Flute Competition • Foundation Ferdinand W. Neess

Music around 1900

International Flute Competition Ferdinand W. Neess Wiesbaden

June 23 to June 27, 2026
Museum Wiesbaden

Schedule

23rd of June

Tuesday

9 AM-7 PM 1st round
24th of June

Wednesday

9 AM-6 PM Continuation of 1st round
subsequently announcement of the results
25th of June

Thursday

10 AM-8 PM 2nd round
subsequently announcement of the results
26th of June

Friday

11 AM-5 PM 3rd round
Parallel:
11 AM-2 PM Individual feedback sessions for the candidates who did not proceed to round 3
27th of June

Saturday

10 AM-4 PM Continuation of 3rd round
5 PM Subsequently announcement of the Prize Winners
7 PM Prize Winner concert and reception, sponsored by Danielle Neess
Information
- All events will take place in the Vortragssaal of the Museum Wiesbaden.
- Times are subject to change.
- Admission is free for all events.

Prizes

1st prize

5,000

Euros
2nd prize

3,000

Euros
3rd prize

2,000

Euros

Special prizes are possible.
The competition is held every 2 years.

Repertoire list

1. Round
ca. 20 min

Carl Frühling: Fantasie op. 55 for flute and piano

and

Pierre-Octave Ferroud: Toan-Yan (aus Trois pièces pour flûte solo), from memory

2. Round
ca. 30 min

1. Obligatory work:

Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Sonate B-Dur op. 121 for flute and piano

2. One of the following options:

Option A
Philippe Gaubert: Sonatine pour flûte et piano

Option B
Pierre Sancan : Sonatine pour flûte et piano

Option C
Alfredo Casella: Sicilienne et Burlesque op. 23 pour flûte et piano

3. Round
ca. 45 min

Repertoire of your own choice (transcriptions and other instruments are allowed, e.g. alto flute, piccolo etc.), Chamber Music is allowed.

Important:

Conceptual program idea of Music around 1900 with elements and repertoire of Art Nouveau and symbolism.

Programm choice and creativity will be part of the jury’s assessment.

The jury

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Cordula Hacke (Chair, Germany)

Following her orchestral career, the studied pianist and flutist Cordula Hacke is a successful and sought-after chamber music piano partner with an extremely extensive knowledge of the repertoire. She is also professor of Chamber Music and Collaborative Piano at the University of Agder (Norway), lecturer, jury member of international competitions and musical director of various musical, operetta and theater productions.

Her chamber music partners include principal wind and string players from some of the world’s greatest orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the German Radio Symphony Orchestras (Berlin, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Cologne and Stuttgart), the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Royal Danish Opera Orchestra and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and in 2016 she founded the Trio Art Nouveau, a piano trio dedicated to the music of the Fin de Siècle.

Her extensive discography ranges from the works of contemporary Japanese and women composers to those of artists such as Pavel Haas, Leo Smit, and Paul Hindemith. Having worked closely with American composer George Crumb for many years, Cordula Hacke has been invited to perform his works in prestigious festivals in Germany, Austria, Denmark, Canada and the USA. Her recording of Crumb's Vox Balaenae was released by Arte Nova-BMG Classics.

She has collaborated with Jeanne Baxtresser, former principal flutist of the New York Philharmonic, in presenting acclaimed masterclasses in centres such as Frankfurt, Oxford, Toronto, New York, Pittsburgh and Amsterdam. She taught annually at the Salzburg Summer Academy and has served as official piano partner for the ARD International Music Competition (Munich), the Deutsche Musikrat Competition (Berlin), the Aeolus Competition, the Nicolet Competition and the International Guangzhou Competition (China).

Prof. Hacke was a member of the teaching faculty at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf (2000-2013) and serves on several juries of international competitions, and she is chair woman of the jury at the Internationaler Flötenwettbewerb Friedrich Kuhlau, Uelzen.

In August 2017 Cordula Hacke was appointed professor of Chamber Music and Collaborative Piano at the University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts, in Kristiansand (Norway).

In 2018 she was invited to Korea to give a series of masterclasses on collaborative piano and chamber music at Seoul National University, Sung Shin University and Yonsei University. Masterclasses in the near future include institutions in Moscow (Gnessin School), Lyon (CSNMD) Boston (NEC) and Jerusalem.

Acclaimed for her work as musical director in theatre, her productions include My Fair Lady, Acht Frauen, La Cage aux Folles, Singin' in the rain, Evita, Sunset Boulevard and Heisse Zeiten.

The highly successful show Spatz und Engel (The Angel and the Sparrow) - the story of the friendship between Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf, has gone on tour through Europe in 2021 and will be touring again in 2023. This Frankfurt production was a collaboration with the author and director Daniel Große Boymann.

Photo: © Monika Werneke

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Anne-Cathérine Heinzmann

Anne-Cathérine Heinzmann enjoys an outstanding reputation as a versatile soloist, highly sought-after chamber musician, and committed flute teacher. She has been a guest in various concerts and international festivals during the last years and counts in the meantime among the most renown german flutists of her generation.

Growing up in Hamburg she comes from a traditional musician family and studied first in the international renown fluteclass of Professor Jean-Claude Gérard (Stuttgart) and was later educated of teachers of the same reputation as Professor Jeanne Baxtresser (New York) and Professor Michael-Martin Kofler (Salzburg). In addition she received important influences from Aurèle Nicolet and Paul Meisen.

She is a prizewinner of many national and international competitions (International Kuhlau Competition, Flute-Talk Chicago, International Flute Competition Budapest a.o.) and was supported by the „Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes“, the chamber music foundation „Villa Musica“, the „Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben“ and was promoted by the important foundation „Deutscher Musikrat“.

She gathered several years of valuable orchestral experience as assistant principal flute of the Frankfurt Opera Orchestra.

Apart from her soloistic activity she dedicates herself substantially to the chamber music. With her ensemble the Trio Charolca she shows en engaged concert activity and performs an extensive concert schedule and is gradually gaining a reputation as one of the leading ensembles of its kind. An interest in new music as well as an enthusiasm for exploring new sounds form the basis for their contrasting and intelligent programmes. In addition, the trio collaborates with composers such as Sofia Gubaidulina and the late Harald Genzmer, opening new perspectives and inspiration for their concerts.

The flutist shows an active international concert activity, which led her to the Laeiszhalle Hamburg, the Semperoper in Dresden, to the Rudolphinum in Prague, to the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and to the BBC PROMs concerts in London, to the Alte Oper Frankfurt, to the Ludwigsburger Schloßfestspiele, the Heidelberger Frühling, the Mozartfest Würzburg, the Biennale Munich and to MusicaMallorca.

From 2009 -2018 she has been professor for flute at the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg, where she tought an exceptionally successful flute class. Since October 2018 she is appointed professor for flute at the world famous Folkwang University of Arts in Essen.

Due to her passion for teaching she became in the meantime a well known teacher at numerous international master classes and a member of Competition Jurys worldwide.

Anne-Cathérine Heinzmann is in equally great demand as a chamber musician. To her chamber music partners count soloists of international orchestras and ensembles, in addition she played with Leonard Hokanson, Miriam Fried, Paul and Gustav Rivinius, Aurèle Nicolet, Erik Schumann, Caroline Widmann and the Mandelring Quartett.

A CD recording of works by Harald Genzmer played by the Trio Charolca was published in 2012 (Thorofon), followed by her Debut recording with works for flute and piano with her duo partner Thomas Hoppe (Audite 2013), which was right away nominated for the International Classical Music Award 2014 (ICMA).

An album with Bach Arias (Daniel Behle, Tenor) and the Partita for Soloflute was released at Sony Classical and attracted great attention.

In November 2015 a release at Audite with works from jewish composers, who had been ostracized in the era oft he National Socialism, had been successfully published and was nominated for the prize of the 'German Record Critics' award 2016.

Anne-Cathérine Heinzmann plays a Muramatsu all 18K flute.

Hyeri Yoon

Hyeri Yoon, first-prize winner of the Philadelphia Orchestra Young Artists Competition and laureate of the Concours International d’Exécution Musicale in Geneva, is internationally recognized for her refined artistry and distinctive sound. She has appeared as a soloist with major orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Petersburg Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Winterthur Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Opera Orchestra, and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife.

A former student of Julius Baker and Jeffrey Khaner at The Curtis Institute of Music, Peter-Lukas Graf in Basel, Jeanne Baxtresser at the Manhattan School of Music, and Alain Marion at the Paris Conservatoire, Ms. Yoon brings together diverse traditions of flute performance at the highest level.

She has served as principal flute of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife and the New World Symphony, and has performed with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center and the Asian Philharmonic Orchestra at Suntory Hall and the Beijing Arts Center. Her recordings include Elegia (Samsung Classics) and Poulenc (Sony Classical Korea).

Ms. Yoon is frequently invited to serve on international juries, including the Kobe, Kuhlau, Aurèle Nicolet, and Geneva Competitions. She is currently professor of flute at Seoul National University.

Michel Moragues (France)

Michel Moragues enjoys a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player and educator. Second flute soloist with the Orchestre National de France since 1989, Mr. Moragues is a Professor of Chamber Music at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris and a Professor of Flute at the Conservatoire Regional de Paris.

Michel entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris, in the class of Jean Pierre Rampal and Alain Marion at age 14, and two years later, in 1979, he won first prize for flute and first prize for chamber music in the class of Christian Lardé. In 1978, he won the International Competition of the Guild of Artists Soloists of Paris, then in 1981, the International Competition in Budapest.

Michel began his teaching career at the age of 17 as a flute professor at the National School of Music at Chalon. In addition to his current posts at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and the Conservatoire Regional de Paris, Michel Moragues is highly sought after as a teacher around the world.

An avid chamber musician, he is a founding member of the Quintette Moragues, which he formed in 1980 with his two brothers Pierre and Pascal and with David Walter and Patrick Vilaire, and which performs world-wide to great acclaim. Michel Moragues also has collaborated in chamber music with partners such as Barbara Hendricks, Sandrine Piau, Nora Gubbich, Shlomo Mintz, Regis Pasquier, Brigitte Engerer, Jean Claude Pennetier, Emmanuel Strosser, Alexandre Tharaud, Christoph Henkel, Anne Gastinel, Roland Pidoux, Xavier Phillips, Marc Coppey, Jerome Perno, Frédérique Cambreling, as well as the Ysaÿe Quartett and the Trio Wanderer.

As an orchestral musician, Mr. Moragues has performed under the baton of conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Charles Dutoit, Daniele Gatti, John Elliot Gardinner, Neeme, Christian, and Paavo Jarvi, Eugen Jochum , Lorin Maazel, Seiji Ozawa, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, Georges Pretre, Kurt Masur, and David Zinman.

His discography includes various recordings with works by Ravel, Caplet, Albert Roussel and others.

Michel was the founder and director of the festival "Music in Grésivaudan" from 1993 to 2003, and currently directs the summer festival of chamber music from Gourdon (Lot) with other members of the Moragues Quintet.

Joern Schau (Norway)

Flautist Jørn Eivind Schau is a full time Professor of Flute at the University of Agder (UiA). He has also held teaching posts at the University of Tromsø (UiT) and the University of Trondheim (NTNU).

He was trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Norwegian Music Academy in Oslo and has served with the major Norwegian symphony orchestras. Prior to entering his UiA position he was affiliated to the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra for several years.

Schau is a frequent guest at International festivals and flute conventions. As a concert flautist and University master-clinician he has visited Sweden, Denmark, Finland, England, Poland, Germany, Hungary, France, Portugal, Turkey, Albania, Russia and the US. He has published articles, book-chapters and forewords to publications at Edition Svitzer (Denmark), Ars Nova (Poland) and Musikkforlaget (Norway).

Jørn Schau has been the Artistic Director of the Norwegian Flute Ensemble since 2008. The ensemble’s discography includes work-dedications by Trygve Madsen, Hans Magne Græsvold, Konrad Øhrn and Terje Mathisen and Baroque concertos by Bach, Händel and Vivaldi.

Jørn Eivind Schau initiated the Norwegian Flute Society in 2009 – became the society’s first chair and was the Artistic Director of the Norwegian Flute Festivals 2011-2015. Schau has been co-founder and board member of the European Flute Council since 2014.

Yuan Long

Yuan Long studied flute from age of 10, He got the Full-Scholarship of National University of Singapore Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and Educated Flute with Prof. Jin Ta. After bachelor graduating, He was successfully passed Master Orchestra audition of Zurich University of Arts with Prof. Maria Goldschmidt. In the meantime, he was also Invited to play the Music Season Concerts with Zurich Opera House Orchestra. 2014, Yuan Long got the Soloist diploma of Zurich University with Excellent.

Long as a Solo Flute joined Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra meanwhile as Flute Faculty of Guangzhou Youth Symphony Orchestra. He worked with well-known conductors and soloists. such as: Long Yu, Guoyong Zhang, Jia Lv, Daye LIN, Yang Yang, Yi Huang, John Nelson, David Stern, Helene Grimaud, Julien Rachlin, Leonidas Kavakos, Yuja Wang etc. From 2021, Yuan Long has invited to be a Flute Lecturer of United International College. His students are prize winners of Music Competition. He was also Honor Tutors of BMF Music Competition, Japan International Music Competition, 2nd Asia International art Competition, The US National Music Competition, etc. Moreover, His student has successfully passed the Audition of Bern University of Arts, Manchester University and Indiana University.

During working in CUHKSZ School of Music, he has been invited as Soloist to play 2023 International Computer Music Conference and played the Europe Tour of CUHKSZ School of Music. As a Soloist, Long has been Invited to play for 2024 Shenzhen “Belt & Road “ International Music Season- World Premiere Flute Concerto by Zheng Yang with Harbin Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Wilson Ng. He was also played the “La Traviata” Flute Fantasy for the 5th Grand Bay International Music Season with GuangZhou Symphony Orchestra. His Performance covered many places, such as: HongKong Performing Arts center, Macau Cultural center, Xinghai Concert Hall, Shenzhen Concert Hall, Jiangsu Concert Hall, Xi an Concert Hall, Changsha Concert Hall, Suzhou Concert Hall, Zhuhai Grand Theater, Qingdao Concert hall etc.

Long is also First Prize Winner of Second International Flute Competition Singapore, Excellent Award of IBLA International Music Competition and Third Prize Concerto Competition Singapore. He was a guest flutist of Zurich Opera Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Macau Orchestra, and guest principle flute of Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and Qingdao Symphony Orchestra.

The Competition’s Piano Partners

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Vanda Albota

Vanda Albota was born in Romania and received her first musical education in her home country. By virtue of the scholarships awarded by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the DAAD, she continued her studies in Weimar, where she graduated with the Konzertexamen in piano. This was followed by the study of historical keyboard instruments in Berlin, which she also completed with the Konzertexamen. She received guidance and inspiration from musicians such as Gerlinde Otto, Ulrich Beetz, Mitzi Meyerson, Paul Badura-Škoda and András Schiff.

As a soloist, Vanda Albota has played with orchestras in her home country and in Berlin, Leipzig, Zwickau, Greiz, Bad Hersfeld, Weimar and Jena. Numerous radio and television recordings document the pianist's performances (at MDR Leipzig, BBC London, Radio Romania Cultural). The solo activity is augmented by chamber music and vocal accompaniment. Vanda Albota is a sought-after piano partner and accompanist in master classes and competitions (Forum Artium, Weimar Master Classes, Leipzig International Bach Competition, Allegro Vivo).

Her performances were rewarded at numerous international competitions. In 2000 she won the third prize at the "Nueva Acropolis" in Madrid and first prize at the "Carl Filtsch" in Sibiu/Hermannstadt-Romania. In 2002 at the "Jeunesses Musicales" in Bucharest, she won third prize, in 2004 at the "AMA Calabria" in Lamezia Terme the third prize and in 2006 the first prize at the international "Ella Phillipp" competition for piano and orchestra.

Vanda Albota is also intensively involved in performance practice on historical keyboard instruments. As a result of her passion, she gave concerts in Berlin (also in the Philharmonie as a soloist with the German Chamber Orchestra), Bergheim near Cologne (Dohr Collection), Weimar (Beetz Collection), Bad Krozingen (Neumeyer- Junghanns-Tracey Collection).

From 2004 to 2012 she was hired as a lecturer for collaborative piano by the "Franz Liszt" Academy of Music in Weimar, and from 2012 to 2014 also by the Berlin University of Arts. In 2016, Vanda Albota achieved tenure at Folkwang University of Arts in Essen as collaborative pianist in the woodwind department.

Polina Grishaeva

Polina Grishaeva was born 1988 in Russia and began her musical education at the age of 6 years. 2001 she won the price of the Moscow „New Names” foundation and 2002 became a student of the State Music School in Moscow. From 2003 to 2007 she studied at the Academic Music College at the Moscow Tschaikowsky Conservatory. 2006 she won a diploma of the “Maria Yudina International Chamber Music Competition” in St. Petersburg.

After moving to Germany 2007, she studied at the “Hanns Eisler” Music University (Musikhochschule) in Berlin and at the Music University in Mainz.

During her studies she won the “Deutschland - Stipendium’’ twice and was supported by Zonta Club Mainz, Friends of Young Musicians e.V. and others. 2013 she became a winner of the Steinway Prize in Frankfurt (Chamber music) and 2016 she won the second prize of the international chamber music competition “Grand Prize Virtuoso” in Vienna. Numerous performances as part of the chamber music association of the Wiesbaden and Mainz State Theaters are part of her professional field of activity.

From 2014 to 2021 she worked regularly as a guest accompanist at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden and 2017 she worked as a ballet accompanist at the Staatstheater Mainz.

Since 2017 she has worked as accompanist at the Mainz University of Music.

Yeva-Yevheniia Brazul-Brushkovska

Yeva-Yevheniia Brazul-Brushkovska was born in 2004 in the Ukraine and spent most of her childhood in Russia, where she received ten years of formal piano training at the prestigious Gnessin School. During her studies there, she met Professor Cordula Hacke, whose guidance and encouragement played a pivotal role in her musical development. Her support inspired her to pursue a bachelor’s degree with her at the University of Agder (UiA) in Kristiansand, Norway.

While studying at UiA, Yeva has been actively involved in a variety of artistic projects and festivals, including the Kristiansand Chamber Festival, Kammermusikk med Kristiansand Symfoniorkester, Norsk Fløyteforum, De unges konsert with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, and as a prize winner at the UngKlassisk competition she performed the Ravel piano concerto in G with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra.

Currently, Yeva is continuing her education in both collaborative piano at UiA and solo piano performance at the Norwegian Academy of Music (Norges Musikkhøgskole) in Oslo.

Uliana Selska

Uliana Selska was born in Ukraine received her musical education at the Lviv National Music Academy, where she completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in piano. She is currently continuing her studies at the University of Agder (UiA) in Norway.

During her studies and professional activity, she has gained experience as a collaborative pianist, working with singers and instrumentalists. She has participated in various performances, competitions, and collaborative projects.

Uliana has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in concert halls such as the Lviv Philharmonic and the Lviv Opera House, as well as in Ternopil and Khmelnytskyi, collaborating with orchestras including Khmelnytskyi Orchestra and Virtuosos of Lviv.

Masahiro Masumi

Born in Fukuoka (Japan), he began playing the piano at the age of six and has Won numerous prizes at national and international piano competitions. He also performs as a soloist with the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra de Jalisco. After studying at the Kyoto City University of Arts, he studied piano at the HMTM Hannover, successfully completing his 'Artistic Training' degree and a Master's degree in Piano Chamber Music under Prof. Markus Becker.

During his studies, he began his professional career as a chamber musician and accompanist and regularly performs as an official pianist at numerous music academies and festivals (including Forum Artium, Musiktage Starnberg/ Seefeld, the Mendelssohn Festival in Hamburg, the Wolfgang Sawallisch Music Academy) and at international competitions such as the ARD Music Competition and the Markneukirchen Instrumental Competition.

Since 2018, he is involved in teaching and accompaniment for woodwind instruments, including in Prof. Henrik Wiese's flute class at the University of the Arts Bremen, and from 2021 to 2023 also at the Nuremberg University of Music. He currently works as an accompanist (specialising in orchestral instruments - woodwinds) at the University of the Arts Bremen and at the University of Music, Drama and Media in Hanover.

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Background

In the life’s work of Ferdinand Wolfgang Neess, his Art Nouveau collection and his music-making as a flutist played central roles. Art Nouveau was a revolutionary artistic movement that sought, through art, to offer answers for a utopian and aesthetically shaped vision of society. Around 1900, it also came to embody the darker sides of existence through Symbolism, with its fascination for decay, myth, and mystery. The ultimate goal was the creation of a Gesamtkunstwerk—a total work of art that would dissolve the boundaries between life and art.

In this spirit, the competition seeks to build a bridge between the visual art of Art Nouveau and the music of the same era—both of which were of particular significance to its benefactor. True to the vision of the Neess Collection, music and art are intended to complement and inspire one another, opening up entirely new worlds of Art Nouveau for the audience.

The Museum Wiesbaden presents the collection of Ferdinand Wolfgang Neess as a permanent exhibition in the museum’s south wing. The more than 800 objects offer a comprehensive overview of all genres of Art Nouveau, exemplifying the exceptional quality and stylistic refinement with which the art of the late nineteenth century emerged. Since its inaugural presentation on 29 June 2019, the Museum Wiesbaden has displayed this outstanding collection in its entirety, placing Wiesbaden firmly on the map of Europe’s great Art Nouveau cities.

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