10th KIFC: Results of the First Round Announced
Kobe International Flute Competition (KIFC) is pleased to announce 26 contestants who have been selected to advance to the second round of the 10th KIFC, taking place in Kobe in March 2022.
53 contestants chosen from a record number of applicants participated in the first round, which was held online from August 26, 2021. Their incredibly high-level of performances with unique personality and style were, through online streaming, witnessed by not only international jury members, but also general viewer around the world.
The second round and onward will take place at the Kobe Bunka Hall from March 22 to 28, 2022. Please join us in discovering new talents leading the next generation of the music world.
Shortlisted Contestants
Kerttu Terhikki AALTO-SETÄLÄ (Finland)
Rafael ADOBAS BAYOG (Spain)
Joidy Scarlet BLANCO LEWIS (Venezuela)
Catherine Winters BOYACK (United States)
Mario BRUNO (Italy)
Riccardo CELLACCHI (Italy)
Fedor CHERNYSHOV (Russia)
HAN Heewon (Rep. of Korea)
HAN Sungeun (Rep. of Korea)
Pierre HURBLI (France)
Stella INGROSSO (Italy)
ISHII Kie (Japan)
Elizaveta IVANOVA (Russia)
KIM Yesung (Rep. of Korea)
Anna KOMAROVA (Russia)
Andrei KRIVENKO (Russia)
LU Shangcong (China)
Laura MICHELIN (Sweden)
Daniel Marek MIECZKOWSKI (Poland)
MIN Ruofan (China)
MITSUMARU Akito (Japan)
Dario PORTILLO GAVARRE (Mexico)
SHIMIZU Ryo (Japan)
Tomasz SIERANT (Poland)
Lucas SPAGNOLO (Germany)
Marianna Julia ŻOŁNACZ (Poland)
*in alphabetical order
[List of Shortlisted Contestants]
