Canton of Lucerne honors music students
The Canton of Lucerne honors six young talents from the Department of Music at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts with the ST.ART - Young Talent Award for Culture.
According to the canton's press release, the winners should be able to "continue and deepen their work and artistic activities". The prize could be "a trigger for important developments and for establishing themselves in the local cultural scene".
The winners of the ST.ART - Young Talent Award Culture Music 2025 are José Manuel Vázquez, Master Performance Jazz, majoring in trombone; Silvan Sterki, Master Solo Performance, majoring in violoncello; Eleonora Kostina, Master Performance Classical, majoring in percussion; Elide Sulsenti, Master Interpretation in Contemporary Music, majoring in violoncello; Paula Patricia Schweinberger, Master Church Music, majoring in organ; Asli Ayben Özdemir, Master Performance Classical, majoring in violin.
The Canton of Lucerne launched the ST.ART - Young Talent Award in 2023 together with the Departments of Design, Film Art and Music at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. It focuses on supporting artists who are at the beginning of their careers. The total contribution of CHF 60,000 will be divided equally between the Departments of Design, Film Art and Music. The music awards of CHF 5,000 each were presented at the graduation ceremony of the Department of Music.
