Sponsor / organizer: Peter Pirazzi Stiftung
Funded by the instrument string makers Pirastro GmbH in Offenbach am Main, with support from the Dr. Hoch's Conservatory and in cooperation with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (hr-Sinfonieorchester)
Established in: 2018
Categories:
The nationwide competition is open to graduate and undergraduate students of the bowed string instruments violin, viola, cello, and double bass who are enrolled for the German Konzertexamen proficiency exam to prepare for a career as a soloist or lead in a distinguished orchestra. Technique and mastery of the instrument are as much a criterion as music interpretation and style of performance.
Term: every year
Award committee:
A new jury is nominated every year to judge the presentations of the competitors.
Nature of the award / endowment:
1st prize € 5,000
2nd prize € 4,000
3rd prize € 3,000
4th prize € 2,000
5th prize € 1,000
Additionally, the jury can decide on a special prize that takes the form of a place in the final round of the competition for a stipend and internship in the Orchesterakademie programme of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (hr-Sinfonieorchester).
Award winners:
2020
1st prize: Mio Saito (Violin), Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg
2nd prize: Namhym Kim (Violin), Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt/M
3rd prize: Mathilde Milwidsky (Violin), Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
4th prize: Ayaka Uchio (Violin), Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
5th prize: Hani Song (Violin), Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
5th prize: Martin Moriarty (Viola), Hochschule für Musik Detmold
2019
1st prize: Christa-Maria Stangorra (Violin), Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin
2nd prize: Johanna Pichlmair (Violin), Universität der Künste Berlin
3rd prize: Karolina Errera (Viola), Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin
4th prize: Arsenis Selalmazidis (Violin), Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt/M
5th prize: Sarina Zickgraf (Viola), Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin
December 2018
1st prize: Konstantin Bruns (Violoncello), Universität der Künste Berlin
2nd prize: Beata Antikainen (Violoncello), Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler” Berlin
3rd prize: Andreas Ehelebe (Contrabass), Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg
3rd prize:Anton M. Spronk (Violoncello), Universität der Künste Berlin
4th prize: Andreas Schmalhofer (Violoncello), Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
5th prize: Mio Tamayama (Contrabass), Hochschule für Musik Mainz
January 2018
1st prize: Alexander Kisch (Violin), Hanns Eisler School of Music, Berlin
2nd prize: Tobias Reifland (Viola), Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
3rd prize: Maria Krykov (Contrabass), Hanns Eisler School of Music, Berlin
3rd prize: Dominik Manz (Violoncello), Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
4th prize: Sanghee Ji (Violin), University of Music and Theatre Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Leipzig
4th prize: Javier Huerta Gimeno (Violoncello), Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Cologne
5th prize: Julian Fahrner (Violin), Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
All participants received a set of strings for their instruments from Pirastro GmbH, Offenbach am Main. In addition, several participants received an invitation to join the final round of the competition for a stipend and internship in the Orchesterakademie programme of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (hr-Sinfonieorchester).
As the 3rd and 4th prizes were awarded twice in each case, the total prize money this year amounted to € 20,000
Further information: www.peter-pirazzi-stiftung.de