Jugend musiziert 2015: 24th regional competition with 98 young soloists and 62 participants in the ensemble category
Competition performances on Saturday, 31 January and Sunday, 1 February in Chemnitz and Döbeln Prizewinners' concert on Sunday, 8 March, 4 p.m., St. Nicolaikirche, Döbeln
The music students are ready to go: The 24th Jugend musiziert regional competition will be held this year on Saturday, 31 January and Sunday, 1 February by the Jugend musiziert regional committee in Chemnitz and Döbeln. 98 young artists have registered for the solo category in the wind instruments and plucked instruments categories. 62 participants will face the judgement of the expert juries in the regional competition in the ensemble section in the categories piano four-hands, duo: piano and a string instrument and duo art song: voice and piano .
Nancy Gibson, Director of the Chemnitz Municipal Music School and Regional Committee Chairwoman: "Taking part in the Jugend musiziert regional competition is always a very important first artistic and musical highlight for pupils and teachers at the start of the new year. Everyone is very excited and full of anticipation, and the participants have of course practised diligently over the turn of the year in order to finally receive high scores for their performances for their presentations at the end of January/beginning of February.They hope to receive high scores for their presentations at the end of January/beginning of February and perhaps - hopefully - win a ticket to take part in the Saxon state competition in Stollberg in March."
The main organisation and main venue for the regional competition this year is the music school of Mittelsächsische Kultur gGmbH in Döbeln. The main venue for the annual competition rotates between Central Saxony, the Erzgebirgskreis and the city of Chemnitz for the city and greater Chemnitz area. In this way - as the organisers have also planned - the regional Jugend musiziert competition will gain greater visibility and recognition further afield in the region.
The Chemnitz Regional Committee cordially invites representatives of the media and all those interested in music to visit the competition and would like to draw attention today to the prizewinners' concert at the end of the 24th regional competition: The date of the prizewinners' concert is Sunday, 8 March, 4 pm, in Döbeln in the St. Nicolaikirche, Kleine Kirchgasse 1 04720 Döbeln. Admission to both the competition performances and the prizewinners' concert is free.
This year's competition is funded by Sparkasse Döbeln, Sparkasse Mittelsachsen, Mittelsächsische Kultur gGmbH and the Burchard Führer group of companies.
The competitions of the 24th Regional Competition 2015 will take place as follows:
Woodwind solo: Döbeln, Lessing-Gymnasium Döbeln, Straße des Friedens 9, 04720 Döbeln - Date 31.01: 9:30 am to 9 pm.
Plucked instruments solo: Döbeln, Lessing-Gymnasium Döbeln Straße des Friedens 9, 04720 Döbeln - Date: 31.01., 9 am to 7.30 pm and 1.02., 9 am to 4.30 pm.
Duo: Piano and a string instrument: Döbeln Music School, Straße des Friedens 19, 04720 Döbeln - Date: 31 January, 9 am to 1 pm.
Brass instruments solo: Döbeln, Lessing-Gymnasium Döbeln Straße des Friedens 9, 04720 Döbeln - Date: 01.02., 9 am to 5 pm.
Recorder solo: Döbeln, Musikschule Döbeln, Straße des Friedens 19, 04720 Döbeln - Date: 01 February, 9 am to 7 pm.
Duo Kunstlied - voice and piano: Städtische Musikschule, Gerichtsstraße 1, 09112 Chemnitz - Date: 31 January, 11 am to 1:45 pm.
Piano four hands. Chemnitz, Municipal Music School, Gerichtsstraße 1, 09112 Chemnitz - Date: 01.02., 9:30 am to 6 pm.
Contact and contact person for media representatives:
Contact in Chemnitz: Nancy Gibson, Städtische Musikschule Chemnitz, call 0371/ 302289, in Döbeln: Margot Berthold, call 03431/ 608608.
Details on the participants and the dates of the auditions can be found on the