Prizewinners announced on Friday 14 July
Interpretation First Prize and Gold Medal: Sunkyung Noh
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Improvisation First Prize: awarded jointly to Samuel Gaskin and Niklas Jahn
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Interpretation Second Prize and Audience Prize: Julian Emanuel Becker
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Douglas May Award: Ben Bloor
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Judith Weir Prize: Magdalena Moser
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Peter Hurford Bach Prize: Johannes Krahl
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Interpretation Finalists, announced on Wednesday 12 July
The three Interpretation Finalists were:
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Julian-Becker.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Magdalena-Moser.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Sunkyung-Noh.jpg)
Improvisation Finalists, announced on Tuesday 11 July
The three Improvisation Finalists were:
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Julian-Becker.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Samuel-Gaskin.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Niklas-Jahn.jpg)
Interpretation Semi-Finalists, announced on Saturday 8 July
The eight Interpretation Semi-Finalists, selected from 16 competitors at the Quarter-Finals stage, were:
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Julian-Becker.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Ben-Bloor.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Samuel-Gaskin.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Johannes-Krahl.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Charles-Maxtone-Smith.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Magdalena-Moser.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Sunkyung-Noh.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Alden-Wright.jpg)
Improvisation Semi-Finalists, announced on Friday 7 July
All five Improvisation Quarter-Finalists were selected to advance to the Semi-Finals:
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Julian-Becker.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Samuel-Gaskin.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Bernhard-Hauk.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jakob-Sch%C3%B6nborn-Dietz.jpg)
![](https://organfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Niklas-Jahn.jpg)