A current student of Pierre Amoyal at the Mozarteum Salzburg, Elias David Moncado is a former major prize winner at the Hindemith, Andrea Postacchini, Karol Lipinski, Sendai, and

  Established in memory of composer Carl Nielsen, the competition's first prize winner will receive a prize worth €25,000 — consisting of €12,000 in prize money, a

This year's opening round candidates are as follows: Chisa Kitagawa (Japan) Guido Sant't Anna (Brazil) Elias David Moncado (Germany) Marie Helling (Germany) Alexandra Weisbecker (Russia)

  Alma began playing the piano at age two and violin at age three. By 2015 at age 10,  premieres were performed of her Violin Concerto,