After what felt like very long waiting days, I finally got the answer from YouTube: I won the competition as a bass clarinetist for the
Together with 90 colleagues from over 30 countries, we will perform a concert next 15th April at
Carnegie Hall, with
Michael Tilson Thomas as conductor and with music by
Tan Dun. This will be just a great experience. I will have the honor to represent Belgium (Ik woon in Gent!), and also my native Peru. More details about the competition can be found
here in Yahoo! News and in
Sequenza21.
I thank you all for your kind words and support. Special thanks goes to all my family: Lida, José, Betty, Rossy, Angelinna and Giuseppe; to my friends
Hallveig Agustsdottir,
Ward de Vleeschhouwer,
Peter Verdonck and Pia Cabuy (
het Achterhuis); and to my teachers Ana Barrera,
Eddy Vanoosthuyse and Marc Kerckhof.