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Michal Riefeld wins the 2026 National Cello Competition

The most thrilling part of the Cello Biennale was won by Michal Riefeld. 'Every note speaks from your heart, you are a passionate story teller’, said jury chairman Sven Arne Tepl.

Second prize went to Jurre Koopmans. Jurre also won the Prize for the best performance of the commissioned composition, this time composed by Karmit Fadael. Jurre also received the most votes from the audience, thereby winning the Audience Prize. The third-prize winner is Yi-I Stephanie Yang. Andrej van Brakel won the Incentive Prize and the Start in Splendor Prize, a training programme in which the winner is allowed to programme and promote their own concert. Anaëlle Couette has won a scholarship enabling her to take part in the masterclasses at the Cellissimo Academy in Budapest.