Schneider Schott Music Prize Mainz

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The Schneider Schott Music Prize Mainz is an award for outstanding young composers and performers, which is given every two years.

According to the foundation statutes, it is awarded to composers, performers and music ensembles in the field of serious music who are resident in Germany and who are in need of support and who should not be older than 40 years. When selecting the winners, preference is given to achievements in the field of contemporary music.

history

The music publisher Heinz Schneider-Schott (1906–1988), managing director of the B. Schott's Söhne publishing house , donated a sum of money to the state capital of Mainz in 1985 for the long-term establishment of a music prize . From 1986 to 2006 the Schneider Schott Music Prize in Mainz was awarded annually, since 2006 every two years. It alternates with composers and performers who are committed to contemporary music . The selection is made by a five-person jury appointed by the cultural office of the state capital Mainz. The administration of the endowment and the prize money is up as the cultural office as the design of the ceremony and the winners concert - mostly in the State Theater in Mainz , in Mainz Town Hall , the Peter Cornelius Conservatory or the Mainz School of Music . The Schneider Schott Music Prize is endowed with 15,000 euros, making it one of the most highly endowed music prizes in Germany.

jury

The winners will be selected by a jury; self-application is not possible.

In 2014 the jury consisted of:

Since 2016 it has been composed as follows:

  • Wolfgang Rathert (Ludwig Maximilians University Munich), chairman of the jury
  • Achim Heidenreich (Cultural Office of the City of Eisenach )
  • Wolfgang Rihm (composer, Karlsruhe)
  • Yvonne Stern-Campo (Verlag Schott Music, Mainz)
  • Lars Vogt (pianist, Berlin)

Award winners

Individual evidence

  1. ^ MIZ: Schneider Schott Music Prize Mainz . In: miz.org . German Music Information Center. March 12, 2012. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b City of Mainz press office: Birke J. Bertelsmeier receives Schneider Schott Music Prize Mainz 2012 . In: openpr.de . openPR. May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b c d Dominik Susteck receives Schneider Schott Music Prize Mainz 2018 , focus.de, June 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ Neue Musikzeitung -Author PM: Anna Prohaska receives the Schneider-Schott Music Prize Mainz 2010 . In: nmz.de . Cultural information center. March 30, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ nmz.de -Editorial : Márton Illés awarded the Schneider Schott Music Prize 2008 . In: nmz.de . Cultural information center. May 7, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Hamburger Abendblatt: Schneider Schott Prize for baritone Peter Schöne . In: Hamburger Abendblatt . April 8, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ City of Mainz press office: Schneider Schott Music Prize 2005: Renowned award goes to the sound creator Enno Poppe . In: miz.org . German Music Information Center. June 1, 2005. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ Klassik.com: "Neue Vocalsolisten" receive Schneider-Schott Music Prize . In: magazin.klassik.com . March 25, 2004. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Culture prizes : Schneider Schott Music Prize Mainz . In: Kulturpreise.de . ARCult Media archivedate = 2015-05-07.
  10. ^ German Music Council: Jörg Widmann . In: German Music Council . Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. 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. Retrieved May 7, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musikrat.de