Prize for HfMT organ students

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Nicola Procaccini wins the first prize of 8,000 euros at the International Buxtehude Competition

The 23-year-old Italian studied organ with Professor Simonetta Fraboni and historical keyboard instruments with Professor Adriano Dallapé at the conservatory in Fermo. He is currently a student in Professor Wolfgang Zerer's organ class at the HfMT Hamburg. In addition to the International Buxtehude Competition 2018, Nicola is a prizewinner at the Agati-Tronci International Competition 2017 in Pistoia and a scholarship holder of the Behrenberg Foundation.

International Buxtehude Organ Competition 2018
For the 5th time, the Lübeck University of MusicHL together with the Hamburg University of Music and Drama, the Gemeinnützige Sparkassenstiftung zu Lübeck, the Familie Junge-Stiftung (Lübeck), the Oscar und Vera Ritter-Stiftung (Hamburg) and the Gerhard Trede-Stiftung (Hamburg) awarded the International Buxtehude Organ Competition, which is endowed with a total of 16,000 euros. The Buxtehude Organ Competition is the only competition in the world dedicated to early music in connection with North German organ culture.
A total of 17 participants competed this year from September 21 to 29 on the organs in Lübeck (St. Jakobi: Great Organ, Stellwagen Organ and Richborn Positive) and Hamburg (St. Katharinen: Flentrop Organ / St. Jacobi: Schnitger Organ) in front of an international jury. Lars Schwarze, an organ student in Lübeck, and Jochem Schuurman shared the second prize of 4000 euros each.