MA Competition

In 2027 MA Competition for Pianoforte takes place.
Couldn't attend MA Competition 2026 in Bruges? Don't worry, you can sill rewatch the semi-final and final for free on Early Music Television!
To the livestream

MA Competition is made possible by the players of the National Lottery.

Applications

Find the timeline of MA Competition 2027 here.

Applications open
12.02.2027, 00:01 — 25.02.2027, 23:59
First round
07 — 09.05.2027
Online
Rehearsals semi-final
01.08.2027
in Bruges
Semi-final
02.08.2027
in Bruges & online
Rehearsals final
03.08.2027
in Bruges
Final
04.08.2027
in Bruges & online

Hall of fame

Ontdek de winnaars van MA Competition door de jaren heen.
2018 | Harpsichord
Laureates
Andrea Buccarella
First prize
Alexander von Heißen
Second price
Anastasia Antonova
Third prize
Cristiano Gaudio
Third prize
Friederike Vollert (recorder)
Laureate
Alfa Bakieva (baroque violin)
Laureate
Andrea Buccarella
Outhere Award
Rossella Policardo
Audience Award
Members of the jury
Johan Huys
President of the jury
Carole Cerasi
Andrea Marcon
Olga Martynova
Skip Sempé
Menno van Delft
2017 | Melodic instruments
Laureates
Evgenii Sviridov (baroque violin)
First prize
Yeuntae Jung (recorder)
Second prize
HyeonHo Jeon (recorder)
Third prize
Friederike Vollert (recorder)
Laureate
Alfa Bakieva (baroque violin)
Laureate
Evgenii Sviridov (baroque violin)
Outhere Award
Friederike Vollert (recorder)
EUBO Development Trust Award
Evgenii Sviridov (baroque violin)
Audience Award
Members of the jury
Johan Huys
President of the jury
Jan De Winne
Xenia Löffler
Dorothee Oberlinger
Enrico Onofri
Marco Testori
Mieneke van der Velden
Peter Van Heyghen
Preselection
2016 | Pianoforte
Laureates
Naruhiko Kawagiuchi
Second prize
Viacheslav Shelepov
Second prize
Martin Nöbauer
Third prize
Carlos Goicoechea
Laureate
Naruhiko Kawaguchi
Outhere Award
Viacheslav Shelepov
Audience Award
Members of the jury
Johan Huys
President of the jury
Piet Kuijken
Alexei Lubimov
Christine Schornsheim
Bart van Oort
2015 | Harpsichord
Laureates
Justin Taylor
First Price
Sofya Gandilyan
Second prize
Mélisande McNabney
Third prize
Hélène Diot
Laureate
Nadja Lasaulnier
Laureate
Justin Taylor
Outhere Award
Justin Taylor
EUBO Trust Development Award
Justin Taylor
Audience Award
Members of the jury
Johan Huys
President of the jury
Richard Egarr
Andrea Marcon
Béatrice Martin
Christine Schornsheim
2014 | Melodic instruments
Laureates
Anna-Lena Perenthaler (baroque cello)
First prize
Fiona-Emilie Poupard (baroque violin)
Second prize
Hyngun Cho (baroque cello)
Third prize
Jan Van Hoecke (recorder)
Third prize
Teodoro Baù (viola da gamba)
Laureate
Jan Van Hoecke (recorder)
Outhere Award
Jan Van Hoecke (recorder)
EUBO Trust Development Award
Anna-Lena Perenthaler (baroque cello)
Audience Award
Members of the jury
Johan Huys
President of the jury
Amandine Beyer
Erik Bosgraaf
Jan De Winne
Sergei Istomin
Mieneke van der Velden

Partners

MA Festival Brugge can count on the sup­port of these artis­tic part­ners for the organ­i­sa­tion of MA Competition and MA Festival:

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