Congratulations
to all competitors who participated in the 2011-2012 Forte International Music Competition!
We are pleased to announce this year's winners below.
Final Round
Weill Recital Hall
Carnegie Hall, January 8th, 2012
- Not awarded this year
- Petite: Summer Penzi, Piano, USA
- Junior: Steven Shvarts, Voice, USA
- Teen: Peter Pao, Cello, Canada
- Senior: Francisco Javier Moreno Gonzalez, Cello, Mexico
- Adult: Dmitry Kukushkin, Piano, USA
- Best Piano Technique Award: Dmitry Kukushkin, Piano, USA
- Best Strings Technique Award: Peter Pao, Cello, Canada
- Best Vocal Technique Award: Steven Shvarts, Voice, USA
- Most Expressive Young Performer Award: Steven Shvarts, Voice, USA
- Most Expressive Performer Award: Peter Pao, Cello, Canada
- Most Charming Gentleman Award: Steven Shvarts, Voice, USA
- Most Charming Lady Award: Alyona Mamonova, Piano, Russia
- Steven Shvarts
- Peter Pao
- Dmitry Kukushkin
- Johanne Perron, Canada
Presidential Award Contest
Liederkranz
January 7th, 2012
- Madely Eileen Mata Gómez, Cello, Mexico
- Petite: Sabina Torchinsky, Piano, USA
- Junior: Andrey Serzhenko, Piano, Russia
- Teen: Jorge Ian Mata Gómez & Madely Eileen Mata Gómez, Piano, Mexico
- Senior: Madely Eileen Mata Gómez, Cello, Mexico
- Adult: Aylinn Heredia Guzman, Cello, Mexico
- Best Piano Technique Award: Luo Zhen, Piano, USA
- Best Strings Technique Award: Madely Eileen Mata Gómez, Cello, Mexico
- Best Vocal Technique Award: Allie Rozenblyum, Voice, USA
- Most Expressive Young Performer Award: Andrey Serzhenko, Piano, Russia
- Most Expressive Performer Award: Madely Eileen Mata Gómez, Cello, Mexico
- Most Charming Gentleman Award: Brian Model, Piano, USA
- Most Charming Lady Award: Daria Khotunitskaya, Voice, USA