The 21 opening round candidates have today been announced for the 2017 Bradetich Foundation International Double Bass Solo Competition – to be held at the University of North Texas from the 1st to 5th of September.
The 21 2017 candidates are:
- Joel Braun
- Valentina Ciardelli
- Nina DeCesare
- Carlos Navarro Herrera
- William Langlie-Miletich
- TianYang Liu
- Zhixiong Liu
- Szymon Marciniak
- William McGregor
- Mariechen Meyer
- Philip Nelson
- Chin To Kelvin Ng
- Aaron Olguin
- Marek Romanowski
- Ondrej Sejkora
- Mikyung Soung
- Samuel Suggs
- José Trigo
- Dominik Wagner
- Chunyang Wang
- Jianze Zhang
Open to all international double bassists 35 years or younger who have not given a formal New York City debut, 1st prize includes US $10,000, a New York debut recital at Carnegie Hall, a CD recording and four years of career development support.
