100 candidates from 27 countries have submitted entries to take part in the 8th edition of the Maurice Andre International Trumpet Competition.

The results of a pre-selection of contenders who will go on to perform in Paris from the 15th to 21st February will be announced this weekend.

There, a further two rounds will take place at the Conservatoire a Rayonnment Regional before three finalists are chosen for the Grand Final performing with an orchestra at the Theatre du Chatelet.

12,000 Euros first prize

All applicants are under the age of 31 and must first send in an unedited pre-screening video. Following selection, a further two elimination rounds take place in Paris before the public Grand Final where the trio must choose between Hummel's 'Trumpet Concerto' or Alfredo Desenclos' 'Incantation, Threne and Dance' to win the 12,000 Euro first prize.

Ethos and jury

The ethos of the competition is to promote excellence in the interpretation of the trumpet repertoire, support the emergence of a new generation of international soloists and to to perpetuate the artistic legacy of trumpeter Maurice André.

The jury is headed by Sergei Nakariakov, alongside jury members Gabor Boldoczki; Guang Chen; Tine Helseth; Tomonori Sato; Nicolas Andre; Chris Martin; Ibrahim Maalouf; Phil Cobb and Clément Saunier.

First held between 1979 and 2006, the competition was revived in 2022 to mark the 10th anniversary of the great player's death. Past winners include Stephen Burns, Gabor Boldoczki, David Guerrier, Francisco Alberto Flores Colmenares and Sebastian Berner.