Follow-up concerts 2025

Follow-up concerts

Fees with a total value of € 10,000

For us, a piano competition is not the end, but the beginning of a musical journey. Through our follow-up concerts, masterclasses and scholarships, we create a platform that promotes young talent in the long term and offers them a stage far beyond the competition.

For young pianists, concerts are far more than just a performance. It is the moment when weeks of work pay off and the music comes to life - in direct interaction with the audience. Here they learn how to deal with stage fright, gain experience and benefit from the exchange with other concert participants. Playing in front of an audience motivates the young pianists and inspires their passion for music. All artists receive a fee and a pro rata reimbursement of their expenses.

Experience our prizewinners in seven unique concerts with press reports and personal insights!

Augustinum retirement home

Augustinum senior citizens' residence, Bad Soden, 06.04.2025, 5 p.m.

"Virtuoso - touching - extraordinary"

was the enthusiastic headline of the Bad Sodener Zeitung in its review from 09.04.2025.

In the beautiful theater hall of the senior citizens' residence Augustinum in Bad Soden, Linda Yuan, Martin Zhu, David Yifan Chen, Yulianna Beziazychna, Maximilian Hongcheng Zhu, Toni Gu and Ei Fujimori (AG II to V) delighted the large audience.

Participant comments

Thank you very much for your wonderful organization of the concert at the Augustinum and for your warm words and the beautiful photos - please also send my special thanks to Mr. Feldmann for the great photos and all the work in the background! It was a great pleasure for us to take part in this special concert, and the atmosphere and warm hospitality made it an unforgettable experience.

Ling Cheng, mother of Maximilian Zhu

Thank you very much for the organization and the wonderful atmosphere!
Family Martin Zhu

Thank you so much for your kind words and for organizing such a wonderful concert at Augustinum. It was a pleasure and an honor to be part of the event, and we truly enjoyed the warm atmosphere and the appreciative audience.

The Fujimori family

We would like to thank you ganz much for your extraordinary efforts in organizing this wonderful competition and concert. We were deeply touched by the impressive professionalism and remarkable commitment of the entire organizing team. For David, taking part was a ganz special experience - the opportunity to make music and exchange ideas with so many talented young pianists from all over the world was an unforgettable enrichment. We are already looking forward with great anticipation to the next event in two years' time and very much hope to be able to take part again then!

The Chen family

The photos and the review ganz wonderful! Toni was also very happy to experience the great atmosphere of the concert at the Augustinum. The location, the audience, the hall and the grand piano are just great! He also really enjoyed your moderation! It was also a great pleasure for him to experience the audience's donations after the concert and to get into conversation with them. It really motivates him to play the piano! Thank you again for your great commitment!

Meng Li, mother of Toni Gu

Thank you so much for all!

The Beziazychna family

Augustinum retirement home, Bad Soden, November 16, 2025

What an evening! Four prize winners from AG V to VII impressed with their rousing performance in the second concert at the Augustinum retirement home in Bad Soden. Augustinum retirement home on November 16, 2025.

Jueon Lee, 14, South Korea, Magdalena Pflüger, 16, Germany, Tatia Abashishvili, 19, Georgia, and Sebastian Rauch, 18, Germany, gave a brilliant concert full of magical sounds and virtuosity. You can see how enthusiastic the audience was, along with many other unforgettable moments, over the coming weeks and months at Instagram and Facebook .

We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Augustinum retirement home and our fantastic sponsor of this wonderful evening, Hansen & Heinrich AG from Frankfurt!

Participant comments

As a prize winner of the international piano competition in Kronberg, I was invited, along with three other participants, to a follow-up concert in Bad Soden, which took place a few months later. A wonderful memory of a fantastically organized competition! I had been looking forward to this concert for a long time, and we finally gathered as a quartet of four prize winners at the Augustinum in Bad Soden. Together, we were able to offer a very diverse program, which was elegantly put together by the exciting moderation of Ms. Danne-Feldmann. I found the audience to be very interested in music and grateful. The Augustinum has a Steinway B grand piano, and I really enjoyed playing it. Despite my late arrival due to my long journey from Berlin, I was given enough time to warm up.
The S-Bahn trains to the main station were all canceled during the week, so a colleague drove me to the station in Frankfurt, even to the platform, which was extremely helpful! The organization of the concert was fantastic, just like the competition back then. Kronberg simply has a very special atmosphere, and the people there are very friendly. During the competition, the foyer was decorated with flowers and there were plenty of information tables. It was the same in Bad Soden: food and drinks were provided for the artists. We were also invited to give an interview, and I think the compilation of the various recordings is brilliant.
Despite my long journey with the obligatory train delay on the way back and the resulting early morning arrival, it was a great experience with interesting encounters, lots of fun, and music.

The concert was an unforgettable moment for me. The warmth of the audience, the sincere applause, and the encouraging words after my performance gave me, as a young musician, great courage and new strength. The entire organization—from the rehearsals to all the details on the day of the concert—was perfect. I am also grateful that this trip allowed me to meet other wonderful German musicians, which gave me new inspiration and motivation.
I would like to thank you personally from the bottom of my heart. Through our many messages, you organized so much for me and helped me incredibly. Without your support, this trip would never have been so special and profound.
The visit to the Mainz University of Music, the tour by a Korean student, and the opportunity to observe Prof. Claudia Schellenberger's class—and even to play for her myself—were unforgettable and exceptionally valuable experiences for me. These experiences give me great motivation and strength to continue advancing as a musician.

I am very happy to have been part of this wonderful concert. The hall and piano were very nice, and the whole atmosphere was warm and inviting. The organization was top notch, and the audience was super sweet, attentive, and kind. I am grateful for the chance to perform in such a welcoming setting.

The concert at the Augustinum Bad Soden was something ganz for me. I was delighted to have the opportunity to play there as part of the Kronberg Piano Competition. The atmosphere was very open and the audience was incredibly appreciative—I felt very comfortable from the very first moment. It was an evening that I will cherish in my memory.

"Art & Music - Encounters"

The close and very cordial cooperation with the "Barbara and Dr. Hans-Werner Dildei Art & Culture Foundation" has led to three follow-up concerts in 2025.

Many thanks go to Dr. Dildei, who has set standards in connecting the arts and people with his exhibition and concert series "Art & Music - Encounters". His passionate commitment to promoting talent, among other things, is supported by the Taunussparkasse and the Hohemark Clinic in Oberursel, whom we would also like to thank!

"Art & Music - Encounters", Taunus Sparkasse Bad Homburg, 29.04.2025

Linda Yuan, Vadim Nikitin, Maximilian Hongcheng Zhu, Toni Gu, Raffaello Giannini, Ellie Jasmine Bauwens and Ei Fujimori (AG II to V) touched the astonished audience with their fantastic playing in this concert.

It was wonderful to experience how the cultural enjoyment of music, painting and fine art, together with the excellent catering provided by Taunus Sparkasse, left a lasting and unique impression.

The contact with artists of painting, fine arts and their works was also a source of inspiration for our young talents.

Participant comments

''One of the most important things for the growth of young musicians is to let them perform. Concerts are not competitions. They feel more freedom to interpret the pieces, and with stage experiences, their music study could be inspired and completed. From the competition to laureate concerts, we feel how Kronberg competition makes efforts in promoting and helping young musicians with more educational purposes. In this way, the competition not only motivates the young musicians, but also promotes classical music in general. It is such a responsibility required lots of efforts and passion from the competition organizers. We can only return this effort and passion by our efforts and passion for our common love: Music. Lots of thanks to International piano competition for Young Pianists Kronberg to include Raffaello in this big family.'' please quote any sentences you feel like to!

There are still lots of feelings and things to say, such as the food service, venue, audiences, and the whole package you organized, and so on. We don't take anything for granted. We are so thankful to the opportunity! We can write it down for many pages!

One personal news relating to Raffaello and Kronberg competition to share with you! Yesterday Raffaello's school told him that they will give him some freedom of lessons choices at school (because Raffaello has skipped one year and entered the Mathmatic Olympiad Final. He likes mathematics, so that's just for fun but the school takes it seriously). They asked Raffaello if he skips some lessons for other lessons, what lessons he wants to take? Raffaello told them: I want to learn German earlier and more, and of course also mathematics. They asked why do you wanna German so much? Raffaello said because last week I went to Germany for Laureate concert of Kronberg competition, and I wish myself speaking German to German.

Raffaello is inspired by every experience. Thank you!!!
Camille Giannini

It was a very meaningful and carefully organized event. The audience showed great respect for the art. Maximilian felt very honored to play in such an atmosphere and we also enjoyed the special mood of the concert very much. Thank you very much for all your efforts and we look forward to future occasions like this.

Zhu family, Ling Cheng

Toni gained great experience and had a wonderful exchange with the audience. Thank you again for the wonderful work and the great commitment! We hope to see you again soon!

Meng Li, mother of Toni Gu

I would like to thank the organizers of the piano competition in Kronberg from the bottom of my heart. Everything was organized at the highest level - well thought out down to the smallest detail. The jury consisted of renowned professors, and taking part was a valuable experience for me.

A special highlight was the special prize: the invitation to the concert ART & MUSIC - Encounters, donated by the Barbara and Dr. Hans-Werner Dildei Art & Culture Foundation. The combination of visual art and music, the warm atmosphere and sharing the stage with great young musicians - all this made the evening unforgettable.
A wonderful reminder of respect, encounters and a genuine love of music and art.

Vadim Nikitin

"We spent a beautiful moment at the concert organized by Art and Music Encounters and Kronberg Piano Competition in Bad Homburg. Ellie had a chance to perform surrounded by art for sensitive and enthusiastic audience. As always the organization was at the highest level. Young pianists got to know each other in a warm atmosphere during and after the concert, while having a possibility to enjoy the art. "

Yuliya Bauwens

This competition has greatly broadened my son's world. Not only did he grow as a performer, but he also made many wonderful friends across different categories through the various events.
It was a truly valuable experience for him.

The Fujimori family

It was a great idea to combine the piano concert with the art exhibition at Taunus Sparkasse. It creates a special atmosphere for all of us. It was also fun to play the piano in the middle of the audience.

The prizewinners' concert at Taunus Sparkasse was very well organized, both by you and by Taunus Sparkasse, and the piano concert was very successful. All the pianists gave their best, and it was also impressive to hear and experience how the piano music affected us in the visual art space. The experience will remain in our memories for a long time.

Thank you very much for your efforts and support for the Kronberg Piano Competition project.

Linda Yuan and family

"Art & Music - Encounters", Taunus Sparkasse Bad Homburg, 09.09.2025

Another unforgettable and inspiring concert evening! Yuewen Yin (15) from the Netherlands, Raffaello Giannini (14) from Belgium and Felix Wu (18) from Germany captivated the spellbound audience at Art & Music in the Taunus Sparkasse Bad Homburg with their extraordinary playing.

Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Debussy at the very highest level in combination with the very impressive and moving pictures and sculptures by Andrew Friedrich and Oliver Czarnetta, crowned by the ambience of the Taunus Sparkasse campus and excellent catering - a unique experience! This concert was also presented by artistic director Ulrike Danne-Feldmann.

Our special and heartfelt thanks once again go to the "Barbara und Dr. Hans-Werner Dildei Kunst und Kulturstiftung" and the Taunus Sparkasse!

Participant comments

"We would like to sincerely thank you for offering such a wonderful stage at Taunussparkasse for the young pianists to perform. It was a truly meaningful opportunity for Yuewen to share her music and gain valuable experience. Meeting other two talented pianists from the International Piano Competition Kronberg was also a great joy - the exchange of ideas and experiences and building friendships made the event even more special. We deeply appreciate the warm atmosphere, excellent organization, and the chance for the juniors to connect through music."

The Yuewen Yin family

"It was another unforgettable laureate concert in Germany, and the atmosphere was very cozy and warm. The venue is smaller than last time, but the distances between people are closer. In any case, even for young pianists who are mostly still students of conservatory, they did not feel less respected. They were treated as a professional pianists. In this way, they developed respect to themselves as well as to their future profession. We really appreciate the smooth and professional S.O.P. of the laureate concerts provided by Kronberg Competition.
This time, we were also happy to meet the artist from other fields, Mr. Andrew Friedrich. It is always beneficial to put young musicians in such occasions together with other artists."

The Raffaello Giannini family

Between the master classes and concerts in Murrhardt, I also had the opportunity, together with two other also had the opportunity to play at a concert for the Taunus-Sparkasse in Bad Homburg. Homburg. Once again, the organization was excellent. The freshly tuned Steinway grand piano from Frankfurt had a great feel and a noble, brilliant sound. Although the room is not actually intended for concerts, the acoustics were amazingly good. After The musical performances were followed by an art exhibition by artists Andrew Friedrich and Friedrich and Oliver Czarnetta as well as an extensive buffet, which successfully rounded off the evening. rounded off the evening.

As Felix's mother, I think that the Kronberg Competition is not just a simple competition but also offers support for young talent through special prizes such as concerts and master classes. for young talents. The IKAM is also a master class as well as a concerto performance and competition at the same time. I hope that in the future not only my son Felix but also young pianists will benefit from the competition and wish the Kronberg Competition continued success. Competition continued success.

"Art & Music - Encounters", Clinic Hohemark Oberursel, 24.10.2025

For the first time during our collaboration with Art & Music, the event took place in the church hall of the Hohe Mark clinic in Oberursel with its beautiful acoustics.
Yulianna Beziazychna (11, Ukraine), Yad Barzinjy (14, Germany) and Tatia Abashishvili (19, Georgia) played a fantastic program. The audience was completely thrilled! The subsequent cozy get-together with finger food and drinks offered plenty of space for interesting conversations - a perfect conclusion. Many thanks to the Hohe Mark Clinic, Dr. Dildei and Andrew Friedrich, who once again captivated everyone present with his art!

Participant comments

We are happy to be part of this competition.
The competition in Kronberg is an amazingly warm and perfectly organized event. Everything is thoughtfully arranged - from rehearsal and accommodation to direct contact with the organizers. The additional entertainment program was a wonderful surprise - we haven't seen anything like it elsewhere!
At many competitions, you just come, perform, and leave without really connecting. But here, taking part in two concerts after the competition brought new impressions, experience, contacts, and valuable stage time. We have never seen another competition organized with such care and attention to every participant. Yulianna is already planning to come back!

Thank you very much for the wonderful experience. The organization was really perfect and we were delighted with the friendly response. The evening itself was an unforgettable experience - we would like to thank you very much for the opportunity to perform, but also for the fact that this very cultivated audience was there on the day. It was and remains a wonderful experience to be able to talk to people from the audience after the concert, who showed their deep understanding and enthusiasm for the music. So even after the actual event, there is still the opportunity to enjoy this chance and talk to those present about what is so important to you. The numerous feedback is enormously important for artistic development, so you can only benefit from this as an artist and as a person. The concert program was entertaining and exciting - the given performance time was long enough for me to perform my improvisation and a classical work. In general, the openness for the selection of program contributions is great and admirable. It was a particular pleasure for me to be able to present my own work in the given time - this openness is very supportive and valuable.

It was an interesting and special experience to perform in this setting. The atmosphere was warm, and I really appreciated the audience's openness and connection to the music.

Weilburg Castle Concerts

Weilburg Castle Concerts 2026, 07.06.2026, 11 a.m., Upper Orangery

In the extraordinary and exclusive ambience of the Weilburg Castle Concerts Linda Yuan (Germany), Stefan Szypura (Switzerland) and Raffaello Giannini (Belgium) perform a matinee full of musical stories and pianistic mastery.

As winners of the AG V prize, they were personally invited to the concert by the new artistic director Clemens Mohr. The Weilburger Schlosskonzerte attaches great importance to promoting talent and we would like to thank Clemens Mohr and the Weilburger Schlosskonzerte very much for the fantastic collaboration!

We would also like to sincerely thank Hansen & Heinrich AG, a bank-independent asset manager that is passionately committed to art and culture and is sponsoring this concert!

Program, photos and participant feedback to follow

Tidal concerts 2026

"Year after year, the youthful fire, the superb skill and the unspent freshness inspire the tidal audience anew."

The Gipfelstürmer concerts to promote the next generation are one of many facets of this renowned festival in East Frisia. We are very grateful to Artistic Director Matthias Kirschnereit for the opportunity to offer Sebastian Rauch (18, AG VII) from Germany this wonderful stage!

Program, photos and participant feedback to follow