The Competition Artistes en Herbe Luxembourg has announced its winners. Founded in 2009, this competition is unique in Western Europe, because children from the youngest age are admitted in the Junior category (3 age groups). Adult composers are invited to write for children in the Senior category. The 5th edition encountered a great international success. In total 223 musical works from 34 countries were submitted (Luxembourg, France, Germany, Austria, England, Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Italy, Israel, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Greece , Rhodes, Serbia, Canada, USA, Turkey, Iran, Poland, Armenia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, China, South Korea, Singapore, Mexico).
The International Jury sat between 11 and 15 March partially in Luxembourg and online because of the travel restrictions due to the coronavirus. The jury members were president and founder Albena Petrovic (L), Ivan Boumans (L), Sylvain Kuntzmann (F), Ejnar Kanding (DK), Gheorgy Arnaoudov (BG), Joan Bages I Rubi (E).
The award ceremony has been canceled due to the coronavirus.
JUNIOR SECTION (7-10 years)
1st PRIZE
non selected
2nd PRIZE
Lamourette Julien (F) – Petite histoire
Vechar Kavaleuskaya Yauhenia ( Belarus ) – Moon Night
Nesterouk Elizaveta (Belarus) – Chamber Music
3rd PRIZE
Ding Nicolas (L) – Arabesque
Slais Michal (CZ) – Museum
Rebelo Sergio (L) – La dance
SPECIAL PRIZES
The Youngest composers: Vassileva Alexandra (L), Surply Nicolas (L)
Prize of the Founder and President
All the pupils of the Vera Chmelova – CZ Brno School of Music
All the pupils of Scuola Pirazzini and Scuole Gulli from Faenza, Italy
JUNIOR SECTION (11-15 years)
1st PRIZE
Kurtzbard Yaniv (Israel) – Modern Times
Ozzengin Nehir (Turkey) – Shout of Hope
2nd PRIZE
Yuhao Jin (China) – White Tiger
Zhang Shu Quing (US) – piano and horn duet
Sommrova Tereza (CZ) – Skola
3rd PRIZE
Huraux Sophie (L) – Pour Caroline
Toniello Colin (L) – Pentagrammes
Erb Raphael (D) – Ballad in g minor
SPECIAL PRIZES
Pianissimo Prize
Antoine Villéger (Canada)
Ivaylo Vassilev (BG)
Arthur Balas (CZ, L)
Luxembourg Prize FLAC – Toniello Colin (L)
Prize of the Founder and President
Helena Gelabert Fernandez (S) – 3 Miniatures Dodécaphoniques
Andrew Dharma (Australia) – The Weather op-5
JUNIOR SECTION (16 -19 years)
1st PRIZE
Sajanova Eva (SK) – Music for a lot of Hands
2nd PRIZE
Ivanov Alexander (BG) – Etude
Cohen Lyle (Israel) – Metamorphoses Phrygiennes
3rd PRIZE
Balodis Davids (LV) – Zala Jumprava
Harrison Thomas (F) – Fantaisie pour accordéon
Hunder- Conolly Kevin (D) – Mysterious encounters
SPECIAL PRIZE
Prize Pianissimo: Dimitrov Nikolay (BG)
SENIOR SECTION
1st PRIZE
Seltenreich Michael (US, Israel) – Elégie
Epstain Alona (Israel) – Aspects of Sarah
2nd PRIZE
Armitage Tom (Malta) – Da Pacem Domine
Choi Jinseok (Korea) – North Latitude 38
Sharifpour Shachriar (B, Iran) – Le vacarme
Zhao Tianyi (China) – Yuan
3rd PRIZE
Szilard Mezei (Serbia) – Concerto for flute
Shenkar Yonatan (IL) – On the nature of child
Marmarinos Ion (Greece) – Sacretum
SPECIAL PRIZES
PRIZE PIANISSIMO: Marc Vogler – Zorn
PRIZE EDITIONS L’OCTANPHARE – Sanicheva Estevita (RU) – Transformations
Luxembourg Prize FLAC: Marc Mangen – Die Hirten, Ein Weihnachtslied
PRIZE Bridges: David Avshalomov (US) – Let The Children Play, The Tyger
Michail Vekiaris (GR) – Labyrinth Dance
Ivo Van Emmerik (NL) – No 60 aoutien
Marc Mangen (L) – Die Hirten, Ein Weihnachtslied
TOP SCORE: Rudel Rey Demian (Argentina) – De olvideo siempre gris
