Prizes | Evaluation

The award ceremony will take place on 13 May 2023, 7.00 p.m., in concert at the Musikhalle Markneukirchen.
All prizes are to be received in person.

The 1st prize winners will receive the title: "1st prize winner of the International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen 2023".
The 2nd and 3rd prize winners are entitled to use the title: "Prize Winner of the International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen 2023".
The participants of the 3rd selection examination will receive diplomas.
The best piano accompanists may be awarded a diploma upon proposal of the jury.

CELLO OR DOUBLE BASS:

audience award
Cello or double bass bow made by a Vogtland master of bow making worth up to 2,500.00 €
donated by Sparkasse Vogtland

CELLO OR/and DOUBLE BASS:

The following two festivals will engage prize winners on the recommendation of the competition president:
Asiago Festival, Italien
Eckelshausener Musiktage

CELLO & double bass:

1st prizewinners       
Concert engagement with the Chursächsische Philharmonie Bad Elster
donated by Chursächsische Veranstaltungs GmbH Bad Elster

all prizewinners   
book award „Weltweit“

all participants
one voucher each in the amount of 10 euros
donated by Paganino KG

all participants
one voucher each in the amount of 10 euros
donated by EDEKA Meißner, Markneukirchen

CELLO:

one participant of the jury's choice
Max-Reger-Prize worth 1,000 Euro for the best interpretation of the Aria op. 103a for cello and piano by Max Reger
donated by Max-Reger-Institut, Karlsruhe

all prizewinners
cello case
BAM DEF1005XLA (1^st prizewinner)
BAM 1005XLA (2^nd prizewinner)
BAM 1002N (3^rd prizewinner)
donated by C.A. Götz jr. GmbH, Markneukirchen/Wernitzgrün

1^st prizewinner
Cello-Etui Air
donated by GEWA music GmbH, Adorf

all prizewinners
exclusive string advice from Dr. Thomas Zwieg (Head of Product Development Larsen) incl. a selected Larsen string set
GEWA music GmbH, Adorf

all prizewinners
Shopping voucher at procelli.com worth
300 euros (1^st prizewinner)
200 euros (2^nd prizewinner)
100 euros (3^rd prizewinner)
donated by Mastri GmbH, Markneukirchen/Erlbach

all prizewinners
Accessory set for cello by Götz, Stretto and Lapella
donated by C.A. Götz jr. GmbH, Markneukirchen/Wernitzgrün

all prizewinners
one set of Pirastro Cello strings consisting of Cello Flexocor Deluxe A+D and Cello Perpetual G+C Edition
donated by Pirastro GmbH

all prizewinners
one set of strings „Jargar Superior“
donated by C.A. Götz jr. GmbH, Markneukirchen/Wernitzgrün

1^st to 3^rd prizewinner
sheet music editions from „Henle Verlag“:
Dvořák – Cello concerto b minor op. 104
Franck – Sonata A major
Strauss – Sonata F major for Cello and piano – op. 6
donated by G. Henle Verlag

1^st to 3^rd prizewinner according to the choice of the jury
sheet music editions from „Universal Edition“:
Strauss – Sonata F major for Cello and piano – op. 6
Cassado – Suite
Kodaly – Sonata op. 8
donated by Universal Edition

one prizewinner
cello tailpiece Berdani model made from high density paper with Titanium mechanics
donated by Berdani Feinste Bestandteile GmbH, Markneukirchen

all participants
one set of strings „Jargar Superior“
donated by Jargar Strings ApS, Søborg, Dänemark

DOUBLE BASS:

1^st prizewinner
bow case for double bass BAM 7003XLT
donated by C.A. Götz jr. GmbH, Markneukirchen/Wernitzgrün

all prizewinners
gigbag for double bass BAM PERF1101SN
donated by C.A. Götz jr. GmbH, Markneukirchen/Wernitzgrün

all prizewinners
one set of Double bass strings Pirastro Flexocor Deluxe Solo
gestiftet von Pirastro GmbH

all prizewinners
one set of double bass strings „Thomastik Belcanto“
donated by C.A. Götz jr. GmbH, Markneukirchen/Wernitzgrün

all prizewinners
Shopping voucher at bassico.eu worth
300 euros (1^st prizewinner)
200 euros (2^nd prizewinner)
100 euros (3^rd prizewinner)
donated by Mastri GmbH, Markneukirchen/Erlbach

all prizewinners
Accessory set for double bass by Götz and Stretto
donated by C.A. Götz jr. GmbH, Markneukirchen/Wernitzgrün

all prizewinners
music voucher worth 50,- Euro each
donated by Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag, Leipzig

one prizewinner
double bass tailpiece 5 string model „Grabner“ made from high density paper
donated by Berdani Feinste Bestandteile GmbH, Markneukirchen

1^st to 3^rd prizewinner according to the choice of the jury
sheet music editions from „Universal Edition“:
Berio – Sequenza XIV
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Berio – Psy
donated by Universal Edition

one participant according to the choice of the jury
shopping/repair voucher worth 500 euros
donated by Kontrabass-Meisterwerkstatt Alfred Meyer

Further special prizes and concert engagements may be awarded. The special prizes will be awarded directly by the donors or sponsors. There is no legal claim against the organiser.

The evaluation is carried out by a jury of renowned soloists and teachers from Germany and abroad.
The jury works according to jury rules. Decisions once made are irrevocable. Legal recourse is excluded.
During the competition, candidates may neither be advised nor taught by jurors.
The following will be judged:

• Technical sovereignty
• Expressiveness of sound
• Intellectual understanding of the work, its stylistic specificity (especially in the Baroque and Classical eras)
• Chamber music skills
• Convincing artistic personality 

Judging will be based on criteria expected of young soloists of appropriate artistic maturity.

Following the jury deliberations, the names of those participants who have reached the next round will be announced to the candidates by the chairman of the overall jury. The announcement will be made in the order of the performances. Scores or placings will not be announced.
If a contestant who has been eliminated wishes to be consulted about his/her performance, the chairman of the panel of judges and jurors should be available. No information about scores will be given in these discussions. Candidates should be informed of this possible advice.
The jury may suspend the awarding of prizes. The jury alone decides on the awarding of prizes. Prizes may, but need not, be awarded.