The Competition
MA Competition is a unique platform for training and professional integration of young artists with the aim of discovering new talent and enabling new encounters. Its uniqueness stems from its place at the heart of MA Festival.
The winner will receive a cash prize and an invitation to perform at a series of concerts at home and abroad, including a place in the next edition of MA Festival, and the chance to record a CD with the internationally renowned label Ricercar.
Congratulations to:
🥇First prize: Tomasz Ritter
🥈 Second prize: Aruth Masrangsan
🥉 Third prize: Dávid Szilasi
🏅 Laureates: Federico Ercoli & Charlotte Tang
🏆 Outhere Award: Tomasz Ritter
🏆 Audience Award: Dávid Szilasi
photo: Ligia Poplawska
Thanks to the players of the National Lottery and the support of Piano’s Maene,
The MA Competition — started in 1964 — has developed into an unrivalled talent pool as a prestigious international music competition. Every year, talented young musicians from all over the world enjoy the opportunity to engage in dialogue with professional musicians in the field of early music and thus perfect their artistic performance. MA Competition accelerated the international careers of many well-known musicians, including Christophe Rousset (°1961), Kristian Bezuidenhout (°1979), Dmitry Sinkovsky (°1980), Jean Rondeau (°1991) and Justin Taylor (°1992).
MA Competition is a unique platform for training and professional integration of young artists with the aim of discovering new talent and enabling new encounters. Its uniqueness stems from its place at the heart of MA Festival.
The first round is conducted digitally and takes place prior to the festival. At the same time, the jury and the public get to know the candidates for the first time via an online streaming platform. From now on, these online pre-selections in May are therefore an important platform for the participants to showcase themselves to the outside world.
The winner will receive a cash prize and an invitation to perform at a series of concerts at home and abroad, including a place in the next edition of MA Festival, and the chance to record a CD with the internationally renowned label Ricercar.
In 2025, MA Festival will not organise an edition of MA Competition for melodic instruments.
During MA Festival 2026, there will be a MA Competition for harpsichord.