2005 Competition: French Horn
In its second annual International Music Competition, the Hugo Kauder Society turned its focus to French Horn. Selected finalists came to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut to compete and perform live from June 16-18, 2005.
Finalists
Thomas Jöstlein
Winner of the Valkenier Prize for Horn
$4000 and sponsored performances in New Haven and New York
Jostlein's biography on the website of the New York Philharmonic,
where he is now Assistant Principal Horn.
Cathy Kilroe-Smith
David Peel
Judges
Joseph Anderer, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Pamela Frank, Peabody Conservatory
Aldo Parisot, Yale University
About the Valkenier Prize
Willem Valkenier was close friends with Hugo Kauder in Vienna before coming to America and becoming principal horn in the Boston Symphony. Kauder composed a number of works for French Horn for Valkenier, including sonatas, trios, and a concerto for string quartet, horn and orchestra. Valkenier’s students at New England Conservatory and Tanglewood all learned the Kauder repertory. The Valkenier Prize honors this friendship and the music of Hugo Kauder while supporting emerging horn players.
Partners
The competition was presented in association with
The Yale School of Music
The International Festival of Arts and Ideas
