There was fight to the finish here at the finale for strings and you could feel the nervous tension in the big hall at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. After having heard all three ensembles playing both Beethoven and Carl Nielsen the jury chose Kleio Quartet from London for the 1st Prize and the best performance of the commissioned piece, NOVO Quartet from Copenhagen for the 2nd Prize and Quartett Hana from München for the 3rd Prize. Congratulations to you all and thanks for a fantastic week full of excitement.