National Competition Stichting Jong Muziektalent Nederland

24.11.09

A report by Maria Croese (directeur SJMN)

Candidates and results: (7 november 2009 Concerthall De Doelen Rotterdam)

Category	Name	Points	Prize
Harp A2 (born in 1996 - 1998)	Joost Willemze	8,5	2nd
Harp B (born in 1992 - 1995)	Oxana Thijssen	8,5	2nd
Harp C (born in 1988 - 1991)	Remy van Kesteren	9,0	1st
	Andrea Voets	8,8	2nd
Clarinet B (born in 1992 - 1995)	Annemiek de Bruin	7,8	honorable mention
	Jessica Jansen	7,5	honorable mention
Clarinet C (born in 1988 - 1991)	Fraukje Weishaupt	8,0	2nd
Viola B1 (born in 1994, 1995)	Lisa Eggen	8,5	2nd
Viola B 2 (born in 1992, 1993)	Dana Zemtsov	9,0	1st
Viola C (born in 1988 - 1991)	Jeroen Veerman	8,0	2nd
Violin B (born in 1992 - 1995)	Emma van Schoonhoven	8,5	2nd
	Elianne Bulthuis	7,0	honorable mention
Violin C (born in 1988 - 1991)	Merel Vercammen	9,0	1st
	Hoei Lien The	8,0	2nd

Candidates and results: (14 november 2009 Concerthall De Doelen Rotterdam)

Category	Name	Points	Prize
Violoncello A2 (born in 1996 - 1998)	Job Greuter	8,0	2nd
	Laura van der Heijden	8,5	2nd
	Alexander Warenberg	8,0	2nd
	Emma Warmelink	7,0	honorable mention
Violoncello B (born in 1992 - 1995)	Anton Spronk	9,0	1st
	Melle de Vries	8,5	2nd
	Emma Besselaar	8,5	2nd
	Amke te Wies	8,5	2nd
	Georg Jaspers	8,0	2nd
	Emma Kroon	7,0	honorable mention
Singing C (born in 1990 - 1992)	Florieke Beelen	8,5	2nd
	Merel Elishevah Kriegsman	8,5	2nd
	Rosina Fabius	8,0	2nd
Saxophone B (born in 1992 - 1995)	Susan Koek	8,0	2nd
Oboe B (born in 1992 - 1995)	Elise Sluiman	8,0	2nd
	Kento Nomura	7,5	honorable mention
Oboe C (born in 1988 - 1991)	Arthur Klaassens	9,5	1st
Recorder A1 (born after 1998)	Lucie Horsch	8,7	2nd
Recorder A2 (born in 1996 - 1998)	Ian van de Wetering	8,0	2nd

The candidates that won a first prize are invited to the Finale Competition on the 6th of December.

Prizes for the best performance of the composition of a Dutch composer (born after 1914):

Musician	Composition
Oxana Thijssen (harp)	Lex van Delden 1919-1988 Impromptu voor harp, opus 48
Merel Vercammen (violin)	Carlos Michans 1950 L’Ange Maudit voor viool en piano, Non mosso e poco inquieto
Anton Spronk (violoncello)	Léon Orthel 1905-1985 Uit: Sonate in c, Deel 2 – Vivo
Elise Sluiman (oboe)	Paul Bruinen *1958 Syrinx Reeds, Molto tranquillo e espressivo, Cadensa, ad lib, Molto espressivo - Doppio movimento (Worldpremiere!)
Lucie Horsch (recorder)	Géza Frid 1904-1989 Uit: 10 stukken voor blokfluiten op. 39, Tussenspel (solo), Tempo rubato

Chairmen of the jury:

Marcel Lequeux, Nico Smit

Jury members:

Harp: Petra van der Heide, Stefica Žužek
Clarinet: Jan Jansen, Roger Niese
Viola: Lex Korff de Gidts, Richard Wolfe
Violin: Theodora Geraets, Maarten Veeze
Violoncello: Gregor Horsch, Roger Regter
Singing: Mya Besselink, Gerda van Zelm Xenia Meijer
Saxophone: Willen van Merwijk, Leo van Oostrom
Oboe: Henri Gouder de Beauregards, Remco de Vries
Recorder: Bert Honig, Reine Marie Verhagen

(The members of the jury are teachers at the conservatories in the Netherlands or abroad and often musician in the more famous orchestras of the Netherlands.)

The level of the candidates was very high this edition even the members of the jury were very happy with the results of improving the rules of participation. The lists with the indication of level of difficulty of the program that the candidates had to play have been upgraded. And it worked perfectly.