Internationaler Anton Rubinstein Wettbewerb 2022 - CELLO JUNIOR

Israeli, 15 years old, cellist Nahar Eliaz has internationally distinguished herself by winning 1st Prize and “Exceptional Artist” at the 2019 ” Vienna Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition” at the 2020  “ Golden Classical Music Awards New York” , at the 2020 “London Grand Prize Virtuoso  Competition”.  Absolute 1st Prize in 2021 at several International competitions, such as “VI Odin International Music Online Competition”, “Rudolf Barshai International Strings Competition”, “Citta Di Massa” International Competition”,“Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition”, “Wiener  Klassiker “Dunabia Talents International Online Music Competition”, “ Swiss International Music Competition”, “Domenico Savino International Music Competition 2021”,  1st prize at the 2017 “Morningside Music Bridge” Concerto Competition and 1st prize with Greatest Honor at the Tel Aviv Israeli Conservatory Competition three times in a row. 

Her success led to concerts at venues such as the Lincoln Center NY, Barcelona Arts Center, Carnegie Hall NYC and Beethovenhaus in Bonn, Germany. As soloist she has played with the Jerusalem Symphony and the Symphonette Ra’anana and with orchestras around the world as well as recitals in international Music Festivals in Europe and in USA. 

Following a personal invitation by Mr. Ytzhak Perlman for the “Perlman Music Program” Nahar was featured at the 2018 Gala event for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

The Jerusalem Music Center selected her for coaching sessions with Mr. Musrry Perahia taking place in London.

Winner of the America Israel Culture Foundation with a unique highest honor scholarship ,Winner of  the “Zefunot Culture” Foundation of Music and the “Ronen Foundation” of Music awards.

Miss Eliaz was born in 2006 , started her cello lessons in 2011 and currently she studies with Prof. Hillel Zori and with Prof. Laurence Lesser.

Clara Yuna was born in Oslo and started playing the cello at the age of seven. She attends
the Barratt Due Academy and studies with Ole Eirik Ree. Despite her young age, Clara has already received several prizes in national and international music competitions. During 2019 she received the second prize and composers’ prize at the international Young Musicians competition in Tallinn (Estonia) as one of the youngest participants. The same year she also received the first prize at Jugend Musiziert (Praha / Czech). In 2019 and 2021 Clara received the first prize at the national Norwegian competition (Ungdommens Musikkmesterskap) and was last year honored “Talent of the year”.
At Barratt Due’s Christmas concert 2019 Clara performed Bruch’s Kol Nidrei as soloist with Barratt Dues Young Symphony Orchestra. Earlier that year she performed the first
movement of Haydn Cello concerto in C-Major as soloist with the competition orchestra in Tallinn (Estonia). In 2021 Clara participated in the chamber music workshop “Mit Musik – Miteinander” at the Kronberg Academy as well as being the youngest participants at David Geringas’ Masterclass during the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.
At previous masterclasses Clara received further musical impulses from Danjulo Ishizaka, Claudio Bohorquez, Torleif Thedéen, Aage Kvalbein, Henrik Brendstrup, Nickolas Jones,
Jonathan Spitz, Jakob Koranyi and Mats Lidström.
Clara plays a cello that has been generously made available by the Norwegian Dextra Musica Foundation.

Cellist, Jieon Lee, performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center at the age of 8, and at Elias Kuppelsaal in Berlin at the age of 9. At the age of 10, she had the honor to perform a Cello Recital at the Kumho Prodigy Series, Young Artist Concert Series Cello Recital at the Elim art center and at the Paris music forum.
She participated in international competitions and won the following prizes: the 1st prize and the prize of jury president <diploma > at the Gustav Mahler Prize Cello Competition in 2021; the 1st prize and a money prize at the Antonio Janigro Cello Competition; the 1st prize at the INTERNATIONALER MOZART WETTBEWERB BERLIN; the 1st prize and the judges’ distinction award <plaque trophies winners> at the American Protege Piano and String  International Competition; and the 1st prize and the Tony Avella NY State Senator award at the NY International Music Concurs.

She was invited to play as a soloist with the Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra at the concert for the opening of Bule-Nova Hall. She also played with several orchestras including Ensemble M at Concerto nights, the Kimpo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Bupyung Philharmonic Orchestra. She also conducted invited performances at Yewon winners concert, Young Musicians Festival , Lake Gala Concert, Picnic Classic Music festival, and Arte concert.

Wen Chengyue was born in Guangzhou, China in August 2007. She began to learn cello at the age of 6 and studied under Mr. Ma Yu. She was admitted to the middle school attached to Shanghai Conservatory of music in 2019 and studied under Professor Li Jiwu. Won the first place in the professional children’s group of the third string competition of Guangdong Province in 2017; The fourth place in the professional children’s group of the Third International Cello competition of the 2019 Aegean cup; The first prize of group A of teenagers in the global online trial of 2021 International string open.

2009 auf La Palma/Kanarischen Inseln in eine dt.-schweiz.-ung. Familie geboren, beginnt Anouk erst mit dem Geigenspiel und im Alter von 6 Jahren mit dem Cello.
Ihren ersten Unterricht bekommt sie bei Eros Jaca. Wichtige Impulse erhält sie von Antonio Meneses und Wen Sinn Yang.
Bereit mit 7-jährig gewinnt sie beim Schweizer Jugend Musikwettbewerb sowohl einen 1. Preis im Streichtrio mit ihren Geschwistern sowie einen 1.Preis mit Auszeichnung in Barock Cello. Als Sonderpreis wird sie von Maurice Steger an die Barock Akademie in Gstaad/Menuhin Festival eingeladen. Sie wird als jüngste Erstpreisträgerin schweizweit ausgezeichnet. Im gleichen Jahr erspielt sie sich beim Internationalen Rising Star Competition als jüngste Teilnehmerin einen 1.Preis mit Auftritt in der Berliner Philharmonie.
Es folgen weitere 1. Preise beim Schweizer SJMW wie auch Deutschen Jugend Musiziert in den Kategorien Cello Solo, Duo und Klaviertrio. Bereits 9-jährig erspielt sie sich im Klaviertrio mit ihren Geschwistern als jüngste Teilnehmerin des Bundeswettbewerbs (D) einen 1.Preis. Als Trio erhalten als bestes Ensemble eine Einladung ans International Chamber Music Festival in Mantua/Italien, wo sie im Theatro Bibiena wie auch Palazzo Ducale auftreten. 2021 gewinnt sie im Duo mit ihrer Schwester mit der Beethoven Sonate No1 als jüngste Teilnehmerin den WDR Classic Preis mit Übertragung im WDR.
Sie ist Preisträgerin des Internationalen Dotzauer Wettbewerbs für Junge Cellisten.
Ihr Debut mit Orchester gibt sie an ihrem 10.Geburtstag. Gemeinsam mit ihren Geschwistern gibt sie regelmäßig Konzerte in der Schweiz und im angrenzenden Ausland.
Neben der Musik widmet sie ihre Zeit intensiv der Malerei, zaubert, turnt und reitet.

Arne Zeller born in October 2006, Arne started playing cello at the age of six in Trier with Moritz Reutlinger. Between 11 and 14 years of age, he was taught by Daniel Geiß at the University School of Music Mainz and then entered the program for gifted young
students at the University School of Music and Theatre Leipzig “Felix Mendelssohn
Bartholdy”, joining the class of Professor Peter Bruns in March of 2021.
At 12 years old (2019) Arne won a first prize in the music competition „Jugend
musiziert“ (national level) in the category cello solo, as well as the first national prize
as duo with piano in 2021. This duo also received the first prize in the Southwest
German Chamber Music Competition „Karel Kunc“ in 2020.
At an international level, Arne received the 3rd prize and the special prize of the jury
at the International Dotzauer Cello Competition in Dresden in October 2019. Being the
youngest contestant of his age group, he later won the 1st prize of the International
Cello Competition „Anna Kull“ in Graz in February 2020 and several international online competition prizes during the pandemic years thereafter, for example recently the 1st prize of his age group, category winner and special prize in the Gustav Mahler Cello
Competition 2022.

12 years old Austin Yuhan Dong is a young cellist with great musical passion and artistic potential. In recent years, he has achieved excellent results and won many awards in the cello competitions in Toronto and Ontario of Canada. He has many years of professional orchestra accompaniment and personal solo stage experience. He has been studying Cello since he was 7. With good music memorization, circulation, and articulation capabilities, he dreams of becoming a successful cello soloist.

Ryan Yeh is a young cellist who was born into a musical family in New Zealand. At age of five, he began studying cello as well as piano. As Ryan’s mother Chin Yeh is a pianist , he has attended numerous concerts and been with great musicians since his childhood. Currently, Ryan is under the tutelage of the well-known American cellist – James Tennant.

By the age of ten, Ryan has performed in Los Angeles, Sydney and several cities in New Zealand. While practicing cello is Ryan’s daily routine, the piano playing means much more than a hobby to him. Besides performing as a cellist, Ryan is also a member of NZ Star Trio which formed in 2019.  By working as a chamber music soloist did enrich and broaden Ryan’s musicality and music knowledge. The NZ Star Trio has been performing the Haydn Gypsy Trio and Debussy Piano Trio in New Zealand this year.

Taking challenges in some international competition repertoires will give Ryan the opportunity to advance further both in knowledge and skills. In 2019, Ryan performed the complete Bach cello suite I. And in 2022 Jan, Ryan participated the Ysayë International Cello Competition. He was selected as the finalist. Meanwhile, his most recent project is to learn and record all Popper High School Etudes. Three etudes had been successfully recorded and published in 2021. Ryan will dedicate to his future projects and present his best as a cellist.