Krakow International Flute Competition
International Flute Competition in Krakow came to life in 1999, transforming from the three previously held national competitions. Barbara Świątek-Żelazna, the previous rector of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków is the heart and soul of this competition.
Flutists up to the age of 30 are eligible to participate. Besides monetary prizes, there’s a special prize for the best performance of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra; professional flute by Yamaha as well as the professional recording session at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków.
The next competition for Flute:
19 March – 26 March 2023, Krakow, POLAND
2023 Flute Jury:
Carlos Bruneel (Belgium)
Peter-Lukas Graf (Switzerland)
Urszula Janik-Lipińska (Poland)
Carlo Jans (Luxembourg)
Ewa Murawska (Poland)
Wiesław Suruło (Poland)
Barbara Świątek-Żelazna (Poland), chairwoman
Flute repertoire and detailed information
Laureates of previous competitions
2017
Yuan Yu,
China: 1st prize
Olga Leonkiewicz,
Poland: 2nd prize
Aleksandra Pleterski,
Slovenia: 3rd prize
Riccardo Cellacchi,
Italy: 4th prize
Magnus Mihm,
Germany: 5th prize
Son Sojeong,
South Korea: 6th prize
2014
Livia Duleba,
Hungary: 1st prize
Yaeram Park,
South Korea: 3rd prize
Gustav Villegas,
Spain: 4th prize
Veronika Blachuta,
Austria: 4th prize
Alessandro Baticci,
Italy: 6th prize
2011
Elise Gastaldi,
France: 1st prize
Mikhail Khvostikov,
Russia: 2nd prize
Seiya Ueno,
Japan: 3rd prize
Livia Duleba,
Hungary: 4th prize
Agata Kucz,
Poland: 5th prize
Wioletta Strączek,
Poland: 6th prize
2008
Anita Farkas,
Hungary: 2nd prize
Nicole Ruth Pressler,
Germany: 2nd prize
Andre Cebrian Garea,
Spain: 4th prize
Jeremie Abergel,
France: 5th prize
Noemi Györi,
Hungary: 6th prize
2005
Marion Ralincourt,
France: 1st prize
Clement Dufour,
France: 2nd prize
Jan Krzeszowiec,
Poland: 3rd prize
Izabela Czajkowska,
Poland: 4th prize
Vera Lang,
Germany: 5th prize
Maiko Ishiguro,
Japan: 6th prize
2002
Katalin Kramarics,
Hungary: 1st prize
Elżbieta Woleńska,
Poland: 3rd prize
Jocelyn Aubrun,
France: 3rd prize
Marie-Christine Zupancič,
Germany: 3rd prize
Andrzej Krzyżanowski,
Poland: 5th prize
Tomoko Takarada,
Japan: 6th prize
1999
Ariel Zuckermann,
Israel: 2nd prize
Rebecca Lenton,
England: 4th prize
Ronit Berman,
Israel: 4th prize
Pirmin Grehl,
Germany: 5th prize
Claire Constant,
France: 6th prize