Aeolus international wind competition

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The International Aeolus competition (short Aeolus competition ) is a music competition for the classical music established wood and brass instruments as well as the saxophone . It has taken place annually in September in Düsseldorf since 2006 . The competition has since developed into a renowned competition in its field and is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC).

The Aeolus International Wind Competition is organized for the musical instruments flute , oboe , clarinet , bassoon , saxophone, trumpet , horn , trombone and tuba . However, a maximum of three different instruments are allowed in a competition. Young soloists of any nationality up to the age of 28 can take part in the competition. The competition is organized by the Sieghardt Rometsch Foundation in cooperation with the Robert Schumann University , the Tonhalle Düsseldorf and Deutschlandfunk .

The jury is made up of accomplished soloists and professors.

In 2019, the Sieghardt Rometsch Foundation in Düsseldorf, which organizes the competition, doubled the prize money: from September 2020, the foundation will pay out a total of 60,000 euros. The first prize will be increased from 10,000 to 20,000 euros. The second price increases from 7,000 to 15,000 euros. The third prize will in future be 10,000 instead of the previous 6,000 euros. In addition, there will be prize money between 1,800 and 1,000 euros for fourth to sixth place in the future. In addition, the semi-finalists will receive 500 euros. The audience award of 2,000 euros and the special award for the best interpretation of contemporary music of 7,000 euros remain unchanged.

Award winners

2006

  • 1st prize winner Koryun Asatryan saxophone
  • 2. Prize winner Ulrike Jakobs Fagott and Philipp Tutzer Fagott
  • Special award for the best interpretation of contemporary music Koryun Asatryan saxophone

2007

  • 1st prizewinner Balázs Toth trumpet
  • 2nd prize winner Paolo Mendes Horn
  • 3. Prize winners Zoltán Mácsai Horn and Lukas Beno trumpet
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music Balázs Toth trumpet

2008

  • 1st Prize Winner Angelos Kritos Trombone
  • 2nd prize winner Maria Cecilia Munoz flute
  • 3rd prize winner Timea Megyesi oboe
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music by Barbara Kortmann flute

2009

  • 1st prize winner Nikita Zimin saxophone
  • 3rd prize winner Joonatan Rautiola saxophone
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music Joonatan Rautiola saxophone

2010

  • 1st prize winner Vikentios Gionanidis Tuba
  • 2nd prize winner Lars Karlin trombone
  • 3rd prize winner Fabian Neuhaus trumpet
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music Vikentios Gionanidis Tuba

2011

  • 2nd prize winner Alec Frank-Gemmill Horn and Seiya Ueno Flute
  • 3rd prize winner Sergey Eletskiy clarinet
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music, Seiya Ueno Flute and Yoichi Murakami Horn

2012

  • 1st prize winner: Theo Plath, bassoon
  • 2nd prize winner: Ivan Kobilskiy, oboe
  • 3rd prize winner: Bartlomiej Dus, saxophone
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music: Eva Barthas, saxophone

2013

  • 1st prize winner: Sebastian Kemner, trombone
  • 2nd prize winner: Tom Poulson, trumpet
  • 3rd prize winner: Ruben de la Lamo, tuba
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music: Tom Poulson, trumpet

2014

  • 1st prize winner: Blaz Sparovec, clarinet
  • 2. Prize was not awarded
  • 3rd prize winner: Elena Badaeva, Anna Klie, flute
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music: Claire Wickes, flute

2015

  • 1st prize winner: Andrea Cellachhi, bassoon
  • 2nd prize winner: Christopher Koppitz, oboe
  • 3rd prize winner: Andreas Mader, saxophone
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music: Marceau Lefevre, bassoon

2016

  • 1st prize winner: Louise Pollock, trombone
  • 2nd prize winner: Constantin Hartwig, tuba
  • 3rd prize winner: Roeland Henkens, trumpet
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music: Lionel Jaquerod, trumpet

2017

  • 1st prize was not awarded
  • 2nd prize winner: Eudes Bernstein, saxophone, and Matvey Demin, flute
  • 3rd prize winner: Christoph Schneider, clarinet
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music: Christoph Schneider, clarinet

2018

  • 1st prize winner: Bora Demir, Horn
  • 2nd prize winner: Marceau Lefèvre, bassoon
  • 3rd prize winner: Ilyes Boufadden-Adloff, oboe
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music: Pascal Deuber, horn

2019

  • 1st prize winner: Jonathon Ramsay, trombone
  • 2nd prize winner: Ross Knight, tuba
  • 3rd prize winner: Lennard Czakaj, trumpet
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music: Philippe Schwarz, trombone


Prize money

  • 1st prize: 20,000 euros (€), made up of 17,000 € prize money and a 3,000 € scholarship.
  • 2nd prize: € 15,000, made up of € 12,000 in prize money and € 3,000 in scholarship.
  • 3rd prize: € 10,000, made up of € 7,000 in prize money and € 3,000 in scholarship.
  • 4th prize: € 1,800
  • 5th prize: € 1,200
  • 6th prize: € 1,000
  • Remaining semi-final participants: recognition bonus € 500 each
  • Special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music € 7,000, made up of € 4,000 in prize money and € 3,000 in scholarship
  • Audience award € 2,000


All prizes are awarded on an interdisciplinary basis for the instruments advertised in the relevant year.

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