The winners of the 5th International Online Piano and Pipe Organ Contest of the Festival 4 Arts / Festivalul de Arte are listed in the tables below. Some competitors particularly impressed us. The jury was highly demanding in their evaluations, resulting in varied scores across participants. However, the Festival’s Trophy and the Grand Prix were awarded unanimously and independently by the jury.
As organizers, our goal is to recognize the dedication and effort of young musicians, so we have awarded competitors across a broader range. The list follows the order of scores received, from highest to lowest.
This year’s contest brought together 104 competitors from 13 countries across 3 continents, including participants from Romania, the Republic of Moldova, Poland, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Finland, Ukraine, Belarus, the USA, and Japan. We are deeply grateful for such a diverse and talented group of participants.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to each contestant, their families, and their teachers for their dedication to musical excellence. Congratulations to all!
We wish you continued success and growth in your musical journey. (Pentru română apăsați butonul „Translate” stânga sus.)
You must claim the Prize by email at festivaluldearte@gmail.com, starting with April 3rd. For the money prize, you have to send by email the account and holder’s name so that it can be copied. Money prize is available only till June 1st, 2025.
FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
Diploma for you and your teacher (they will be sent by email, at the address from which you did apply, starting with April 3rd). Those who want to get feedback, request it at festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
FOR ALL THE PRIZES (REGARDLESS OF THE PRIZE, INCLUDING MENTION)
An interview conducted on Zoom with you and about you, promoted on YouTube and Facebook (request at festivaluldearte@gmail.com).
FOR THE III-RD PRIZE
5% discount on registration for Masterclasses at the Festival 4 Arts Snagov, in the summer of 2025 (including online courses for foreigners). The offer will be published after April 15. Follow us on https://festivaluldearte.com/ (for English, please click ”Translate” button). Apply at festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
FOR THE II-ND PRIZE
- 10% discount on registration for Masterclasses at the Festival 4 Arts Snagov, in the summer of 2025 (including online courses). The offer will be published after April 15. Follow us on https://festivaluldearte.com/ (for English, please click ”Translate” button). Apply at festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
- 5% discount on registration in the 2026 editions of the Performance Contests, organized by the Festival 4 Arts – please follow us for the dates.
FOR THE I-ST PRIZE
- 15% discount on registration for Masterclasses at the Festival 4 Arts Snagov, in the summer of 2025 (including online courses). The offer will be published after April 15. Follow us on https://festivaluldearte.com/. (for English, please click ”Translate„ button). Apply at festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
- 8% discount on registration in the 2026 editions of the Performance Contests, organized by the Festival 4 Arts – please follow us for the dates.
- Laureates Gala published on YouTube (with only one piece).
FOR THE I-st Special prize
- 17% discount on registration for Masterclasses at the Festival 4 Arts Snagov, in the summer of 2025 (including online courses). The offer will be published after April 15. Follow us on https://festivaluldearte.com/. (for English, please click ”Translate„ button). Apply at festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
- 12% discount on registration in the 2026 editions of the Performance Contests, organized by the Festival 4 Arts – please follow us for the dates.
- An online Recital posted on the YouTube channel of the Festival – https://www.youtube.com/c/Festivaluldearte – and promoted on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/festivaluldearte. Please provide the video or its link at email address: festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
- Laureates Gala published on YouTube (with only one piece).
FOR THE I-ST PRIZE OF EXCELLENCE
- 30 Euro (150 RON)
- 20% discount on registration for Masterclasses at the Festival 4 Arts Snagov, in the summer of 2025 (including online courses). The offer will be published after April 15. Follow us on https://festivaluldearte.com/. (for English, please click ”Translate„ button). Apply at festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
- 15% discount on registration in the 2026 editions of the Performance Contests, organized by the Festival 4 Arts – please follow us for the dates.
- An online Recital posted on the YouTube channel of the Festival – https://www.youtube.com/c/Festivaluldearte – and promoted on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/festivaluldearte. Please provide the video or its link at email address: festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
- Live Recital/Concert during the Season 2025-2026 in Snagov, Romania.
- Laureates Gala published on YouTube (with only one piece).
FOR THE GRAND PRIZE (GP)
- 80 EURO
- 25% discount on enrollment in the Masterclasses at the Festival 4 Arts Snagov, in the summer of 2025 (including online courses). The offer will be published after April 15. Follow us on https://festivaluldearte.com/. (for English, please click ”Translate„ button). Apply at festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
- 20% discount on registration in the 2026 editions of the Performance Contests, organized by the Festival 4 Arts – please follow us for the dates.
- An online Recital posted on the YouTube channel of the Festival – https://www.youtube.com/c/Festivaluldearte – and promoted on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/festivaluldearte. Please provide the video or its link at email address: festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
- Live Recital/Concert during the period of Masterclasses or the Season 2025-2026 in Snagov, Romania.
- Laureates Gala published on YouTube (with only one piece).
FOR THE FESTIVAL 4 ARTS TROPHY
- 160 EURO (800 RON)
- This edition the Trophy is ex-aequo, so the amount is divided between the two winners
- 30% discount on enrollment in the Masterclasses at the Festival 4 Arts Snagov, in the summer of 2025 (including online courses). The offer will be published after April 15. Follow us on https://festivaluldearte.com/. (for English, please click ”Translate„ button). Apply at festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
- 20% discount on registration in the 2026 editions of the Performance Contests, organized by the Festival 4 Arts – please follow us for the dates.
- An online Recital posted on the YouTube channel of the Festival – https://www.youtube.com/c/Festivaluldearte – and promoted on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/festivaluldearte. Please provide the video or its link at email address: festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
- Live Recital/Concert during the period of Masterclasses or the Season 2025-2026 in Snagov, Romania.
- Laureates Gala published on YouTube (with only one piece).
AUDIENCE AWARD
This award is determined exclusively by the public and is presented by the organizers as follows:
- 10 Euro (50 RON)
- 17% discount on registration for Masterclasses at the Festival 4 Arts Snagov, in the summer of 2025 (including online courses). The offer will be published after April 15. Follow us on https://festivaluldearte.com/. (for English, please click ”Translate„ button). Apply at festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
- 12% discount on registration in the 2026 editions of the Performance Contests, organized by the Festival 4 Arts – please follow us for the dates.
- An online Recital posted on the YouTube channel of the Festival – https://www.youtube.com/c/Festivaluldearte – and promoted on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/festivaluldearte. Please provide the video or its link at email address: festivaluldearte@gmail.com.
Completing the vote on April 1st at 16:00 (EET), the Audience Award is proudly presented to:
- for Facebook: Lisa Ciuculescu with 97 votes from 140 total comments on the post,
- for YouTube: Ruben Natan Ghidiceanu with 519 likes and 2639 views.
Thank you all for your dedication and efforts in supporting and promoting young piano talents! 🎶👏
Organ
| Professional | Prize | ||
| Group III | |||
| Łucja Furmanek | Otwock, Poland | https://youtu.be/p-9ojWpFBmg | I |
| Group IV | |||
| Kalan Warusa | Falls Church, USA | https://youtu.be/ALnTBXFFj6Q | I |
| Group VI | |||
| Alexander Patrushin | Leipzig, Germany | https://youtu.be/KX_IKWHCzlM | Grand Prix |
| Krzysztof Bas | Bielsko-Biała, Poland | https://youtu.be/oEcbJU3yN20 | I of Excellence |
| Sachiko Nomura | Tokyo, Japan | https://youtu.be/VocsDBjt46A | II |
| Amateur | |||
| Group II | |||
| Antonia Maria Panaitescu | Timișoara, Romania | https://youtu.be/Cn97wvY93-U | I |
| Group V | |||
| Fabian Dominik Sajgo | Timișoara, Romania | https://youtu.be/GukJ719yu3A | I |
| Group VI | |||
| Valentina Cătălina Cernescu | Timișoara, Romania | https://youtu.be/sXRvIm7AQTU | I |
Accompaniment
| Group I | Prize | ||
| Constanze Vollmer | Dresden, Germany | https://youtu.be/YzVGip7xHA4 | I |
| Group III | |||
| Juno Brox | Sebnitz, Germany | https://youtu.be/EP31qT_feCk | I |
| Group IV | |||
| Veronica Predescu | Milcoiu, Vâlcea County, Romania | https://youtu.be/UWQG9qybcwg | II |
Ensembles
| Group II | Prize | ||
| Clara Măgirescu & Mara Timiș | Bucharest, Romania | https://youtu.be/T01gx03mbhA | I |
| Group III | |||
| Maria Anghelina, Elisa Mocanu & Iulia Nicolaev | Bucharest, Romania | https://youtu.be/0ND0bSll6rc | I |
| Timofei Golubev & Adrian Țimbalari | Chișinău, Republic of Moldova | https://youtu.be/VXE-TKOLAfA | II |
| Group VI | |||
| Viktoryıa Lıakh Karaman & Elena Gaponik | Grodno, Belarus | https://youtu.be/_0dGCq-JGYM | I Special |
Soloists
Professionals
| Group I | Prize | ||
| Thomas Matei | Bucharest, Romania | https://youtu.be/xTRRcmaC9ds | I Special |
| Nikita Sitnikov | Kyiv, Ukraine | https://youtu.be/ZkwidV9xlAQ | I |
| Katharina Hermann | Dresden, Germany | https://youtu.be/6nf91qsVWH8 | II |
| Ema Maria Sandu | Bacău, Romania | https://youtu.be/1ZD2CM7BG2g | III |
| Irina Maria Petre | Bucharest, Romania | https://youtu.be/JOAvTXnaokI | Mention |
| Group II | |||
| Alessandro Piccichè | Alcamo, Italy | https://youtu.be/k9cT8BJMD4c | Trophy ex-aequo |
| Sofia Maria Crăciun | Brașov, Romania | https://youtu.be/KSt8_j090Lc | I Special |
| Zenian Cîrstea-Răcășan | Brașov, Romania | https://youtu.be/oW5atf303dI | I Special |
| Darma Drăgănescu | Ploiești, Romania | https://youtu.be/LfMDv9esOXw | I |
| Dominik Ursu | Chișinău, Republic of Moldova | https://youtu.be/ZZJMljiSkEc | I |
| Abril Amengual Estudillo | Santanyí (Mallorca), Spain | https://youtu.be/8ribGT_JjqY | I |
| Radu Cucoaneș | Bucharest, Romania | https://youtu.be/2dmDMft1uwI | II |
| Alina Cațer | Fălești, Republic of Moldova | https://youtu.be/S2wHE8TZha4 | II |
| Maximus Ștefan Baicu | Ploiești, Romania | https://youtu.be/EB4eGnR3gyc | III |
| Iris-Ștefania Bordei | Brașov, Romania | https://youtu.be/O8cu2Sp3scc | III |
| Andrei Constantin Lavrente | Tulcea, Romania | https://youtu.be/HA6ZRbtOSbg | III |
| Alexandru Cristian Fecioru | Popești Leordeni, Romania | https://youtu.be/Oq2-HcS-o1Y | III |
| Nicolae Focșa | Bucharest, Romania | https://youtu.be/rRr8EvfKljs | III |
| Victoria Visinescu | Pitești, Romania | https://youtu.be/5UcFBshVKwE | Mention |
| Vladimir Gabriel Pascu | Tulcea, Romania | https://youtu.be/JX8ei8W-tqk | Mention |
| Ștefănuț Avram | Târgu Jiu, Romania | https://youtu.be/VoyHl5B3E4U | Mention |
| Karmen Ana Țârlea | Alba Iulia, Romania | https://youtu.be/hMyKzwRuB3w | Mention |
| Maya Ștefania Marin | Alba Iulia, Romania | https://youtu.be/MhLOoUJJEGc | Mention |
| Group III | |||
| Ștefan Leonard Ticu | Bucharest, Romania | https://youtu.be/podBgzEI5QE | I Special |
| Kim Pehani | Ljubljana, Slovenia | https://youtu.be/vl06RQBSOrg | I |
| Matei Eduard Șandru | Ploiești, Romania | https://youtu.be/6l4bQ8SPy6s | I |
| Monalisa-Andreea Colț | Băcel, Covasna County, Romania | https://youtu.be/V5xI4Ppmrk8 | II |
| Medeea Gabriela Rădoi | Ploiești, Romania | https://youtu.be/AXPPeZPLUtE | II |
| Eva-Maria Goșa | Bucharest, Romania | https://youtu.be/22gZgU1QKPc | II |
| Evelina Grachilă | Chișinău, Republic of Moldova | https://youtu.be/V8U0-ECpsGA | III |
| Maria Margareta Sommer | Reghin, Romania | https://youtu.be/-M89zrrSIdc | III |
| Adrian Plugaru | Bardar, Republic of Moldova | https://youtu.be/q__t-SMM8jA | Mention |
| Vlada Saranciuc | Rîşcani, Republic of Moldova | https://youtu.be/xd-hYGFfUjw | Mention |
| Maria Mirabela Boboc | Tulcea, Romania | https://youtu.be/4Pu3meqojg8 | Mention |
| Maria Iarnă | Alba Iulia, Romania | https://youtu.be/5eZEzqvWSag | Mention |
| Group IV | |||
| Ruben Natan Ghidiceanu | Craiova, Romania | https://youtu.be/WgMfoRM3ek4 | I of Excellence |
| Teea Maria Tarnovetchi | Bucharest, Romania | https://youtu.be/nlHxEd5-l-c | I |
| Mara Alexandra Nascutiu | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | https://youtu.be/28HYSg6Sz2Y | Mention |
| Group V | |||
| Elisabeta Nagy | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | https://youtu.be/TDHQjXcRrSY | I of Excellence |
| Neea Vesa | Turku, Finland | https://youtu.be/7NPdcjrDAQk | I |
| Group VI | |||
| Bibiana Miskolciova | Alekšince, Slovakia | https://youtu.be/HNa8yqT5oG0 | I |
| Márton Vörösváry | Budapest, Hungary | https://youtu.be/66enw-iDDQQ | III |
Amateurs
| Group I | Prize | ||
| Rio Tomizu | Tokyo, Japan | https://youtu.be/LXuSym9qZRA | I of Excellence |
| Yannis Sebastian Monescu | Vințu de Jos, Alba County, Romania | https://youtu.be/O9v_fAwEYb4 | II |
| Tiffany Maria Putanu | Galați, Romania | https://youtu.be/U8m6s0yndf4 | II |
| Iulia-Serena Rotar | Rădăuți, Romania | https://youtu.be/BWYwFpZwWfI | III |
| Armin Feher-Coman | Brașov, Romania | https://youtu.be/iaE-fL5y1pY | III |
| Natalia-Anise Alexe | București, Romania | https://youtu.be/BYRwCOT1uTM | III |
| Deyvin Croitoru | Bârlad, Romania | https://youtu.be/OK4_Olqg-fA | III |
| Robert Andrei Țintaru | Bacău, Romania | https://youtu.be/Ca0lNW_OHH8 | Mention |
| Medeea Ioana Barbu | Com. Berceni, Romania | https://youtu.be/K8QU_OgkDqw | Mention |
| Group II | |||
| Lisa Ciuculescu | Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania | https://youtu.be/Bhb2XK38Ib0 | Trophy ex-aequo |
| Vlad-Andrei Florescu | Târgu Jiu, Romania | https://youtu.be/krohPoZxAEo | I Special |
| Gavril Minnis | Baia Mare, Romania | https://youtu.be/qTWylY8esKc | II |
| Anelisse-Karina Strugari | Dărmănești, Suceava County, Romania | https://youtu.be/_whREnLa18Q | II |
| Luca-Petru Vîlceanu | Târgu Jiu, Romania | https://youtu.be/oEHfTNyVpYw | II |
| Elisabeta Gabriela Sonyi | Arad, Romania | https://youtu.be/skKOUFwmRog | II |
| Iustina Mara Tudor | Vârteju, Ilfov County, Romania | https://youtu.be/WTI7B5Erd0M | III |
| Eugenia Ioana Kladias | Dărmănești, Suceava County, Romania | https://youtu.be/8UUP_39s-Us | III |
| Sophia Patricia Pașoi | Preajba, Dolj County, Romania | https://youtu.be/NjaG2Cdwjr4 | III |
| Tudor Dulgheru | Bârlad, Romania | https://youtu.be/rc2KwEG0PSE | III |
| Lucas Zaharia | Bârlad, Romania | https://youtu.be/VDKfYhudz4k | III |
| Elisabeta Lungu | Nojorid, Bihor County, Romania | https://youtu.be/vzbO4yunJvA | III |
| Ioan Dan Dărăban | Dudestii Vechi, Timiș County, Romania | https://youtu.be/CLrvKtI_tFc | Mention |
| Maria Daria Nacu | Pojorâta, Suceava County, Romania | https://youtu.be/B3ZVv_p3fL8 | Mention |
| Sofia Sobolevschi | Bârlad, Romania | https://youtu.be/mPnfw2af2NE | Mention |
| Tudor-Alexandru Horghidan | Bacău, Romania | https://youtu.be/WFmYV4zYVSA | Mention |
| Group III | |||
| Andrei Nicolae Goronea | Alba Iulia, Romania | https://youtu.be/C95eIp6HL3A | II |
| Bianca Reabov | Chișinău, Republic of Moldova | https://youtu.be/7gdX1S7Mu04 | III |
| Group IV | |||
| Maria Zamora | Ighiel, Alba County, Romania | https://youtu.be/Eh_CDqnkUfs | I |
| Maria Fiodorova | Chişinău, Republic of Moldova | https://youtu.be/AjKzFiQufW8 | II |
| Bogdan Vladimir Iliescu | Blaj, Romania | https://youtu.be/Xi7i7b4bg0o | III |
| Matei Stroi | Iași, Romania | https://youtu.be/iGRDSfhlW74 | Mention |
| Luca George Bălășoiu | Slatina, Romania | https://youtu.be/EOdPh2NXTX8 | Mention |
| Group V | |||
| Lara Mandl | Prevalje, Slovenia | https://youtu.be/6sGxTZqlEBA | I of Ecellence |
| Emanuel Ostafe | Suceava, Romania | https://youtu.be/GWD0UsUaYfc | I |
| Group VI | |||
| Tudor Moraru | Iași, Romania | https://youtu.be/4RXVjUyx9d0 | I of Ecellence |
| Edida Maghet | Timișoara, Romania | https://youtu.be/I-3qXb2L8qw | II |
| Evelin Krkovič | Kostel, Slovenia | https://youtu.be/SZuMotccAmk | II |
| Raluca Georgiana Cionca | Brăila, Romania | https://youtu.be/YuqOQo_HYuE | Mention |