Past Finalists of the Competition

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2016 Finalists

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Juan José Bárcenas Cardona (Mexico) | Crucifix In A Deathhand for 4 bassoons (Second Prize)
Jessie Cox (Switzerland) | Earth for 2 bassoons
Vasiliki Legaki (UK/Greece) | The Passage for 7 bassoons (First Prize and Second Audience Prize)
Jonatan Sersam (Sweden) | Vindöga for 4 bassoons, contra bassoon, marimba, piano and double bass

Chris Hung (Hong Kong) | Sands of Time for solo bassoon (First Prize)
Ana Krstajic (Serbia) | Troubadours for oboe and bassoon
Josiah David Sprankle (USA) | Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (First Audience Prize)

2015 Finalists

Ioannis Angelakis (Greece) | Éternelle, Inassouvie…(I) - for clarinet and piano (First Prize)
Tena Ivana Borić (Croatia) | A-D-H-D - for solo clarinet
Eduardo Caballero (Mexico) | Whose Name was Writ in the Water - for ensemble of six players
Wei-Chih Liu (Taiwan - R.O.C.) The Flames of Zhu-Que - for 8 musicians (Second Prize)
Min-Zuo Lu (China) | The Day is Declining - for 6 musicians (Audience Prize)
Jasper Schmich Kinney (USA) | Lights Hear Sound, Vibrations See Color - for mixed quartet

2012 Finalists

Fernando Riederer (Brazil/Austria) | vernichtende Poesie - for chamber orchestra
Turkar Gasim-zada (Azerbaijan) | Qurama - for large chamber ensemble
Todd Tarantino (USA) | Cap Malheureux - for soprano and large chamber ensemble
Laurent Borras (France) Chimères - for contralto and chamber ensemble (First Prize)
Kim Ashton (UK) | BLACK ASTRIDE AND BLINDING - for large chamber ensemble
Panagiotis Apostolou (Greece) | Breath - for mixed sextet

2011 Finalists

Ayaz Gambarli (Azerbaijan) Méthode de sens - for ensemble of nine players (First Prize)
Juan José Bárcenas (Mexico) Stenographic Figure - for chamber orchestra
Carlos de Castellarnau (Spain) Amnios - for ensemble of six players
Stylianos Dimou (Greece) String Quartet No. 1
Aaron Jay Myers (USA) Late Night Banter - for chamber orchestra
Norbert Palej (Poland) Divertimento - for chamber orchestra

2010 Finalists

2009 Finalists

2008 Finalists