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Kranichsteiner Musikpreis (Kranichstein Music Prize)

Darmstadt, Germany · Kranichsteiner Musikpreis

Next edition

No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.

Overview

Prize awarded during the Darmstadt Summer Course by an independent jury for composition and interpretation, based on live performances in scheduled concerts during the course. Total endowment EUR 6,000, split across two awards, with scholarships for a following course.

Organiser
Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt (IMD), within the Darmstädter Ferienkurse
Instruments
Composition
Category
Chamber & solo composition
Age limits
Not present.

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Not present.

Rounds & time limits

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Repertoire

Compositions must have a live performance in an officially scheduled concert during the course (tape and electronic pieces included). Interpreters are judged on live performances.

Jury & prizes

Jury

  • 2025: Oxana Omelchuk (composer)
  • 2025: Leonie Reineke (music journalist)
  • 2025: Michael Kunkel (musicologist)

Prizes

  • Total endowment EUR 6,000, split across two awards; split not specified. Scholarships for a following Darmstadt Summer Course.

Past editions

  • 2025 — Darmstadt, Germany (Darmstädter Ferienkurse) source
    Kalun Leung; Pietro Elia Barcellona (both awards; which award each received not specified)

Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source