Introduction
14th International Performers' Competition in PERCUSSION – MARIMBA took place in Brno under the auspices of Roman Onderka, the Mayor of the Statutory City of Brno, between 26th September and 1st October 2009. The competition has been held with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the Southern Moravia Region.
Competition venue
| Concert Hall of the Music Faculty of Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts |
Jury
The jury of the 14th International Performers´ Competition:
| Chairwoman of the jury: | Marta Klimasara (Poland) |
| Vice-Chairman: | Martin Opršál (Czech Republic) |
| Jury members: | Pedro Carneiro (Portugal), David Friedman (USA), Áskell Másson (Iceland) and Tomáš Ondrůšek (Czech Republic) |
Candidates
8 candidates took part in the 14th International Performers’ Competition:
| China | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 1 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Russia | 2 |
| USA | 1 |
Competition process
| Competition process | Foreign candidates | Sum | |
| 1st round | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2nd round | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3rd round | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Prizes
| 1st prize and the title of laureate: | Sabrina Suk Wai Ma (Hong Kong) |
| 2nd prize and the title of laureate: | Jonas Brodbeck (Germany) |
| 3rd prize and the title of laureate: | was not awarded |
| Honourable mention: | Petr Glavatskikh (Russia) Vitaly Medvedev (Russia) Marc Strobel (Germany) |
Concert of laureates
The concert of laureates took place in the Concert Hall of the Music Faculty of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno on 1st October 2009. The programme of the concert has been chose by the jury from the best performances of all rounds.
Programme:
| David Friedman: | Izgalom Sabrina Suk Wai Ma (Hong Kong) – 1st prize |
| Christos Hatsis | Fertilities Rites Promethean – 3rd movement Vitaly Medvedev (Russia) – honourable mention |
| Nebojša Jovan Živković: | Ilijaš Petr Glavatskikh (Russia) – honourable mention |
| Keiko Abe: | Variations on Japanese Children’s Songs Jonas Brodbeck (Germany) – 2nd prize |
| Áskell Másson: | Cosmic Tree for Marimba and 3 Percussionists Sabrina Suk Wai Ma (Hong Kong) – 1st prize Central European Percussion Ensemble DAMA DAMA World premiere. |
