The Previous Winners
of the
International Piano Competition
‘Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize’

27th Edition 2024

1st Prize – Buzzi Unicem
Premio Nuovo Imaie
Audience Prize
Caitlan Rinaldy – Australia
2nd Prize – Fondazione Megamark Onlus
Mu Wanqiao – China
3rd Prize
Abdiel Calvin – Indonesia
Special Prize ‘A. Benedetti Michelangeli’ – ing. Luca Dimiccoli
BASARAB Vasilije – Serbia
BURZANITSA Mykyta – Ukraina
Semifinalist Prizes
Alyssa Kok – Singapore
Vito Calianno – Italy
Wang Xinchen – China
 
Premiati 1

Premiati 2

MU Wanqiao 2

Alvin 1

Rinaldy 2


26th Edition 2023

1st Prize Ho Khanh Van – Vietnam –
Prizes NUOVO IMAIE  –  Buzzi Unicem
Audience Prize

2nd Prize  Artem Kuznetsov   – Texas/Russia
Prize Fondazione Megamark Onlus

3rd Prize Igawa Hana – Japan 

Prizes   “Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli” – Ing. Luca Dimiccoli
Park Jeongro – South Korea
Ota Saya – Japan

Semifinalist Prizes
Yuki Mihara – Japan
Federica Reale – Italy
Sayaka Yamashita – Japan

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2022 25th Edition

1st Absolute Prize – Buzzi Unicem – Nuovo Imaie – Audience Prizes
Dominic Doutney  – England

2nd  ex aequo Prizes – Fondazione Megamark Onlus
Giulio De Padova – Italy
A Jin Sohn – South Korea

Special Prize “Young Artist Special Prize “Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli”  m° ing. Luca Dimiccoli
Alyssa Kok – Singapore
Lu I -Shan – Taiwan

Other Semifinalists
Giacomo Anglani – Italy
Hana Igawa – Japan
Ami Kurosawa – Japan
Ota Saya – Japan
Caitlan Rinaldy – Australia

2021 24th  Edition

1st Absolute Prize – Buzzi Unicem Prize – Nuovo Imaie Prize
Kwon Kisuk – South Korea  

2nd Prize ex-aequo – ‘Young Talents – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli’ Prize
Sikala Mikołaj – Poland
Alessio Ciprietti – Italy  

Finalists
Josè Andres Navarro Silbersten – Germany
Luca Sacher – Italy
Gabriele Simonetti – Italy

Semifinalists
Hikari Hichimura – Japan
Martin Nosek – Czech Republic

2020 23rd Edition – on line Edition

1st Prize not assigned

2nd Prize ex-aequo ex – aequo – Buzzi Unicem
Maria Narodytska – Ukraina – Premio Novo Imaie
Danylo Sayenko – Ukraina 

3rd Prize ex-aequo – Fondazione Megamark Onlus
Evgeny Evgrafov – Russia
Vitaly Starikov – Russia 

Special Prizes Artistic Director
Shin Minchul – South Korea
Ryutaro Suzuky – Japan 

‘Young Talents Prizes – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli’  m° ing. Luca Dimiccoli
Deng Yubo – China
Kim Uram – South Korea

Audience Prize
Evgeny Evgrafov- Russia
Shin Minchul – South Korea

1st Absolute Prize
Polina Sasko (Ukraina)
NUOVO IMAIE Prize 


2nd Prize and Audience Prize
Daria Kiseleva (Russia)
Buzzi Unicem Prize  and Artistic Direction Prize 


3rd Prize
Kimoto Shuta (Japan)
Fondazione Megamark Prize 

Young Artist Prize ‘A.B.Michelangeli’ –
Chin LEE (Taiwan) and Federico Pulina (Italy)
Eng. Luca Dimiccoli Prize

Honor Diploma
Oh Yeaontaek (South Korea) – Special Prize ‘Osimo Intl. Festival and Competition’
Kato Daiki (Japan)- Special Prize ‘Osimo Intl. Festival and Competition’
Diana Gabrielyan (Armenia)- Special Prize ‘Osimo Intl. Festival and Competition’
Shin Minchul (South Korea)

Special Mention
Fedor Amirov (Russia)  Serena Valluzzi (Italy)

6th Prize
Zemen Pavel (Czech Republic)

Audience Prize
Evgeny Starodubtsev 

2nd Prize ex-aequo
Tetiana Shafran (Ukraina) – Hirayama Asami (Japan)

3rd Prize ex-aequo
Therrien Jean Luc (Canada) – Maya Ando (Japan)

Audience Prize
Therrien Jean Luc

2014 17th Edition

2013 16th Edition

1st Absolute Prize
Not awarded
2nd Prize ex-aequo
PANFILOV Alexander
ZAYCHENKO Anna
3rd Prize
WON Jaeyeon
4th Prize
GABRIELYAN Diana
6th Prize
SONG Eun Ju Albertina
Audience Special Prize
ZAYCHENKO Anna

1st Absolute Prize 
CHISTIAKOVA Galina – Russia
2nd Prize
KAWAGISHI Rie – Japan
5th Prize
GUARASCIO Stefano Giuseppe – Italy
“Musica Italia” Special Prize
GUARASCIO Stefano Giuseppe
Audience Special Prize – ex aequo
CHISTIAKOVA Galina
KAWAGISHI Rie
Semifinalist Prize
DMYTRENKO Anna
KAWASHIMA Miho

2010 13th Edition

1st Absolute Prize 
Scipione Sangiovanni – Italy
2nd Prize
Ekaterina Richter – Russia
3rd Prize
Vitantonio Caroli – Italy
4th Prize
Diana Gabrielyan – Armenia
Sho Yamada – Japan
Special Prize “Musica Italia”
Scipione Sangiovanni
Audience Special Prize
Vitantonio Caroli

2009 12th Edition

1st Absolute Prize 
Yumi Sato – Japan
2nd Prize
Georgy Gromov – Russia
3rd Prize ex-aequo
Yoshito Numasawa – Japan
Satoshi Kawauchi – Japan
5th Prize
Stanislav Bachkovskiy – Russia
“Sonata Classica” Special Prize
Yumi Sato
Audience Special Prize
Satoshi Kawauchi

2008 11th Edition

1st Absolute Prize 
non assegnato
2nd Prize ex-aequo
Chen Shi-Wei – Taiwan
Alexander Yakovlev – Russia
3rd Prize
Katerina Titova – Russia
4th Prize
Pan Yixin – Cina
5th Prize
Salvatore Monzo – Italy
Riccardo Scilipoti – Italy

2007 10th Edition

1st Absolute Prize 
Vadim Ageev
2nd Prize
Domenico Monaco – Italy
3rd Prize
Eri Kobayashi – Japan
4th Prize
Tatiana Larionova – Russia

2006 9th Edition

1st Absolute Prize
Stanislav Khristenko – Russia
2nd Prize
Mariya Kim – Ukraina
3rd Prize
Kaori Takaishi – Japan

2005 8th Edition 

1st Absolute Prize
not awarded
2nd Prize ex-aequo
Yusuke Kikuchi – Japan
Vadim Ageev – Russia
3° Prize
Boris Feiner – Israel

 2004 7th Edition

1st Absolute Prize
Anna Vinnitskaja – Russia
2nd Prize
Liao Pei – Chun – Taiwan
3rd Prize
Arai Yukari – Japan

2003 6th Edition

1st Absolute Prize 
Not Awarded
2nd Prize
Hwang Sung Hoon – Korea
Lin Chuan – Yi – Taiwan
Lio Kuok Man – Macao
4th Prize 
Rintaro Akamatsu – Japan

2002 5th Edition

1st Absolute Prize
Kimberly Chen
2° Premio
Chi-Long Hu
3° Premio
Albert Mamriev

2001 4th Edition

1st Absolute Prize ex-aequo
Roberto Corlianò
Chen Tzu-Yi
2nd Prize
Wilhelm Ricchiuti
3rd Prize
Annika Palm-Doumenge
Day Shiue-Lin

2000 3rd Edition

1st and 2nd Prize 
not awarded
3rd Prize ex-aequo
Adi Bar
Laura Mac Donald
Aldo Ragone

1999 2nd Edition

1st Absolute Prize
Oliver Kern – Germany
2nd Prize
Fedele Antonicelli – Italy

1997 1st Edition

1st Absolute Prize
not awarded
2nd Prize ex-aequo
Alessandro Cesaro – Italy
Roberto Corliano – Italy