1st prize (€2,500)

Chien-Chun Hung

Chien-Chun Hung was born in Taichung, Taiwan, in 1990. He received his first professional music training from 2006 to 2009 at Nantou Senior High School. After a year of military service in 2011, he studied at the Berlin University of the Arts with Prof. Roswitha Staege. He has been a scholarship holder of the Paul Hindemith Society since 2012. In his home country, he was a member of the National Youth Symphony Orchestra and the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Taiwan. In addition to playing in the symphony orchestra of the Berlin University of the Arts, he is also a member of the Young Euro Classic Festival Orchestra, where he was successful as a solo flutist in 2012. He has won prizes in numerous national and international competitions in Taiwan and Europe, including second prize in the Stockholm International Music Competition in 2014, first prize in the Vienna Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition in 2015 and first prize in the Portugal Atlantic Coast International Young Soloist Competition in 2015. As a chamber musician, he has played in a variety of formations, including flute duo, trio, quartet, quintet, duo for flute and violin, flute and harp, etc. He has also played with well-known musicians such as cellist Prof. Wolfgang Boettcher and harpsichordist Prof. Mitzi Meyerson, and has extensive experience in this field. During his studies, he actively attended masterclasses with Peter-Lukas Graf, Michael-Martin Kofler, Gaby Pas-Van Riet, Jans Carlo, and Robert Aitken.

2nd prize (€1,500)

Catherine Morice

Katharina Möritz born in Kleinmeinfeld in 1993 / 2012 Abitur (A-levels) at Humboldt-Gymnasium Ulm / since 2012 studying at the Nuremberg University of Music with Prof. Anne-Cathérine Heinzmann / Winter semester 2012/2013: Substitute for Henrik Wiese (BRSO) / Orchestra position lessons with Daniela Koch (Bamberg Symphony Orchestra) / Piccolo lessons with Anna Zimmermann (Bern Symphony Orchestra)

Orchestra: 2015-2016 Internship with the SWR RSO Stuttgart / 2015 Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra (waiting list) / Summer Music Academy Hundisburg / 2014 Bavarian Orchestra Academy with the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra / International Regions Symphony Orchestra vbw Festival Orchestra / 2013 Bamberg Summer Opera / 2011-2014 Bavarian State Youth Orchestra / 2010-2011 German National Youth Orchestra / 2006-2012 Sinfonietta Ulm
Awards / Scholarships: 2015 Winner of the "Young Stars in Fürstenfeld" competition / 1st prize at the "LIONS Woodwind Competition" Neumarkt / 2014 Admission to the German National Academic Foundation / Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) / 2013 Germany Scholarship / Winner of the "Young Ulm Art" competition / 2012 Prize of the New Liszt Foundation for special solo performances / Winner of the Richard Ramsperger Prize / 2009 1st Federal Prize at the "Jugend Musiziert" competition / WESPE Award for best interpretation of a contemporary work

Solo concerts: 2015 Neue Philharmonie München, C. Reinecke Concerto in D major / Orchestra of the Nuremberg University of Music, L. Liebermann Piccolo Concerto / 2013 Studio Orchestra Ulm, W. A. Mozart Concerto in G major / 2012 Sinfonietta Ulm, J. Ibert Flute Concerto

Masterclasses: Prof. Wally Hase, Carin Levine, Prof. Michael Kofler, Prof. Felix Renggli, Prof. Davide Formisano and Prof. Karl-Heinz Schütz

3rd prize (€1,000)

Magnus Mihm

Magnus Mihm, born on 22 June 1994 in Schwelm / 2002–2011 Bergische Musikschule / Wuppertal Flute lessons with Cäcilia Ossendorf-Neeb / SS 2011 – SS 2013 Cologne University of Music and Dance, Wuppertal campus Junior studies with Prof. Dirk Peppel / Since WS 2013/14 Freiburg University of Music Bachelor's degree, since WS 2015/16 with Prof. Mario Caroli

Masterclasses and chamber music courses: with Andrea Lieberknecht, Paul Edmund-Davies, members of the Ensemble Modern, among others / Orchestra projects with the Bochum and Wuppertal symphony orchestras, LJO NRW / Concert tours with the Remscheid Youth Orchestra to Mexico and South Africa / 2015 concert tour to Bolivia with the Institute for New Music at the Freiburg University of Music

Competitions: 2006–2012 regular participation in "Jugend musiziert", winning first, second and third prizes at national level / 2012 Sparkassen sponsorship award in the solo flute category / 2011 AND 2012 Youth Culture Award as part of the Wuppertal Music Summer.