After several weeks of applications from around the world, Henri SELMER Paris is pleased to unveil the 20 young artists selected to join the first class of SELMER Paris Young Talents.
SELMER Paris Young Talents: Meet the 20 Artists of the First Cohort
20 artists, 20 unique journeys
This first cohort brings together 16 saxophonists (or ensembles) and 4 clarinetists (or duos), from 16 different countries and performing in classical, contemporary, and/or jazz repertoires.
- Simon Comte (Belgium) - Saxophone
- Veronica Leahy (United States) - Saxophone
- Yang Bai (China) - Clarinet
- Darius Moglia (France) - Saxophone
- Tomás Martinez (Argentina) - Saxophone
- Elizaveta Gamaris (Russia) - Clarinet
- Taerin Lee (South Korea) - Saxophone
- Donovan Haffner (United Kingdom) - Saxophone
- Samuel Korn (United States) - Saxophone
- Dúo Arclarinets (Spain) - Clarinet
- Laura Martinez (Colombia) - Saxophone
- Robert Wypasek (Poland) - Saxophone
- Effel Quartet (Poland, Germany, Hungary, Spain) - Saxophone
- Pei Li (China) - Saxophone
- Baptiste Stanek (France) - Saxophone
- Marta Doménech Beltrán (Spain) - Saxophone
- Ewerton Guilherme Guimarães (Brazil) - Clarinet
- Karolis Šarkus (Lithuania) - Saxophone
- Michael Tkachenko (Israel) - Saxophone
- Kassa Green-Jakcsi (United Kingdom) - Saxophone
An international cohort
For the next three years, the 20 laureates will benefit from the support provided as part of the Young Talents program: equipment grants, promotion through Selmer Paris content, invitations to certain events, and meetings with the Henri SELMER Paris teams and artists...

Branford Marsalis is the honorary patron of this first cohort of the SELMER Paris Young Talents program. Each year, a new cohort of artists will be selected internationally to join the program for three years.
Welcome to the 20 laureates of the first SELMER Paris Young Talents cohort! We look forward to following their journeys, discovering their projects, and sharing their music.