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Carl Bechstein Competition 2024

From October 18 - 20, 2024, the 10th Carl Bechstein Competition for Children and Young People took place in the Kulturstall of Schloss Britz in Berlin-Neukölln. This year in the “Piano solo” category.

Special Prizes at Landesmusikwettbewerb Berlin 2024

In 2024, the foundation once again awarded two special prizes of €500 each at the state competition “Jugend musiziert” (Youth Makes Music). The winners were sisters Eva and Annika Lietz and the duo Raphael Türk and Milena Le May.
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Now it’s time to change the tune!

Now it's time to strike a new chord! The Dachsberg Elementary School is getting a new piano from the foundation.
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Kit Armstrong plays and explains historical instruments

Pianist Kit Armstrong introduces some of the instruments in our historical collection in words and sound.
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Musethica – Music for everyone

Musethica brings music to schools, hospices, and hospitals, enabling people to attend concerts for the first time. We support this wonderful project.
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Carl Bechstein Competition 2023

Outstanding piano duos at the ninth Carl Bechstein Competition for children and teenagers in Berlin

Five fortepianos for two pianists

Only the Carl Bechstein Foundation can organize such a concert in Berlin: as part of the concert series “professors and their master students”, Gerrit Zitterbart and Cunmo Yin performed their repertoires on five valuable historic fortepianos in the Carl Bechstein Hall in Spandau.
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International Carl Maria von Weber Competition in Dresden

Also this year, the Carl Bechstein Foundation supported the International Carl Maria von Weber Competition in Dresden.
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Special prize at the ARD music competition for the French Geister Duo

The French Geister duo won the 1st prize as well as the special prize of the Carl Bechstein Foundation at the 70th ARD Music Competition.
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Yumeka Nakagawa wins Clara-Haskil-Piano Competition 2021

Great success for Yumea Nakagawa, who won the 1st prize at the Clara Haskil Piano Competition, as well as the Audience Prize and the Coup de Coeur Special Prize.