Italian saxophone and piano duo, Alessandro and Gabriele de Laura, winners of the 2018 Rome "Grand Prize Virtuoso," gave a recital on 15 March 2019.

In the autumn of 2019, the festival was very well received in the city of Barcelona, having a great impact on the press and being publicised with the photos of our winners on more than 300 advertising posters on the lampposts of the most important streets and avenues of the city. The solo recitals were held on October 9, the Russian pianist Alexander Chernov, winner of 2018 Vienna "Grand Prize Virtuoso," on October 16 the Ukrainian oboist resident in Norway Maria Karpinets winner of 2016 London "Grand Prize Virtuoso," who explained us her experience in our competition, see video here .  On November 13th the Slovakian cellist winner of 2016 Salzburg "Grand Prize Virtuoso," on December 4 the Chinese-Canadian pianist Tianyu Zhou winner of 2018 Rome "Grand Prize Virtuoso" and on December 11th the Israeli cellist Nahar Eliaz.