
What We Have Won
In recent years students of the International Piano Academy Lake Como have garnered an impressive number of international awards. One must not forget that our academy has only seven students yearly!
November 2022
Genève, Switzerland
Sergey Belyavsky (Russia) has won 2nd Prize in the Concours de Genève International Music Competition, Genève, Switzerland.
June 2022
Forth Worth, USA
Anna Geniushene (Russia) has won 2nd Prize in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition,Fort Worth, Texas.
April 2022
Orleans, France
Ci Ho Han (South Korea) has won 3d Prize in the Concours International De Piano d'Orleans, France.
February 2022
Hastings, UK
Shunta Morimoto (Japan) has won 1st Prize in the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, UK.
October 2021
Warsaw, Poland
Bruce Liu (Canada, Como Oberlin Program) has won 1st Prize in the Chopin International Piano Competition Warsaw, Poland.
May 2021
Brussels, Belgium
Sergei Redkin (Russia) has won 2nd Prize in the Queen Elizabeth International Piano Competition in Brussels, Belgium.
May 2021
Brussels, Belgium
Tomoki Sakata (Japan) has won 4th Prize in the Queen Elizabeth International Piano Competition in Brussels, Belgium.
November 2018
Geneve, Switzerland
Anastasia Vorotnaya has won the “Les Jeudis du Piano, Genève”
October 2018
France
Severin Von Eckardstein has won the Diapason d’or for his CD about Debussy and Dupont music.
September 2016
Budapest, Hungary
Tomoki Sakata (Japan) has won 1st Prize at the Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest, Hungary.
July 2016
Sydney, Australia
Andrey Gugnin (Russia) has won 1st Prize plus all the other major awards in the Sydney International Piano Competition, Australia.
May 2016
Brussels, Belgium
Chi Ho Han (Korea) has won 4th Prize in the Queen Elizabeth International Piano Competition in Brussels, Belgium.
October 2009
Geneva, Switzerland
Alessandro Deljavan (Italy) has been awarded “Jeudis du Piano 2008/2009”
(Prix du Jury – Prix Jean Clostre).
July 2009
Lisbon, Portugal
Denis Kozhukhin (Russia) won the prestigious VENDOME Prize in Portugal.
August 2009
Cleveland, USA
William Hong-Chun Youn (South Korea) won the 3rd Prize at the Cleveland
International Piano Competition, USA.
September 2009
Vevey, Switzerland
François Dumont (France) was one of the three finalists at the Clara Haskil
International Piano Competition, Vevey, Switzerland.
June 2009
Zuerich, Switzerland
Roberto Plano (Italy) was awarded the Special Prize of the Géza Anda
Foundation at the Géza Anda Piano Competition in Zuerich, Switzerland.
November 2010
South Korea
Alessandro Deljavan (Italy) has won the 2nd Prize at the Isangyun International
Piano Competition 2010, South Korea.
May 2010
Brussels, Belgium
Denis Kozhukhin (Russia) won the 1st Prize at the Queen Elisabeth
International Piano Competition, Brussels, Belgium.
January 2010
Kalamazoo, USA
Kirill Gerstein (Russia) won the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award.
October 2010
Warsaw, Poland
Yulianna Avdeeva (Russia) has won the 1st Prize at the Chopin International Piano
Competition Warsaw, Poland.
October 2010
Warsaw, Poland
François Dumont (France) has won the 5th Prize at the Chopin International Piano
Competition, Warsaw, Poland.
March 2012
Rome, Italy
Alessandro Taverna (Italy) received from the President of Italy, Georgio
Napolitano“The Giuseppe Sinopoli Award 2011” nominated by the Accademia
Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy.
November 2009
Hamamatsu, Japan
François Dumont (France) won the 4th Prize at the Hamamatsu International
Piano Competition, Japan.
June 2012
Monte Carlo, Monaco.
François Dumont (France) has won the 2° Prize at the Monte Carlo Piano
Masters in Monte Carlo (Monaco).
September 2012
Helsinki, Finland
Sergey Redkin (Russia) has won the 1st Prize at the Maj Lind International
Piano Competition, Helsinki, Finland.
April 2013
Jaen, Spain
Marcos Madrigal (Cuba) has won the top prize in the International PianoCompetition “Jaen” in Spain.
June 2013
Forth Worth, USA
Alessandro Deljavan (Italy) received the”Raymond E. Buck Award” in the van
Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas.
May 2013
Geneva, Switzerland
Tomoki Sakata (Japan) received “The Jeudis du Piano Award” as well as the
“Public Prize” in Geneva, Switzerland.
October 2011
Caen, France
Ingmar Lazar (France) has won the 2nd Prize as well as two special Prizes for
the best Liszt and Szymanowski performances at the 3rd European Piano
Competition, Caen, France.
June 2009
Forth Worth, USA
Alessandro Deljavan (Italy) won the John Giordano Jury Chairman
Discretionary Award at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition,
Fort Worth, Texas.
August 2013
Cleveland, USA
François Dumont (France) has won 3rd Prize at The 2013 Cleveland
International Piano Competition, Cleveland, USA.
August 2013
Verbier, Switzerland
Ingmar Lazar (France) received “The Tabor Foundation Piano Award” at the
Verbier Festival & Academy, Verbier, Switzerland.
November 2013
St.Petersburg, Russia
Sergei Redkin (Russia) has won the 1st Prize at the VI Prokofiev International
Piano Competition, St. Petersburg, Russia.
March 2014
Morocco
François Dumont (France) has won 1st Prize at the Morocco Philharmonic
Orchestra International Piano Competition, Morocco.
September 2014
Munich, Germany
Chi Ho Han (Korea) has won 2nd Prize (no 1st prize awarded) and the
Audience Prize at the ARD International Music Competition, Munich
Germany.
October 2014
Panama
Marcos Madrigal (Cuba) has won 2nd Prize, the Audience Prize, plus the
Ginastera Prize given by the daughter of the composer, Georgina Ginastera
at the International Piano Competition of Panama “Jaime and Nelly Ingram”.
March 2015
New York, USA
Gábor Farkas won the competition of the New York Concert Association, which will be followed by an opportunity to play a debut recital in the Carnegie Hall and make a solo Cd with the Steinway & Sons recording label.
June 2015
Moscow, Russia
Dmitry Masleev (Russia) has won 1st Prize and the Gold Medal at the XV Tchaikowsky International Piano Competition.
June 2015
Moscow, Russia
Sergey Redkin (Russia) has won the 3rd Prize at the XV Tschaikovsky International Piano Competition.
September 2015
France
Marcos Madrigal (Cuba) has won the Choc Classica for his Leucona’s CD (Cuba Piano Works).
September 2015
Spain
Marcos Madrigal (Cuba) has won the Melonano de Oro for his Leucona’s CD (Cuba Piano Works).
June 2013
Tromsoe, Norway
François Dumont (France) has won 2nd Prize in the Top of the World
International Piano Competition, Tromsoe, Norway.