THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY THE MARKOW TOTEVY FOUNDATION

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CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC

Milka Violin Artist Fellowship:

• 2006: Solenne Paidassi, France
• 2007: Stephanie Jeong, USA
• 2008/09: Bella Hristova, Bulgaria/USA
• 2010/11: Joel Link, USA
• 2012/13: Richard Lin, Taiwan
• 2014: Katya Poplyansky, Poland/Canada
• 2014/15: Victor Zeyu Li (China) & Sin Ying Chan (Hong Kong)
• 2016/17: Eric Tsai, USA
• 2017/18: Sin Ying Chan (Hong Kong) & Eric Tsai (USA)
• 2018/19: Sin Ying Chan (Hong Kong) & Eric Tsai (USA)
• 2019/20: Sin Ying Chan (Hong Kong) & Eric Tsai (USA)
• 2020/21: Jieon Park & Sumin Kim (South Korea)
• 2021/22: Jieon Park (South Korea) & Alexandra Cooreman (Belgium/Poland)
  

Nadia Barilli Piano Fellowship:

• 2002-2006: Sara Daneshpour, Iran/USA

Milka Violin Artist Prize:

• 2004: Erin Keefe, USA
• 2008: Tien Hsin Wu, South Korea
• 2009: Malwina Sosnovski, Poland/Switzerland
• 2010: Petr Matejak, Czech Republic
• 2011: Elizabeth Fayette, USA
• 2012: Nikki Chooi, Canada
• 2013: Nigel Armstrong, USA
• 2014: Eunice Kim, South Korea
• 2015: Ji-won Song, China
• 2016: Yu-Ting Chen, Taiwan
• 2017: Timothy Chooi, Canada
• 2018: Stephen Kim, South Korea
• 2019: Andrea Obiso, Italy
• 2020: Do Gyung Im, South Korea
• 2021: Emily Shehi, USA

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NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - YOUTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Milka Violin Fellowship / Milka Viola Fellowship:

• 2014/15: Tavifa Cojocari, Moldova
• 2014/15: Eric Costantino (viola), USA
• 2015/16: Julia Angelov, USA
• 2015/16: Eric Costantino (viola), USA
• 2016/17: Yukino Takahara, South Korea
• 2016/17: Bethlehem Hadju (viola), USA
• 2017/18: Julia Angelov & George Pekarsky, USA
• 2018/19: Julia Angelov & George Pekarsky, USA
• 2019/20: Kayleigh Kim & George Pekarsky, USA
• 2020/21: Kayleigh Kim & Romain-Olivier Gray, USA

NSO/Milka Violin or Viola Prize:

• 2015: Eric Costantino (viola), USA
• 2016: Yukino Takahara, South Korea
• 2017: Jillian Khoo, USA
• 2018: Julia Angelov, USA
• 2019: George Pekarsky, USA
• 2020: Maxence Mouries, USA
• 2021: Kayleigh Kim, USA

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PABLO CASALS FESTIVAL ACADEMY - Summer Session

Milka Violin Grant / Milka Viola Grant:

• 2015: Amalia Hall, New-Zealand
• 2015: Didi Park, USA
• 2015: Alexander Ullman (piano), UK
• 2016: Yukino Takahara, South Korea
• 2017: Jillian Khoo, USA
• 2018: Julia Angelov, USA
  

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FONTAINEBLEAU AMERICAN CONSERVATORY - Summer Session

Milka Violin Grant / Milka Viola Grant:

• 1999: Veselina Manikova, Bulgaria
• 2000: Elena Kodin, Bulgaria
• 2001: Nikolai Spassov, Bulgaria
• 2002: Kiril Tsanevski, Bulgaria
• 2003: Dimiter Tchernookov, Bulgaria/France
• 2004: Diana Slavova, Bulgaria
• 2005: Krassimir Dzhambazov, Bulgaria
• 2006: Svetlina Panayotova, Bulgaria
• 2007: Humberto Lopez, Mexico
• 2008: Alejandro Valencia, Mexico
• 2009: Cecilia Pinto, Peru
• 2010: Sadra Fayyaz, Iran
• 2010: Kalina Miteva, Bulgaria
• 2011: Marina Thibeault, Canada
• 2011: Marin Maras, Croatia
• 2012: Amalia Hall, New-Zealand
• 2012: Marco Graziani, Croatia
• 2013: Born Lau, Hong Kong
• 2013: Nicole Leon, Venezuela
• 2014: Katya Poplyansky, Poland/Canada
• 2015: Marlene Dijkstra, The Netherlands
• 2016: Alexandru Morariu (composer), Romania
  
• 2017: Andrea Obiso, Italy
• 2018: Jack Hugues (composer), USA

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NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY

Milka Violin Scholarship:

• 2002: Stephanie Moraly, France
  
• 2002: Aude Puccetti, France
  
• 2003: Elsa Grether, France
  

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ASTRAL ARTISTS

Milka/Astral Violin Prize:

• 2006: Jennifer Curtis, USA
  
• 2009: Benjamin Beilman, USA
  

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OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS

Hochschule für Musik Mannheim, Germany:

• 2004-2006: Kiril Tsanevski, Bulgaria
  

Rotterdam Conservatorium (Codarts), The Netherands:

• 2007/08: Krassimir Dzhambazov, Bulgaria
  

Mannes College of Music, New York, USA:

• 2005-2007: Dimiter Tchernookov, Bulgaria/France
  

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OTHER SPONSORSHIPS

Festivals:

• Festival de Dinard, France
• Festival Classique au Large, Saint-Malo, France

Concert events:

• Palais des Invalides; Palais de Soubise; Salle Cortot; Musee Carnavalet; Paris, France
  
• Chateau de Fontainebleau, France
• National Gallery, Washington DC, USA
• Embassy Series, Washington DC, USA
  
• Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Washington DC, USA
  
• Field Concert Hall (Curtis Institute of Music), Philadelphia PA, USA
  

Ensembles:

• Dover Quartet, sponsored for 2 years at the Curtis Institute of Music
• Grand Air Trio, with violinist Dimiter Tchernookov, vice-president of the Markow Totevy Foundation
• Eighth Blackbird
• PRISM Quartet, 2011/12 performance and residency at the Curtis Institute of Music made possible through the Foundation's support

Composers:

• Matthias Pintscher
• Daniel Temkin for the 'Milka Piano Trio'

Soloists:

• Olivier Perin, organist, France
• Francois Chaplin, pianist, France
• Dan Zhu, violinist, China