Dutch double bassist Sasha Witteveen took the top prize at the event in Crema, Italy
The tenth edition of the International Bottesini Competition concluded on 25 October with the announcement of the winners at the Teatro San Domenico in Crema, Italy. The four finalists performed Bottesini’s Double Bass Concerto no.2 in B minor, accompanied by the Bottesini Orchestra under Enrico Fagone.
Sasha Witteveen (23, Netherlands) received the first prize of a double bass made by luthier Marco Nolli. The second prize, a double bass by Richard Gonon, went to Nicola Carrara (24, Italy), while the third prize of a bow by Marco Pasquino and a hard-shell double bass flight case made by Bogaro & Clemente, went to Harine Kang (21, South Korea). Each of the three finalists also received a bow case by Bogaro & Clemente, and sets of strings by Pirastro and D’Addario.
Additionally, the prize for the best performance of a work by Giovanni Sollima – awarded in memory of Giulia Duse and valued at €1,000 – was presented to Nicola Carrara (24, Italy).
This year’s jury was chaired by Valerio Vicari and included the competition’s artistic director Enrico Fagone, along with Maren Reck, Young Soo Lee, Alberto Bocini and DaXun Zhang.
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