Announcing the results of the 124th AES Student Recording Competition in Amsterdam.
Classical
1st Joanna Popowicz, Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music
2nd Luc Hanneuse, Institut des Arts de Diffusion Belgium
3rd Benedikt David, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Judges: Ken Blair, Leo de Klerk, Theo Wubbolts
Jazz/Blues
1st Rikard Fohlin, University of Lulea, Pitea
2nd Clement Dames, Conservatoire de Paris
Judges: Johannes Wohlleben, Ulrike Schwarz, Jim Anderson
World Folk
1st Danil Zosin, St. Petersburg AES Student Section
2nd Marcin Szwajcer, Wroclaw University of Technology
3rd Dorota Pawelec, Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music
Judges: Darcy Proper, Eva Bauer-Oppelland, Mark Derksen
Pop/Rock
1st Etienne Oury, Conservatoire de Paris
2nd Tim Tautorat, University of Music Detmold
3rd Monica Gil Giraldo, The Banff Centre
Judges: Alex Case, Carlos Albrecht, Werner Pensaert
Sound for Picture
1st Sabine Maier, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
2nd Andrew Mottl, University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf
Judges: Florian Camerer, Bernhard Maisch, Wilfried Van Baelen
Classical Surround
1st Cedric Joder, Conservatoire de Paris
2nd Maurycy Nazdrowcz, Gdansk University of Technology
3rd Simon Spillner, University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf
Judges: Cornelis Van der Gragt, David Griesinger, Jared Sacks
Non-Classical Surround
1st David Schwager, University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf
2nd Maciej Wilk, Gdansk University of Technology
3rd Christoph Frank, Institute for Electronic Music Graz
Judges: Ronald Prent, Wilfried Van Baelen, Bosse Ternstrom
Congratulations to all finalists, and thank you to all participants in the largest student competition ever held thus far by the AES. Also, a huge thank you to all of the companies that donated prizes for the winners of the competition:
AKG, Audio-Technica, Beyerdynamic, CB Electronics, Massenburg Design Works, Merging Technologies, Neumann, Rycote, Schoeps, Sennheiser, Soundcraft