Swiss success at the ARD music competition
At this year's ARD Music Competition, 28-year-old Swiss Pascal Deuber won first prize and the audience prize in the horn category. A second prize was won by 21-year-old Yun Zeng from China. Third prize was awarded to 27-year-old Ivo Dudler from Switzerland.
Three prizes were awarded at the violin final in Munich's Herkulessaal: Seiji Okamoto (27) from Japan was awarded first prize. Dmitry Smirnov (28) from Russia was delighted to receive a second prize. Alexandra Tirsu (29) from Moldova/Romania won a third prize and the audience prize. In total, four first prizes, five second prizes and six third prizes were awarded at this year's competition.
In the piano duo category, first prize went to the Geister duo from France, while second prize was awarded to the Canadian duo La Fiammata and the Melnikova-Morozova duo from Russia. A third prize and the audience prize went to the Japanese duo Sakamoto.
In the singing category, 27-year-old Anastasiya Taratorkina (Germany/Russia) won first prize and was also awarded the audience prize. Three more of the five finalists received a third prize: 29-year-old South Korean Jeongmeen Ahn, 31-year-old Julia Grüter and 25-year-old Valerie Eickhoff from Germany.
