2nd Round Candidates Announced at Denmark’s Nielsen Chamber Music Competition

The 2nd round candidates have been announced for the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition

The 2nd round candidates have today been announced for the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition – in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The String Quartets progressing to the 2nd round are:

• Balourdet String Quartet (United States)
• Gyldfeldt Quartett (Germany)
• NOVO Quartet (Denmark)
• Quatuor Elmire (France)
• Simply Quartet (Austria)

The Wind Quintets preogressing to the 2nd round are:

• Ensemble Ouranos (France)
• Pacific Quintet (Germany)
• Quinteto O’Globo (Spain)
• Quintette Promenade (France)
• V Coloris (Denmark)

Open to ensembles of all nationalities under the age of 35, the 1st prize winning ensemble in each category will receive €15,000 ($17,000 USD).

The 2019 string quartet jury comprises: Günter Pichler (Chairman), Asbjørn Nørgaard, Gunvor Sihm, Bjørg Lewis and David Geber.

The 2019 wind quintet jury comprises: Bjørn Carl Nielsen, Ole Kristian Dahl,Ulla Miilmann, Michael Hasel and Andreas Sundén.