The Gaudeamus International Interpreters Award has been offered since 1963 by the

Gaudeamus Foundation The Gaudeamus Foundation and Contemporary Music Center organizes and promotes contemporary musical activities and concerts in the Netherlands and abroad. It focuses on supporting the career development of young composers and musicians, particula ...

to outstanding young performers winning the International Gaudemus Competition for Interpreters of Contemporary Music (Anon. 2001). The competition provides an opportunity for performers of contemporary music to meet other musicians from all over the world. During the festival workshops, master classes and concerts take place.

First Prize winners

* 1963 ''1st Prize not awarded'' * 1964 Duo Petr Messiereur (Czechoslovakia, violin) and Jarmila Kozderková (Czechoslovakia, piano) * 1965 Charles de Wolff (Netherlands, organ) * 1966

Harald Boje Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to: Medieval Kings of Denmark * Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986) Kings of Norway * Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933) * Harald Greycloak (died 970) * Harald Hard ...

(Germany, piano) * 1967 Duo

Joan Ryall Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *: Joan of Arc, a French military heroine *Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multipl ...

(United Kingdom, piano) and June Clark (United Kingdom, piano) * 1968 Ronald Lumsden (United Kingdom, piano) * 1969

Frank van Kooten Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Cu ...

(Netherlands, oboe) * 1970

Bart Berman Bart Berman ( he, ברט ברמן; born 29 December 1938) is a Dutch-Israeli pianist and composer, best known as an interpreter of Franz Schubert and 20th-century music. Career Bart Berman studied piano with Jaap Spaanderman at a predecessor ...

(Netherlands, piano) * 1971

Doris Hays Sorrel Hays (August 6, 1941 – February 9, 2020) was an American pianist, composer and artist. Life Hays was born Doris Ernestine Hays was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and in 1985 adopted her grandmother's family name of Sorrel. She studied musi ...

(United States, piano) * 1972

Harry Sparnaay Harry Sparnaay (14 April 1944, Amsterdam – 12 December 2017, Lloret de Mar, Girona, Spain) was a noted Dutch bass clarinetist, composer, and teacher. Biography Harry Sparnaay studied at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Ru Otto. After gradua ...

(Netherlands, bass clarinet) * 1973

Michiko Takahashi Michiko is a Japanese given name, used for females. Although written romanized the same way, the Japanese language written forms ( kanji, katakana, hiragana) can be different. Common forms include: * 美智子 — "beautiful wise child" ...

(Japan, marimba) * 1974

Herbert Henck Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, ...

(Germany, piano) * 1975 Fernando Grillo (Italy, contrabass) * 1976 Max Lifchitz (Mexico, piano) * 1977 Toyoji Peter Tomita (United States, trombone) * 1978 Edward Johnson (United States, clarinet) * 1979

Mircea Ardeleanu Mircea is a Romanian masculine given name, a form of the South Slavic name Mirče (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word ''mir'', meaning 'peace'. It may refer to: People Princes of Wallachia * Mircea I of Wallachia (1355–1418), a ...

(Romania, percussion) * 1980 Florean Popa (Romania, clarinet) * 1981

David Arden David Arden is an Australian guitar player, singer and songwriter. He has performed with Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter, Tiddas, Bart Willoughby, Mixed Relations and with members of Shane Howard, Paul Kelly, Not Drowning Waving and Hunters and Col ...

(United States, piano) * 1982

Anthony de Mare Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton ...

(United States, piano) * 1983 John Kenny (United Kingdom, trombone) * 1985

Amadinda Percussion Group Amadinda Percussion Group is a percussion ensemble that was formed in Budapest in 1984 by four musicians, who had just after having graduated from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. Since founding the ensemble, their aim has been twofold: to prese ...

(Hungary, percussion) * 1987

Stefan Hussong Stefan Hussong (2 November 1962) is a German classical accordionist. He has received numerous awards for his performances, including the Gaudeamus International Competition for Performers for contemporary music, and was named best instrumentalist ...

(Germany, accordion) * 1989

Louis Bessette Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis ( ...

(Canada, piano) * 1991

Tomoko Mukaiyama Tomoko (ともこ, トモコ) is a female Japanese given name. Like many Japanese names, Tomoko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 友子 - "friendly child" * 知子 - "knowing child" * 智子 - "wise child" * 朋� ...

(Japan, piano) * 1993

Aleksandra Krzanowska Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "pr ...

(Poland, piano) * 1994

Margit Kern Margit is a feminine given name, a version of Margaret. People bearing the name include: * Margit of Hungary (1175–1223), Empress consort of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor * Saint Margit of Hungary (1242–1271), Hungarian nun and prince ...

(Germany, accordion) * 1995

Guido Arbonelli Guido is a given name Latinised from the Old High German name Wido. It originated in Medieval Italy. Guido later became a male first name in Austria, Germany, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and Switzerland. The me ...

(Italy, bass clarinet) * 1996

Helen Bledsoe Helen may refer to: People * Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world * Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress * Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places * Helen, ...

(United States, flute) * 1997 Alan Thomas (United States, guitar) * 1999

Ralph van Raat Ralph van Raat (born 1978) is a Dutch classical pianist. Biography and career Pianist and musicologist Ralph van Raat appears as a recitalist in Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States. Augmenting traditional repertoire, he takes special ...

(Netherlands, piano) * 2001 Tony Arnold (United States, soprano) * 2003 Philip Howard (United Kingdom, piano) * 2005 Ashley Hribar (Australia, piano) * 2007 Mathias Reumert (Denmark, percussion) * 2009

Małgorzata Walentynowicz Małgorzata () is a common Polish female given name derived through Latin ''Margarita'' from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), meaning "pearl". It is equivalent to the English "Margaret". Its diminutive forms include Małgośka, Ma ...

(Poland, piano) * 2011

Brian Archinal Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word mean ...

(United States, percussion)

Sources

*Anon. 2001. "Gaudeamus Foundation". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', second edition, edited by

Stanley Sadie Stanley John Sadie (; 30 October 1930 – 21 March 2005) was an influential and prolific British musicologist, music critic, and editor. He was editor of the sixth edition of the '' Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' (1980), which was publ ...

and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers. *

External links

Review of the Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition of 2001
also gives some general background {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaudeamus Interpreters Award Dutch music awards Lists of award winners Gaudeamus Foundation