Rahn Music Prize 2014 goes to Miriam Prandi
Cellist and HKB (Bern University of the Arts) student Miriam Prandi from Antonio de Meneses' cello class is the winner of the 2014 Rahn Music Prize competition.
Prandi comes from Mantua and has been playing the cello since she was five years old.
In 2011, she completed her Master of Performance at the Bern University of the Arts with distinction. She is currently continuing her studies in Bern as a master student of Antonio Meneses.
Further prizes went to: Vanessa Hunt Russell and Beatriz Blanco (2nd prize violoncello), Rustem Monasypov (2nd prize violin), Simon Wiener (3rd prize violin), Grigory Maximenko (3rd prize viola), Witold Moniewski and Zhi Xiong Liu (3rd prize double bass).
The Rahn Music Prize has been in existence since 1976 and serves to promote students at Swiss music academies and conservatories. It is awarded every two years alternately for piano and strings and is one of the most important music prizes in Switzerland.
In addition to the prize money, the various opportunities to perform as a soloist are a key component of the prize. The winners of the first and second prizes will perform on April 22 in the Tonhalle Zurich with the argovia philharmonic (Aargau Symphony Orchestra) under the direction of Douglas Bostock.
