The Landesmusikrat Bremen e.V. member of the Deutscher Musikrat, the Sparkasse Bremen, Radio Bremen, the Glocke Veranstaltungs-GmbH and the Bremer Philharmoniker GmbH as well as the Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk cordially invite you to participate in the
Bremen Piano Contest 2009.
Admitted to participate are pianists from Europe including the former Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Turkey and
Israel.
Prizes:
1st prize € 8,000.- - Die Sparkasse Bremen –
2nd prize € 5,000.- -The Saacke Family
3rd prize € 3,000.-
Prize awarded by the public € 1,500.- - WeserKurier/BremerNachrichten
as well as incentive prizes.
A CD will be produced with the prize winners at the end of the contest.
The Contest will be held from
18th October, 2009 (arrival) until
28th October, 2009 (concert of finalists)
Participation terms and conditions are to be found in the Contest Rules and Regulations and Guidelines on the following pages. The contest is open to the public.
We would like to sincerely thank the Glocke Veranstaltungs-GmbH for having financed the commissioned composition
La.ndesmusikrat Bremen e.V. im Deutschen Musikrat
Die Sparkasse Bremen
Radio Bremen
Glocke Veranstaltungs-GmbH
Bremer Philharmoniker GmbH
Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk
Contest Rules and Regulations
Place
The Contest will be held in Bremen.
Organizers
The Contest will be organized by Landesmusikrat Bremen e.V.,
Sparkasse Bremen, Radio Bremen, Glocke Veranstaltungs-GmbH, Bremer
Philharmoniker GmbH and Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk.
Chief Committee
The Chief Committee has been appointed by the
Landesmusikrat Bremen. The Committee consists of:
Christian Kötter-Lixfeld - Chairman – Bremer Philharmoniker GmbH
Andrea Zschunke - Deputy Chairperson – Radio Bremen
Jörg Ehntholt - Glocke Veranstaltungs-GmbH
Konstanze Eickhorst - Academy of Music, Luebeck
András Hamary - Hochschule für Musik Würzburg
Elke Heussler - Sparkasse in Bremen
Thorsten Richter - Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk
Helmut Schaarschmidt – Landesmusikrat Bremen e.V.
Wilfried Schäper - Radio Bremen
Otto Thein - Landesmusikrat Bremen e.V.
Katharina-Nora Tiedtke - Landesmusikrat Bremen e.V.
The above Committee is in charge of:
Invitation to and Organization of the Contest;
Fixing of the prizes;
Appointment of the panel of judges;
Admission of participants;
Realization of the Contest.
Friends and sponsors
The circle of friends and sponsor is composed of very involved personalities from Bremen and outsides as well as important institutions. It is presided by Dr. Tim Nesemann, Member of the Board of Sparkasse Bremen.
Jury
The Jury is composed of 7 judges. Chairwoman: Konstanze Eickhorst