International H.I.F. Biber Competition

This is a competition about contemporary performance of early music.
Our purpose is to encourage the development of young musicians in original performance of period music through the study of the spirit of Austrian baroque music.
This is a competition of Encounter and Communication. Interested listeners are invited to audit the competiton free of charge, with the exception of the Winners’ concert.
PRIZES:
F.J. Aumann Prize: 1.500 EUR – given for new discoveries in baroque music.
R. Weichlein Prize:1.500 EUR – given for the advancement of Austrian baroque music.
H.I.F. Biber Prize: 1.500 EUR – for the following criteria:
SPECIAL PRIZES:
– Concerts FIORI MUSICALI
An ensemble (soloist) should get the chance to perform a concert for WDR 3. The concert will be recorded and broadcasted in “WDR 3 Concert”.
There are regular invitations to the Festival Resonanzen in the Vienna Konzerthaus (Jury: Peter Reichelt).
– Recording at PAN CLASSIC