Possehl Music Awards
Possehl Music Award
The Possehl Foundation is awarding the Possehl Music Prize for the 60th time. The prize is awarded to MHL students who deserve special recognition for their talent and achievements. Only students who have studied at MHL for at least one semester can participate in the competition, which will take place on 14 and 15 November 2023. Interested applicants can find all information about the call for entries, the requirements for the individual competition subjects and the guidelines on MHLnet.
The prizewinners for 2023
- 1st prize: Quantum Quintet
Ding Zhang (oboe, class of Prof. Diethelm Jonas)
Beatriz Ferreira (bassoon, class of Prof. Pierre Martens)
Carlota Vallejo Sánchez (horn, class of Prof. Adrían Díaz Martínez)
Anaëlle M'Barek (clarinet, class of Prof Jens Thoben)
Alisa von Rohden (flute, class of Prof. Angela Firkins) - 2nd prize: Oleg Shebeta-Dragan (clarinet, class of Prof Jens Thoben)
- 3rd prize: Zeyue Yang (class of Prof. Konrad Elser) and Yoichiro Chiba (class of Prof. Dr Florian Uhlig)
The Possehl Music Prize Concert of the 60th Possehl Music Prize 2023 will take place on 13 January 2024 at 7 pm. Information about the events around the Possehl Music Award can be found here.
Possehl Music Award in the category New Musical Performance Concepts
The Possehl Foundation offered a competition for contemporary music and musical performance concepts for the first time in 2019. The next competition will take place on January 2025. Interested applicants can find the announcement and further information for the competition on MHLnet.
