Auf der ISB Convention, die letzte Woche an der Eastman School of Music in in Rochester/USA stattfand, gab es auch verschiedene Wettbewerbe für Bassisten und Bassbauer. Die Ergebnisse im Überblick:
Solo Competition:
- First Prize – Tian Yang Liu (China, mehr dazu bei The Strad)
- Second Prize – Oscar Luque (Venezuela)
- Third Prize – Francesco Platoni (Italien)
- Tom Martin Prize for best performance of a piece by Bottesini – Oscar Luque
- Best performance of the required piece by Nicholas Walker – Tian Yang Liu
Bassbau / Makers Competition:
- Gold Medal – Guy Cole
- Convention Favorite – Mario Lamarre
- Silver for Tone – Tetsu Suzuki
- Silver for Tone – Chris Roberts
- Silver for Workmanship – Anton Krutz
- Silver for Workmanship – Mario Lamarre
Bassbau / Makers Competition “Honorable Mention for Convention Favorite”:
- Gary Upton & Eric Roy
- Arnold Schnitzer
- Gianfranco Fiorini
Bassbau / Makers Competition “Certificate for Workmanship”:
- Trevor Davis
- Gary Upton & Eric Roy
- Nick Lloyd
Bassbau / Makers Competition “Certificate for Tone”:
- Christiano Scipioni
- William Lakeberg
- Keiran O’Hara
- Arnold Schnitzer
- Matthew Tucker
- Nick Lloyd
- Mario Lamarre
- Christopher Savino