Schumann Chamber Music Prize Frankfurt
International competition for piano trio from March 11 to 13, 2025
From March 11 to 13, 2025, the HfMDK will be a meeting place for international chamber music ensembles. They will compete for the Schumann Chamber Music Prize Frankfurt in the piano trio category. The final round will take place in the Alte Oper as part of the renowned chamber music series of the Frankfurt Museum Society.
You can register until November 1, 2024. We look forward to your application!
Inspiration Schumann - Meeting place chamber music
The Schumann Chamber Music Prize Frankfurt is organized by the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK) and significantly supported by the Dr. Marschner Foundation. Partners are the Frankfurter Museums-Gesellschaft, the Alte Oper Frankfurt, the Robert Schumann-Gesellschaft Frankfurt and the Festeburgkonzerte.
The Main metropolis had a special significance for Robert and Clara Schumann. Many contemporary composers also found and still find an important source of inspiration in Robert Schumann. That is why a work by Robert Schumann or one of his epochal companions is always a compulsory piece in the competition.
The jury
The distinguished jury - with Vera Martinez Mehner, Angelika Merkle, Stefan Heinemeyer, Heime Müller and Bart van de Roer - will be available to answer questions from each ensemble after the live rounds.
Prizes
All ensembles coming to Frankfurt will receive media coverage through live streams and radio recordings. The winning trios will be selected in three rounds of the competition. They can look forward to prizes with a total value of 18,000 euros, follow-up concerts and a media production as well as a special prize from the Schumann Society.
Following the competition, the ensembles in the final round can take part in a workshop and coaching day. The musicians work with professionals and concert organizers to hone their ensemble profile.
Venues
The venues for the international chamber music competition are the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK) and the Alte Oper Frankfurt. The final round with the awarding of an audience prize will take place on March 13, 2025 in the Mozart Hall of the Alte Oper.
Participation
Conditions of participation
Chamber music ensembles of all nations in the piano trio categories are eligible to participate. The average age of the ensemble members must not be older than 32 years (deadline 13.03.2025). No member of an ensemble may have been born before 13.03.1990. In addition to meeting the formal requirements, a video pre-selection will determine admission to the second round.
Program
- Round: Video with free choice of program from at least two epochs, duration approx. 45 minutes
- Round: The compulsory work is a piano trio by Robert Schumann or Johannes Brahms or Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. In addition, the program must contain freely chosen works from at least two epochs. The total program may not be longer than 75 minutes.
- Round: Finale in the Mozart Hall of the Alte Oper: free choice of program, duration approx. 45 minutes.
Individual movements are not permitted! Within the overall program, one classical work and one work published after 1980 must be performed.
Application form
Registration deadline: November 1, 2024
Schumann Chamber Music Prize 2025
Contact us
Contact the competition office: wettbewerb@orga.hfmdk-frankfurt.de
Postal address:
Schumann Chamber Music Prize Frankfurt - Competition Office
c/o Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
Eschersheimer Landstr. 29-39
D-60322 Frankfurt am Main
Artistic direction
Organizational management
Sponsors & Partners
Sponsor
Dr. Marschner Foundation
Partner
- Frankfurt Museum Society e.V.
- Robert Schumann Society Frankfurt am Main e.V.
- Frankfurt Old Opera
- HfMDK Foundation
- Festeburg Concerts
Cultural partner
hr2 culture
