Wolfram von Eschenbach Prize
The Wolfram von Eschenbach Prize is a culture award from the Middle Franconia district .
The Bavarian district of Middle Franconia annually awards a prize "in recognition of significant cultural work" to personalities who are connected to Franconia through birth, life or work . The name giver for the award is the poet Wolfram von Eschenbach . The prize has been endowed with 15,000 euros since 2009, before that with 10,000 euros.
There are also three prizes for young artists, each worth 5,000 euros.
Culture award winner of the district of Middle Franconia
- 1980: Hans Max von Aufseß , author
- 1981: Helmut Lederer , photographer, Wolfgang Harms , painter and graphic artist
- 1982: Heinz Schmeißner , building consultant for the city of Nuremberg
- 1983: Fitzgerald Kusz , author
- 1984: Eitel Klein , painter and graphic artist, Peter König , illustrator
- 1985: Werner Heider , musician
- 1986: Erich Mulzer , chairman of the Altstadtfreunde Nürnberg
- 1987: Gottlob Haag , dialect author
- 1988: Inge Meidinger-Geise , author
- 1989: Ernst Gröschel , musician
- 1990: Karl-Friedrich Beringer , director of the Windsbach boys' choir
- 1991: the statutes were revised, there was no award ceremony.
- 1992: Wolfgang Buhl , director of the Nuremberg Radio Studio
- 1993: Werner Jacob , church musician, Hanns-Helmut Mähner , manager of the International Organ Week Nuremberg - Musica sacra
- 1994: Werner Knaupp , visual artist
- 1995: Klaus Hashagen , head of music department at the Bavarian Radio's Studio Nuremberg, Cabaza Percussion Quartet
- 1996: Ernst Steinacker , sculptor
- 1997: Andreas Kleffel , Chairman of the Bach Week Ansbach, Hans Georg Schäfer , Director of the Bach Week Ansbach
- 1998: Michael Mathias Prechtl , painter
- 1999: Wolfgang Riedelbauch , Musica Franconia, Dehnberger Hoftheater
- 2000: Franz Vornberger , painter
- 2001: Hartmut Heller , cultural historian
- 2002: Oskar Koller , painter
- 2003: Godehard Schramm , writer
- 2004: Karlheinz Deschner , writer
- 2005: Natascha Wodin , writer
- 2006: Heinrich Hartl , Nuremberg composer and interpreter
- 2007: Franz Krautwurst , musicologist
- 2008: Brigitta Heyduck , painter and graphic artist
- 2009: Paul Maar , author
- 2010: Wolfgang Haffner , drummer
- 2011: Ludwig Fels , writer
- 2012: Ruth Lapide , religious scholar and historian
- 2013: Verena Waffek , artist
- 2014: Gerhard Falkner , poet and playwright
- 2015: ensemble KONTRASTE , music
- 2016: Hermann Glaser , cultural historian
- 2017: Windsbacher Boys Choir
- 2018: Gerd Grashaußer "Geraldino" , children's songwriter
- 2019: Hildegard Pohl , jazz pianist
Award winner of the Middle Franconia district
- 1980: Wolfgang Riedelbauch , Opera Kapellmeister, conductor; Axel Linstädt , musician and producer
- 1981: Karl-Friedrich Beringer , musician; Wolfgang Harms , painter and graphic artist
- 1982: Bernhard Rein , freelance artist; Rainer Pöhlitz visual artist
- 1983: Friederike Gollwitzer , musician; Gerd Fischer , theater manager
- 1984: Peter König , painter; Günter Paule , painter and graphic artist
- 1985: Heinrich Josef Hartl , composer; Gerhard C. Krischker , writer
- 1986: Hans-Peter Nitt , musician; Älabätsch , group of musicians
- 1987: Godehard Schramm , writer; Roseau quintet, musician
- 1988: Windsbacher Puppet Theater Kaspari ; Czurda dance theater
- 1989: Klaus Schneider , painter; Schwabach puppet stage
- 1990: The Veldenstein Musicians ; Franconian-Swabian City Theater Dinkelsbühl
- 1991: Due to the revision of the statutes, there was no award this year
- 1992: Manfred Hürlimann , painter and draftsman; Harmonia Vocalis , vocal ensemble
- 1993: Claus Feldmann , painter; Klaus Karl-Kraus , theater actor and comedian; Berthold Hoffmann artist
- 1994: Claudia Endres , sculptor; Eckart Graßner , church musician and conductor; Reinhold Wiedenmann , singer
- 1995: Mara Gruber , textile artist; Jessica and Tobias Hartlieb , musicians; Percussion quartet CABAZA , ensemble; Gerd Scherm , writer from Fürth
- 1996: Michaela Biet , sculptor from Nuremberg; Reinhard Knodt , writer from Röthenbach ad Pegnitz; Dorian Keilhack , pianist from Erlangen
- 1997: Theater Pfütze , Nuremberg; Holger Lassen , sculptor from Nuremberg; Klaus Jäckle , guitarist from Nuremberg
- 1999: Helmut Haberkamm , writer and dialect author; Ensemble Contrasts , Musicians; Joseph Stephan Wurmer , sculptor
- 2000: Katja Wunderling , painter; Peter Fulda , pianist; Ralf Huwendiek , writer and radio author
- 2003: Stefan Hippe , composer from Nuremberg; Ingeborg Mohr , teacher from Colmberg; Gabriela Dauerer , artist from Nuremberg
- 2004: Monika Teepe , soprano; Stefan Kügel , stage artist from Burgebrach; Verena Manz , artist from Nuremberg
- 2005: Viva Voce , a cappella band; Inge Gutbrod , painter and object artist from Nuremberg; Comoedia Mundi , touring theater from Frankfurt a. M.
- 2006: Christiane Neudecker , Berlin director and writer; Christian Rösner , sculptor, Nuremberg; Sunday Night Orchestra , Nuremberg
- 2007: Habib Bektaş , Erlangen writer; Fredder Wanoth , Nuremberg painter, draftsman and photographer; Nuremberg Accordion Orchestra Willi Münch
- 2008: saxophone quartet fiasco classico , Nuremberg; Wolfgang Buck , Franconian songwriter and poet, Walsdorf near Bamberg; Ursula Kreutz , visual artist from Fürth
- 2009: Sculptor Meide Büdel from Nuremberg; Violinist Martina Trumpp , Ansbach; Cultural activist Michael Jakob , Ansbach
- 2010: Soprano Christiane Karg from Feuchtwangen; Artist Andreas Oehlert , Fürth; the Paper Theater Nuremberg under the direction of Johannes Volkmann
- 2011: pianist David Theodor Schmidt from Erlangen; Sculptor Sebastian Kuhn from Nuremberg; Theater group "Rampenlicht" from Bruckberg
- 2012: visual artist Markus Putze from Nuremberg; Pianist Dieter Köhnlein from Ansbach; Jazz choir with band Singin 'Off Beats from Nuremberg and all of Middle Franconia
- 2013: Saxophonist Lutz Häfner from Fürth; Soprano soloist Irene Kurka from Düsseldorf; Writer Sabine Weigand from Schwabach
- 2014: conductor and cantor Pia Praetorius from Nuremberg; Painter Jochen Pankrath from Fürth; Writer Joshua Groß from Nuremberg
- 2015: Freilandtheater Bad Windsheim ; Percussionist Radoslaw Szarek from Heroldsbach; Band Smokestack Lightnin ' from Nuremberg
- 2016: Conductor John Lidfors ; Painter Benjamin Moravec ; Dancer Max Zachrisson
- 2017: artist duo Böhler & Orendt (Matthias Böhler / Christian Orendt); Concert cabaret Gankino Circus from Dietenhofen; Artist Aja von Loeper
- 2018: concert guitarist Stefan Grasse ; Singer and songwriter Yara Linss ; Stefanie Pollot
- 2019: Jazz guitarist Monika Roscher ; visual artist Susanne Roth ; Filmmaker Julian Radlmaier
jury
The jury consists of:
- Ursula Adamski-Störmer (Editor in Chief Music, Bayerischer Rundfunk-Studio Franken)
- Thomas Bauer ( District President of Middle Franconia),
- Angela Baumann (writer and cultural association SPECKDRUMM - Ansbach),
- Andrea Dippel (Head of the Art Villa in the KunstKulturQuartier Nürnberg ),
- Sabine Finweg ( Museum Director Museum Zirndorf ),
- Barbara Leicht ( Art Museum Erlangen )
- Andrea Lipka (cabaret artist, Lauf adPegnitz)
- Hans-Peter Miksch (head of art gallery fürth ),
- Gunnar Och (Germanist, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
- Yogo Pausch (percussionist, drummer)
- Manfred Rothenberger (Director Institute for Modern Art Nuremberg ),
- Christiane Schleindl (Head of Filmhaus Nürnberg)
- Jens Voskamp (journalist, Nürnberger Nachrichten , features section),
- Sabine Weigand (writer, Schwabach)
- Stefan Wurmer (freelance artist, Nuremberg)
literature
- District Middle Franconia, Middle Franconia Foundation “Nature-Culture-Structure” (publisher): 20 years of the Wolfram-von-Eschenbach Prize 1980–2000. 2nd Edition. Hercynia, Ansbach 2001.