Chamber Music Competition honors ensembles
The Swiss Chamber Music Competition has honored three ensembles. They receive cash prizes and the right to commission a composition. These are the Nerida Quartet (string quartet), the Duo Sikrona (violin, piano) and the Atreus Trio (violin, cello, piano).
The top three winners will receive prizes of 5000, 3000 and 2000 francs. In addition, they can each commission a composition from a young composer of their choice, funded by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. The three works will be premiered at the festival in Adelboden (September 11-20, 2020).
The Orpheus Competition is held at all Swiss music academies with the aim of supporting young ensembles at the start of their chamber music careers. This year, the audition for all twenty ensembles entered took place at the Zurich University of the Arts.
The five-member jury, headed by cellist and composer Thomas Demenga, selected the ensembles to perform at the 10th Swiss Chamber Music Festival Adelboden and the Festival Musikdorf Ernen 2020. Other ensembles nominated for the Swiss Chamber Music Festival in Adelboden are the Berchtold Piano Trio and the Trio Ernest.
