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International Telemann Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
International competition for historically informed performance held in Telemann's birthplace Magdeburg, with categories changing between editions (e.g. voice in 2023; historical string instruments and chamber ensembles in 2025). The 13th edition in March 2025 drew 102 musicians from 29 nations.
- Organiser
- Zentrum für Telemann-Pflege und -Forschung Magdeburg (City of Magdeburg) with the International Telemann Society
- Instruments
- Historical string instruments (baroque violin, viola da gamba), Chamber music ensembles
- Category
- Baroque violin, Solo viola, Viola da gamba, Other ensembles
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Not published on the official pages we could check.Rounds & time limits
- Chamber music ensembles: video-based first round (2025)
- Live rounds in Magdeburg
Repertoire
Not published on the official pages we could check.Jury & prizes
Jury
- Prof. Dr. Barthold Kuijken (chair)
- Mechthild Karkow
- Enrico Gatti
- Mime Brinkmann
- Arnie Tanimoto
- Alfredo Bernardini (chamber music)
- Dorothee Oberlinger (chamber music)
- Nicholas Parle (chamber music)
Prizes
Not published on the official pages we could check.Past editions
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source