Arthur Waser Sponsorship Award 2019
The French trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary has been awarded the Arthur Waser Prize 2019 by the Arthur Waser Foundation and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra for outstanding young soloists at the beginning of their careers.
According to the jury, the young Frenchwoman has not only distinguished herself through her charisma and infectious joy of playing, but also through her enormous versatility in musical styles. Lucienne Renaudin Vary moves just as easily in classical music as she does in jazz, for example. Renaudin Vary is the first woman to be awarded this Swiss prize.
The Arthur Waser Prize for outstanding young soloists includes prize money of CHF 25,000 and has been awarded every two years since 2013. Lucienne Renaudin Vary is therefore the fourth recipient of this prize. In previous years, the pianist George Li (2017), the cellist Edgar Moreau (2015) and the organist Sebastian Küchler-Blessing (2013) were awarded the prize.
The following aspects are decisive in the evaluation of candidates for the award: originality of interpretation, instrumental excellence and artistic personality. The Arthur Waser Award is not tied to any particular instrument or national origin of the musicians.
