HfMT composition student wins 3rd Varel Composition Prize 2017

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A Korean, an Italian and a Chinese woman have won this year's competition for the "Varel Composition Prize" for string quartet. The first prize, endowed with 1,500 euros, was won by Korean composer Song Aa Park from Prof. Dr. Manfred Stahnke's composition class for her piece "Four Trees".

The second prize (1,000 euros) went to the Italian Lorenzo Troiani for his composition "Sanguinante. In nomine". Third place with prize money of 500 euros went to the Chinese composer Yang Song with the piece "Der Sprung ins kalte Wasser". The compositions will be premiered by the Kairos Quartet on August 13 as part of the Varel Chamber Music Days in the presence of the prizewinners.
The competition was for an 8 to 10-minute composition for string quartet. The competition was open to composers up to the age of 35. The average age of the applicants was 27. Twenty-six composers from nine countries took part; nine applications were received from Germany. A five-member jury chaired by Prof. Violeta Dinescu, Oldenburg, decided on the compositions submitted anonymously.