ARD International Music Competition

The International Music Competition of the ARD is one of the most prestigious and largest competitions of its kind, many now world-famous artists have been encouraged by him, and could then develop their careers further. These include Jessye Norman, Maurice André, Francisco Araiza, Hermann Baumann, Natalia Gutman, Christoph Eschenbach, Mitsuko Uchida, Bernd Glemser, Günther Kaunzinger, Thomas Quasthoff, Ivan Rebroff, Yuri Bashmet, Christian Tetzlaff, Sharon Kam, Heinz Holliger, Peter Sadlo, Branimir Slokar, Isabelle Moretti and the Quatuor Ebene, just to name a few. Participation is open to musicians of all nations. The maximum age depends on the category and is mostly 25 to 28 years. Occur each year about 200 candidates from 35 to 40 countries.

Prehistory

Already 1947-1950 led Radio Frankfurt a " Competition for Young Soloists " by. From the first competition, there was the discovery of two female voices that should belong to the world elite soon: Christa Ludwig and Erika Köth. Became well-known example also the flutist Karlheinz Zöller and pianist Robert Alexander Bohnke.

The ARD was founded in 1950, developed the idea of ​​a continued together young musicians from around the world and hosted from 1952 every year a competition passage. This developed, precisely because of its annually changing offer for musicians to a singular and highly valued commodity. Even today, now under the care of the Bayerischer Rundfunk in Munich, it offers young artists a platform - as a soloist with chamber music.

The latest addition of the competition took place in 2001: on prominent composers have since been awarded commissions and so strengthened the presence of contemporary music.

Festival of ARD winners

The competition can not be avoided among the candidates led the competition line, at least retrospectively to create an experience of musical interaction. So 2001 was developed with the Festival of ARD winners a concert series, in which the musicians from around the world together to rehearse and perform chamber works in different places.

Categories 2000-2016

  • 2016: double bass, harp, horn, string quartet
  • 2015: vocals, flute, trombone, piano
  • 2014: piano, cello, percussion, woodwind quintet
  • 2013: Violin, Viola, Bassoon, Piano Trio
  • 2012: vocals, clarinet, string quartet
  • 2011: piano, oboe, trumpet, organ
  • 2010: flute, horn, piano, cello
  • 2009: vocals, harp, violin, double bass
  • 2008: viola, clarinet, bassoon, string quartet
  • 2007: oboe, trombone, percussion, piano trio
  • 2006: Singing ( opera ), song ( concert / song ), piano, wind quintet
  • 2005: horn, violin, cello, piano
  • 2004: viola, flute, harp, string quartet
  • 2003: vocals, clarinet, double bass, trumpet
  • 2002: Piano, Oboe, Bassoon, Piano Trio
  • 2001: violin, cello, saxophone, percussion, woodwind quintet
  • 2000: singing, viola, flute, piano, string quartet

Line

  • Organizational leadership: Elisabeth Kozik; Assistant: Amelie Krause
  • Artistic Director: Axel Linstädt; Assistant: Oswald Beaujean
  • Public Relations: Ruth wiping man

Award winners

2013

Violin

Viola

Bassoon

Piano Trio

2012

Singing / Men

Singing / Women

Clarinet

String Quartet

2011

Oboe

Trumpet

Piano

Organ

2010

Violoncello

Horn

Piano

2009

Double bass

Harp

Singing / Men

Singing / Women

Violin

2008

Viola

Clarinet

Bassoon

  • 2nd prize: Philipp Tutzer (Italy )
  • 3rd prize: Václav Vonášek (Czech Republic)

String Quartet

2007

Oboe

Trombone

Drums

Piano Trio

2006

Piano

Singing / concert, song

  • 2nd Prize: Constantinescu, Roxana (Romania )
  • 2nd Prize: Ullrich, Carolina ( Chile / Germany )
  • 3rd prize: Balzer, Colin (Canada)
  • 3rd prize: Nice, Peter ( Germany )

Vocal / Opera

Wind Quintet

2005

Horn

Piano

  • 2nd Prize: Victor y Luis del Valle ( Spain)
  • 2nd Prize: piano Vilija Poskute - Tomas Daukantas (Lithuania )
  • 3rd prize: Irini Silivanova - Maxim Puryzhinskiy (Russia)

Violin

Violoncello

2004

Harp

String Quartet

Viola

2003

Singing

Clarinet

  • 2nd Prize: Patey, Olivier ( France)
  • 3rd prize: Pujuila, Florent (France)

Trumpet

Double bass

2002

Piano

Oboe

  • 3rd prize: Cismondi, Nora (France)
  • 3rd prize: Gattet, Alexandre ( France)
  • 3rd prize: Keiko Inoue (Japan)

Bassoon

  • 2nd Prize: Rácz, Matthias ( Germany )
  • 3rd prize: Luoma, Jaakko (Finland )
  • 3rd prize: Watts, Lyndon (Australia)

Piano Trio

  • 2nd Prize: Trio con Brio (Denmark / Korea)
  • 2nd Prize: Trio Ondine (Denmark / Norway / Sweden)

2001

Violin

  • 2nd Prize: von Hehn, Annette ( Germany )
  • 3rd prize: Kang, Minjung (Korea )
  • 3rd prize: Yu, Yamei ( Germany )

Violoncello

Saxophone

  • 2nd Prize: Doisy, Alexandre ( France)
  • 3rd prize: Koppetsch, Lutz ( Germany )
  • 3rd prize: Petit, Julien ( France)

Drums

Wind Quintet

2000

Singing

Viola

  • 2nd Prize: Waskiewicz, Danuta ( Germany )
  • 2nd Prize: Szabó, Rozalia (Hungary )
  • 2nd Prize: meadow, Henrik ( Germany )
  • 3rd prize: McCall, Kersten ( Germany )

Piano Duo

String Quartet

  • 2nd Prize: Avalon Quartet (France / Canada / USA)
  • 3rd prize: Quartetto Prometeo (Italy )
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