About the Rheingau Music Prize
The Rheingau Music Prize has since 1994 been awarded to an already prominent performer, composer, musicologist or musical institution in recognition of their overall contribution to music. In individual cases, too, the prize is also intended as a scholarship for deserving young musicians. The prize-winners are proposed and chosen by an independent jury, whose members, as their remit demands, are high-ranking celebrities actively involved in the contemporary concert scene and possessing extensive knowledge of the international music world. The accolade initiated by the Rheingau Music Festival carries prize-money of € 10,000, provided by Hesse’s Ministry of Science and Culture.
The prize-winners so far
The jury
- Rolf Beck
Artistic Director of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival -
Walter Fink
Executive Committee member of the Rheingau Music Festival -
Dr. Leo-Karl Gerhartz
Music Programme Director of the Hessian Broadcasting Corporation (retired) - Dr. Peter Hanser-Strecker
Board Chairperson, Schott Music