The Deutscher Musikwettbewerb (German music competition; ) is a national music competition in Germany for classical soloists and chamber music ensembles held annually by the Deutscher Musikrat (German Music Council). It was first held in 1975 and is considered the most important competition for young musicians in Germany. The instrumental categories vary, and an extra prize is given for compositions. In even years the competition takes place in Bonn, where the Musikrat is based, and in the other years in a different German town.
Award winners not only receive monetary awards but also long-term sponsorship and support through the Musikrat, including the opportunity to perform in concerts, record CDs and recommendations to perform with orchestras as soloists.
Recipients (selection) 1980 Michael Tröster (guitar)Gerd-Michael Dausend: „Ich habe mir einen sehr ökonomischen Arbeitsstil angewöhnen müssen ...“ Ein Interview mit Michael Tröster. In: Gitarre & Laute, vol. 10, 1988, book 4, pp. 8–15.
2002 ensemble amarcord
2006 Nils Mönkemeyer (viola) Nicholas Rimmer (piano accompanist) Quartet New Generation (recorder quartet)
2007 (percussion)
2008
2009 Byol Kang (violin) (accompanist)
2011 Miao Huang (piano) Lars Karlin (trombone) Trombone Unit Hannover (trombone octet) , Benjamin Scheuer (composition)
2012 Tobias Feldmann (violin) Rie Koyama (bassoon) Koryun Asatryan, Asya Fateyeva (saxophone) Duo Gerassimez (duo cello/piano) Daniel Moreira, Sascha Thiele (composition)
2013 Jonas Palm, Janina Ruh (cello) Rubén Durá de Lamo (tuba) Sabrina Ma (percussion) , Kathrin Denner (composition)
2014 (piano)
2015 Wies de Boevé (double bass) Bettina Aust (clarinet) Damian Scholl (composition)
2016 Katharina Konradi (soprano) Raphaela Gromes, Valentino Worlitzsch (cello) Simon Höfele (trumpet) Constantin Hartwig (tuba) Tobias Klich, Tamon Yashima (composition)
2017 Tillmann Höfs (French horn) Juri Schmahl (oboe) Elias Jurgschat, Steven Heelein (composition)
2018 Ioana Cristina Goicea (violin) Theo Plath (bassoon) Maciej Frąckiewicz (accordion) Eliot Quartett (string quartet) Francesco Ciurlo, Ling-Hsuan Huang (composition)
2019 Konstantin Krimmel (baritone) Sebastian Fritsch (cello) Friedrich Thiele (cello)
2021 Max Volbers (recorder) Trio E.T.A. (piano trio) Trio Klangspektrum, Ensemble für Neue Musik Martín Donoso Vera (composition) Alireza Khiabani (composition)
2022 Aurel Dawidiuk (organ) Lyuta Kobayashi (clarinet) Anne Luisa Kramb (violin) Marc L. Vogler (composition – Preis des Deutschlandfunks) Taehyun Ha (composition – Preis des DMW)
2023 Philipp Schupelius (cello) Eva Zalenga (soprano) Patrick Schäfer (composition – Preis des Deutschlandfunks) Arwen Campbell (composition – Preis des DMW)
2024 Amelio Trio (piano trio)
2025 Julian Emanuel Becker (organ) Moë Dierstein (violin) Benjamin Günst (violin) Robert Neumann (piano)
2026 Constantin Heise (cello) Joscha Kremsler (clarinet) Pedro Rosenthal Campuzano (composition – Preis des Deutschlandfunks)
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Recipients since 1975