Sommets Musicaux honor violinists
The Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad have awarded the Prix Thierry Scherz to the 25-year-old Danish violinist Anna Egholm. The prize is awarded by the Fondation Pro Scientia et Arte and the Amis des Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad. The Prix André Hoffmann went to the 25-year-old Irish violinist Mairéad Hickey.
The Prix Thierry Scherz was awarded for the best interpretation in the series of young talents. This year, the jury decided to award the prize to the young violinist and graduate of the Lausanne School of Music, Anna Egholm. The young musician impressed the jury with her interpretation of works by Beethoven, Brahms and Ravel.
The Prix André Hoffmann aims to bring contemporary music closer. Each year, a composer writes a special work for the festival and it is then performed by the festival's young musicians. The Fondation André Hoffmann finances one composition. This year, composer-in-residence Wolfgang Rihm has written the work Episode created. Mairéad Hickey received the prize of 5,000 Swiss francs for the best interpretation of this contemporary work.
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- Photo: Santiago Canon Valencia
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