Sponsorship awards from the Zurich Conservatory of Music
The pop/rock/jazz sponsorship prizes of the Zurich Conservatory of Music have been awarded for the ninth time. They go to the singer Ambraze and the Gian Rungger Quartet.
Every year, talented musicians from the Musikschule Konservatorium Zürich (MKZ) take part in the competition. Four solo acts and three bands qualified for the final at the Moods jazz club via video casting. There they sang and played in front of a packed house and faced the five-member jury.
19-year-old Ambraze (real name: Anaïs Nowik) was the winner in the solo category. She began singing lessons at MKZ in the sixth grade. She is currently studying at MKZ's Pre-College with Anna Känzig. The Gian Rungger Quartet came out on top in the band category. The four young musicians presented two original compositions. The quartet, led by Christoph Irniger, has been playing together in this line-up since 2022.
The prizes of the Förderstiftung Musik und Musikschule Konservatorium Zürich (FMZ) are awarded annually for "outstanding artistic achievement". In view of the very high standard of the competition, the jury's decision was not an easy one. All participants receive professional coaching to further their careers.
