Alois Kottmann Prize
The Alois Kottmann Prize for classical vocal violin playing is awarded to outstanding international violinists. The award of the culture prize takes place in cooperation with the city of Frankfurt am Main . The competition takes place annually in May / June as part of the International Music Days Hessen Main-Taunus Hofheim in Hofheim am Taunus , Hesse . The award ceremony takes place after the competition at a separate time by the Lord Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main in the representative Limpurg Hall of the Römer town hall in Frankfurt .
history
The Alois Kottmann Prize was founded in 2001. It bears the name of its founder, the German violinist and university lecturer Alois Kottmann .
In the first few years of the competition, only one winner was determined, and special prizes were also awarded. This changed from 2005, when there were two winners for the first time. In 2006 and 2007, the title Special Recognition was also awarded. In 2007, Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker (Germany) was also awarded the so far unique Bach Prize of the City of Hofheim am Taunus as part of the competition . In 2010, the Alois Kottmann Prize was presented in the form of a 1st and 2nd prize, and in addition to the special prizes also a distinction of honorable recognition was awarded.
target
The culture prize serves to promote the violin tradition of Carl Flesch , which was shaped in Frankfurt am Main and which so far had its most important representatives in Alma Moodie and Max Rostal . When awarding the prize, particular emphasis is placed on classical discipline, an artistic and stylistic penetration of the performed works and a high pitch of the tone that characterizes and characterizes the personality.
“ You can recognize important violinists by their tone, but this is often no longer possible with youngsters today. What you hear from them is played brilliantly, but without any recognizable personality. The violin was invented because humans can also sing on it. "
Doping
The prize is endowed with 3,000 euros. The award-winning participants each receive a silver coin, partly individually minted for the winner, and a certificate. In addition, special prizes and awards may be given.
Conditions of participation
Participation is internationally open to violinists, there is no age limit. In the competition, compulsory pieces that were announced one year earlier and that change annually must be performed. Playing by heart is neither required nor specially rated. The registration deadline is always in April.
jury
The jury is made up of Margit Neubauer (vocals), Alois Kottmann (violin, namesake and donor of the prize) and Boris Kottmann (violin). In 2015 the Kammersängerin Margit Neubauer was represented by her husband, the Kammersängerin Franz Mayer, due to other obligations.
Award winners
| year | Award winners | Special bonus | recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |
 Bojidara Kouzmanova
|
 Patricia Gross Vivien Forest |
- |
| 2002 |
 Ara Lee |
 Giuseppe Carotenuto Almut Frenzel Andrea E.-I. Kim Vivien Forest |
- |
| 2003 |
 Maria Azova
|
Myung-Eun Lee Johanna Schlueter David Schultheiß |
- |
| 2004 |
 Julia-Evelyn Zis |
Almut Frenzel |
Eun-ae Kim
|
| 2005 |
  Aya Muraki Japan Yoriko Muto |
Marie-Luise Dingler Dina Zemtsova |
 Anna Knopp Viviane Waschbüsch
|
| 2006 |
Yeo Young Yoon Myung Eun Lee |
 Zsuzsanna Czentnár |
 Bahadir Arkiliç
|
| 2007 |
 Chloé Kiffer Istvan Horvath |
Rebecca Martin |
Celia Schann
|
| 2008 |
 Yan Yan Chang |
Byol Kang Martina Trumpp
|
- |
| 2009 |
Célia Schann Marcus Tanneberger Harim Chun |
Ludwig Dürichen |
- |
| 2010 | 1. Jayoung Jeon 2. Oleksii Semenenko |
 Liv Migdal Katja Schott |
 C. Christopher
|
| 2011 |
Senta Johanna Kraemer |
Saschka Haberl Bo Xiang |
- |
| 2012 | - | - |
 Jon Hess-Andersen Stephanie Appelhans Anna Neubert
|
| 2013 |
Olga Arnakuliyeva Lisa Maria Schumann Laura Zarina |
Brenda Frasier Mika Seifert Julia Weissmann |
SuJin Ann Verena Kurz Katja Pletzsch
|
| 2014 |
Verena Kurz Antonia-Sophie Pechstaedt |
Yonjoo Kang Sofia Roldan-Cativa Jeanine Thorpe Lea Hausmann  |
- |
| 2015 |
Yu Matsuda Theresa Sophie Reustle |
Johanna Radoy |
Christine Elisabeth Müller
|
| 2016 | 1st prize not awarded / Katerina Chatzinikolau Olga Becker  |
Katharina Licht Julia Weissmann |
Akiko Nakano
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alois-Kottmann-Preis ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on: kulturportal-hessen.de
- ↑ International Music Days Hessen Main-Taunus Hofheim
- ↑ Alois Kottmann Prize at: kultur.frankfurt.de
- ↑ Alois Kottmann Prize at: internationale-musiktage.de
- ↑ Alois Kottmann Prize at: alois-kottmann.de
- ^ The contender for the good tone in: Frankfurter Rundschau, November 2, 2009
- ↑ Alois Kottmann Prize for classical vocal violin playing on: miz.de
- ↑ Alois Kottmann Prize 2006 at: dasorchester.de
- ↑ Alois Kottmann Prize for classical vocal violin playing on: dasorchester.de
- ↑ Célia Schann, Harim Chun and Marcus Tanneberger win Alois Kottmann Prize 2009 on: klassik.com
- ↑ Alois Kottmann Prize to Célia Schann, Harim Chun and Marcus Tanneberger at: dasorchester.de
- ↑ Photo: Prize Winners 2010 ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on: hofheimer-zeitung.de
- ↑ Spirit, soul and hard work ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Hofheimer Zeitung, May 18, 2010
- ↑ Jayoung Jeon wins Alois Kottmann Prize 2010 on: dasorchester.de
- ↑ The beautiful sound - Alois Kottmann Prize awarded ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Hofheimer Zeitung, June 10, 2011
- ↑ Magical Moments ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Hofheimer Zeitung, May 22, 2012
- ↑ Happy conclusion ( memento of the original from June 25, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Hofheimer Zeitung, October 23, 2012
- ↑ Prizes to three highly talented violinists ( memento of the original from June 25, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Hofheimer Zeitung, May 14, 2013
- ↑ Art is something else than make-up ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Hofheimer Zeitung, June 3, 2014
- ↑ The sound makes the music in: Hofheimer Zeitung, May 19, 2015
