On Friday, 20 October, the final rounds of both categories of the competition took place, featuring singers from Ukraine, Iran, Croatia, Georgia, China, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The 25th anniversary edition of the Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský International Singing Competition was closed on Saturday, 21 October 2023, with an award ceremony and a concert of the winners.
The MAIN PRIZES were awarded to:
Category I
WOMEN
1st prize: Nina KRÍŽOVÁ (Slovak Republic)
2nd prize Alžbeta REHÁKOVÁ (Slovak Republic)
3rd prize Vanesa ČIERNA (Slovak Republic) and Maryam JALALIKANDY (Iran)
MEN
1st prize Tomislav JUKIĆ (Croatia)
2nd prize Matúš ČÍK (Slovak Republic)
3rd prize Bence SZABÓ (Slovak Republic)
Category II
WOMEN
1st prize Patricia ŽUDETIĆ (Croatia)
2nd prize Wei LU (China)
3rd prize Mária ŠTÚROVÁ (Slovak Republic) and Saskia ŽIHALOVÁ (Slovak Republic)
MEN
1st prize Zurab NAKEURI (Georgia)
2nd prize and 3rd prize were not awarded.
In addition to the main prizes, SPECIAL PRIZES were also awarded:
City of Trnava Mayor Award for a young talent up to 21 years
Alžbeta REHÁKOVÁ (Slovak Republic)
City of Trnava Award for the best piano collaboration
Xénia ŠULEŘ-MASKALÍKOVÁ (Slovak Republic) and Róbert PECHANEC (Slovak Republic)
Honourable mention for piano collaboration: Marco BUKOVSKÝ (Slovak Republic)
Chairman of the Trnava Self-governing Region Award
Zurab NAKEURI (Georgia)
Dr. Janko Blaho Award for a promising tenor
Tomislav JUKIĆ (Croatia)
Prof. Eva Blahová Award for the best performance of the Mozart´s aria
Anna KOŹLAKIEWICZ (Poland)
Prof. Mária Kišonová-Hubová Award for the best performance of the song Ružičky
Saskia ŽIHALOVÁ (Slovak Republic)
Music Fund Award
Matúš ČÍK (Slovak Republic)
Award of the Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský Society for the best performance of Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský´s song
Zurab NAKEURI (Georgia)
Music Centre Slovakia Award - a concert on the festival Allegretto 2024 in Žilina
Tomislav JUKIĆ (Croatia)
Gallery MIRO Award
Maja SREMEC (Croatia)
Slovak Philharmonic Award:
Tomislav JUKIĆ (Croatia)
Jan Kiepura Artistic Director Award – performance at the festival in 2024
Saskia ŽIHALOVÁ (Slovak Republic), Anna KOŹLAKIEWICZ (Poland), Tomislav JUKIĆ (Croatia), Zurab NAKEURI (Georgia)
Opera singer and Mayor of the town of Nové Zámky Otokar Klein Prize
Patricia ŽUDETIĆ (Croatia)
Peter Dvorský Award (concert in 2024)
Zurab NAKEURI (Georgia)
Wiktor Bockman Award (concert in 2024)
Zurab NAKEURI (Georgia)
Sharon Resch Award - Invitation to the competition in the USA in 2024
Nina KRÍŽOVÁ (Slovak Republic)
THEATRES AWARDS
Awards for the finalists of the competition (an offer of a guest appearance or an audition in a given theatre) based on the selection of the theatre representatives or the recommendation of the jury.
State Opera Banská Bystrica (Slovak Republic)
Zurab NAKEURI (Georgia)
The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Ostrava (Czech Republic)
Patricia ŽUDETIĆ (Croatia)
Moravian Theatre Olomouc (Czech Republic)
Wei LU (China)
The National Theatre Košice (Slovak Republic)
Saskia ŽIHALOVÁ (Slovak Republic)
South Bohemian Theatre České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
Anna KOŹLAKIEWICZ (Poland)
The National Theatre Praha (Czech Republic)
Tomislav JUKIĆ (Croatia) and Zurab NAKEURI (Georgia)
North Bohemian Theater of Opera and Ballet Ústí nad Labem (Czech Republic)
Maja SREMEC (Croatia)
CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners!
Photos from the 25th International Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský Singing Competition can be viewed on our Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/hudobnecentrum
Author of photos: Anton Sládek