The Concours Nicati competition for the interpretation of contemporary music in Switzerland was held this year as part of the Musikfestival Bern. The winners have been announced.
Between September 9 and 14, a total of forty professional musicians took part in the competition. The jury, consisting of Pierre Sublet (chair), Dieter Ammann, Rahel Cunz, Marc Kissóczy and Philippe Racine, decided to award six prizes due to the exceptional standard of the music.
First prize goes ex aequo to Karolina Öhman (cello, prize money 10,000 francs) and Gilles Grimaître (piano, 10,000 francs). The second prize was awarded ex aequo to the Ensemble Batida (percussion and piano, 12,000 Swiss francs) and the Trio Seitenwind (cello, accordion and saxophone, 8,000 Swiss francs).
The third prize was awarded ex aequo to Patrick Stadler (saxophone, 5000 francs) and Rafal Zolkos (flute, 5000 francs).
