Sofiia Suldina wins first prize
In addition to the first prize winner, the Concours Nicati also honored Estelle Costanzo and the Eunoia Quintet at the Bern Music Festival.
According to the competition organizers, the Concours Nicatithe "most renowned interpretation competition for contemporary music in Switzerland" took place this year from September 4 to 9 as part of the Bern Music Festival. 40 professional musicians took part. The jury was made up of Pierre Sublet (chair), Xavier Dayer, Heike Hoffmann, Martina Schucan and Marcus Weiss. It awarded prizes to the following people:
1st prize Sofiia Suldina, violin
(prize money CHF 16 000.-)
2nd prize Estelle Costanzo, harp
(prize money CHF 12 000.-)
3rd prize Eunoia Quintett
(prize money CHF 12 000.-)
