HKB student wins ARD music competition
Trombonist Michael Buchanan, a student of Ian Bousfield at the Bern University of the Arts (HKB), won first prize and the audience prize in his instrumental category at the 64th ARD International Music Competition.
The 22-year-old Briton Michael Buchanan studied music at Clare College in Cambridge and at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He was the youngest member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at the age of 13 and became its first trombonist at the age of 15. Despite his young age, Buchanan is already highly decorated, and composers such as Cecilia McDowell and Chris de Souza have already written works for him.
This year, the ARD Music Competition will be held in the trombone, flute, voice and piano duo categories. The jury for the trombone competition consisted of Vinko Globokar (chair), Andrea Bandini, Michel Becquet, Enrique Crespo, Thomas Horch, Stefan Schulz, Jörgen Van Rijen and Mike Svoboda.
