ZHdK bassoon students shine
Minju Kim (1996), Kenichi Furuya and Minju Kim (1999) were awarded the first three prizes at the competition of the Prague Spring International Music Festival (Pražské Jaro).
The three prizewinners are studying in Matthias Racz's class at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). The first prize went to the Korean bassoonist Minju Kim, born in 1996, the second to Kenichi Furuya from Japan and the third to the bassoonist Minju Kim from Korea, born in 1999. All three received further awards in addition to the main prizes.
The competition is held every year in May in two instrumental categories. Musicians up to the age of thirty can take part. This year's competition was for clarinet and bassoon. In addition to cash prizes, there are concert performances to be won, including a performance at the Prague Spring Festival the following year.
The competition for viola and trombone will be held in 2023 and for violin and horn in 2024.
