XIII SOLO COMPETITION 2027
CHECK IN: MARCH 20th
ROUND 1: MARCH 21, 22, 23
ROUND 2: MARCH 25
FINAL ROUND: MARCH 27
WINNERS
SOLO SAXOPHONE COMPETITION
JUAN DAVID TORO MARTÍN
2026
MARC FELIS CANDELA
2023
VALENTIN KOVALEV
2019
JUAN PEDRO LUNA
2016
WATARU HIRAI
2025
GIORGI DZHISHKARIANI
2022
CARLOS ZARAGOZA
2018
MAKOTO HONDO
2015
DMITRY PINCHUK
2024
MIKHAIL KAZAKOV
2021
FRANCISCO RUSILLO
2017
ANTONIO GARCIA JORGE
2014
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RULES
2027 RULES PDF EN
2027 RULES PDF CA
2027 RULES PDF ES
2027 RULES PDF FR
2027 RULES PDF CHI
2027 RULES PDF JAP
2027 RULES PDF RUS
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REPERTOIRE
VIDEO SELECTION PROCESS
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The candidate must submit the following video:
Fantasia nº2 de 12 Fantasías para Flauta Solo de Georg Philipp Telemann, TWV 40: 2-13
(Free key and instrumentation)
The video file must be submitted via WeTransfer, SwissTransfer, or a similar file transfer service to videos@andorrasaxfest.com no later than 18th october 2026.
File name: SURNAME_FIRST_NAME_TELEMANN
Resolution: minimum 640 x 480 pixels.
The video file must not exceed 2 GB.
In the video, the candidate must be fully visible at all times on the screen and the camera angle must be fixed.
The video must be filmed in a single take. A montage of the video will not be accepted.
All videos are viewed confidentially by the competition’s organising team to ensure that no editing has been used.
It is the responsibility of the competition’s organising team to decide whether a video is inadmissible due to insufficient technical quality and/or non-compliance with the rules defined above.
In the case of inadmission, the contest’s organising team reserves the right to ask the candidate to provide a new video.
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FIRST ROUND
Vocalise-Etude pour Voix Elevées, Oliver Messiaen
Without previous piano rehearsal. (Original key, Free instrumentation)
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Choose and perform one of the following two études from 10 Études dans le Style Contemporain by Alain Margoni (Éditions Billaudot):
No. 4 – Bartokiana
No. 5 – Stravinsky (Soprano Saxophone)
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SECOND ROUND
Sonate, Edison Denisov
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2nd free work
Solo piece chosen by the contestant. It must be original for any member of the saxophone family. It must be published and transcriptions won´t be accepted unless is made by the composer and it´s published as well. The contestant will bring copies of the piece for the jury. It is recommended that the piece is shorter than 12 minutes. The piece could be longer than 12 minutes but the jury could stop the interpretation in the competition once it passes the 12 minutes mark.
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FINAL ROUND
Concerto, Op. 26 – Paul Creston (Éditions G. SCHIRMER, Inc. )
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PRIZES
First prize:
SELMER PARIS Alto Saxophone Supreme, offered by SELMER PARIS.
€8,000
One week of accommodation and local expenses covered, together with a paid saxophone and piano recital engagement during ANDORRA SAX FEST 2028.
A paid saxophone recital engagement as part of the 2028 CLASSICAND Festival concert series (Andorra).
A paid saxophone and organ recital engagement as part of the 2027 Andorra International Organ Festival concert series (Andorra).
Appointment as a Jury Member of the 11th Andorra International Competition for Young Saxophonists 2028 during ANDORRA SAX FEST 2028.
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Second prize
€5,000
A Performance accompanied by string quartet in the "Cicle de Concerts Colors de Música d'Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra)", July / August 2027.
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Third prize
€4,000
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Fourth prize
€2,000
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Fifth prize
€2,000
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Sixth prize
€2,000
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SECOND ROUND: 200€ for each participant who does not pass to the FINAL ROUND.
XIII SOLO SAXOPHONE 2027
ACCOMPANISTS
Takahiro Mita
Takahiro started his piano studies at age 5. He studied piano at the Tokyo National University of Music and Fine Arts with Mutsuko Kobayashi, where he obtained the highest score as a soloist. He received advice from many great pianists such as Vlado Perlemuter, Badura Skoda, Jorge Pludermacher, Jacque Rouvier, Vladimir Tropp and Aquiles Delle Vigne and furthered his piano studies at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles with Jean- Claude Venden Eynden and Burkard Spinley.
There, he received the First Prize in Chamber Music and obtained the Higher Diploma in piano with Distinction. He has been participated in several national and international competitions, obtaining the First Prize from Japan’s Union of Education, First Prize at the Concurs Ciutat d’Osca, Second Prize at the Concurs Maria Canals (Barcelona), Third Prize and the Award to the Best Spanish Music Interpretation at the Concurs Ciutat de Carlet, Honor Award at TIM and Second Prize at the Concurs Ciutat de El Ferrol, where he also received the Audience Award and the Award to the Best Spanish Music Interpretation. Furthermore, he has been selected to take part in other prestigious competitions, such as the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition and the Sydney International Piano Competition.
In 2007 and 2008, he was invited to be a repertoire teacher at the Encuentro de Música y Academia de Santander.
He has performed in orchestras and has given many solo and chamber music recitals in Japan, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy and Spain.
He currently resides in Aragon, combining his concert life with his pedagogical activities as a professor at the Conservatori Superior d’Aragó.
Aniana Jaime
Aniana Jaime is Professor of Piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid. She has previously taught piano, chamber music, improvisation, and viola and cello accompaniment at the Conservatory of Music of Aragon, the Conservatory and Integrated Center of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, and the Professional Conservatory of Zaragoza. She has given recitals and lectures in numerous venues in Europe, Mexico, and the United States at Shenandoah University, Greensboro, South Carolina, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Minnesota. Highlights include her collaborations with the Zaragoza Auditorium Chamber Orchestra “Grupo Enigma” and her participation in 2016 in the Chamber Music series of the Spanish Radio and Television Orchestra. She has been pianist of the Andorra Sax Fest International Saxophone Competition since its inception. In 2010, she founded AniMa Duo with saxophonist Mariano García. With a repertoire ranging from transcriptions to 20th-century music, the duo has recorded four albums: Sculptures (2014), Ritmo en el espacio (2016), Hommage (2020), and L'éveil d'AniMa (2025) with the labels Ibs Classical, Delicias Discográficas, and ARIA classics.
In 2022, she will premiere her first works as a composer.
More info at www.anianajaime.com
Miriam started studying music when she was 6 years old with Daniel Areny. She has also been a student of Dolors Bellera and Josep Maria Escribano.
She obtained the Superior Piano Degree from the Municipal Conservatory of Barcelona in 1992 under the tutelage of maestro Miquel Farré. She then went on to receive a postgraduate scholarship from the Fundació Crèdit Andorrà that allowed her to study at the Trinity College of London with the pianist Kaoru Bingham, where she obtained two postgraduate degrees in piano performance. She has performed as a soloist, accompanying pianist and in chamber music orchestras.
She has participated in the Narciso Yepes Festival several times and in the Montserrat Caballé International Singing Competition, as well as performing in Madrid, Ljublyana, Strasbourg and Paris.
She was head of studies at the Institute of Music of the Comú of Andorra la Vella for 5 years, is also a certified Early Childhood teacher by IGEME (Instituto Gordon de Educación Musical España), and is currently a teacher of musical awareness, a piano teacher and pianist accompanying the Institut de Música del Comú d'Andorra la Vella and is doing the level 2 in Music Childhood Theory by Edwin Gordon for children from 3 to 6 years old.
Kic Barroc
He began his training at the Institute of Music and Dance of Andorra, where he obtained the professional degree in classical piano, studying with professors such as Míriam Manubens, Toni Gibert, and Marina Vallcorba.
After moving to Barcelona, he earned his higher degree in jazz piano at the ESEM Taller de Músics, studying with Marco Mezquida and Txema Riera. Additionally, he attended numerous masterclasses with musicians such as Agustí Fernández, Stefano Bollani, Perico Sambeat, Jerry Bergonzi, and Jacob Collier.
Later, he specialized in music production and composition, studying under Santiago Galán and Néstor Jiménez, and obtained two master’s degrees: Musical Composition with New Technologies (2022, UNIR) and Master's Degree in Teacher Training (2021, UNIR).
He collaborates with the International Jazz Festival of Escaldes and Andorra SaxFest, and has carried out numerous projects with institutions such as the ONCA (National Classical Orchestra of Andorra), the El Temps de les Arts program, and the JOCAND (Young Theatre Company of Andorra).
In 2022, he released his debut album, Mon noM, alongside the prestigious saxophonist Baptiste Herbin, with a 100% Pyrenean ensemble. This project has taken him to perform in some of the most emblematic venues and festivals in Andorra and Spain.
In September 2021, he made his debut with ONCA in a talk-concert format, where he presented works composed specifically for the occasion and analyzed the history of the national anthem and its composer. In March 2022, he debuted as a solo pianist with ONCA, performing his own composition, Suite Andorrana for Piano and Orchestra, in a special concert celebrating the anniversary of the Andorran Constitution.
He is the co-creator of Fonorama, a production company where, together with Lluís Casahuga and Toni Gibert, he creates music for theatrical and audiovisual productions, including Temps Era Temps (with JOCAND), Jo dic Mai Més (with Ferran Castells, Àlex Polls, and Teresa Davant), and Angelika (with Josep Galindo), among others.
Míriam Manubens
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PARTICIPANTS
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RULES
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2027 RULES PDF EN
2027 RULES PDF CA
2027 RULES PDF ES
2027 RULES PDF FR
2027 RULES PDF CHI
2027 RULES PDF JAP
2027 RULES PDF RUS
JURY
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REPERTOIRE
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CATEGORY A:
Phrygienne by Michel Delgiudice – Éditions Alphonse Leduc
CATEGORY B:
Sicilienne et Tarentelle by Francis-Paul Demillac – Éditions M. Combre
CATEGORY C:
Pulcinella by Eugène Bozza – Éditions Alphonse Leduc
Improvisation No. 1 by Ryo Noda – Éditions Alphonse Leduc
CATEGORY D:
Divertimento (2nd and 3rd movements only) by Roger Boutry – Éditions Alphonse Leduc
MAÏ by Ryo Noda – Éditions Alphonse Leduc
Only legally obtained sheet music must be used in the competition.
PRIZES
X YOUTH SAX SOLO 2027
CATEGORY A

FIRST PRIZE

60€ in SELMER & VANDOREN shopping vouchers provided by EUROMUSICA & MAFER.
50€ in SAXTIENDA.COM shopping vouchers provided by ADOLPHESAX.COM & SAXTIENDA.COM.

SECOND PRIZE

50€ in SELMER & VANDOREN shopping vouchers provided by EUROMUSICA & MAFER.
THIRD PRIZE

40€ in SELMER & VANDOREN shopping vouchers provided by EUROMUSICA & MAFER


CATEGORY B

FIRST PRIZE
80€ in SELMER & VANDOREN shopping vouchers provided by EUROMUSICA & MAFER

50€ in SAXTIENDA.COM shopping vouchers provided by ADOLPHESAX.COM & SAXTIENDA.COM.

One BAGS EV-I Basic Alto Saxophone Case.
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SECOND PRIZE
70€ in SELMER & VANDOREN shopping vouchers provided by EUROMUSICA & MAFER

THIRD PRIZE
60€ in SELMER & VANDOREN shopping vouchers provided by EUROMUSICA & MAFER


CATEGORY C

FIRST PRIZE
200€ in SELMER & VANDOREN shopping vouchers provided by EUROMUSICA & MAFER

100€ in SAXTIENDA.COM shopping vouchers provided by ADOLPHESAX.COM & SAXTIENDA.COM.

One BAGS EV-I Metallic Alto Saxophone Case.
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SECOND PRIZE
160€ in SELMER & VANDOREN shopping vouchers provided by EUROMUSICA & MAFER

THIRD PRIZE

125€ in SELMER & VANDOREN shopping vouchers provided by EUROMUSICA & MAFER


CATEGORY D

FIRST PRIZE

SELMER PARIS Alto Saxophone Signature, offered by SELMER PARIS
250€ in SAXTIENDA.COM shopping vouchers provided by ADOLPHESAX.COM & SAXTIENDA.COM
One BAGS EV-3 Metallic Alto & Soprano Saxophone Double Case.
1 year subscription to ADLIBITUMCLASS.COM

Paid saxophone and piano recital within the framework of the ANDORRA SAX FEST’28, with all travel and accommodation expenses for the week covered by the organization
SECOND PRIZE
300€ in SELMER & VANDOREN shopping vouchers provided by EUROMUSICA & MAFER

1 year subscription to ADLIBITUMCLASS.COM


THIRD PRIZE
200€ in SELMER & VANDOREN shopping vouchers provided by EUROMUSICA & MAFER

1 year subscription to ADLIBITUMCLASS.COM
PARTICIPANTS
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