Hyeyoon Park (South Korea), 1st prize winner 2007 in category II; Photo: Maik Schuck
6th International LOUIS SPOHR Competition for Young Violinists
27th October –7th November 2010
The competition includes three categories:
- Category I (up to 14 years old)
- Category II (15–17 years old)
- Category III (18–21 years old)
Prize winners concert: 7th November 2010, 7:30pm
in the congress centrum neue weimarhalle
with the Staatskapelle Weimar
Repertoire
Participation Rules
The Prizes
Application
Participants
Contact
Jury
- Friedemann Eichhorn (Head of the jury)
- Christian Altenburger
- Harald Eggebrecht
- Saschko Gawriloff
- Anne-Kathrin Lindig
- Igor Ozim
- Paul Roczek
- Jacqueline Ross
- Eduard Schmieder
- Akiko Tatsumi
Brief history
Founded at the LISZT SCHOOL of Music Weimar in 1995, the International LOUIS SPOHR Competition for Young Violinists has proved itself to be an effective instrument in support of exceptional talent. With a focus on up-and-coming talent up to 21 years of age, the competition offers the chance for young musicians to make an early impression on international juries. The competition is divided into three age categories and three elimination rounds; prizes with a total worth of 16,000 Euros are awarded to the best musicians. In addition, there are special prizes and related concert and broadcast opportunities.
The competition owes its name to the work of Louis Spohr (1784-1859): Through his work as concertmaster and conductor in Gotha, Erfurt and Nordhausen, Spohr contributed his own chapter to Thuringian music history. Not only was he one of the most important virtuosi of his era, but he was also a multifaceted teacher and progressive organiser of municipal music activities. Young violinists, through Louis Spohr’s example, are encouraged to discover the possibilities that stem from musical development.
Competition office
Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar
Wiebke Eckardt
Platz der Demokratie 2/3
D-99423 Weimar, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)3643 555 150
Fax: +49 (0)3643 555 170
spohr-wettbewerb@hfm-weimar.de
Promoter: Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar
Artistic Leader: Prof. Dr. Friedemann Eichhorn
Organization: Wiebke Eckardt
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