“We have enjoyed a very high caliber competition for children and young people, and were treated to admirable performances – not only in the winners’ concert,” exclaimed Professor Michael Schäfer, chairman of the prestigious judging panel, in praise of the competition participants. “The level achieved in the 2015 edition was even higher than at the premiere last year, in part because we had far more registrations in the higher age categories this year,” stated Gregor Willmes, project manager with the Carl Bechstein Foundation.The judging panel was made up of renowned musicians and music instructors, including Professor Michael Schäfer (chairman), Simona Foth, Franziska Hölscher, Gabriel Schwabe, Professor Anthony Spiri and Professor Florian Wiek. Two young composers, Patrick Schäfer and Philipp C. Mayer, experienced the premiere performance of their works that had been commissioned by the Carl Bechstein Foundation especially for the event. The most beautiful moments of the competition were captured in a >>video created by nmz Media.