Blessing of prizes for Lucerne music students
218 Bachelor's and Master's graduates from the Department of Music at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts have received their diplomas. Nine prizes were awarded.
Six students received a ST.ART - Young Talent Award for Culture. Launched in 2023, the award from the Canton of Lucerne is intended to support graduates as they enter the world of professional art. The prizes, each worth CHF 5,000, went to
- Marco Antonio Alarcón Ramírez (*1993, from Chile), Master of Arts in Music/Major Conducting with a major in Orchestral Conducting;
- Vincent Rigling (*1996, from Lucerne), Master of Arts in Music/Major Performance Jazz with a major in guitar;
- Ana Pimentel Rodrigues (*1998, from Portugal), Master of Arts in Music/Major Interpretation in Contemporary Music, majoring in violoncello;
- Mikalai Semiankou (*1989, from Belarus), Master of Arts in Music/Major Solo Performance with a major in violin;
- Trio Sheliak: Sergio Costa, majoring in piano (*1995, from Italy) and Emanuele Brilli, majoring in violin (*1996, from Italy), Master of Arts in Music/Major Chamber Music;
- Maurice Storrer (*1998, from Lohn SH), Master of Arts in Music/Major Performance Jazz with a major in saxophone
At the graduation ceremony, three prizes of CHF 2,000 each were also awarded by the Strebi Foundation for outstanding Bachelor graduates. They went to:
- Pavel Stöckmann (*2002, from Biel BE), Bachelor of Arts in Music, classical instrumental profile with piano as his main subject;
- Gian Luzi Niederhauser (*2003, from Biel BE), Bachelor of Arts in Music, jazz instrumental profile, majoring in electric bass (jazz) and double bass (classical);
- Fiona Busse-Grawitz (*2002, from Sarnen OW), Bachelor of Arts in Music, vocal jazz profile
