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Results of 59th Beethoven's Hradec

After the grand finale in the St. Václav’s Church on sunday the 16th of June we already know the winners ot this year's competition.

The prizes go to:

  • 1st place: Yungi Kaneko
  • 2nd place: Sakura Nakagawa
  • 3rd place: Katharina Auer
  • The dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music of the Univerzity of Ostrava Prize: Jelin Lee
  • The Presto Art Agency Prize: Ewa Wetzel

All competitors has also gained The Bärenreiter Praha Music Publisher Prize.

The jury has awarded the Matice Slezská Prize for he Matice Slezská Prize for excellent piano accompaniment to MgA. Martina Hájková and MgA. Alexandr Starý.

foto: Martin Kusyn

Fotografie 2. kolo 2024

Only the top nine violinists advanced to the second round. They faced a challenging 45-minute program in front of an attentive jury. The three best were selected for the final.

Results of 2nd round

We congratulate for all wonderfull performances. For the 3rd round will however continue only three competitor:

  • Nakagawa Sakura
  • Auer Katharina
  • Kaneko Yungi

The final will take place on sunday 16 June at 3 p.m. in the St. Václav’s Church with Janáček Filharmonic Ostrava.

Fotografie 1. kola 2024

Have a look at photos of 1st round of competition, look behind the courten, to the atmosphere of the competition and announcement of advancing contestants.

Fotografie ze slavnostního zahájení 2024

On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, we ceremoniously opened the 59th edition of the Beethoven's Hradec International Interpretation Competition, which this year is dedicated to violin performance. Take a look at the photos from the drawing of the competition order by the jury chairman Jiří Vodička and from the subsequent opening concert by Beata Warykiewicz-Siwy and Magdalena Duś in the filled hall of the Minorite Monastery.

Partneři 59. ročníku

59. ročník Beethovenova Hradce proběhne už tento týden od 12. do 16. června!

Soutěž by se nemohla uskutečnit bez našich partnerů a jejich podpory. Děkujeme proto za finanční podporu Moravskoslezskému kraji, Ministerstvu kultury České republiky, městu Opavě, Nadaci život umělce.

Dále děkujeme našim partnerům za podporu, spolupráci a dary pro soutěžící Janáčkově filharmonii Ostrava, Matici Slezské, Umělecké agentuře Presto, OKO – Opavské kulturní organizaci, Fakultě umění Ostravské univerzity, Minoritu Opava, nakladatelství Bärenreiter Praha a Model Group Česká republika.

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Invitation for Beethoven's Hradec in TV Noe

Watch the program Živě s TV Noe dedicated to the approaching 59th year of the Beethovenův Hradec International Interpretation Competition, whose guest was the director of the ZUŠ Lukáš Poledna. (only in Czech)

Jury of the 59th Beethoven's Hradec

Who are this years members of the jury of the Beethoven's Hradec?

Jiří Vodička
Herwig Zack
Beata Warykiewicz-Siwy
Petr Maceček
Jan Fišer
  • Jiří Vodička the chairman of the jury
  • Herwig Zack (Germany)
  • Beata Warykiewicz-Siwy (Poland)
  • Petr Maceček
  • Jan Fišer

You can read more about members of the jury bellow.

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