22nd
València
ITURBI
International
Piano
Competition
From May 31 to June 10, 2023
Informative news
Prize winners of the 22nd Valencia Iturbi International Piano Competition
June 10
The Jury of the 22nd Valencia Iturbi International Piano Competition, in session num. 5, of June 9, 2023 at 21:15 at the Teatro Principal de València, agrees to approve the following list of winners of the prizes of this edition:
First Prize: Elia Cecino
€30,000 prize money awarded by the Diputació de València, a CD recording with IBS Classical and a concert tour.
Second Prize: Anthony Ratinov
€20,000 prize money awarded by the Diputació de València and a concert tour.
Third Prize: Rachel Breen
€10,000 prize money awarded by the Diputació de València and a concert tour.
Finalist Prizes: Sergey Belyavski, Djordje Radevski and Anastasia Vorotnaya
€5,000 prize money awarded by the Diputació de València for each of the three finalists not awarded first, second or third prize.
Best Finalist Prize: Sergey Belyavski
Valued at €3,000 by the Ajuntament de València to the best finalist not awarded the first, second or third prize.
SPECIAL PRIZES
Diputació de València Prize for the best performance of Spanish music:
Anthony Ratinov
€2,000 prize money awarded by the Diputació de València.
Ajuntament de València Prize for the best performance of a Chopin piece:
Elia Cecino
Valued at €2,000 by the Ajuntament of València.
Sociedad Filarmónica de Valencia Prize for the best performance of a Mozart sonata:
Rachel Breen
€2,000 prize money awarded by the Sociedad Filarmónica de Valencia.
Kawai Prize for the best performance of a Beethoven concert:
Elia Cecino
€2,000 prize money awarded by Kawai-España.
Clemente Pianos Audience Prize for the best contestant selected by the audience:
Anthony Ratinov
€2,000 prize money awarded by Clemente Pianos.
Polimúsica Prize for the best performance of the commissioned work “Mare”:
Anastasia Vorotnaya
€1,000 prize money awarded by Polimúsica.
The Deputy Directorate of Music and Popular Culture of the Institut Valencià de Cultura of the Conselleria d’Educació, Cultura i Esports collaborates with €5,000 for a concert tour in the Region of Valencia for the first three prizes.
Additionally, the Sociedad Filarmónica de Valencia awards a recital to the winner of the First Prize.
Grand Final: Competition schedule for Friday June 9
June 9
19:00 – Elia Cecino
19:45 – Anthony Ratinov
20:30 – Rachel Breen
Participants who classify for the Grand Final of the Iturbi Competition
June 7
The Jury of the 22nd Valencia Iturbi International Piano Competition, in session num. 4, of June 7, 2023 at 21:15 at the Teatro Principal de València, has agreed to approve the following list of participants who classify for the Grand Final of the contest.
In accordance with the rules of the competition, the order of performance resulting from the draw held in the presentation event will be respected in this next round, so the list of selected contestants is presented following this order of performance:
- Elia Cecino
- Anthony Ratinov
- Rachel Breen
Final. Day 2: Competition schedule for Wednesday June 7
June 7
Afternoon:
19:00 – Sergey Belyavsky
19:50 – Anthony Ratinov
20:40 – Rachel Breen
Final. Day 1: Competition schedule for Tuesday June 6
June 6
Afternoon:
19:00 – Anastasia Vorotnaya
19:50 – Djordje Radevski
20:40 – Elia Cecino
Agreement of the Jury on the order of performance of the Final
June 4
The Jury of the 22nd Valencia Iturbi International Piano Competition, having examined the programme to be performed by each candidate, agrees, in a session on June 4, 2023, to approve the following order of performance for the Final:
- Anastasia Vorotnaya
- Djordje Radevski
- Elia Cecino
- Sergey Belyavsky
- Anthony Ratinov
- Rachel Breen
Participants who classify for the Final of the Iturbi Competition
June 4
The Jury of the 22nd Valencia Iturbi International Piano Competition, in session num. 3, of June 4, 2023 at 19:20 at the Teatro Principal de València, has agreed to approve the following list of participants who classify for the Final of the contest.
The list of selected contestants is presented following the order resulting from the draw held in the presentation event:
- Sergey Belyavsky
- Djordje Radevski
- Elia Cecino
- Anastasia Vorotnaya
- Anthony Ratinov
- Rachel Breen
Second Round (Semi-final). Day 2: Competition schedule for Sunday June 4
June 4
Morning:
10:00 – Anastasia Vorotnaya
11:00 – Break (15’)
11:15 – Anthony Ratinov
12:15 – Break (15’)
12:45 – Natalie Schwamova
Afternoon:
17:00 – Rachel Breen
18:00 – Break (15’)
18:15 – Minsung Lee
Second Round (Semi-final)
Day 1: Competition schedule for Saturday June 3
June 3
Morning:
10:00 – Sergey Belyavsky
11:00 – Break (15’)
11:15 – Djordje Radevski
12:15 – Break (15’)
12:45 – Matyáš Novák
Afternoon:
17:00 – Elia Cecino
18:00 – Break (15’)
18:15 – Sebastian Iivonen
Participants who classified for the second round of the Iturbi Competition (Semi-final)
June 2
The Jury of the XXII València Iturbi International Piano Competition, in session no. 2, of June 2, 2023 at 19:20 at the Teatro Principal de València, has agreed to approve the following list of participants who classify for the Second Round of the contest (Semi-final).
In accordance with the rules of the competition, the order of performance resulting from the draw held in the presentation event will be respected in this next round, so the list of selected contestants is presented following this order of performance:
- Sergey Belyavsky
- Djordje Radevski
- Matyáš Novák
- Elia Cecino
- Sebastian Iivonen
- Anastasia Vorotnaya
- Anthony Ratinov
- Natalie Schwamova
- Rachel Breen
- Minsung Lee
First Round (Recital)
Day 3: Competition schedule for Friday June 2
June 2
Morning:
10:00 – Anthony Ratinov
10:45 – Jihyung Youn
11:30 – Break (30’)
12:00 – Natalie Schwamova
12:45 – Maria Narodytska
Afternoon:
17:00 – Rachel Breen
17:45 – Break (15’)
18:00 – Minsung Lee
First Round (Recital)
Day 2: Competition schedule for Thursday June 1
June 1
Morning:
10:00 – Elia Cecino
10:45 – Hoyel Lee
11:30 – Break (30’)
12:00 – Sebastian Iivonen
12:45 – Víctor Núñez
Afternoon:
17:00 – Anastasia Vorotnaya
17:45 – Break (15’)
18:00 – Leo de María
First Round (Recital)
Day 1: Competition schedule for Wednesday May 31
May 31
Morning:
10:00 – Danylo Saienko
10:45 – Sergey Belyavsky
11:30 – Break (30’)
12:00 – Jeongjin Kim
12:45 – Andrés Navarro Comas
Afternoon:
17:00 – Djordje Radevski
17:45 – Break (15’)
18:00 – Matyáš Novák
Final list of participants and acting order
May 30
The final official list of participants of the 22nd Valencia Iturbi International Piano Competition is comprised of the following contestants, having resorted to the orderly call of candidates on the reserve list as a result of the voluntary resignation of some of the contestants originally admitted.
On May 30, 2023, in the Plenary Hall of the Diputación de Valencia, and in accordance with the general rules of the competition, the order in which the contestants will act is established by means of a draw, with the following result:
| Order | Surname | Name |
| 1 | Saienko | Danylo |
| 2 | Belyavsky | Sergey |
| 3 | Kim | Jeongjin |
| 4 | Navarro Comas | Andrés |
| 5 | Radevski | Djordje |
| 6 | Novák | Matyáš |
| 7 | Cecino | Elia |
| 8 | Lee | Hoyel |
| 9 | Iivonen | Sebastian |
| 10 | Núñez | Víctor |
| 11 | Vorotnaya | Anastasia |
| 12 | de María | Leo |
| 13 | Ratinov | Anthony |
| 14 | Youn | Jihyung |
| 15 | Schwamova | Natalie |
| 16 | Narodytska | Maria |
| 17 | Breen | Rachel |
| 18 | Lee | Minsung |
List of participants admitted to the competition phase in Valencia and reserve list
January 24
The Pre-selection Jury, having examined the documentation and video recordings provided by the candidates, in compliance with the competition rules, has approved the following list of participants admitted to the competition phase that will take place between May 31 and June 9, 2023, in the city of Valencia (in alphabetical order):
Surname(s), First name
- Belyavsky, Sergey
- Breen, Rachel
- Cecino, Elia
- Chang, Kai-Min
- de María, Leo
- Iivonen, Sebastian
- Kim, Hyelim
- Korchagin, Stanislav
- Lee, Hoyel
- Lee, Minsung
- Lu, Yun Janice
- Narodytska, Maria
- Navarro Comas, Andrés
- Novák, Matyáš
- Núñez, Víctor
- Radevski, Djordje
- Ratinov, Anthony
- Strata, Gabriele
- Vorotnaya, Anastasia
- Youn, Jihyung
The Preselection Jury also approves the following reserve list, displayed by order of calling, to replace those admitted who, before the start of the competition phase, renounce participation:
Calling order. Surname(s), First name
- Park, Kyoungsun
- Schwamova, Natalie
- Kim, Jeongjin
- Saienko, Danylo
- Lee, Saebeom
- Kiguchi, Yuto
- Shin, Hyo Geon
- Karakulidi, Simon
- Dorokhova, Tatiana
- Park, Yeram
- Reid, Kiana
- Lee, Hyerim
- Aladashvili, David
- Onoda, Arisa
- Naranjo Pérez, Víctor
- Liu, Qiao
- Yoshida, Akane
- Valor Navarro, Mar
- Carlson, Robert
- Jia, Mohan
End of registration period
November 29
The registration period for the 22nd edition of the València Iturbi International Piano Competition is over. The deadline to receive applications was November 28th, 2022.
