Premio Mario Zanfi

The Premio Mario Zanfi, also known as the Franz Liszt Competition in Parma, is an international piano competition held at the Parma Conservatory since 1981. Past jurors include Lazar Berman, Louis Kentner, Jenő Jandó, Leslie Howard, Azio Corghi, Gleb Axelrod and Boris Petrushansky. It's a member of the Alink-Argerich Foundation.

Prize winners

Year
1981 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize
France Roger Muraro not awarded Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kemal Gekić
1984 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize Mention of honor
Germany Bernd Glemser Germany Fred Höricke France Michael Gaechter Japan Chiharu Hanaoka
1986 1st prize 2nd Prize (ex-a.) 3rd prize
South Korea Wonmi Kim Italy Giovanni Bellucci Japan Rie Nakajima
Italy Vittorio Bresciani
1989 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize Mentions of honor
not awarded Germany Fred Höricke Soviet Union Irina Nikolayeva Soviet Union Elena Kuschnerova
Soviet Union Sergei Reznikov
1992 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize
Canada Nikolai Maloff Japan Masatoshi Matsumoto Finland Katariina Liimatainen
1996 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize
Russia Alexander Onkin Estonia Ave Nahkur Russia Ekaterina Magdalitz
2000 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize (ex-a.)
Italy Massimiliano Motterle not awarded Moldova Alexei Gulenco
Poland Wojciech Waleczek
2007 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize
not awarded Italy Pietro Ceresini not awarded

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