Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments (brass years)

Next edition

No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.

Overview

The Aeolus competition in Dusseldorf is an international competition for young wind players with total prize money of EUR 60,000 and a first prize of EUR 20,000. Three instrument groups are opened each year, alternating between woodwind and brass.

Organiser

Sieghardt Rometsch Stiftung

Instruments

Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, (woodwind groups in alternate years)

Category

Trumpet & cornet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba & euphonium

Rotating

Alternates woodwind / brass groups
Next edition's instrument not announced

Age limits

Under 28, all nationalities

Jury & prizes

Jury

Prizes

• Total prize money EUR 60,000
• First prize EUR 20,000
• Audience Award

Past editions

• 2026 — Dusseldorf source
  1st Ben Stumke (trumpet); 2nd Sophie Bright (trombone); 3rd Byoungho Kang (tuba); Audience Award Ben Stumke
• 2023 — Dusseldorf source
  Polina Tarasenko (trombone); James Vaughen (trumpet); Xianhua Liu (tuba)
• 2022 — Dusseldorf source
  Karsten Hoffmann (horn)
• 2019 — Dusseldorf source
  Lennard Czakaj (trumpet); Jonathan Ramsay (trombone); Ross Knight (tuba); Philippe Stier (trombone)
• 2018 — Dusseldorf source
  Bora Demir (horn); Pascal Deuber (horn)