{"id":4782,"date":"2020-11-04T15:14:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T15:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arthur-waser-foundation.ch\/arthur-waser-price\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T17:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:20:49","slug":"arthur-waser-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arthur-waser-foundation.ch\/en\/arthur-waser-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Arthur Waser Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arthur Waser Prize<\/h1>\n<\/div>
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Pilar Policano \u00a9 Philipp Schmidli<\/h6>\n<\/div>
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Promotion of top talents<\/h3>\n<\/div>

The Arthur Waser Prize was established in 2013 to support exceptionally talented young soloists at the beginning of a promising career. In 2025, the prize will be awarded for the sixth time. This year\u2019s award, endowed with 25,000 Swiss francs and accompanied by two solo performances with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, goes to the 17-year-old Argentine violinist Pilar Policano.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Previous winners<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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Photo: Kaupo Kikkas<\/h6>\n<\/div>

2022 \u2013 Jonathan Leibovitz (Clarinet)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Photo: Simon Fowler<\/h6>\n<\/div>

2020 \u2013 Lucienne Renaudin Vary (Trumpet)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Photo: Simon Fowler<\/h6>\n<\/div>

2017 \u2013 George Li (Piano)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Photo: Gregory Favre f\u00fcr Thomas Nowak Consulting<\/h6>\n<\/div>

2015 \u2013 Edgar Moreau (Cello)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Photo: Andr\u00e9 Hirtz<\/h6>\n<\/div>

2013 \u2013 Sebastian K\u00fcchler-Blessing (Organ)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Impressions of the award winners’ concert 2025<\/h3>\n<\/div>