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Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann
Overview
The Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann is a leading international cello competition held in Berlin, named after the cellist Emanuel Feuermann. It is organised with the Kronberg Academy and the UdK Berlin and is the artistic centrepiece of the Emanuel Feuermann Festival Berlin. The 2022 edition combined a commissioned new work, chamber music, and concertos with orchestra.
- Organiser
- Kronberg Academy and Domenico-Gabrielli Foundation of the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin)
- Instruments
- Cello
- Category
- Solo cello
- Age limits
- Cellists of any nationality born in or after 1994 (2022 edition)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application; 2022 deadline 1 July 2022. No application fee mentioned.
Rounds & time limits
- Round 1: pre-selection from documents and recordings (12 selected)
- Round 2: 12 competitors; Widmann work, Beethoven and free choice, 50 minutes for the Beethoven and free-choice works
- Round 3 (semi-final): 6 competitors; Mozart Divertimento and Haydn concerto
- Round 4 (final): 3 finalists; concerto with Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Repertoire
2022 pre-selection: Bach Prelude and Sarabande (Suite 4 or 6), Schubert Arpeggione Sonata first movement, Strauss Don Quixote Finale, Klengel Scherzo Op. 6. Later rounds: commissioned work by Jörg Widmann, Beethoven sonata or variations, Mozart Divertimento KV 563 (first two movements) with the Boccherini Trio, a Haydn or Michael Haydn concerto, and a final concerto by Elgar, Shostakovich No. 2 or Schumann.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (chair)
- Karine Georgian
- David Geringas
- Ralph Kirshbaum
- Jens Peter Maintz
- Jérôme Pernoo
- Torleif Thedéen
- Raimund Trenkler
- Hillel Zori
Prizes
- Grand Prix EUR 15,000 (plus EUR 10,000 budget for promotional concerts)
- 2nd prize EUR 10,000
- 3rd prize EUR 5,000
- Special prizes EUR 3,000 each
- Young Musician's Prize EUR 3,000
- Audience Prize EUR 1,500
Past editions
- 2022 — Berlin source
Grand Prix: Ivan Skanavi (Russia); 2nd prize: Christoph Heesch (Germany); 3rd prize: Benett Tsai (Australia); Special prize, Widmann work: Ivan Skanavi; Special prize, Mozart Divertimento: Keisuke Morita (Japan); Special prize, Haydn concertos: Benett Tsai; Young Musicians Prize: Jiyai Liu (China); Audience Prize: Christoph Heesch - 2014 — Berlin source
Grand Prix: Aurélien Pascal (France); 2nd prize: Andrei Ioniță (Romania); 3rd prize: Chiara Enderle (Switzerland) - 2010 — Berlin source
Grand Prix: Alexander Buzlov (Russia); 2nd prize: Philip Higham (Great Britain); 3rd prize: Konstanze von Gutzeit (Germany) - 2006 — Berlin source
Grand Prix: Giorgi Kharadze - 2002 — Berlin source
Grand Prix: Danjulo Ishizaka
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source