The Third International Bach-Liszt Organ Competition Erfurt-Weimar, Germany, was held September 29 through October 11, 2015. The competition is organized by the city and cathedral of Erfurt in cooperation with the University of Music Franz Liszt of Weimar. The jury consisted of Wolfgang Zerer (chair, Germany), Guy Bovet (Switzerland), James David Christie (United States), Alessio Corti (Italy), Andrew Dewar (England/France), Hans-Ola Ericsson (Sweden/Canada), Christophe Mantoux (France), and Jane Parker Smith (England).
First prize (€12,000) was awarded to Thomas Gaynor; second prize (€8,000) to Anna-Victoria Baltrusch; third prize (€5,000) to Chelsea Barton. Thomas Gaynor, of New Zealand, is pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in the studio of David Higgs at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York. Anna-Victoria Baltrusch, of Germany, is studying for her Soloist Diploma in organ at the Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Chelsea Barton, of the United States, is pursuing master’s studies at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
For information: https://www.hfm-weimar.de/de/international-bach-liszt-organ-competition/3rd-international-bach-liszt-organ-competition-2015.html.
