The Vianna da Motta International Music Competition was first constituted in 1957 in Lisbon in honor of

José Vianna da Motta José Vianna da Motta (modern spelling as 'Viana da Mota') (22 April 18681 June 1948) was a Portuguese pianist, teacher, and composer. He was one of the last pupils of Franz Liszt. The José Vianna da Motta Music Competition was founded in 1957 ...

by his disciple

Sequeira Costa José Carlos de Sequeira Costa (18 July 1929 in Luanda, Angola – 21 February 2019 in Olathe, Kansas) was a Portuguese pianist who is especially renowned for his interpretations of the Romantic repertoire. As a child, Sequeira Costa showed e ...

, who remains its president; this inaugural edition was won by Naum Shtarkman. The competition, a member of the

World Federation of International Music Competitions The World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) is an organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that maintains a network of the internationally recognized organisations that aim to discover the most promising young talents in classi ...

, has been held regularly since 1964.

Awards

While mainly a piano competition, two violin editions have been held. In 1973

Ida Kavafian Ida Kavafian ( hy, Այտա Գավաֆեան) (born October 29, 1952 in Istanbul) is an American classical violinist and violist. Biography Kavafian was born in Turkey to Armenian parents. She moved with her family to America in 1956, and began ...

and Gerardo Ribeiro shared the 1st prize. In 1991 it was declared void; Graf Mourja and Rachel Varga were awarded, respectively, the 2nd and 3rd prizes. {, class="wikitable" , + Piano !Year!!1st prize!!2nd prize!!3rd prize , - , 1957, , Naum Shtarkman, USSR, , Gleb Axelrod, USSR, ,

Miłosz Magin Miłosz Magin (6 July 19294 March 1999) was a Polish composer and pianist. Biography Born in Łódź, Poland, Miłosz Magin showed considerable musical abilities from early childhood. He was a student of piano with Margerita Trombini-Kazuro an ...

, Poland , - , 1964, ,

Nelson Freire Nelson José Pinto Freire (; 18 October 19441 November 2021) was a Brazilian classical pianist. Regarded as one of the greatest pianists of his generation, he was noted for his "decorous piano playing" and "interpretive depth". His extensive di ...

, Brazil

Vladimir Krainev Vladimir Krainev (russian: Влади́мир Все́володович Кра́йнев; 1 April 1944 – 29 April 2011) was a Russian pianist and professor of piano, People's Artist of the USSR. Biography Krainev was born in Krasnoyarsk, the ...

, USSR, , Sérgio Varela Cid, Portugal, , Igor Khudoley, USSR , - , 1966, , ''Not awarded'', , Albert Atenelle, Spain
John Owings, USA, , Cecilio Tieles, Cuba , - , 1968, ,

Farhad Badalbeyli Farhad Shamsi oghlu Badalbeyli ( az, Fərhad Şəmsi oğlu Bədəlbəyli; born 1947) is an Azerbaijani pianist and composer. He was awarded the title, People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR (1978), the People's Artist of the USSR (1990), and lau ...

, USSR

Viktoria Postnikova Viktoria Valentinovna Postnikova (Russian: Виктория Валентиновна Постникова; born 12 January 1944) is a Russian pianist. Biography Postnikova was born in Moscow into a family of musicians. She entered the Central Mus ...

, USSR, , ''Not awarded'', ,

Georges Pludermacher Georges Pludermacher (born 26 July 1944) is a French classical pianist. He leads an international solo career and performs in the most prestigious festivals. Biography Born in Guéret, Pludermacher began playing the piano at the age of three. He ...

, France , - , 1971, , ''Not awarded'', , Roland Keller, Germany, ,

Emanuel Ax Emanuel "Manny" Ax (born 8 June 1949) is a Grammy-winning American classical pianist. He is a teacher in the Juilliard School. Early life Ax was born to a Polish-Jewish family in Lviv, Ukraine, (in what was then the Soviet Union) to Joachim and ...

, USA , - , 1975, , Teofils Biķis, USSR
William de Van, USA, , ''Not awarded'', , Rusudan Khuntsaria, USSR , - , 1979, , Arutyun Papazyan, USSR, , Vagui Papian, USSR, , Andreas Pistorious, East Germany , - , 1983, , ''Not awarded'', , Florent Boffard, France
Pedro Burmester, Portugal, , Suzanne Grützmann, East Germany , - , 1987, ,

Artur Pizarro Artur Pizarro (born Lisbon, 1968) is an internationally-acclaimed Portuguese concert pianist.Kennedy, Michael and Joyce Bourne. "Pizarro, Artur" ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music''. Oxford University Press: 1996. Designated with the presti ...

, Portugal, ,

Elisso Bolkvadze Elisso Bolkvadze or Eliso Bolkvadze ( ka, ელისო ბოლქვაძე) is a Georgian classical pianist born in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is member of Parliament of Georgia since 11 December 2020. Early life Elisso Bolkvadze comes fro ...

, USSR, , Ian Munro, Australia , - , 1991, , ''Not awarded'', ,

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, Russia/Germany, , ''Not awarded'' , - , 1997, , Tao Chang, Hong Kong, , Jill Lawson, Portugal, , Maria Rostotsky, Sweden
Christian Seibert, Germany , - , 1999, , Amir Tebenikhin, Kazakhstan, , Richard Raymond, Canada, , Pyotr Dmitriev, Russia , - , 2001, , ''Not awarded'', , Nami Ejiri, Japan, ,

Javier Perianes Javier Perianes (born in 1978 in Nerva, Spain) is a Spanish classical pianist. He is a participant at many renowned festivals within Spain, including Santander, Granada, Peralada and San Sebastián. He has performed in distinguished concert serie ...

, Spain , - , 2004, , ''Not awarded'', , Eleonora Karpukhova, Russia, , Olga Monakh, Ukraine , - , 2007, , ''Not awarded'', , Dmytro Onyschenko, Ukraine
Yung Wook Yoo, South Korea, , ''Not awarded'' , - , 2010, , Lilian Akopova, Armenia, , Ilya Rashkovsky, Russia, , Mikhail Shilyaev, Russia

References

* http://www.fmcim.org/comp/comp.php?lang=en&comp_id=765&menu=1

* http://www.alink-argerich.org/ Argerich Foundation

External links

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