1st prize for Astrig Siranossian and Andriy Dragan
The final took place in front of a large audience on May 25 in the Hans-Huber-Saal of the Stadtcasino.
In the preliminary round of the first duo competition at the Basel University of Music, three ensembles were selected from 15 instrumental duos with piano for the final. They each played a half-hour concert program with works by Robert Schumann, Bohuslav Martinů, Thomas Demenga, Benjamin Britten, Witold Lutosławski and Claude Debussy.
The jury consisted of Katharina Gohl Moser, Philippe Racine, Thomas Füri and Bruno Canino. The prizes donated by the August Pickhardt Foundation Riehen were awarded in this order:
1st prize 10,000 francs: Astrig Siranossian, violoncello and Andriy Dragan, piano
2nd prize 7500 francs: Joonas Pitkänen, violoncello and Fiore Favaro, piano
3rd prize 5000 francs: Mirka Šćepanović, violin and Elena Petrova, piano
