YHPA 2023-1
The VI Young Horn Player Academy
was held in days
24-26.03.2023
on Zespół Państwowych Szkół Muzycznych im. W. Kilara in Katowice
Ułańska 7b street
and
on Akademia Muzyczna im. K. Szymanowskiego in Katowice
Zacisze 3 street
The International Young French Horn Player Competition was part of the festival.
The Jury of the Competition composed of:
- Prof. Wiesław Grochowski – Chairman
- Prof. Jindřich Petráš
- Dr Michał Szczerba
decided to award the following Awards and Honorable Mentions
Group I
1st Prize
Krzysztof Uherek
Tymon Werner
2nd Prize
Julia Dziura
Tomasz Wołosz
3rd Prize
Wilhelm Bardowski
Edmund Farley
Stanisław Frączek
Honorable Mention
Wojciech Danisz
Hubert Madej
Franciszek Szałański
Krzysztof Tondera
Mateusz Ziaja
Group II
1st Prize
Dorian Ćuić – Croatia
Julian Merecki
2nd Prize
Tymoteusz Czernohorski
Maksim Radanec – Croatia
3rd Prize
Szymon Kozłowski
Antoni Nowak
Rea Prišlin – Croatia
Honorable Mention 1st degree
Konrad Bańczyk
Tymoteusz Ujma
Honorable Mention 2nd degree
Klaudia Dziekońska
Andrzej Hajdaniuk
Serena Maria Lubomirska-Aksamit
Oliwia Okoń
Maciej Rybak
Zofia Sławińska
Natalia Święty
Katarzyna Żurek
Group III
1st Prize
Agata Wachowska
Zofia Wiaterek
2nd Prize
Antoni Chmiel
Piotr Gunther
3rd Prize
Mateusz Klimek
Karolina Łaban
Maksymilian Pieczka
Dora Vinković – Croatia
Iwo Sawaszkiewicz-Ziomka
Honorable Mention 1st degree
Gabriel Mandrela
Jan Walkiewicz
Illia Zherebtsov
Honorable Mention 2nd degree
Jakub Adamski
Piotr Iwanów
Michał Krzyżostaniak
Aleksander Łojek
Wiktoria Porębska
Miłosz Skrzek
Group IV
1st Prize
Cyprian Chomik
Martyna Jamrozik
Klaudie Škárková – Czechy
2nd Prize
Amelia Czapnik
Dominic Ledwig
Piotr Najdek
3rd Prize
Oliwier Pelc
Agata Sobkiewicz
Dawid Sokół
Honorable Mention 1st degree
Wojciech Cebula
Norbert Jaszczyk
Patrycja Kolis
Mateusz Kubat
Jan Żurek
Honorable Mention 2nd degree
Agata Marek
CONGRATULATIONS!
The festival program includes also:
- International CompetitionYoung Horn Player
- Silesian Horn Symposium
- Concert of Laureates and the Horn Choir
All auditions and events within the festival was open to the public, free admission.
As part of the VI Young Horn Player Academy was held
International Competition
Young Horn Player
The competition includes four age categories:
- I Group for participants born in 2013 and later
- II Group for participants born in 2010-2012
- III Group for participants born in 2007-2009
- IV Group for participants born in 2003-2006
The competition was a one-stage event. Participants performed the following program:
- I Group – one or two pieces of choice with piano accompaniment.
The duration of the entire program is up to 5 minutes - II Group – one or two pieces of choice with piano accompaniment.
The duration of the entire program is 6-8 minutes - III Group – two pieces of free choice (or two parts of a cyclical piece) with piano accompaniment.
Total duration of the entire program is 8-12 minutes - IV Group
1. Obligatory piece: E. Bozza – Chant lointain
2. One of the compositions to choose from
– W. A. Mozart – Concerto No. 1 in D major KV 412, I movement
– W. A. Mozart – Concerto No. 2 in E flat major KV 417, I movement
– W. A. Mozart – Concerto No. 3 in E flat major KV 447, I movement
– W. A. Mozart – Concerto No. 4 in E flat major KV 495, I movement
– Fr. Strauss – Concerto No. 1 in C minor op. 8, I movement
– C. Saint-Saens – Morceau de Concert op. 94, I movement
– K. Matys – Konzeststück nr 2 op. 24 cz. I
– R. Strauss – Concerto No. 2 in E flat major op. 11, I movement
There was no requirement to perform the repertoire from memory.
Details in the Competition Regulations.
The competition auditions of Groups I-III took place on March 24 and 25, 2023 at the State Music Schools Complex. W. Kilar in Katowice.
On March 26, 2023, Group IV auditions took place at the Academy of Music in Katowice. On that day, the Silesian Horn Symposium (a series of lectures) was also held, as well as the Concert of Laureates and the performance of the Horn Choir consisting of all participants of the Festival.