64th International ARD Music Competition
From August 31 to September 18, 2015, young artists from all over the world will meet in Munich for the 64th time. Some Swiss artists will also be traveling to the Bavarian metropolis.
There were a total of 625 applications from 56 countries and five continents, of which 232 soloists and piano duos were invited to Munich following the anonymous evaluation of submitted recordings by a preliminary jury.
Listed as Swiss representatives are Sébastian Jacot, Anja Kreuzer and Héléna Macherel in the flute category and Jardena Flückiger in the voice category. Louise Anna Pollock is listed as a Swedish-Swiss participant in the trombone category.
The trombone category will kick off the competition on August 31 at the BR-Funkhaus. The trombonists are taking part for only the sixth time in the history of the competition. The ARD Music Competition is a rare opportunity for wind players in particular to present themselves as soloists. In the popular singing category, on the other hand, the best young artists are being sought for the 38th time this year.
The competition ends with the prizewinners' concerts on September 16, 17 and 18 in the Prinzregententheater and the Herkulessaal of the Residenz. From the semi-finals onwards, the musicians will be accompanied by three renowned orchestras: the Munich Radio Orchestra, the Munich Chamber Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
In 2016, the subjects double bass, harp, horn and string quartet will be performed in Munich, and in 2017 violin, oboe, piano and guitar.
