Other participants

• 1. Daniil Nikonov, Russia
• 2. Sakura Toba, Japan
• 3. Jizheng Fang, China
• 4. Rugilė Juknevičiūtė, Lithuania
• 5. Katrīna Anna Rando, Latvia
• 6. Matvii Boichenko, Ukraine
• 7. Paula Skulte, Latvia
• 8. Julius Maknickas, Lithuania
• 9. Artyom Ioanisyan, Armenia
• 10. Ettore Pagano, Italy
• 11. Konstancja Śmietańska, Poland
• 12. Campean Vlad, Romania
• 13. Antoni Wojciechowski, Poland
• 14. Monika Tijūnonytė, Lithuania
• 15. Valentin Dimitrie Simion, Romania
• 16. Ho Tin Chan, Hong Kong
• 17. , -

Participant data

Name of the educational insititution	Hochschule der Künste Bern, Bern
Accompanist	Ilze Dzerve / Aleksandras Vizbaras
Educational Institution	University of the Arts Bern

Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Artyom Ioanisyan (*2003) graduated from the Tchaikovsky Specialized School of Music and since 2022 has been studying at the University of the Arts Bern (Denis Severin). He took part in master classes with renowned cellists, such as T. Demenga, S. Isserlis, A. Gerhardt, R. Pidoux, A. Gastinel, N. Hakhnazaryan, Wen-Sinn Yang. Artyom is a laureate of various competitions, including Klaipėda ICC (2020, 3rd and special prizes), ICC "Anna Kull" (2020, 3rd prize, Austria), Armenia Harmonium Online Plus IMC (2020, 1st prize). He has given recitals and performed with orchestras in Austria, Armenia, Ukraine. Artyom has been a guest member of the Khachaturian Trio, is a member of UkrCello ensemble. Has appeared in festivals in Germany, France, Ukraine, Romania, Armenia.

I ROUND

1. David Popper | "Hohe Schule des Violoncello-Spiels" ("High School of Cello Playing") · Op. 73
   • Etude No. 28 , A major · Op. 73
2. Johann Sebastian Bach | Cello Suite No. 3 · C major · BWV 1009
3. Balys Dvarionas | "Introduction and Rondino"
4. Jérôme Ducros | Encore for Cello and Piano · D major

II ROUND

1. Camille Saint-Saëns | Cello Concerto No. 1 · A minor · Op. 33