RESULTS EDITION 2013

The fifth edition of the Universal Marimba Competition, Belgium was held from 18 till 27 July 2013, under the High Patronage of Her Majesty Queen Paola in the beautiful sounding wooden 'academiezaal' in the city Sint-Truiden, near Brussels. Located in several historical venues, a festival was held in conjunction with the competition showcasing clinics and concerts by the jury members: Igor Lesnik (jurypresident), L.Albert (artistic director), Daniella Ganeva, Kuniko Kato, Chin-Cheng Lin, Nanae Mimura, Pei-Ching Wu, Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic, Leo Ouderits, Wilfried Westerlinck & laureates 2011 (Simone Rubino, Lucid duo, Rostislav Sharaevskiy, TAKNARA & Elisabeth Galvan.

1st Prize solo: Han-Yen Kao (TW)
2nd Prize solo: Filip Mercep (HR)
3rd Prize solo: Nina Fujisama (JP)
1st Prize duo: Keiko Kotoku & Roberto Palomeque (MX)
2nd Prize duo: Litzler Claire & Ryoko Kondo (FR)
Ludwig Albert Talent Prize solo: Xizi Wang (CN)
Ludwig Albert Talent Prize solo: Tomi Emilov (BG)
Ludwig Albert Talent Prize duo: Milosz & Magdalena K. Pekala (PL)
Ludwig Albert Talent Prize duo: Florent Duverger & Lucie Delmas (FR)
Young Talent Prize: Sebastian Efler (AT)
Igor Lesnik Prize: Nina Fujisawa (JP)
Sabam Prize solo: Sebastian Efler (AT)
Sabam Prize duo: Ling Lu & Hao-Yun Hsieh (TW)
Public Prize solo: Han-Yen Kao (TW)
Public Prize duo: Claire Litzler & Ryoko Kondo (FR)

Artistic director Ludwig Albert, Belgian pop singer Dana winner (special guest) & laureates 2013

1st Prize solo & Public Prize: Han-Yen Kao (TW) 2nd Prize solo: Filip Mercep (HR)

3rd Prize solo: Nina Fujisawa (JP) 1st Prize duo: Keiko Kotoku (JP) & Roberto Palomeque (MX)

2nd Prize duo & Public Prize: Litzler Claire & Ryoko Kondo (FR) Ludwig Albert Talent Prize solo: Xizi Wang (CN)

Ludwig Albert Talent Prize solo: Tomi Emilov (BG) Young Talent Prize: Sebastian Efler (AT)

Ludwig Albert Talent Prize duo: Milosz & Magdalena K. Pekala (PL)	Ludwig Albert Talent Prize duo: Florent Duverger & Lucie Delmas

Igor Lesnik Prize: Nina Fujisawa (JP) Sabam Prize solo: Sebastian Efler (AT)

Percussion Award of honour 2013: Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic & ADAMS ( presented by Sjonnie Vaneeten)

Pictures final round: finalists with the Novosibirsk String quintet (conductors Igor Lesnik & Leo Ouderits)
'Watersculpture concerto' by Igor Lesnik, 'The Universe' double concerto by Ludwig .Albert, 'concerto nr 1' by Chin Cheng Lin

July 2013

Master class Ludwig Albert

Master class Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic