International Woodwinds and Brass Competition 2015

American Protégé International Woodwinds and Brass Competition 2015 was designed for solo performers and ensembles of all ages, nationalities and countries, who would like to challenge themselves in a very competitive environment. The Competition was open for Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Piccolo, Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Flugel, Tuba and other woodwinds and brass instruments. Participants were required to submit video or audio recording materials for the audition.

Eligibility

We invite school students and adults to participate in the Competition. There is no age limit for the adult participants.

Multiple winners were chosen in each of the following age groups:

Awards

Winners performed on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 1:00 PM at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Judges’ Distinction Awards (Plaque Trophy) were granted based on the judges recommendations.

International Woodwinds and Brass Competition 2015 Results

Judges Distinction Awards (Plaque Trophies) Winners:

Jana Ilic, 10, lives in Serbia. She is playing a flute for only two years in the class of Prof. Biljana Prica and so far she had won 12 first prizes at international competitions. In Italy, two times she was the absolute 1st prize winner of 12 Concorso Internazionale per Giovani Musicisti “Luigi Zanuccoli” and VII Concorso musicale di Filadelfia Citta` “Paolo Serrao”. At the “Ohrid Pearls” (a member of European Union of Music Competition for Youth – EMCY) she won laureate. At National competition (a highest level in Serbia) she won the maximum points. Jana performs often at public concerts and other cultural events. She is also a double champion of Serbia in a modern ballet.
Minwu Hu was born in 2005 Melbourne, Australia in a musical family. She began studying piano at 5 years old with her mum and later on, when she was 7 and a half years old, she started to learn the flute. In 2014, Minwu attended her first competition (New Century Music competition for woodwind and brass, Melbourne) and she won the first prize in a group 14 years old and under. She also passed the grade 7 on flute and grade 6 on piano. Later in the same year she passed the audition and joined in the Melbourne youth wind symphony as the youngest performer in the history of an admitted. Minwu enjoys it very much and is proud improving her early orchestra experience.
Regarded as one of the catalan flutists with most international projection of her generation, Elisabet Franch outstands for her talent and subtle musical interpretation. Since 2008 she was flutist of the Academy Orchestra of Gran Teatre del Liceu and in 2010 became flutist of the Orchestra dell’Accademia del Teatro Alla Scala, working with conductors Gustavo Dudamel, Fabio Luisi, David Coleman, Gianandrea Noseda playing at Teatro Alla Scala, Teatro Luciano Pavarotti, Bolshoi Theatre, Philharmonie of St. Petersburg and The Royal Opera House of Oman. She has been recognized in several competitions: Concours International du Jeune Flûtiste, Sony Classical Talent Scout, Flute Competition Domenico Cimarosa, Music Competition Ofman, Music Competition L’Arjau, International Music Competition of Les Corts. Besides her solo career, Elisabet has played with the Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the Barcelona Municipal Band and the Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel. Elisabet is named “Rising Star 2014” at the Sir James Galway Flute Festival and is awarded with a 16k and platinum Nagahara headjoint. She is distinguished with the Citizen’s Prize of her city, Sant Cugat. Her first album,”Gypsy Airs” has been released in November 2015.
The German flutist Silvia Denk was born and actually lives in Passau (Bavaria). She studied flute and cello at the Musikhochschule Nuremberg. After the pedagogical diplom she got the concert-diplom in flute in the year 2000. She absolved different masterclasses and played in a variety of concerts, projects and festivals. After a time as musician and teacher she realised her long dream from a special shop with fragrances combined with music and concertevents in this shop and also in other locations. From 2003 until end of 2012 Silvia Denk organised in her hometown Passau this shop/concept called „ La Vie en Rose“ – the rose as a symbol for love, fragrance, beauty, harmony, enjoyment and fullness… Then she finished her shop, because she wished to have all her time for music… American Protégé is her first time in life taking part in a music competition. At the end of 2013 Silvia Denk met the Japanese pianist and Bösendorfer-Artist Madoka Inui, who actually lives in Vienna. The 2 musicians gave a few successful concerts – there was a great joy and harmony – and the Duo „Pianofluteconnection“ was found in 2014.

Other applicants received Diploma of Participation

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!