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International Gottfried Silbermann Organ Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Biennial international organ competition held during the Silbermann Days in Freiberg (Saxony), played exclusively on original baroque organs by Gottfried Silbermann. Founded in 1993 by the Gottfried Silbermann Society; open to organists of any nationality within the age limit.
- Organiser
- Gottfried-Silbermann-Gesellschaft e.V.
- Instruments
- Organ
- Category
- Organ
- Age limits
- 2025 edition: born after 31 December 1993
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online form with proof of date of birth, CV, photo and an uncut audio recording for pre-selection; fee EUR 70 after admission.
Rounds & time limits
- Pre-selection: uncut audio recording
- Round 1: Jakobikirche (Silbermann organ 1717)
- Round 2: Petrikirche (Silbermann organ 1735)
- Final: Freiberg Cathedral (Silbermann organ 1714)
Repertoire
2025: pre-selection recording Bach BWV 543 and BWV 614; rounds with North German and Bach repertoire, Walther concerto, Müthel, Mendelssohn; final with de Grigny Ave Maris Stella, Bach BWV 564 and 664, Schumann Op. 56 and a commissioned work by Peretti.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Henry Fairs (chair)
- Vincent Bernhardt
- Zuzana Ferjenčíková
- Bernard Foccroulle
- Albrecht Koch
- Matthias Maierhofer
- Ja Kyung Oh
Prizes
- 1st prize: EUR 7,000 and title Young ECHO Organist of the Year
- 2nd prize: EUR 4,000
- 3rd prize: EUR 3,000
- Audience prize: EUR 2,000
Past editions
- 2025 — Freiberg source
1st: David Kiefer (Germany); 2nd: Jannik Gerdes (Germany); 3rd: Jakub Moneta (Poland); Audience prize: Hanna Cho (South Korea)
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source