The 60th edition of the MA Competition is over. The winner is known. Young harpsichordist Maciej Skrzeczkowski wins first prize! Second prize and the audience prize go to Dmytro Kokoshynskyy. Gabriel Smallwood wins bronze and the Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini prize.
The MA Concours - launched in 1964 - has grown into an unparalleled talent pool as a prestigious international music competition. Every year, talented young musicians from all over the world get the chance to engage in dialogue with professional musicians in the field of early music and thus perfect their artistic performances. MA Competition accelerated the international careers of many renowned musicians, including Christophe Rousset (°1961), Kristian Bezuidenhout (°1979), Dmitry Sinkovsky (°1980), Jean Rondeau (°1991) and Justin Taylor (°1992).
MA Competition is a unique platform for training and professional integration of young artists with the aim of discovering new talent and enabling new encounters. Its uniqueness stems from the place it occupies at the heart of MA Festival.
As winner of this edition, Maciej receives a monetary prize and an invitation to perform during a series of concerts at home and abroad, including a place in the next edition of MA Festival, and the opportunity to record a cd with the internationally renowned label Ricercar.