Laureates of the CLARINET competition

The CLARINET category has found its laureates!

Today’s finals of the CLARINET category which took place at the Dvořák’s Hall in Rudolfinum were the peak of the Competition. Until late in the evening we could have heard Première Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy and Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra by Rudolf Kubín. These were in cooperation with PKF – Prague Philharmonic conducted by Chuhei Iwasaki.

The candidates’ performances were fantastic, and the deciding was not easy for the jury, but there can only be one winner.

After their decision-making, they agreed on this order:

1st prize – Lilian Lefebvre, France

2nd prize – Anna Sysová, Czech Republic

3rd prize – Yung-Yuan Chiang, Taiwan

Honourable Mention of the Jury – Andrea Fallico (Italy), Jonas Frølund Lyskjær (Denmark)

The jury have decided to also award the following prizes:

Bohuslav Martinů Foundation Prize for the best performance of the work by Bohuslav Martinů – Anna Sysová (Czech Republic)

Viktor Kalabis a Zuzana Růžičková Prize for the most successful laureate – Lilian Lefebvre (France)

Buffet Crampon Prize for the most successful laureate – Lilian Lefebvre (France)

Czech Radio Prize – Lilian Lefebvre (France)

Czech Music Fund Foundation Prize for the best performance of works composed for the 2020Prague Spring IMC – Yung-Yuan Chiang (Taiwan)

Prize of the City of Prague for the most successful laureate – Lilian Lefebvre (France)

Bärenreiter Prize for the most successful laureate – Lilian Lefebvre (France)

Prize of the Pro Harmonia Mundi Foundation, Switzerland – a performance at the festival Ticino Musica International Classic – Lilian Lefebvre (France)

Harmonie Magazine Prize for the best Czech participant – Anna Sysová (Czech Republic)

Oleg Podgorný Prize for the most successful youngest Czech participant in the entire competition –Anna Sysová (Czech Republic)

Czech Centres Prize for the best Czech participant the entire competition – Anna Sysová (Czech Republic)

Gideon Klein Foundation Prize for the most successful Czech participant in the entire competition –Anna Sysová (Czech Republic)

Mercedes-Benz Česká republika prize for the most successful Czech participant in the entire competition – Anna Sysová (Czech Republic)

Thank you for your sticking with us and we are looking forward to the next year in the categories VIOLA and TROMBON!

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