French–Armenian cellist Astrig Siranossian has won the first
prize at the second International Krzysztof Penderecki Cello
Competition. The 25-year-old (pictured) received PLN40,000 (£8,000)
and performance opportunities with a number of Polish orchestras.
She was also awarded two special prizes, including one for the best
performance of Penderecki’s Cello Concerto. South Korean Eun-sun
Hong took the second prize, and fellow Korean Woong-whee Moon came
third.
Siranossian studied cello with Yvan Chiffoleau at the Conservatoire
de Lyon before obtaining a masters in performance from the
Hochschule für Musik Basel, where she was taught by Ivan
Monighetti. As a soloist, she has performed with several French
orchestras as well as the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra and Basel
Symphony Orchestra. She plays a 1676 Francesco Rugeri cello.
The competition, which ran from 15–22 December, is organised by the
Krakow Academy of Music’s Institute for Cello and Double Bass. Its
first edition took place in 2008, when Finnish cellist Peltonen
Samuli took the first prize.
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