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(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

(cs) Three selection tests, which were as demanding as they were exciting, paved the way for the three best contestants to reach the final round on Thursday, 11 May 2023 in the Markneukirchen Music Hall. There, Hong Yiu Thomas Lai (Hong Kong), José Trigo (Portugal) and Moritz Tunn (Germany) once again presented themselves to the nine-member international jury. With the Double Bass Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor by Giovanni Bottesini, they once again proved their mastery of the lowest string... zu „The double bass prizewinners“ more

No less than 4 candidates were able to qualify for the finals of the 58th International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen in the subject violoncello!     Grace Son     Vilem Vlcek     Gustaw Bafeltowski     Tzu-Shao Chao After the third selection exam they were the best of the remaining 7 candidates. They will now perform again in front of the eight-member jury in the final round on Friday, 12 May 2023 from 7.00 p.m. in the Musikhalle Markneukirchen and compete for the prizes. They will... zu „Four candidates in the cello final“ more

The finalists of this year's 58th International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen in the category double bass have been determined:     Hong Yiu Thomas Lai (Hong Kong), born 1997     Jose Trigo (Portugal), born 1997     Moritz Tunn (Germany), born 1999 They were selected by the international jury from the 7 participants of the 3rd round in this category and will now perform in the final round on Thursday, 11 May 2023, 7.00 p.m. in the Musikhalle Markneukirchen. The three candidates will... zu „The finalists in the category double bass“ more

(mv) Of the 53 candidates in the 2nd round of this year's competition in the subjects violoncello and double bass, a total of 14 candidates have reached the third round. Seven young musicians aged between 15 and 26 from Canada, Austria, the Czech Republic, China, Poland, Taiwan and Belgium qualified for the violoncello competition. In the double bass section, another seven participants aged between 18 and 27 from Germany, Hong Kong, Portugal, Russia and South Korea prevailed. In the third... zu „14 candidates reach the 3rd round of the 58th Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition in the categories violoncello and double bass“ more

Deep string sounds will fill the music town of Markneukirchen for 10 days from today, Thursday. After weeks of intensive preparation, a total of 110 participants will demonstrate their great virtuosity, technical skills and musical expressiveness on the violoncello or double bass at the 58th International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen. The competition is celebrating a special anniversary, as it was held for the first time 50 years ago in the violoncello category. To the special... zu „110 participants at the competition for cello and double bass 2023“ more

(cs) 188 young musicians from 34 countries from 5 continents applied for the 58th International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen in the subjects violoncello and double bass. Of these, 99 applications from 25 countries were received for the violoncello. In the double bass category, 89 participants from 28 countries applied. Young musicians from Germany (27) are particularly well represented, followed by China (22) and South Korea (22) as well as Spain (10) and Japan (9). New to the list of... zu „178 participants admitted to the 2023 competition“ more

(gd) - After intensive practising, exhausting selection rounds and hopeful ban-ging, the three best instrumentalists in each case - in the tuba Florian Wielgosik (France), Richárd Bence Masa (Hungary) and Igor Martinez (Venezuela) and in the horn Achille Fait (Italy), Felipe Santos Freitas da Silva (Brazil), Damien Muller (Luxembourg/France) - were allowed to demonstrate their extraordinary skills once again, without competition stress, in a festive and relaxed atmosphere on the stage of the... zu „Prizewinners' concert 2022“ more

(cs) On Friday, 13 May 2022, this year's International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen in the subject horn reached its climax. 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, Achille Fait (Italy), Thomas Adrian Mittler (Germany), Damien Muller (Luxembourg/France) and Felipe Santos Freitas da Silva (Brazil), once again... zu „Final round for horn“ more

(cs) After three selection tests had already been held, the final in the tuba section of this year's International Instrumental Competition was held in the Markneukirchen Music Hall on Thursday, 12 May 2022. The three finalists, Igor Martinez (Venezuela), Richard Bence Masa (Hungary) and Florian Wielgosik (France), performed for the last time in front of the seven-member international jury and competed for the prizes. The three finalists demonstrated their exceptional skills with the Concerto... zu „Tuba final round - the prize winners have been chosen“ more