** All Prizewinners **
Prizewinners 2022
Duo for Voice and Piano (Lied)

Duo Adamova/Schäfer
2nd Prize: ex aequo
Bella Adamova, Mezzosoprano (Czech Republic)
Malte Schäfer, Piano (Germany)

Duo Baleiro/Costa
2nd Prize: ex aequo
André Baleiro, Baritone (Portugal)
Pedro Costa, Piano (Portugal)

3rd Prize & Special Prize for the best interpretation of the commissioned work by Judith Weir
Sawako Kayaki, Soprano (Japan)
Haruka Ebina, Piano (Japan)
Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello

TRIO ORELON
1st Prize & Special Prize for the best interpretation of the prizewinning work of the International Composition Competition Piano Trio, Tomasz Szczepaniks "Tessuto"
Marco Sanna, Piano (Italy)
Judith Stapf, Violin (Germany)
Arnau Rovira Bascompte, Violoncello (Spain)

TRIO UNIO
2nd Prize
Young Sun Choi, Piano (Republic of Korea)
Eunji Kim, Violin (Republic of Korea)
Ah-Yeon Nam, Violoncello (Republic of Korea)

SOLERI TRIO
3rd Prize
Asen Tanchev, Piano (Bulgaria/Germany)
Dainis Medjaniks, Violin (Latvia/Germany)
Moritz Weigert, Violoncello (Germany)
Prizewinners 2020
Laureates 2018
Laureates 2015
Laureates 2012
Laureates 2009
Prizewinners 2008
Prizewinners 2006
String Quartet
MINETTI QUARTETT (Austria)
2nd Prize & Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a work of Modern Music for String Quartet No. 2 op. 59 by Karol Szymanowski
Maria EHMER, Violin (Austria)
Markus HUBER, Viola (Austria)
Anna KNOPP, Violin (Austria)
Leonhard ROCZEK, Violoncello (Austria)
RUBENS QUARTETT (The Netherlands)
3rd Prize & Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of Franz Schubert for String Quartet in B flat major op. Post. 168 D 112
Joachim EIJLANDER, Violoncello (The Netherlands)
Roeland JAGERS, Viola (Austria)
Sidonie RIHA, Violin (Germany)
Quirine SCHEFFERS, Violin (Austria)
* The 1st Prize was not awarded.
ATOS TRIO (Germany)
1st Prize & Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work by Franz Schubert for the Trio in B flat major D 898
Stefan Heinemeyer, Violoncello (Germany)
Thomas Hoppe, Piano (Germany)
Annette von Hehn, Violin (Germany)
TRIO MONTPARNASSE
Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work of Modern Music for Trio No. 1 (1984/85) by Mauricio Kagel
Aurélie NAMONT, Piano (France)
Naoko OGIHARA, Violin (Japan)
Sonja Lena SCHMID, Violoncello (Germany)
TRIO IMÀGE (Germany)
3rd Prize ex aequo & Audience Prize
Gergana GERGOVA, Violin (Bulgaria)
Pavlin NECHEV, Piano (Bulgaria)
Saerom PARK, Violoncello (Republic of Korea)
MORGENSTERN TRIO (Germany)
3rd Prize ex aequo
Catherine KLIPFEL, Piano (France)
Nina REDDIG, Violin (Germany)
Emanuel WEHSE, Violoncello (Germany)
* The 2nd Prize was not awarded.
Duo for Voice and Piano (LIED)
Duo Stacey BARTSCH / Peter McGILLVRAY
2nd Prize
Peter McGILLVRAY, Baritone (Canada)
Stacey BARTSCH, Piano (Australia) - Professorship at KUG
Duo Raphael FAVRE / Chiho TOGAWA
3rd Prize
Raphael FAVRE, Tenor (Switzerland)
Chiho TOGAWA, Piano (Japan)
Duo Wakako NAKASO / Jone PUNYTE
Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work of Modern Music for "Der explodierende Kopf" by Christian Jost
Wakako NAKASO, Soprano (Japan)
Jone PUNYTE, Piano (Lithuania)
Duo Florian JUST / Jan-Paul GRIJPINK
Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a work by Franz Schubert for "Nachtstück D 672" and "Totengräbers Heimweh D 842"
Florian JUST, Baritone (Germany)
Jan-Paul GRIJPINK, Piano (The Netherlands)
Prizewinners 2005
Composition Competition Piano Trio

Andrey KOMANETSKY (Russia)
1st Prize with "Affinity to Movement"
International Composition Competition in the category "Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano", on the occasion of the 6th International Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music" 2006
Prizewinners 2003
String Quartet
ARIEL QUARTET (Israel)
1st Prize
Amit EVEN-TOV, Violoncello (Israel)
Gershon GERCHIKOV, Violin (Israel)
Alexandra KAZOVSKY, Violin (Russia)
Sergey TARASHCHANSKY, Viola (Ukraine)
AVIV QUARTET (Israel/Canada)
2nd Prize & Special Prize for the best Interpretation of a Work by Franz Schubert for "Das Tod und das Mädchen“
Evgenia EPSHTEIN, Violin (Russia)
Rachel MERCER, Violoncello (Candada)
Sergey OSTROVSKY, Violin (Russia)
Shuli WATERMAN, Viola (Israel)
TWINS QUARTET (Russia)
3rd Prize
Elena ALEKSEEVA, Viola (Russia)
Elena ISSAENKOVA, Violin (Russia)
Tatjana ISSAENKOVA, Violin (Russia)
Irina SMIRNOVA, Violoncello (Russia)
QUATUOR TERPSYCORDES (Switzerland)
Special Prize for the best Interpretation of a Work of Modern Music for "Métamorphoses nocturnes“ by György Ligeti
Girolamo BOTTIGLIERI, Violin (Switzerland)
François GRIN, Violoncello (Switzerland)
Caroline HAAS, Viola (Switzerland)
Raya RAYTCHEVA, Violin (Bulgaria)
LIED DUO
Duo Peter SCHÖNE / Norie TAKAHASHI
1st Prize & Audience Prize
Peter SCHÖNE, Baritone (Germany)
Norie TAKAHASHI, Piano (Japan)
Duo Michael NAGY / Anette FISCHER-LICHDI
2nd Prize & Speciial prize for the best interpretation of a work by Franz Schubert for "Nacht und Träume"
Michael NAGY, Baritone (Germany)
Anette FISCHER-LICHDI, Piano (Germany)
Duo Thomas MEGLIORANZA / Ying-Chien LIN
3rd Prize ex aequo
Thomas MEGLIORANZA, Baritone (USA)
Ying-Chien LIN, Piano (Taiwan)
Duo Yo Chan AHN / Hedayet DJEDDIKAR
3rd Prize ex aequo
Yo Chan AHN, Baritone (Republic of Korea)
Hedayet DJEDDIKAR, Piano (Germany)
Duo Silke EVERS / Wiebke TOM DIECK
Special Prize for the best interpretation in the field of modern music
Silke Evers, Soprano (Germany)
Wiebke tom Dieck, Piano (Germany)
Duo for Flute and Piano
Duo Dóra SERES / Emese MALI
2nd Prize ex aequo
Dóra SERES, Flute (Hungary)
Emese MALI, Piano (Hungary)
Duo Sandrine TILLY / Anne le BOZEC
2nd Prize ex aequo
Sandrine TILLY, Flute (France)
Anne le BOZEC, Piano (France)
Duo Britta JACOBS / Mikhail MORDVINOV
3rd Prize
Britta JACOBS, Flute (Germany)
Mikhail MORDVINOV, Piano (Russia)
Duo Xavier LUCK / Daniel LINTON-FRANCE
Special Prize of the President of the Competition Rector em.O.Univ.Prof. Dr. Otto Kolleritsch for the most original adaptation of the Schubert LIED "Du bist die Ruh"
Xavier LUCK, Flute (Australia)
Daniel LINTON-FRANCE, Piano (Australia)
Prizewinners 2000
String Quartet
QUARTETTO ARMONICO (Japan)
1st Prize & Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work of Modern Music for the "Lyrische Suite" by Alban Berg
Emi IKUTA, Violin (Japan)
Ryo KUBOTA, Violoncello (Japan)
Natsuko SAKAMOTO, Viola (Japan)
Sayo SUGAYA, Violin (Japan)
AMAR QUARTETT (Switzerland)
2nd Prize & Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a String Quartet by Ernst Krenek (on the occasion of his 100th birthday on August 23, 2000)
Hannes BÄRTSCHI, Viola (Switzerland)
Anna BRUNNER, Violin (Switzerland)
Lorenz GAMMA, Violin (Switzerland)
Maja WEBER, Violoncello (Switzerland)
CONTEMPO QUARTET (Romania)
3rd Prize
Andreea BANCIU, Viola (Romania)
Adrian MANTU, Violoncello (Romania)
Ingrid NICOLA, Violin (Romania)
Marius Bogdan SOFEI, Violin (Romania)
Piano Solo
Michael WENDEBERG (Germany)
2nd Prize & Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work of Modern Music
Olga ANDRYUSHCHENKO (Russia)
2nd Prize
Svetlana SOKOLOVA (Russia)
3rd Prize
* The 1st Prize was not awareded.
LIED DUO
Duo Letizia SCHERRER / Tatiana KORSUNSKAYA
1st Prize
Letizia SCHERRER, Soprano (Switzerland)
Tatiana KORSUNSKAYA, Piano (Russia)
Duo Herman WALLÉN / Kanako NAKAGAWA
2nd Prize & Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work by Franz Schubert
Herman WALLÉN, Baritone (Finland)
Kanako NAKAGAWA, Piano (Japan)
Duo Bernhard BERCHTOLD / Irina PURYSHINSKAJA
3rd Prize & Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work by Franz Schubert
Special Prize for the Best Pianistic Performance in the category LIED Blüthner-Flügel (1.90 m) produced by the Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik Leipzig
Bernhard BERCHTOLD, Tenor (Austria)
Irina PURYSHINSKAJA, Piano (Russia, died in 2012)
Duo Evgenia GREKOVA / Matthias ALTEHELD
Special Prize of the President of the Competition, Rector O.Univ.Prof. Dr. Otto Kolleritsch
Evgenia GREKOVA, Soprano (Russia)
Matthias ALTEHELD, Piano (Germany)
Duo Markus VOLPERT / Bernd SCHÄFER
Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work of Modern Music for "...Wenn aber ..." by Friedhelm Döhl
Markus VOLPERT, Baritone (Germany)
Bernd SCHÄFER, Piano (Germany)
Prizewinners 1997
String Quartet
JERUSALEM QUARTET (Israel)
1st Prize & Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work of 20th Century Music
Sergei BRESSLER
Amichai GROSS
Alexander PAVLOVSKY - KUG-Professor since October 1, 2022
Kyril ZLOTNIKOV
* The 3rd Prize was not awarded.
Duo for Violin and Piano
Duo UEMURA / MURAMATSU
1st Prize & Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work of 20th Century Music
Naho UEMURA, Violin (Japan)
Tamami MURAMATSU, Piano (Japan)
Duo DOLL / MILFORD
2nd Prize & Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work by Franz Schubert
Barbara DOLL, Violin (Germany)
Julian MILFORD, Piano (United Kingdom)
Duo TROSTIANSKY / VAINSHTEIN
3rd Prize
Alexander TROSTIANSKY, Violin (Russia)
Dina VAINSHTEIN, Piano (Russia)
Duo for Voice and Piano (Lied)
Duo VONDUNG / VERONESI-KAGEN
2nd Prize ex aequo
Anke VONDUNG, Mezzosoprano (Germany)
Yasuko VERONESI-KAGEN, Piano (Japan)
Duo KOVÁCS / HEGEDÜS GÖNCZY
2nd Prize ex aequo & Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work by Franz Schubert
István KOVÁCS, Bass (Hungary)
Katalin HEGEDÜS GÖNCZY, Piano (Hungary)
* The 1st Prize was not awarded.
Special Prizes
Duo BAUER / KLINGLER
Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Work of 20th Century Music
Thomas A. BAUER, Baritone (Germany)
Martin KLINGLER, Piano (Germany)

Eun-Jung LEE-KIM (Republic of Korea), Piano
Promotion Prize & Special Prize of the Jury for the Pianistic Performance in the LIED category

Sabina von WALTHER (Italy), Soprano
Promotion Prize