1st Prize | Piano Competition, Enschede

Huge congratulations to DBA Academist Akari Bastiaens, who took home not only the first prize but also audience prize and press prize for her performance at the International Piano Competition for Young Musicians in Enschede, NL on Friday!! Akari (11) played alongside participants aged till 16 in her category. She worked closely with professor Tatiana Abayeva over the last weeks in preparation for this and the Steinway Competition, Belgium in which she is currently a finalist.

Akari's 1st prize is the third major success in an international piano competition this month, after Ivan Petrenko's 1st prize at the Volodymyr Krainev Competition for Young Pianists in Zurich, Switzerland and Yulianna Beziazychna's 1st prize at the Bela Bartok Piano Competition in Graz, Austria

1st Prize | Bartok Competition, Graz

Congratulations to @forteyulianna for her top scoring performance at the Bela Bartok piano competition in Graz, Austria. She took home the first prize in her category and many nice memories together with her professor Tatiana Abayeva. Fantastic addition of yet another first prize to her collection!

Double Bass Extravaganza Complete

Congratulations to all the participants of this year's edition of the Double Bass Extravaganza!! The academy home was full of bulky instruments and low tones, lot's of smiles, laughter and inspiration. Thank you to Olivier Thiery, Rodrigo Moro Martín and Nicholas Santangelo Schwartz for their great work and for presenting a beautiful and exciting concert on Saturday evening. A highlight of the season to be sure!