This is a big 60th Anniversary of the Concertino Praga - I was the first winner in 1966 and Vaclav Hudecek was the 2nd prize winner; we have been good friends for 60 years!! I am looking forward to be back in the Jury once again this special year - I wish all the participants the best of luck as they prepare for the finals in Prague next September.✨

Finalists and repertoire (wind category)

Prague Conservatory

Sebastian Cretan

Lars Erik Larsson:Concertino, Op. 45, No. 7

Alina Lamziuk

Frigyes Hidas: Concerto in D Major for Oboe and Orchestra

Vojtěch Stejskal

Alexander Arutiunian:Trumpet Concerto in A flat Major

Elen Virabyan

Aram Khachaturian:

Violin Concerto in D minor (arranged for flute by Jean Pierre Rampal)

Final round (solo category)

Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum

Xuyao Bai

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Tobiáš Balkovský

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Valentýna Ibriqi

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat Minor, Op. 23

Lin Tokura

Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47