The future stars of classical music are within reach: Concertino Praga 2025 is heading to its final
The Concertino Praga international competition for young musicians is once again approaching its culmination after yet another year. In mid-September, the music of the future will resound in Prague: the most talented performers from all over the world will clash in two finals. It is already apparent that this will involve an unforgettable experience full of emotions, passion and tension.
This year’s competition, which is organised by Czech Radio and the Academy of Classical Music, will offer two independent finals. On Friday 12 September, four young wind instrument players will perform at the Bethlehem Chapel: the flautist Chantal Ramona Veit from Italy, the saxophonist Víctor Amadeu Puigbò Rincón from Spain, the oboist Raeun Hong from South Korea and the Czech clarinettist Otakar Antonín Štefan. Each of them will perform virtuoso concertos by international composers and endeavour to sway both the international jury and the audience.
A day later, on Saturday 13 September, the final will move to the Dvořák Hall at the Rudolfinum. The finalists in the keyboard and stringed instrument category will be the Latvian pianist Matvejs Fokins, the violinist Yeonah Kim from South Korea, the Bulgarian violoncellist Darin Lambrev and the Czech accordionist Viktor Stocker. Their performances of concertos by Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, Lalo and Zolotaryov promise exceptional variety and an intense musical experience.
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We are pleased that the Czech Republic once again has representatives in both finals. This is clear evidence of the fact that world class musicians are also bred here.
Yet another important part of the program involves the Talent Stage, which will take place in the Suk Hall at the Rudolfinum on 13 September and will present other noticeable personalities, including the Austrian bassoonist Levente Bubreg and the Czech violoncellist Naďa Strnadová.
The winners will be decided by an international jury consisting of leading musical personalities: the violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky, the pianist Ian Fountain, the flautist Henrik Wiese, the oboist Jana Brožková, the cellist Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, the clarinettist Andrea Gotsch and others. The competition traditionally offers a number of prizes: in addition to the main prize, the finalists can also receive the Audience Prize, the Czech Radio Prize in the form of the chance to record a professional CD or scholarships and other opportunities for artistic growth.
If you are unable to attend the final concerts in person, they will be broadcast live on Czech Radio’s Vltava station. The competition laureates will then also perform at the Concertino Praga South Bohemian festival that includes concerts in Písek, Bechyně, Tábor and Jindřichův Hradec.
Concertino Praga 2025 promises exceptional musical moments no matter whether in the historical halls of Prague, on the festival stages of South Bohemia or in the radio broadcasts.
