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Aram Khachaturian Cultural Foundation press release
The closing gala concert of the Khachaturian International Competition took place at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, during which the names of the competition laureates were announced and the official award ceremony was held.
The First Prize was awarded to Cosima Regina Federle (Germany), the Second Prize to Bogdan Efremov (Russian Federation), while Artyom Ioanisyan (Armenia) became the Third Prize laureate.
Within the framework of the competition, special prizes were also awarded for the best interpretation of a classical sonata, the best performances of works by Bach and Popper, as well as the best interpretations of Aram Khachaturian’s Sonata-Fantasy.
Special prizes were also presented in the categories of “Best Collaborative Pianist” and “Audience Award.”
This year, 19 cellists from 11 countries, selected by the jury, participated in the competition.
The jury included distinguished representatives of the international music world: Denis Severin (Switzerland), Martti Rousi (Finland), Meehae Ryo (Republic of Korea), Josephine Knight (United Kingdom), Levon Mouradian (Armenia/Portugal), Gregorio Nieto (Venezuela), and Victor Julien-Laferrière (France).
During the official closing ceremony of the competition, the audience enjoyed Aram Khachaturian’s Concerto-Rhapsody for Cello performed by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra and the First Prize laureate Cosima Regina Federle under the baton of conductor Sergey Smbatyan.
The Khachaturian International Competition is organized with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia and by the Aram Khachaturian Cultural Foundation. The general sponsor of the competition is the Yerevan Municipality.
The strategic partner of the competition is Freedom Broker Armenia, while the partners are VISA and Acba Bank.
The competition is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC).