FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY UNIVERSITY COMPETITION 2013
Press release from 01/10/2013
From 2013, Kurt Masur will be the patron of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition
Kurt Masur is the patron of this year's new Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition. Through his work and also through his role as President of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Foundation Leipzig, he is uniquely connected to the legacy of the composer, music organiser, conductor and namesake of the competition Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. For years, Kurt Masur has been committed to supporting young musicians, conducting young orchestras and, as President of the International Mendelssohn Academy Leipzig, mentoring scholarship holders in a variety of courses.
In addition to his global career as a conductor - with formative leadership positions at the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestre National de France - Kurt Masur has gained international recognition above all for his great commitment to social and cultural-political goals. For his great services, he has been honoured with the Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Westphalian Peace Prize of the City of Münster. He is a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, an honorary citizen of his home town of Brieg and the first winner of the International Mendelssohn Prize in Leipzig.
The traditional Felix Mendelssohn Barholdy University Competition is organised by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and the Rectors' Conference of German Music Universities and will take place from 16 to 20 January 2013 in the concert halls of the Berlin University of the Arts. This year, it will be held with a new concept and for the first time under the artistic direction of Dr Dieter Rexroth. The competition will be held in three annually changing instrumental disciplines and composition. Prizes totalling over 50,000 euros will be awarded to the best young talents from German music academies.
Tickets for the two prizewinners' concerts are available at
from the concert hall box office at Berlin University of the Arts at
Tel. (030) 3185 2374 or e-mail
Further information and press tickets:
Claudia Assmann, tel. 030 3185 2456
e-mail
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2013
Under the patronage of Kurt Masur
16 to 18 January 2013, from 9.00/9.30/10.00 a.m.
Public auditions
Auditions for violoncello: Kammersaal der UdK Berlin,
Fasanenstraße 1 B
16.01.-18.01.2013, from 9.30 a.m.
Auditions for percussion: Konzertsaal der UdK Berlin,
Hardenbergstraße / corner of Fasanenstraße
16.01-17.01.2013, from 10.00 a.m.
18.01.2013, from 09.30 a.m.
Wind chamber music competitions: Joseph Joachim Concert Hall
of the UdK Berlin, Bundesallee 1-12
16.01-17.01.2013, from 10.00 a.m.
18.01.2013, from 09.00 a.m.
Admission free
19 January 2013, 7:30 pm
Prizewinners' Concert Composition
Ensemble of the International Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA)
Berlin University of the Arts, Joseph-Joachim-Konzertsaal,
Bundesallee 1-12
Admission: 6 euros, reduced 4 euros
20 January 2013, 7 pm
Prizewinners' concert violoncello, percussion and
Wind chamber music
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, conducted by Peter Tilling
Berlin University of the Arts, Hardenbergstraße concert hall / corner of
Fasanenstraße
Admission: 6 euros, concessions 4 euros
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