Prizes 2027

Through our partnerships with various concert promoters, we aim to secure numerous concert engagements for the prize winners. Unless otherwise specified, the decision on which prize winner will receive each engagement will be made only after the orchestral final. The winner’s placement in the competition will be taken into account.

Klassische Philharmonie Bonn, Germany tour, including performances in Berlin (Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt), Hamburg (Laeiszhalle), Munich (Herkulessaal), Bremen (Die Glocke), and Hanover (Funkhaus)

Concerts at the Beethovenfest Bonn

Concerts at the Ludwig van Beethoven Festival in Poland

Concert with the Krakow Philharmonic

Concerts with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra

Concerts at the Festival International de Música de Marvão

Concerts at the Ohrid Summer Festival in North Macedonia

Concerts as part of the Steinway Prize Winner Network

Concerts at “Young Stars of Classical Music” in Kirchheimbolanden

Concerts organized by Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz

Concerts with the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Chamber music with the Beethoven Trio Bonn

Concert at the Beethoven House in Bonn

Concerts at the European Academy of Music, Montepulciano, Italy

Best interpretation of a piano concerto in the final
2,000 €

Special prize for chamber music, donated by the Beethoven Trio Bonn
2,000 €

NEW: Special prize for the best interpretation of a piece by a female composer in the second round

1,000 €

Beethoven-Haus-Prize
The audience will vote for its favorite from among the six participants in the semifinal round.

The winner will perform at a piano recital at the chamber music hall of the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, receive a money prize of 1,000 € as well as a Beethoven bronze bust by the artist Naoum Aronson, donated by Dr. Gudula Neidert-Buech.

Schumann Prize 
donated by Dr. phil. Anna Martini 
in memorandum to Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Uwe Henrik Peters
1,000 €

For the best interpretation of a piece by Robert or Clara Schumann.

Best interpretation of a contemporary piece in the Chamber music final
1,000 €

Facsimile edition of a piano piece by Ludwig van Beethoven, donated by the Beethoven-Haus-Bonn.

Sheet music prizes, donated by Bärenreiter Publishers
worth a total of 1,500 €

Steinway Concert Network

Selected Laureates will recieve International concerts as part of the Steinway Prizewinner Concerts Network with contact to most renowed and lagerst concert halls in europe like Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Tonhalle Düsseldorf and so on

Self-marketing coaching (in partnership with Villa Musica), exclusively for our top three prize winners.

We as Telekom Beethoven Competition invest a total of 10,000 € in special artistic projects of our first prizewinners.