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Trombone Trumpet Tuba

Bassoon Clarinet Oboe

The Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments

2006 – 2026
20Years
4,601Competitors
75Nations
9Instruments
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1–14 competitors 15–49 50–99 100–499 over 500 no competitors

As of May 2026 · Source: Aeolus world map “20 Years | 4.601 Competitors | 75 Nations”

The International Aeolus Competition for Wind Instruments has firmly established itself as a worldwide recognized stage for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone and Tuba. It takes place once a year in Düsseldorf since 1995.

Aeolus Competition is open to young musicians of all nationalities younger than 28 years. Each year three of the Instrument groups are opened for competition: In 2026, it will be the Trombone, Trumpet and Tuba. The total prize money is € 60,000, the first prize wins € 20,000.

News reports

13. September 2026

Prizewinners of Aeolus 2026

The Prizewinners of this Year`s Aeolus Competition are

1st Prize Ben Stümke, Trumpet

2nd Prize Sophie Bright, Trombone

3rd Prize Byoungho Kang, Tuba

Audience Award: Ben Stümke, Trumpet

congratulations!

13. January 2026

What has become of the prize-winners?

2024

Minju Kim – Solo Flute
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Victor Diaz Guera – Solo Clarinet
Madrid Community Orchestra

2023

Polina Tarasenko – Solo Trombone
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

James Vaughen – Solo Trumpet
Philadelphia Orchestra USA

Xianhua Liu – Solo Tuba
Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven

2022

Karsten Hoffmann – Solo Horn
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

2021

Traian Sturza – Solo Bassoon
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

Anna Komarova – Solo Flute
Music Aeterna Orchestra, Russia

Gioele Coco – Solo Oboe
Neue Philharmonie Westfalen

2020

COVID – no Competition

2019

Lennard Czakaj – Solo Trumpet
Staatstheater Stuttgart

Jonathan Ramsay – Solo Trombone
Berliner Philharmoniker

Ross Knight – Solo Tuba
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Professor for Tuba at Haute Ecole de Musique Geneve

Philippe Stier – Solo Trombone
MDR Sinfonieorchester

2018

Bora Demir – Solo Horn
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Ilyes Boufadden – Solo Oboe
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

Pascal Deuber – Solo Horn
Bayerische Staatsoper

Marceau Lefèvre – Solo Bassoon
Brüsseler Philharmonie

2017

Eudes Bernstein – Saxophone
Professor at the conservatory of Aulnay Sous Bois

Matvey Demin – Solo Flute
SWR Symphonie Orchester

Christoph Schneider – Solo Clarinet
Duisburger Philharmoniker

2016

Louise Pollock – Trombone
Professor at Hochschule Hanns Eisler, Berlin

Constantin Hartwig – Solo Tuba
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Roeland Henkens – Solo Trumpet
Nationaloper Oslo

2015

Christopher Koppitz – Solo Oboe
Norwegian Opera & Ballett Orchestra, Oslo

Andrea Cellacchi – Solo Bassoon
Concertgebouw Orchester Amsterdam
Professor at Conservatory of Amsterdam

Andreas Mader – Saxophone
Professor Utrecht Conservatory

2014

Claire Wickes – Solo Flute
English National Opera, London

Blas Sparovec – Solo Clarinet
Gürzenich-Orchester, Köln

2013

Sebastian Kemner – Trombone
Professor at Royal Conservatory Netherlands

Tom Paulson – Trumpet
Professor at Royal College of Music Stockholm

2012

Bartek Dus – Saxophone
Professor at Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland

Theo Plath – Bassoon
Professor at Hochschule für Musik Frankfurt

Ivan Kobilskij – Solo Oboe
Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra

2011

Sergey Elecky – Solo Clarinet
National Orchestra Russia

Alec Frank Gemmill – Solo Horn
Göteburg Symphony Orchestra

2010

Fabian Neuhaus – Solo Trumpet
NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover

Lars Karlin – Solo Bassoon
Berliner Konzerthaus Orchester

Vikentios Gionanidis – Solo Tuba
Deutsche Oper Berlin

2009

Nikita Zimin – Saxophone
Professor at Moskau State College of Musical Performance
Professor at Lomonossow University Moskau

Jonatan Rautiola – Saxophone
Professor at Sibelius Academy Helsinki
Professor at Tampere Music Academy

2008

Angelos Kritikos – Solo Trombone
Bamberger Sinfoniker

2007

Zoltán Mácsai – Solo Horn
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Lukas Beno – Solo Trumpet
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Paolo Mendes – Solo Horn
Deutsches Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Balazs Toth – Solo Trumpet
Dortmunder Philharmoniker

2006

Philipp Tutzer – Solo Bassoon
Mozarteum-Orchester Salzburg
Professor at Anton Bruckner University Linz

Matthias Schorn – Solo Clarinet
Wiener Philharmoniker
Professor at University for Music Vienna

Koryun Asatryan – Saxophone
Professor at Musikhochschule München