International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition

The International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (German: Internationaler Bach Wettbewerb Leipzig) is a music competition in Leipzig, Germany, held by the Bach-Archiv Leipzig.[1] It was founded in 1950[2] and was held every four years from 1964 to 1996 with five subjects and is now held every two years with three changing subjects violin / baroque violin, piano, harpsichord or in the fields of voice, cello / baroque violoncello and organ.[1] From 1965 the competition is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions in Geneva.[3]

Prizes

Prizes for participants:[3]

Prize Amount
1st prize€10,000
2nd prize€7,500
3rd prize€5,000

The Prize winners have the right to use the title "Bach Prize Winners".

Prizewinners
Main article: List of prize-winners of the International Bach Competition

Prize winners have included:

Jury

President: Robert D. Levin[3] (since 2002)

Members of jury have included:[2]

References
  1. "Internationaler Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Wettbewerb abgesagt". Süddeutsche.de (in German). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. "Internationaler Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Wettbewerb Leipzig". kulturpreise.de. 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. "Preisträger des Internationalen Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Wettbewerbs 2006". neue musikzeitung (in German). Regensburg. 15 July 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. Meyer, Krzysztof (2015). "1950–1954". Schostakowitsch: Sein Leben, sein Werk, seine Zeit (in German). Mainz: Schott. p. 334. ISBN 978-3-7957-8629-8.
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