South Korean Wins Composition Final At Concours De Genève
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Südkoreaner gewinnt Kompositionsfinale des Concours de Genève
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In addition to the first prize, worth CHF15,000, the South Korean also won several special prizes, including the audience prize, as announced by the competition organisers.
The 36-year-old Brazilian Rafael Marino Arcaro received second prize, worth CHF10,000, while third prize, worth CHF5,000, went to 26-year-old Sing-Yat Chen from Hong Kong.
The finalists were selected by the jury, chaired by the South Korean composer Unsuk Chin, on the basis of the scores submitted by 188 entrants. The theme for this edition was a work for symphony orchestra lasting between twelve and sixteen minutes, without soloists and without the use of electronic systems, composed after March 2024.
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For the first time in its history, the Concours de Genève – one of the world's most prestigious music competitions – combined the final rounds of the conducting competition with the composition final. The three works selected for the composition final were allocated by lot to the three finalists of the conducting competition. They conducted the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR).
The 23-year-old German Mats Thiersch, who conducted the winning piece, the 29-year-old South African Jacobus De Jager and the 27-year-old Swiss Gabriel Pernet will compete against one another in the second final on Friday. They will once again conduct the OSR, but this time with a classical repertoire.
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