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Early Music Competition for Young Ensembles (Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci)
Next edition
- Edition
- 2027
- Dates
- Lunchtime concerts on 15, 17, 22 or 24 June 2027
- Location
- Nikolaisaal Potsdam (foyer)
- Registration deadline
- 30 June 2026
Source: musikfestspiele-potsdam.de
Overview
Annual competition (since 2018) for young early-music ensembles of three to six musicians with first concert experience. Each selected ensemble gives a public lunchtime concert during the Potsdam Sanssouci music festival, which serves as the competition performance.
- Organiser
- Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci (with its Förderverein)
- Instruments
- Early music ensemble (3–6 musicians, historically informed performance)
- Category
- Early music ensembles
- Age limits
- Ensemble average age up to 32
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
E-mail application with ensemble biography (profile and permanent members), a short video or link to recent concert videos, optional preferred date.
Rounds & time limits
- Preselection: application with ensemble biography and short video
- Competition concert: public lunchtime concert, max. 60 minutes, Nikolaisaal Potsdam foyer
Repertoire
Free programme reflecting the ensemble's profile, music from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century in historically informed style, including one work of new music composed after 1960; maximum 60 minutes including speaking, encore and applause.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Dorothee Oberlinger (chair, artistic director)
- Michael Fichtenholz (chief dramaturg)
- Monika Ludwig (Förderverein board)
- one member to be announced
Prizes
- Winner: concert engagement at the Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci of the following year
- Selected ensembles: paid kindergarten or school visit during the festival
Past editions
Not published on the official pages we could check.Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source