Fachjury Violin, Viola
Oliver Wille, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media / Summer Music Days Hitzacker (Chairman)
Eleonore Büning, music journalist
William Coleman, University Mozarteum Salzburg, Kus Quartet
Lena Eckels, Lübeck University of Music
Heime Müller, Musikhochschule Lübeck / Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid
Expert jury clarinet, saxophone, bassoon
Nicola Jürgensen, Folkwang University of the Arts (Chairman)
Daniel Gauthier, Cologne University of Music and Dance / Alliage Quintets
Rico Gubler, Lübeck Music Academy
Alfredo Lasheras Hakobian, GENUINE
Theo Plath, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Henrik Rabien, Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts / WDR Symphony Orchestra
Martin Spangenberg, Academy of Music Hanns Eisler Berlin
Expert jury accordion
Teodoro Anzellotti, Freiburg University of Music / Bern University of the Arts (Chairman)
Hans Maier, State University of Music Trossingen
Krassimir Sterev, University of Music and Theater Munich
Expert jury organ (1st-2nd round*)
Christian Schmitt, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra / Codarts University Rotterdam (Chairman)
Winfried Bönig, Cologne University of Music and Dance/ Cologne Cathedral organist
Johannes Geffert, Cologne University of Music and Dance
Kay Johannsen, Stuttgart Collegiate Church / Lucerne University
Martin Schmeding, University of Music and Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Leipzig
Hermann Wilske, Advisory Board German Music Competition
Expert jury song duo
Ks Andreas Schmidt, University of Music and Theater Munich (Chairman)
Elisabeth Ehlers, artist office at the Gasteig
Burkhard Kehring, University of Music and Theater Hamburg
Susanne Kelling, University of Music Nuremberg
Nicholas Rimmer, Freiburg State University of Music
Jan Philip Schulze, Hanover University for Music, Theater and Media
Inge-Susann Römhild, Lübeck University of Music
Expert jury string quartet and ensemble in free cast
Oliver Wille, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media / Summer Music Days Hitzacker (Chairman)
Eleonore Büning, music journalist
Lena Eckels, Lübeck University of Music
Frank Kaempfer, Deutschlandfunk
Inge-Susann Römhild, Lübeck University of Music
Expert jury composition
John Fisher
David Philip Hefti
Frank fighter
Charlotte Since
Manfred Trojahn
* The first two rounds of the organ competition were conducted live on site, since a digital round for organ would have been very complicated due to the recording technology and all participants could play the same organ.
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