Results- Prague International Trumpet Competition

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RESULTS of Prague International Trumpet Competition

1st Prize- HUW MORGAN- Great Britain

2nd Prize- Mihály Könyves-Tóth- Hungary

3rd Prize- Mario Martos Nieto- Spain

JURY

Eric Aubier – France
Jan Broda – Czech Republic
Frits Damrow – Netherlands
Jouko Harjanne – Finland
Zoltán Kovács - Hungary
Vladimír Rejlek – Czech Republic
Philip Smith – USA

Preliminary round

Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in E-Flat Major (only the 1st movement without cadenza)

Round I

Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major – memorized
A work of the candidate’s choice:
a) Bohuslav Martinů: Sonatina for Trumpet and Piano, H. 357 (Editions Alphonse Leduc or Supraphon)
b) Jean Françaix: Sonatina for Trumpet and Piano (Editions Max Eschig)

Round II

The work (solo) composed for the 2016 Prague Spring International Music Competition (length: 8–10 minutes) – by Jiří Pohnán

A work of the candidate’s choice:

a) Leopold Mozart: Concerto in D major (Ed. Gérard Billaudot or Fr. Kistner&C.F.W.Siegel, Leipzig)
b) Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto in D major (Musikverlag David McNaughton or Hans Sikorski Hamburg)
c) Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7 (Ed. Gérard Billaudot or Hans Sikorski)

A work of the candidate’s choice:

a) Václav Trojan: Concertino (Český hudební fond)
b) André Jolivet: Concertino (Ed. Durand)


Finale

in collaboration with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Radek Baborák

Josef Matěj: Concerto for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra (Editio Supraphon)
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto in E major (Ed. Peters or Universal Edition)

One of the concertos must be played by memory.

Link to competition results:
http://www.festival.cz/en/course_of_competition?instrument=trubka

ARCHIVED Finals performance of Huw Morgan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJoOhjVdsec

Huw Morgan's Website:
http://huwmorgan.net/

Big congratulations to Huw for his 1st Prize win at the competition. He is an absolutely outstanding soloist, and 2010 alum of The Chosen Vale Center for Advanced Musical Studies.

Also, congratulations to Mihály and Mario!! Oustanding!!

Prague is one the most grueling and challenging concours in the world. The playing is world-class, the music incredibly difficult and beatiful, and all the participants should be applauded and recognized for their talent and courage.