Pollock scholarship holder at the German Music Competition
Zurich-born trombonist and Branimir Slokar student Louise Anna Pollock is one of the scholarship holders of the German Music Competition. The winner of the 40th German Music Competition was 22-year-old pianist Frank Dupree.
Dupree was the only artist to prevail in the final round in Bonn and was awarded the 2014 German Music Competition Prize by the Chairman of the Advisory Board Siegfried Mauser. Twelve other young soloists and chamber music ensembles were awarded a scholarship for their achievements, including trombonist Louise Anna Pollock.
Louise Anna Pollock was born in Switzerland in 1988 and began her trombone studies in 2008 with Branimir Slokar at the Freiburg University of Music in Breisgau. She has been studying with Henning Wiegräbe at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart since completing her Bachelor's degree.
Pollock has already won numerous prizes as a soloist and chamber musician, including the Federal President's Scholarship at the Mendelssohn Competition. She has been a trainee with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra since September 2013.
