Announcing the results of the 124th AES Student Recording Competition in Amsterdam.

Classical

1st Joanna Popowicz, Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music

2nd Luc Hanneuse, Institut des Arts de Diffusion Belgium

3rd Benedikt David, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Judges: Ken Blair, Leo de Klerk, Theo Wubbolts

Jazz/Blues

1st Rikard Fohlin, University of Lulea, Pitea

2nd Clement Dames, Conservatoire de Paris

Judges: Johannes Wohlleben, Ulrike Schwarz, Jim Anderson

World Folk

1st Danil Zosin, St. Petersburg AES Student Section

2nd Marcin Szwajcer, Wroclaw University of Technology

3rd Dorota Pawelec, Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music

Judges: Darcy Proper, Eva Bauer-Oppelland, Mark Derksen

Pop/Rock

1st Etienne Oury, Conservatoire de Paris

2nd Tim Tautorat, University of Music Detmold

3rd Monica Gil Giraldo, The Banff Centre

Judges: Alex Case, Carlos Albrecht, Werner Pensaert

Sound for Picture

1st Sabine Maier, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

2nd Andrew Mottl, University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf

Judges: Florian Camerer, Bernhard Maisch, Wilfried Van Baelen

Classical Surround

1st Cedric Joder, Conservatoire de Paris

2nd Maurycy Nazdrowcz, Gdansk University of Technology

3rd Simon Spillner, University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf

Judges: Cornelis Van der Gragt, David Griesinger, Jared Sacks

Non-Classical Surround

1st David Schwager, University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf

2nd Maciej Wilk, Gdansk University of Technology

3rd Christoph Frank, Institute for Electronic Music Graz

Judges: Ronald Prent, Wilfried Van Baelen, Bosse Ternstrom

Congratulations to all finalists, and thank you to all participants in the largest student competition ever held thus far by the AES. Also, a huge thank you to all of the companies that donated prizes for the winners of the competition:

AKG, Audio-Technica, Beyerdynamic, CB Electronics, Massenburg Design Works, Merging Technologies, Neumann, Rycote, Schoeps, Sennheiser, Soundcraft