Summary of the 4rd edition
Summary of the 3rd edition
Summary of the 2nd edition
Summary of the 1st edition

Summary of the 4rd edition

82 PARTICIPANTS FROM 24 COUNTRIES 
TOOK PART IN THE 4^th EDITION OF THE COMPETITION

Poland, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Czech, Japan, Russia, Singapore, Bulgaria, Israel, Australia, Ukraina, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Greece, South Korea, Kazachstan, Belarus, USA, China, Spain, Great Britain, France.

After elimination, which was performed from 18 to 24 of September 2002, the jury qualified to the final 26 participants from 14 countries (Poland, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Czech, Japan, Russia, Singapore, Bulgaria, Israel, Australia, Ukraine, South Africa, China, )

Including 7 clarinettists, 6 pianists, 7 violinists, 3 cellists, 3 guitarists.

• ©TĚPÁN  KOS   Czechy / Czech, Fortepian / Piano

• MARINA BARANOVA   Ukraina / Ukraine, Fortepian / Piano

• YOKO KOYAMA   Japonia / Japan, Klarnet / Clarinet

• LUIGI ATTADEMO   Włochy / Italy, Gitara / Guitar

• PIOTR ŻUKOWSKI   Polska / Poland, Fortepian / Piano

• KSENIA AKEINIKOVA   Rosja / Russia, Skrzypce / Violin

• XUE FEI YANG   Chiny / China, Gitara / Guitar 

• EVGENY STEMBOLSKIY   Rosja / Russia, Skrzypce / Violin 

• DARIUSZ WI¦NIEWSKI   Polska / Poland, Klarnet / Clarinet  

• KATARZYNA WRÓBEL   Polska / Poland, Skrzypce / Violin 

• SIMON COBCROFT   Australia / Australia, Wiolonczela / Cello

• DINA ZEMTSOVA   Rosja / Russia, Skrzypce / Violin

• IRIS JORTNER   Izrael / Israel, Wiolonczela / Cello

• LUDWIKA MAJA TOMASZEWSKA Polska / Poland, Skrzypce / Violin 

• JEANNE – MINETTE CILLIERS  Płd. Afryka / South Africa, Fortepian / Piano

• KIA – HUI  TAN   Singapur / Singapore, Skrzypce / Violin

• NIKOLAY GIMALETDINOV   Rosja / Russia, Wiolonczela / Cello

• TAKEO SATO   Niemcy / Germany, Gitara / Guitar

• ROBERT STEFAŃSKI   Polska / Poland, Klarnet / Clarinet 

• ANNA MARIA STA¦KIEWICZ Polska / Poland, Skrzypce / Violin 

• KAREL DOHNAL   Czechy / Czech, Klarnet / Clarinet 

• LEVENT IVOV   Bułgaria / Bulgaria, Klarnet / Clarinet 

• ROBERT UMANSKY   Ukraina / Ukraine, Fortepian / Piano 

• PAWEŁ CIE¦LAK   Polska / Poland, Klarnet / Clarinet   

• JÓZSEF BALOG   Węgry / Hungary, Fortepian / Piano 

• KAROSI  BÁLINT   Węgry / Hungary, Klarnet / Clarinet 

JURY
Aleksander Tansman 4th International Competition and Festival of Musical Personalities,
16-21 November 2002, Lodz, Poland

  The jury of the competition

• Edward Pałłasz
  chairman, composer, Director of Polish
  Chamber Opera in Warsaw, Poland, 

• Ilan Rogoff 
  pianist, Israel 

• Israel Yinon 
  conductor, Israel

• Anette Moreau
  cellist, musicologist, Great Britain

• Frédéric Zigante
  guitarist, France

• Guy Deplus
  clarinet, France  

• Prof. Anna Wesołowska Firlej 
  pianist, Rector of Academy
  of Music in Lodz, Poland

• Wojciech Michniewski 
  conductor, Poland

• Prof. Konstanty Andrzej Kulka 
  violinist, Academy of Music
  in Warsaw, Poland

• Andrzej Wendland  
  director of the competition

Results
Aleksander Tansman 4th International Competition and Festival of Musical Personalities,
16-21 November 2002, Lodz, Poland

• Grand Prix,  
  József Balog,  Hungary,  Piano 
                               

• 2^nd Prize, ex aequo
  Marina Baranova,  Ukraine,  Piano
                               
  2^nd Prize, ex aequo
  Levent Ivov,  Bulgaria,  Clarinet
                               
  

• 3^rd Prize, ex aequo
  Evgeny Stembolskiy, Russia,  Violin
                               
  3^rd Prize, ex aequo
  Robert Umansky, Ukraine,  Piano
                               
  

• 4^th Prize, 
  Ludwika Maja Tomaszewska, Poland, Violin 
                               
  

• Tansmana / Prize for the best performance of the 
  A. Tansman’s piece, 
  József Balog,  Hungary,  Piano
                               

Summary of the 3rd edition

81 participants from 24 countries took part in the 3rd edition of the competition:
Poland, Japan, South Korea, USA, India, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Republic of
Izrael, Rosja, Armenia, Baszkiria, Ukraina, Białoru¶, Węgry, Chorwacja,
South Africa, Israel, Russia, Armenia, Bashkiria, Ukraine, Belarus, Hungary,
Croatia, Italy, Finland, Germany, France, Romania, Czech, Greece.
After elimination, which was performed from 9 to 18 of September 2000, jury
qualified to the final 25 participants from 12 countries: Poland, Japan, South
Korea, USA, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Czech, Croatia, Greece, Germany
including 2 vocalists, 4 violinists, 3 oboists, 6 cellists, 5 pianists, 5 guitarists.

Jury
Alexander Tansman 3rd International Competition of Musical Personalities
ŁódĽ, 5-10 XI 2000

Chairman
Edward Pałłasz
Composer, director of the polish radio

Members
Teresa Żylis Gara
Soprano

Marek Stachowski
Composer, Prof. Academy of Music in Cracow

Michael Flaksman - Germany
Cellist, Prof. Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Mannheim

Diane Andersen - Belgium
Pianist, Prof. Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles, President of EPTA - BELGIUM

Carlo Marchione - Italy
Guitarist, Prof. Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Leipzig

Bogdan Dowlasz
Composer, Prof Academy of Music in Lodz

Axel Schmidt - Germany
Oboist, Prof. Musikhochschule in Weimar

Anna Wesołowska Firlej
Pianist, Prof. Rektor Academy of Music in Lodz

Tadeusz Chmielewski
Pianist, Prof. Academy of Music in Lodz

Stanisław Firlej
Cellist, Prof. Academy of Music in Lodz

Witold Herman
Cellist, Prof. Academy of Music in Cracow

Zenon Płoszaj
Violinist, Prof. Academy of Music in Lodz

Konstanty Andrzej Kulka
Violinist, Prof. Academy of Music in Warsaw

Jerzy Nalepka
Guitarist, prof. Academy of Music in Lodz

Andrzej Wendland
Artistic Director

Results

1. Dominik Połoński - Poland, cello
   GRAND PRIX - 12.000 USD, and sculpture by Bogdan Wajberg
   Special prize for the best performance of Aleksander Tansman piece (Fantaisie pour cello) - 1.000 USD
   

   

2. Two 2nd Prizes 3.500 USD each
   Arkadiusz Krupa- Poland, oboe
   Dmitrii Illarionow - Russia, guitar
   

3. Two 3rd Prizes 2.000 USD each
   Julia Igonina - Belarus, violin
   Anna Tyka - Poland, cello
   
   
4. Two 4th Prizes 1.000 USD each
   Elena Portnaya - Russia, piano
   Viktorija Yermolyeva - Ukraine, piano
   

3 equal honorary mentions went to:

Jakub Tylman- Czech, cello
Marcin Dylla- Poland, guitar
Fatima Aaziza- Poland, violin

Other special prizes:
Elena Portnaya - Russia, piano
Special Prize of Fryderyk Chopin's Society - recital.

Dmitrii Illarionow - Russia
Special Prize of Lodz Classical Guitar Chair - recital.

Dominik Połoński - Poland
Special Prize - Philharmonic tour all over Poland

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Summary of the 2nd Edition

74 participants from 29 countries took part in the 2th edition of the competition:
Poland, USA, Japan, South Korea Cuba, Mexico, Brasil, Israel, Czech, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Estonia, Turkmenistan.
The 61 video recordings and applications froms sent regulations in by participants were in accordance the competition.

After elimination, which was performed from 1 to 16 of September 1998, jury qualified to the final 25 participants from 10 countries (Poland, USA, Japan, South Korea, Cuba, Hungary, Italy, Belgium, Romania, Russia) including 3 flutists, 3 bassoonists, 6 cellists, 9 pianists, 4 guitarists.

Jury
Alexander Tansman 2nd International Competition of Musical Personalities
18-22 XI 1998

From the left:

Grzegorz Olkiewicz - flute, Music Academy in Wroclaw

prof. Dieter Kreidler - quitar, Germany

prof. Stanisław Firlej - cellos, Music Academy in Lodz

Marianne Tansman Martinozzi - daughter of the composer

Patrick Gallois - flute, France

Wojciech Michniewski - conductor

Andrzej Wendland - headmaster of the competition

Chairman
Edward Pałłasz
Kompozytor, dyrektor i redaktor naczelny II Programu Polskiego Radia S.A. w Warszawie

From the left:

Andrzej Wendland - director

Marianne Tansman Martinozzi - daughter of the composer

Edward Pałłasz - composer, chairman

Ittzes Gergely - winner, flute, Hungary

Members
Eleonore Schoenfeld (USA)
Cellist, profesor, kierownik Katedry Wiolonczeli im. G. Piatigorskiego na Uniwersytecie w Los Angeles

Patrick Gallois (Francja)
Flecista, profesor Wyższej Szkoły Muzycznej w Hanowerze

Dieter Kriedler (Niemcy)
Guitarist, profesor Wyższej Szkoły Muzycznej w Kolonii i Wupperthalu

Anders Engström (Szwecja)
Fagocista

Ilan Rogoff (Hiszpania)
Pianista

Bogdan Dowlasz
Kompozytor, profesor, Rektor Akademii Muzycznej w Łodzi

Wojciech Michniewski
Dyrygent

Witold Herman
Cellist, profesor, kierownik Katedry Wiolonczeli i Kontrabasu Akademii Muzycznej w Krakowie

Stanisław Firlej
Cellist, profesor Akademii Muzycznej w Łodzi

Tadeusz Chmielewski
Pianista, profesor, kierownik Katedry Fortepianu Akademii Muzycznej w Łodzi,
prezes Towarzystwa im. Fryderyka Chopina

Janusz Olejniczak
Pianista, profesor Akademii Muzycznej w Krakowie

Antoni Wierzbiński
Flecista, profesor Akademii Muzycznej w Łodzi

Grzegorz Olkiewicz
Flecista, Akademia Muzyczna, Wrocław

Jerzy Nalepka
Guitarist, profesor, kierownik Międzyuczelnianej Katedry Gitary Klasycznej,
Akademia Muzyczna w Łodzi

Andrzej Wendland
Dyrektor Konkursu

Results

1. Ittzes Gergely - Hungary, flute
   Grand Prix
   

   

2. Pierre Martens- Belgium, bassoon
   2nd Prize
   

   

3. Dmitri Prokofiev - Russia, cello
   3rd Prize
   

   

4. Piotr Tomaszewski - Poland, guitar
   4th Prize

Pierre Martens - Belgium, bassoon
Błażej Dowlasz - Poland, piano
Special Prize for the best performance of a piece composed by Alexander Tansman

From the left:

Ittzez Gergely - flute, Hungary, Grand Prix

Pierre Martens - bassoon, Belgium, 2nd Prize

Before laureate's concert

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Summary of the 1st Edition

68 participants from 14 countries took part in the competition:
Poland, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Belgium, Finland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus.
52 video recordings and applications form sent by participants was in accordance with the regulations of the competition

Finalists:

1. Igor Zoubkovski - Russia, Cello -
   GRAND PRIX

2. Alexander Somov - Bulgaria, Cello -
   Ist Prize

3. Tamara Ignatiewa - Russia, Violin -
   IInd Prize

4. Łukasz Kuropaczewski - Poland, Guitar -
   IIIrd Prize and special prize for the youngest participant

5. Paweł Kubica - Poland, Piano -
   Special prize for the best performance of a piece composed by A.Tansman
6. Aleksandra Krzanowska - Poland, Piano -
   Special prize for the most original artistic personality
7. Waldemar Gromulak - Poland, Guitar
   Special prize of Polish Guitar Chair

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