Concert of Winners - Maurice Ravel second edition and Film Music 2016 (click to see the concert)
THE WINNERS
CATEGORY A
1st Prize: Alina Berg (Denmark) - Wild spirit 2nd Prize: Profundo (Argentina) - Fantasía Romántica 3rd Prize: Michael Stenov (Steinhuber-Novacek, Austria) - Klavierkonzert e-moll SPECIAL MENTIONS (Category A) Peter Nostrand (USA) - Spires of Prague Klaus Miehling (Germany) - Konzert in g für zwei Violinen und Orchester, op. 231 Michele Costantini (Italy) - Dulcinea Keitaro Suzuki (Japan) - "The Eighth Day" Symphonic Poem Robert Ingalls (USA) - Mother Earth Cries Out Alvin Ka Cheuk Kwok (China) - The Dance of New Paradise CATEGORY B 1st Prize: El Pensador (Spain) – Pensamiento 2nd Prize: Zina Balog (USA) - Water games 3rd Prize: Fabio Capponi (Italy) - Terra di Smeraldo SPECIAL MENTIONS (Category B) Nadav Amir-Himmel (Israel) - Orihuela’s moments for String Orchestra Raül Montalvà Benavent (Spain) - De Tuin der Lusten Gabriele Vitiello (Italy) - Silence Peggy Falkenstein (USA) - Bluebird Odyssey Sofya Mikayelyan (Armenia) - The Dance with Jugs Silvia Leonetti (Italy) - Whisper of Sunset CATEGORY C 1st Prize: Acrobat (France) - Enfant Prodige 2nd Prize: Andy G. Stone (England) - Ecstasy 3rd Prize: Dubravko Palanović (Croatia) - Doloroso SPECIAL MENTIONS (Category C) Lars Peter Schultz (Denmark) - Encounter on Pilatus Teodor Nicolau (Finland) - Fairy Tale for a Duo Francesco Trocchia (Italy) - Diapositive di una metamorfosi Massimo De Lillo (Italy) – Quando il Cielo Rolf Straver (Netherlands) - Piano Trio nr. 9 C# minor op. 82 Jude Edgard Caballero Balsamo (Philippines) - Andar 2.0, CB. 5a No. 4a (MMXV) CATEGORY D 1st Prize: Pamela Campos (Mexico) - los albores de la vida 2nd Prize: Iveta Dekker (Romania) - the claw 3rd Prize: George Karagiannis (Greece) - Farewell SPECIAL MENTIONS (Category D) Paolo Geminiani (Italy) – Reminescenze Jean-Louis PERU (France) - Denise (Op.26 pour violon solo) Dubravko Žerjal (Croatia) - Fantasia no.2, op.25 Francesco Spina (Italy) - Attrazione fatale Manuel Dibenedetto (Italy) - Ma Tristesse Roxane (France) - #4 (Piano) CATEGORY E 1st Prize: Idro Pacman (Australia) - Number one (Hommage à Ravel) 2nd Prize: Histriónico (Switzerland) – Spirito immortale (Dedicato a Maurice Ravel) 3rd Prize: Graeme Hindmarsh (Australia) - The Hunt (Tribute to Ravel) SPECIAL MENTIONS (Category E) Andrián Pertout (Chile) - L’architecture du cosmos for Pianoforte, no. 425 Amanda Lee Falkenberg (South Australia) - La Cascade de Borrowdale Lodore Lorenzo Pizzetta (France) - J’M.RAVEL Michael Seltenreich (Israel) - Journey Hannjürn Weichert (Germany) – Ravel Raphsody Giorgos Kouvaras (Greece) - Poetics CATEGORY F 1st Prize: Regina Castillo (Spain) - un futuro mejor 2nd Prize: Oestrus (Chile) - A New Dawn 3rd Prize: Gabriele Saro (Italy) - Timeless SPECIAL MENTIONS (Category F) Nicolas Alvarez (Colombia) - Never Forget Constantin Grun (Germany) - Missa pro pace terrae - in tempore fugae Feliksas Bajoras (Lithuania) - Exodus Shatar Ulziibayar (Mongolia) - Symphonic overture “World Peace” David Tolas (Norway) – Peace on Dirt a Call for Peace “Fantasia” Kenneth Jacobs (USA) - Legends OTHER SPECIAL MENTIONS (among all participants in the contest) Christopher Lowry (USA) Paolo Fornasier (Italy) Jolanta Zdechlikiewicz-Reclik (Poland) Weiwei Miao (China) Olivier Marin (France) Michele Pellicani (Italy) Rick Zerla (Mexico) Sara Galiana (Spain) Morad Kashef (Iran) SPECIAL MENTIONS to the best young composers of the competition (from 11 to 17 years) Abraham Naim (Australia) Manuel Dibenedetto (Italy) Vigdis Verhees (Denmark) Samuel Tishler (England) Alessia Giovanna Manuguerra (Italy) Adrian Aleksy (Poland) Tikhon Romanovskiy-Stepanov (Russia) Yu Tong Kwok (Singapore) The War Song (USA) Luca Salis (Italy) Andrew Y. Kim (USA) |
FINALISTS
CATEGORY A Hernán Edgardo Velázquez (Argentina) - La Memoria Abraham Naim (Australia) - Piano Concerto No.2 Michael Stenov (Steinhuber-Novacek, Austria) - Klavierkonzert e-moll Henrique Coe (Brazil) - Peregrinus in Mundo Alvin Ka Cheuk Kwok (China) - The Dance of New Paradise Vigdis Verhees (Denmark) - Symphony no. 1 Klaus Miehling (Germany) - Konzert in g für zwei Violinen und Orchester, op. 231 Michele Costantini (Italy) - Dulcinea Keitaro Suzuki (Japan) - "The Eighth Day" Symphonic Poem Peter Nostrand (Usa) - Spires of Prague Alina Berg (Denmark) - Wild spirit Andrea Roccasalvo (Italy) - Towards the Sky Dave Dexter (England) - Through the Gravity Well Geoffroy Tamisier (France) - Paris la nuit Markos Moissidis (Greece) - EN PLO (at sea) - Ballet Mistral (Italy) - Mistral song Profundo (Argentina) - fantasía romántica Rafailia Mpampasidou (Greece) - Petit concertino for piano and chamber orchestra Robert Ingalls (USA) - Mother Earth Cries Out Rosalia Granatiero (Italy) - Esercito Celeste CATEGORY B Marino (Argentina) - Del niño y un pájaro (sobre un poema de Leopoldo Marechal) Sofya Mikayelyan (Armenia) - The Dance with Jugs Anqi Liu (China) - Attimo Jens-Ole Malmgren (Denmark) - Struggling Waters Philippe Gaillard (France) - Just for Five Morad Kashef (Iran) - Dream’s dance Nadav Amir-Himmel (Israel) - Orihuela’s moments for String Orchestra Fabio Capponi (Italy) - Terra di Smeraldo Raül Montalvà Benavent (Spain) - De Tuin der Lusten Peggy Falkenstein (USA) - Bluebird Odyssey Aljoša Tavčar (Italy) - Tota pulchra es Bernard Magny (France) - Baltik tango El Pensador (Spain) - pensamiento Francesco Menini (Italy) - Tex in Brass Francis Patrick Ubertelli (Canada) - Madrigale Fatima MMXV Gabriele Vitiello (Italy) - Silence Ira Eder (USA) - Adagio espressivo Samuel Tishler (England) - Promenade Silvia Leonetti (Italy) - Whisper of Sunset Zina Balog (USA) - Water games CATEGORY C Ke Xu (China) - Kung Fu Tak Cheung Hui (Hong Kong) - Soul Mountain Dubravko Palanović (Croatia) - Doloroso Reynaldo Felipe Marquez Romero (Cuba) - Merlys and Rey Lars Peter Schultz (Denmark) - Encounter on Pilatus Jude Edgard Caballero Balsamo (Philippines) - Andar 2.0, CB. 5a No. 4a (MMXV) Teodor Nicolau (Finland) - Fairy Tale for a Duo Rolf Straver (Netherland) - Piano Trio nr. 9 C# minor op. 82 Francisco Chaves (Portugal) - Jogo de Sombras Ekaterina Buzovkina (Russia) - Affect Acrobat (France) - Enfant Prodige Andy G. Stone (England) - Ecstasy Francesco Trocchia (Italy) - Diapositive di una metamorfosi Guillaume Druel (France) - La lune et le cerisier Idro Pacman (Australia) – Largo Massimo De Lillo (Italy) - Quando il Cielo Paolo Fornasier (Italy) - Onyria Sehyun Eom (Corea del Sud) - Dream Again (Reach for the Stars) Sonia Brauhoff (Polonia) - In Principio YoungWoo Yoo (Corea del Sud) - Nivarana CATEGORY D Anton Feshchanka (Belarus) - Sonata for fortepiano Andréa Soares Ferreira (Brazil) - Walking to Continue Francois Jenno (Canada) - Nocturne no. 12 Yu Liu (China) - Nachtlied Dubravko Žerjal (Croatia) - Fantasia no.2, op.25 Aaro Pertmann (Estonia) - Sonatine nr.3 for piano Jean-Louis PERU (France) - Denise (Op.26 pour violon solo) George Karagiannis (Greece) - Farewell Paolo Geminiani (Italy) - Reminescenze Masayoshi Ishikawa (Japan) - Suite for the Forgotten. ll-Wasururuka Daniel Borgel (France) - Melodie 33 Francesco Spina (Italy) - Attrazione fatale Iveta Dekker (Romania) - the claw Jang Hee Lee (South Korea) - Broken Mirror Manuel Dibenedetto (Italy) - Ma Tristesse Michel Moser (France) - interminable Ondřej Soukup (Czech Republic) - Reverie for Solo Trumpet Pamela Campos (Mexico) - los albores de la vida Roxane (France) - #4 (Piano) Tetyana Zaytseva (Italy) - About You CATEGORY E Graeme Hindmarsh (Australia) - The Hunt Andrián Pertout (Chile) - L’architecture du cosmos for Pianoforte, no. 425 Lorenzo Pizzetta (France) - J’M.RAVEL Hannjürn Weichert (Germany) - Ravel Raphsody Giorgos Kouvaras (Greece) - Poetics József Iváncsics (Hungary) - Violin Concerto to Maurice Ravel Michael Seltenreich (Israel) - Journey Masao Yokoyama (Japan) - Asian Sky Trimor Dhomi (Kosovo) - Melody (dedicated to Maurice Ravel) Amanda Lee Falkenberg (South Australia) - La Cascade de Borrowdale Lodore Acrobat (France) - Andante Maestoso Idro Pacman (Australia) - Number one Michel Moser (France) - Rondò Dennis Seiter (Germany) - Habanera Gianni Giacomazzo (Italy) - FLASH Histriónico (Switzerland) - Spirito immortale Ingrid Villalba (Venezuela) - El Príncipe Lucas Roy (USA) - lonely soul Oestrus (Chile) - String Quartet No. 4 Sofia Mendez (Venezuela) - Homenaje a Ravel CATEGORY F Nicolas Alvarez (Colombia) - Never Forget Constantin Grun (Germania) - Missa pro pace terrae - in tempore fugae Lydia Jane Pugh (Guernsey) - Rejoice! The Time of Peace is Here Gabriele Saro (Italy) – Timeless Regina Castillo (Spain) - un futuro mejor Achille Roland Kouassi (Ivory Coast) - GAZOUILLI Feliksas Bajoras (Lituania) - Exodus Oestrus (Chile) - A New Dawn Isaac Lopez Rivera (Mexico) - Dov’é l’amore non c’é paura Shatar Ulziibayar (Mongolia) - Symphonic overture “World Peace” David Tolas (Norway) - Peace on Dirt a Call for Peace “Fantasia” Kenneth Jacobs (Tennessee) -Legends Florentin Morel (France) - Hiroshima Katsunari Nakahori (Japan) - Zero Lionel Baracetti (France) - La Paix des Hommes Massimiliano Giusti (Italy) - Promettimi Nicole Gooey (Australia) - A Race Towards Harmony Olivier Marin (France) - Sunshine (World Peace) Paul Ayres (England) - Song for Peace Wanda Koller (Germany) - Utopia |
SEMIFINALISTS
The first-placed of every registered Nation; plus other Semifinalists, chosen among the best of each category (independently from their Nationality).
The first-placed of every registered Nation; plus other Semifinalists, chosen among the best of each category (independently from their Nationality).
CATEGORY AArgentina: Hernán Edgardo Velázquez
Armenia: Gevorg Hovhannisyan Australia: Abraham Naim Austria: Michael Stenov (Steinhuber-Novacek) Brazil: Henrique Coe Bulgaria: Viktor Atanasov Canada: Olivier Gagnon China: Alvin Kwok Colombia: Nicolas Alvarez Costa Rica: Sebastián Quesada Croatia: Dubravko Žerjal Czech Republic: Pavel Samiec Denmark: Vigdis Verhees Egypt: Mahmoud Hosni England: Richard Errington Finland: Joel-Alexander Poikkeus France: Olivier Marin Germany: Klaus Miehling Greece: Eleftherios Digonisei Guernsey: Reverse Hong Kong: Tak Cheung Hui Hungary: Béla Erdős Iran: Soosan Lolavar Israel: Rami Alster Italy: Michele Costantini Ivory Coast: Accc Japan: Keitaro Suzuki Lithuania: Feliksas Bajoras Malaysia: Happymoon Mexico: Lilia Margarita Vázquez Kuntze Mongolia: Shatar Ulziibayar Namibia: Wolfgang Henckert Netherlands: Ronald van Leeuwen Philippines: Bella Poland: Adrian Aleksy Portugal: Carlos Garcia Russia: Anna Stoyanova Serbia: Stanko Simić Slovakia: Filip Žilka South Australia: Amanda Lee Falkenberg South Korea: Caroline Kyunga Ahn Spain: Sara Galiana Sweden: Katarina Leyman Tunisia: Ben Messaoud Moncef Turkey: Deniz Atay Ukraine: Oleksandr Vorokh Wales: Gavin Manuel USA (Independent States): California: Valerie Liu Indiana: John William Griffith II Iowa: The War Song Nebraska: Christopher Varga Minnesota: Adam Carlsen New York: Ben Goldberg Oregon: Peggy Falkenstein Tennessee: Christopher Lowry Texas: Ann Gebuhr Virginia: Peter Nostrand Wisconsin: Geoffrey Gordon Washington: Patrick Neher Other Semifinalists among the best, independently from their Nationality Alba Blom Alicia Romero Alina Berg Andrea Roccasalvo Andy G. Stone Anqi Liu Baroqueviolin Benedikt Brydern Boris Sokolov Dave Dexter Dubravko Palanović Gabriele Saro Geoffroy Tamisier Gilad Cohen Ginés Martínez Vera Gustavo Velasco Hannjürn Weichert Jens-Ole Malmgren Jindrich Michalik Kenichi Nakano Lorenzo Pizzetta Luca Salis Markos Moissidis Massimo De Lillo Matthew Kaner Miguel Matamoro Mistral Nadav Amir-Himmel Nicholas Casswell Nicoletta Fenati Profundo Rafailia Mpampasidou Ray Kohn Regina Castillo Robert Ingalls Rosalia Granatiero Sangwon Lee Silvia Leonetti Sofia Mendez Sofya Mikayelyan Stefano Monastra Tania Mezei Teodor Nicolau Tetyana Zaytseva Tristano Varga Viviana Jensen Vyacheslav Tkach Weiwei Miao Yu Liu Zina Balog |
CATEGORY BArgentina: Marino
Armenia: Sofya Mikayelyan Australia: Graeme Hindmarsh Brazil: Henrique Coe Canada: Olga Shapiro China: Anqi Liu Croatia: Dubravko Palanović Cuba: Reynaldo Felipe Marquez Romero Czech Republic: Accc Denmark: Jens-Ole Malmgren England: Paul Ayres France: Philippe Gaillard Germany: Helmut Krausser Greece: Konstantinos Alevizos Guernsey: Lydia Jane Pugh Hong Kong: Joshua Rodney Lee Hungary: Akos Janos Monhalt Iran: Morad Kashef Israel: Nadav Amir-Himmel Italy: Fabio Capponi Japan: Katsunari Nakahori Kosovo: Trimor Dhomi Lithuania: Feliksas Bajoras Malaysia: Kualalove Mexico: Oscar Alcalá Netherlands: Joop van Erven Norway: Andrei Fridman Philippines: Accc Poland: Dawid Pajdzik Portugal: Francisco Chaves Puerto Rico: Luis Quintanav Russia: Tikhon Romanovskiy-Stepanov Serbia: mamamaja Singapore: Sulwyn Lok South Korea: Jang Hee Lee Spain: Raül Montalvà Benavent Sweden: Christer Samuelsson Turkey: Çetin Bilgin USA (Independent States): California: Aaron Alter Florida: John Stevens Missouri: Jeffrey Bowen Oregon: Peggy Falkenstein Tennessee: Ryan Stennes Virginia: Peter Nostrand Wisconsin: Geoffrey Gordon Other Semifinalists among the best, independently from their Nationality FAbel Santos Abelardo Flores Abraham Naim Adam Auer Adeline Smit Alba Blom Alexander Tleuov Alicia Romero Alina Berg Aljoša Tavčar Andreas Gies Andrews Tillman Andy G. Stone Bernard Magny El Pensador Federico Nicolas Lopez Francesco Menini Francis Patrick Ubertelli Gabriele Vitiello Idro Pacman Ingrid Villalba Ira Eder Irmanta Berger Iveta Dekker John Bafaloukas Lars Peter Schultz María Calvo Alonso Michele Callà Nestor Suarez Oestrus Orestis Papaioannou Pamela Campos Paolo Fornasier Profundo Regina Castillo Samuel Tishler Silvana Holm Silvia Leonetti Sofia Mendez Susana Prieto Tania Mezei Tecla Lind Thierry Maillard Tristano Varga Ulrike Mayer-Spohn Victor Smith Vigdis Verhees Viviana Jensen Won Lee Zina Balog |
CATEGORY C
Argentina: Pablo Sebastián Rubino Lindner
Armenia: Gevorg Hovhannisyan Australia: Kitty Xiao Brazil: Gustavo Velasco Canada: Francis Patrick Ubertelli Chile: Vicente Hansen China: Ke Xu South Korea: Jeewon Kim Croatia: Dubravko Palanović Cuba: Reynaldo Felipe Marquez Romero Denmark: Lars Peter Schultz Philippines: Jude Edgard Caballero Balsamo Finland Teodor Nicolau France: Bernard Barsotti Germany: Christina Linda Lyons Japan: Etsuro Masuda Greece: Iason Damorakis Guernsey: Harlequin Hong Kong: Tak Cheung Hui England: John Thomson Italy: Enrico Prenesti Kosovo: Trimor Dhomi Lithuania: Feliksas Bajoras Mongolia: Merghen Mexico: Calìope (Adri Garma & Rick Zerla) Netherland: Rolf Straver Poland: Jolanta Zdechlikiewicz-Reclik Portugal: Francisco Chaves Russia: Ekaterina Buzovkina Slovakia: Filip Žilka Spain: Anton Maria Jove South Africa: Trevor du Buisson Switzerland: Olga Trofimova Thailand: T. Chawin Turkey: Mehmet Kağan Yavuz Hungary: Zoltán András Tóth USA (Stati Indipendenti): California: Robert Perez Indiana: John William Griffith II Massachussets: Andrew Trovato Minnesota: Adam Carlsen Missouri: Jeffrey Bowen Oregon: Greg A Steinke Rhode Island: Ssu-Yu Huang Tennessee: Igor Sau Washington: Sam Post Other Semifinalists among the best, independently from their Nationality Abel Santos Abelardo Flores Acrobat Ailis Jensen Alba Blom Aleta Morin Alicia Lázaro Arteaga Alina Berg Amayeta Suri Ana Isabel Vazquez Silva André Guerin Andrews Tillman Andy G. Stone Anqi Liu Blaine Olsen Constantin Grun Daniel Borgel Danil Borisov Darlene Blais Eden Martel Francesco Trocchia Francisco Merino Morales Gianluca Barragato Guillaume Druel Henrique Coe Idro Pacman Jérémy Langouet Keiko Takano Lucas Roy Maciej Zielinski Marie Vidal Marino Massimo De Lillo Mika Sen Nestor Suarez Oestrus Paolo Fornasier Paolo Geminiani Profundo Santiago Vazquez Bare Sehyun Eom Sonia Brauhoff Tania Mezei Victor Smith Vigdis Verhees Viviana Jensen YoungWoo Yoo Yu Liu Zina Balog |
CATEGORY D
Armenia: Sofya Mikayelyan
Australia: Nicole Gooey Belarus: Anton Feshchanka Brazil: Andréa Soares Ferreira Canada: Francois Jenno China: Yu Liu Croatia: Dubravko Žerjal Czech Republic: Jakub Metelka England: Paul Ayres Estonia: Aaro Pertmann Filippine: Jude Edgard Caballero Balsamo France: Jean-Louis PERU Germany: Dennis Seiter Greece: George Karagiannis Guernsey: Harlequin Hong Kong: Yip Kim Fung Iran: Morad Kashef Israel: Michael Seltenreich Italy: Paolo Geminiani Ivory Coast: Achille Roland Kouassi Japan: Masayoshi Ishikawa Kosovo: Trimor Dhomi Lithuania: Feliksas Bajoras Malaysia: Karine Khow Mexico: Isaac Lopez Rivera Mongolia: Merghen Poland: Piotr Bednarczyk Puerto Rico: Luis Quintana Romania: Augustin-Cristian Lincu Russia: Sergei Ivchenko Singapore: Yu Tong Kwok South Korea: Sujeong Cho Spain: Jose Luis Santacruz Botella Switzerland: Philippe Mathis Turkey: Mehmet Kağan Yavuz Ukraine: Mikaielian Artem Vietnam: Anbavin Le Vinh USA (Independent States): California: Higo Harada Massachussets: Brian Buch Minnesota: Robert George New Jersey: Andrew Y. Kim Oregon: Greg A Steinke Tennessee: Igor Sau Virginia: Peter Nostrand Washington: Sam Post Other Semifinalists among the best, independently from their Nationality Aatef Baransy Adam Auer Adeline Smit Adrien Michel Alba Blom Alessia Giovanna Manuguerra Alicia Romero Alina Berg Andy G. Stone Barbara Caprioglio Clément Tachdjian Daniel Borgel Deborah Park Dubravko Palanović El Pensador Francesco Spina Henrique Coe Histriónico Ingrid Villalba Ira Eder Irmanta Berger Iveta Dekker Jang Hee Lee Krishna LEVY Lorenzo Rota M. Chopping Manuel Dibenedetto Michel Moser Olivier Gagnon Ondřej Soukup Pamela Campos Profundo Regina Castillo Rosita Piritore Roxane Silvana Holm Sofia Mendez Susana Prieto Tania Mezei Tecla Lind Tetsuya Kohyama Tetyana Zaytseva Theodora C. Ebner Tristano Varga Urban Lemaire Victor Smith Viviana Jensen Wanda Koller Zenon Moens Zina Balog |
CATEGORY E
Australia: Graeme Hindmarsh
Chile: Andrián Pertout Finland: Teodor Nicolau France: Lorenzo Pizzetta, Germany: Hannjürn Weichert Greece: Giorgos Kouvaras (Astreos) Hungary: József Iváncsics Israel: Michael Seltenreich Italy: Giuseppe Devastato Japan: Masao Yokoyama Kosovo: Trimor Dhomi Mongolia: Shatar Ulziibayar Russia: Sergey Kasyukhin South Australia: Amanda Lee Falkenberg Sweden: Staffan Forser Venezuela: Jaime Martinez USA (Independent States): Minnesota: Robert George Oregon: Peggy Falkenstein Tennessee: Kenneth Jacobs Texas: Nipohc Other Semifinalists among the best, independently from their Nationality Abel Santos Abelardo Flores Acrobat Adam Auer Adeline Smit Adrien Michel Ailis Jensen Alba Blom Aleta Morin Alicia Romero Alina Berg Amayeta Suri André Guerin Andrews Tillman Andy G. Stone Blaine Olsen Darlene Blais Dennis Seiter Eden Martel El Pensador Gianni Giacomazzo Histriónico Idro Pacman Ingrid Villalba Ira Eder Irmanta Berger Iveta Dekker Lucas Roy Marie Vidal Michel Moser Mika Sen Nestor Suarez Oestrus Pamela Campos Philippe Gaillard Profundo Regina Castillo Silvana Holm Sofia Mendez Susana Prieto Tania Mezei Tecla Lind Theodora C. Ebner Tristano Varga Urban Lemaire Victor Smith Viviana Jensen Wanda Koller Zenon Moens Zina Balog |
CATEGORY F
Australia: Graeme Hindmarsh
Chile: Andrián Pertout Colombia: Nicolas Alvarez Cuba: Victor Manuel kindelan Gonzales England: Clive Pollard France: Brice Catherin Germany: Constantin Grun Greece: Elisavet Koliniati Guernsey: Lydia Jane Pugh Hungary: József Iváncsics Iran: Jamal Sameri Italy: Gabriele Saro Ivory Coast: Achille Roland Kouassi Japan: Kenta Masuda Lithuania: Feliksas Bajoras Mexico: Isaac Lopez Rivera Mongolia: Shatar Ulziibayar Netherlands: Jaap Cramer Norway: David Tolas Poland: Julia Owczarek Russia: Alexander Efimov Slovakia: Miroslav Zahradnik South Korea: Sehyun Eom Spain: Iscle Datzira South Africa: Anthony Costandius Sweden: Christer Samuelsson USA (Independent States): Indiana: John William Griffith II Maryland: J. Huntoon Oregon: Peggy Falkenstein Tennessee: Kenneth Jacobs Texas: Nipohc Other Semifinalists among the best, independently from their Nationality Abel Santos Abelardo Flores Acrobat Adam Auer Adeline Smit Alba Blom Aleta Morin Alicia Romero Alina Berg Amayeta Suri Andrews Tillman Andy G. Stone Blaine Olsen Darlene Blais Eden Martel El Pensador Florentin Morel Guillaume Druel Idro Pacman Ingrid Villalba Ira Eder Irmanta Berger Iveta Dekker Jakub Montewka Katsunari Nakahori Lionel Baracetti Massimiliano Giusti Mika Sen Nestor Suarez Nicole Gooey Oestrus Olivier Marin Pamela Campos Paul Ayres Profundo Regina Castillo Roberto Della Grotta Silvana Holm Sofia Mendez Stefano Serenthà Susana Prieto Tania Mezei Tecla Lind Theodora C. Ebner Tristano Varga Urban Lemaire Victor Smith Viviana Jensen Wanda Koller Zina Balog |