From left to right Ramin Amin Tafreshi, Mario Oyanadel Guiñez, Tansy Davies, Sílvia Lanao Aregay, Willem Jeths, Calliope Tsoupaki, Paolo Marzocchi, Detlev Glanert.
Sílvia Lanao Aregay (Spain, 1995) is the winner of the first prize, the Mary Viëtor Prize, of the Alba Rosa Viëtor Composition Competition with her composition Empordà. br />The second prize is divided between Mario Oyanadel Guiñez (Chile, 1990) with The only lifeline and Ramin Amin Tafreshi (Iran, 1992 ) with It’s the Voice that will Remain. Ramin is also the winner of the Audience Award.
With thanks to Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Foundation Elise Mathilde Fonds, Mr. A. Fentener van Vlissingen Fund, Van den Berch van Heemstede Foundation, Foundation Thurkow Fonds, De Hoorn Foundation, De Lancey & De La Hanty Foundation, Zabawas Foundation, P.W. Janssen’s Friesche Stichting, Foundation Halbertsma-Santee Thedinga and a number of anonymous donors.