Maria Marica, age 24, won the 2022 George Enescu International Competition Violin Section after a Final in which she performed the Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 by Johannes Brahms. The violinist also received a special award from the IMK Vienna Association, represented by jury member Igor Petrushevski: a concert as a soloist with the North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in 2023 in Prague.