Awards

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Awards & Scholarships

of the Carl Flesch Academy

Every year, awards and scholarships worth over 10,000 € are presented at the Academy — in 2023 even over 20,000 €. This is made possible by generous sponsors, benefactors and donors, for whose long-standing loyalty and support we would like to express our sincere thanks.

This year we welcome as new supporters and prize donors in particular Pirastro, Gewa Music, The Violin Channel and the G. Henle Publishing House.

Some prizes are given every year, such as the Carl Flesch Award, the Werner Stiefel Award or the Stennebrüggen Award. Other prizes are only awarded at irregular intervals and occasionally one-off special awards are added.

The scholarships serve to refinance the course fees by the course participant. The number of scholarships and the amounts given are at the discretion of the donors. The course management chooses the award winners based on proposals of the instructors.

Prize Money

2023

Carl Flesch Award

3,000 € awarded by the Friends of the Carl Flesch Academy, donated by a local group of four Lions Clubs. This award is associated with a performance with the Baden-Baden Philharmonic during the Lions award winners concert.

Werner Stiefel Award

2,000 € awarded by the Patronatsgesellschaft für Theater und Philharmonie Baden-Baden. This award is associated with a performance with the Baden-Baden Philharmonic during the seasonal opening of the Patronatsgesellschaft. The award bears the name of a former musical director of Baden-Baden, founder and artistic director of the academy.

Stennebrüggen Award

1,000 € associated with a performance in a concert of the Baden-Baden Philharmonic, donated by the Friederike Kroes Foundation. The prize bears the name of the Stennebrüggen family, whose members have been part of the Baden-Baden Philharmonic as orchestral musicians and soloists since 1860.

Brahms Award

1000 € donated by the Brahms Society Baden-Baden, awarded to an outstanding performer of a solo work by Johannes Brahms.

Ruth Flesch Memorial Award

750 € awarded to a particularly young participant of the academy, donated from the estate of Carl F. Flesch (London) — son of the famous violinist — in memory of his mother and by the Friends of the Carl Flesch Academy.

Troussov Next Generation Award

750 € awarded to a particularly young participant of the academy, personally donated by Kirill Troussov, artisitic director of the Carl Flesch Academy.

Ginette Neveu Award

750 € awarded by the German-French Society Baden-Baden and the Institut français Stuttgart in memory of the great French violinist Ginette Neveu, student of Carl Flesch.

Award of the Lord Major

500 € awarded by the Lord Major of Baden-Baden.

Prizes in Kind

2023

Gewa Award

One Gewa violin case and one Gewa cello case. The winners have the free choice from the current Gewa products. Total value over 4,000 €.

Pirastro Award

A total of 19 Pirastro strings sets worth 3,000 €, awarded to one participant per master class: 2 x violin (5 sets of strings each), viola (4 sets of strings), cello (3 sets of strings) and double bass (2 sets of strings).

Henle Sponsorship Award

All participants will receive printed scores of the pieces worked at the Academy, free of charge (up to a maximum of 50 € catalog price per person). Furthermore, all teachers and participants will receive free access to the Henle Library App for one year. Total value more than 3,000 €

Henle Award

Voucher worth 250 € for the purchase of sheet music from G. Henle Publishing House.

VC Young Talent Award

3 x personal one-on-one career advice and project support meetings with The Violin Channel's executive team.

Scholarships

2023

Booster Club Scholarship

3 x 699 € awarded by the Friends of the Carl Flesch Academy to outstanding talents who wouldn't have been able to participate in the academy without these scholarships.

Carl Flesch Scholarship

699 € awarded by the Carl Flesch Academy to a winner of the Carl Flesch Competition in Hungary.

Werner Rastätter Scholarship

2 x 590 € awarded by Bärbl Führé-Rastätter to outstanding talents who wouldn't have been able to participate in the academy without these scholarships.

Award winners 2022

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