Winners have been announced

Prima la musica: Little stars of the stage won the competition

A leap for joy: Marie, Zoe and Maria from the "Flö 3" ensemble won 1st prize with distinction. (Bild: EVELYN HRONEK)

Musical excellence was on display this week at the CMA Ossiach: 290 talents demonstrated their skills on three stages. Everyone who took part in the 16 categories took home a personal victory. And there was a record: 88 musicians, who are among the country's elite, will continue to fight for a place on the podium at the national competition in South Tyrol from mid-May. 

Let's hear it, you were great - all 290 boys and girls who took part in this year's prima la musica competition organized by Musik der Jugend. For many years, the regional music competition has also been accompanied by the "Kärntner Krone". The final spurt was on Friday, where we were also present at the CMA-Ossiach.

A leap for joy: Marie and Zoe, Maria of the ensemble "Flö 3" won 1st prize with distinction.(Bild: EVELYN HRONEK)

Music is the most beautiful language in the world
"Music is the most beautiful language in the world, for me it means everything," says violinist Letizia Lamb. The Spittal native attends the talent factory of the Johannes Brahms Conservatory in Klagenfurt. She has a soft spot for the jazz violin: "Classical music is great, it carries emotions. With jazz, I improvise and feel freer."

For violinist Letizia Lamb from Spittal, music is the most beautiful language in the world.(Bild: EVELYN HRONEK)

"David & the Supergirls" - Aliya, Lara, Clara and David won 1st prize. (Bild: EVELYN HRONEK)

Drei Mäderlhaus: Sisters Luisa and Sophia with mom Martina Putz accompanied the little ones during their performance in the concert hall. (Bild: EVELYN HRONEK)

"Die Granatenlauser" - Matheo and Samuel (percussion) won 1st prize, which entitles them to take part in the national competition. They are already looking forward to traveling to South Tyrol. (Bild: EVELYN HRONEK)

Samuele Ogris (right), who scored almost 100 points, is one of Austria's elite. He will also be in Brixen to compete for the Austrian title.(Bild: EVELYN HRONEK)

David Pechmann (violin) also took gold. He also just missed out on 100 points.(Bild: EVELYN HRONEK)

Jonathan Ottacher - one of the six cellists who took part in the competition.(Bild: Evelyn Hronek Kamerawerk)

This is what winners look like: "Power Percussion" - Lukas, Aaron and Anastazja also clean up in Brixen in May. Congratulations, the percussionists also scored almost 100 points.(Bild: EVELYN HRONEK)

"MiMaJoJa": Jana, Mia, Maxima, Jonathan (1st prize with distinction)(Bild: EVELYN HRONEK)

Whirlwind

Anastazja Piotrowicz comes running out of the Alban Berg Concert Hall like a little whirlwind: "Hurray, we made it." The percussion trio called Power Percussion had really heated things up: "It's really cool that we're going to the national competition," say Aaron and Lukas. All the musicians have also mastered the basics of music, such as staccato, pianissimo and legato. None of them are unfamiliar with Mozart or Beethoven. "I can't do without music, I decided to study," says guitarist Samuele Ogris.

CMA host Marion Rothschopf-Herzog, Johann Brunner (regional music schools) and Gernot Ogris (l.). (Bild: EVELYN HRONEK)

Marathon program

The 16-year-old is one of the talents who competed in the Plus group. "This is the highest age group, which already has to complete a marathon programme at the competition," says prima la musica organizer Lisa Leitich. 15 talented musicians were awarded gold and one silver.

The state winners

• Plus group gold:

Guitar: Noah Schusteritsch, Samuele Ogris, Valentina Schantl;
Dulcimer:Julia Kogler, Emilia Mäurer;
Piano: Yuliia Statkevych, Dorothee Breidler;
Violin: Magdalena Nowak, Raschelle Ritt, David Pechmann;
Accordion: Jona Hofer, Jure Pavlič;
Vocals:Marie Gruber, Jacqueline Piacentini;
Violoncello: Maximilian Kolloros;

• Ensembles:

Amicelli: Johanna Gschwind, Klemens Dielacher, Miriam Hartenberger, Rebecca Hartenberger;
Clarisax: Hannah Pußnig, Lea Pichler, Elena Noisternig, Emma Ampferthaler;
Die Granatenlauser:Matheo Blasge, Samuel Winkler; Ensemble Aklavice: Patricia Schönwiese, Joachim Unterguggenberger, Gloria Unterguggenberger, Felizitas Lugger;
Four Brass: Elias Schöffmann, Valentina Engl, Paul Gunzer, Peter Süssenbacher;
KlarTriOlé: Daniel Suntinger, Larissa Zirknitzer, Matteo Helfer;
Lavanttaler Silberpfeifen: Anna Moll, Elisa Kriegl-Elbe, Sarah Timmerer, Selina Pucher;
LOW-Brass: Franz Pucher-Pacher, Julian Schmidl, Michael Hanser, Leonhard Sacher;
Power Percussion: Aaron Ogris, Anastazja Piotrowicz, Lukas Hofer;
Tauernklang: Lea Pichler, Linda Ebner, Paula Webhofer, Sophie Fleißner;
Three Brass Foxes:Alisa Zwischenberger, Jakob Striednig, Emanuel Zwischenberger;
TU-BA-Ensemble: Franz Pucher-Pacher; Julian Schmidl, Lukas Liebhart, Madeleine Auernig;
Windspiel: Johanna Gigler, Maja Unterweger, Theresa Schrall;

• Soloists:

Leonidas Ruhdorfer, Nina Sattlegger, Kilian Jereb, Pia Celestina-Finlayson, Fiona Koch, Ana Anaїs Leschanz, Xenia Woschitz, Marie Warmuth, Matthea Pirker, Valentin Jorde, Domenica Pleschberger-Schmölzer, Marie Wiesflecker, Paul Weinberger, Adrian Wu Wu, Samuel Nowak, Alexander Stöckl, Robert Oláh, David Liu, Angela Rinaldi, Rebeka Schöffmann, Jurij Filipič, Anastasiia Makieieva, Lorea Mimura, Maria Kolloros, Nathania Ritt, Lina Korenjak, Felix Hermann;

88 talents travel to South Tyrol

"We are really proud of you, it looks like there will be a record. 88 musicians will be taking part in the Austrian elite in South Tyrol this year," says Johann Brunner, Federal Youth Music Advisor. Twelve ensembles and 26 soloists, that's 73 musicians, are also going to the national competition from May 18 to June 1 in Brixen (South Tyrol). 62 talented musicians won a 1st prize with distinction, 94 young musicians won a 1st prize. Brunner: "Children, you were simply great."