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Unisa International Strings competition ends on a high note

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Winners in the jazz and classical categories respectively (from left to right) Mark Lewandowski and Bryan Cheng

On the evening of 5 February 2022, Unisa announced the winners and runners-up in the classical and jazz categories of the 6th International Strings Competition. The event took place at the ZK Matthews Great Hall, and the competition prizes were sponsored by the university. The three jazz finalists performed on 4 February with a rhythm section, and the three classical contenders performed with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) on the following day. 

The results in the respective categories were as follows:

Classical

1st Prize winner (R230 000) – Bryan Cheng (Canada)

2nd Prize Winner (R140 000) – Yeongkwang Lee (South Korea)

3rd Prize Winner (R100 000) – Clara Saitkoulov (France)

 

Special Prize Winners

  1. Best performance of a Baroque work in the first round (classical) in the first round (R15 000) – Bryan Cheng (Canada)

Sponsored by the James Verwey Memorial Trust

  1. Best performance of the South African work by A Johnston or H Hofmeyr (Classical) (R15 000) – Bryan Cheng (Canada)

Sponsored by the James Verwey Memorial Trust

  1. Best performance of a sonata in the second round (classical) (R15 000) – Jisoo Kim (South Korea)

Sponsored by the James Verwey Memorial Trust

  1. The most promising semi-finalist in the classical category who did not go through to the final round (R25 000) – Luka Coetzee (Canada)

Sponsored by Unisa Music Foundation  

 

Jazz

1st Prize winner (R230 000) – Mark Lewandowski (United Kingdom)

2nd Prize Winner (R140 000) – Antonio Molina Moya (Spain)

3rd Prize Winner (R100 000) – Benjamin Jephta (South Africa)

 

Special Prize Winners

  1. Best performance of a jazz ballad in the first round (jazz) (R15 000) – Mark Lewandowski (United Kingdom)

Sponsored by the Desmond Wilson Memorial Trust

  1. Best performance of a ‘rhythm changes’-based composition (jazz) (R15 000) – Mark Lewandowski (United Kingdom)

Sponsored by the Desmond Wilson Memorial Trust

  1. Best performance of the South African work by B Dyer or N Gonsalves (Jazz) (R15 000) – Benjamin Jephta

Sponsored by the Desmond Wilson Memorial Trust

  1. The most promising semi-finalist in the jazz category who did not go through to the final round (R25 000) – Silvan Joray

 

* By Kgomotso Boshielo, Events Administrator, Unisa Music Foundation

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Publish date: 2022/02/08

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