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(cs) After three selection tests, this year's Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition for oboe reached its climax with the final on Friday, 10 May 2024. The three finalists, Seongye Ma (South Korea), Raquel Pérez-Juana Rodríguez (Spain) and João Silva (Portugal), appeared before the international jury one last time and demonstrated their exceptional skills with Richard Strauss' Concerto in D major for oboe and small orchestra. The participants were accompanied by the Vogtland... zu „Oboe final – the prizewinners are announced“ more

(cs) Three challenging and exciting selection tests paved the way for the three best competitors to reach the final round on Thursday, 9 May 2024 in the Markneukirchen Music Hall. There, Gonçalo Nova (Portugal), Tim Ouwejan (Netherlands) and Botond Drahos (Hungary) once again presented themselves to the seven-member international jury. With the Concerto No. 2 in A major for trombone and orchestra by Eugen Reiche, they once again demonstrated their masterly skills and delighted the numerous... zu „Trombone final - the winners have been announced“ more

Three candidates from Portugal, Spain and South Korea qualified for the final in the oboe category. At the end of the third selection test, they were the best of the six candidates.  Seong Ye Ma (South Korea)  Raquel Pérez-Juana Rodríguez (Spain)  João Miguel Silva (Portugal) On Friday, 10 May 2024 from 7 p.m. in the Markneukirchen Music Hall, they will once again face the seven-member international jury in the final round and compete for the prizes. They will then demonstrate their... zu „Three finalists in the category oboe“ more

Three of the five participants of the 3rd selection test in trombone reached the final round!     Botond Drahos (Hungary)     Gonçalo Nova (Portugal)     Tim Ouwejan (Netherlands) The final with orchestra will take place on Thursday, 9 May 2024, 7 p.m. in the Markneukirchen Music Hall. The three candidates will perform Eugen Reiche's Concerto No. 2 in A major for trombone and orchestra accompanied by the Vogtland Philharmonic Orchestra Greiz/Reichenbach under the direction of Dorian... zu „The finalists in the category trombone“ more

(sh) Of the 36 candidates in the second round of this year's competition in the oboe and cello categories, a total of 11 candidates have reached the third round. Six young musicians aged between 21 and 28 from Germany/Italy, Hong Kong, Portugal, Spain and South Korea qualified in the oboe category. In the trombone category, a further five participants aged between 20 and 30 from the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Hungary made it through. In the third round, the oboe participants will now... zu „11 participants play in the 3rd round“ more

(gd) - It was an eventful, enjoyable evening that will probably resonate in the audience for a long time to come. The joint performance of the Markneukirchen Symphony Orchestra and the Telemark Symfonieorkester Skien from Norway was a revelation in itself! The sound quality and homogeneity that the two orchestras "conjured up" on stage after only a short period of rehearsing together under the confident direction of Tanja Carita Ikonen and Matthias Spindler was admirable! Traditionally, this... zu „Opening concert of the 59th Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition on May 3, 2024“ more

(sh) The first selection test of this year's Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition for oboe and trombone ended on Sunday, 5 May 2024. Of the 94 musicians who travelled to Markneukirchen, 36 passed the first hurdle and qualified for the second round of the competition over the last three days. On Monday and Tuesday, 18 participants in each subject will once again demonstrate their skills to the international juries. For their programme of up to 35 minutes, the oboists can choose... zu „The candidates for the second round have been announced“ more

After a 14-year break, trombone and oboe will once again be heard in Markneukirchen for the 59th International Instrumental Competition. The last time the two instruments were on the programme was in 2010. A total of 94 participants will take part in this year's instrumental competition in the categories oboe and trombone. Of the 156 applicants that were admitted to the competition, 51 participants for the oboe and 43 participants for the trombone competition aged between 14 and 30 arrived... zu „94 participants in the oboe and trombone categories will take part in the competition from 3 May“ more

(cs) The 59th International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen invites outstanding young musicians from all over the world in the categories oboe and trombone to a top-class performance competition over four rounds in the music town of Markneukirchen. Attractive cash prizes worth a total of 31,000 euros as well as concert engagements and special prizes await the best. As in previous years, the chief conductor of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann, has again assumed... zu „59th Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition for oboe and trombone“ more

(cs) On Friday, 12 May 2023, this year's International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen reached its climax in the violoncello category. No less than four candidates emerged as best-placed from the three preliminary rounds and presented themselves to the jury and the audience in the evening in the Musikhalle Markneukirchen. The four finalists, Grace Sohn (Canada), Vilem Vlcek (Czech Republic), Gustaw Bafeltowski (Poland) and Tzu-Shao Chao (Taiwan) once again demonstrated their... zu „The prizewinners 2023 in the category cello“ more