The winners of the Bach International Competition

This year's winners of the Johann Sebastian Bach International Competition in Leipzig have been announced. They were honored on Saturday at a ceremony in the old town hall. At the piano, Rachel Naomi Kudo (USA) won. Arash Rokni (Iran) and Jonathan Ferrucci (Australia / Italy) rank second and third, respectively, according to the Leipzig Bach Archives

Harpsichordists win Avinoam Shalev (Israel) ahead of Andrew Rosenblum (USA) and Anastasia Antonova (Russia) ). Maria Włoszczowska (violin / Poland) won the first prize of violin / baroque violin, the second prize was awarded to violinist Maia Cabeza (USA / Canada), the third to

Baroque violinist Hed Yaron Meyerson (Germany / Israel).

The main awards in the three subjects are each worth 10,000 euros, the second prize 7500 each and the third prize 5000 euros. In the last ten days, 105 young musicians from 34 countries competed in the contest

. The Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) lived in Leipzig for almost three decades. Among other things, he led the Thomanerchor as a cantor.