The ‘Grand Prix Lycéen des Compositeurs 2016’ (17th edition) was awarded to Karol Beffa for his Concerto for Viola and Strings. The competition was run by over 1000 students and teachers representing 35 French high schools. Other Composers in competition were Régis Campo, Bechara El-Khoury, Laurent Lefrançois, Jacques Lenot and Christian Zanési.