The jury's approach to evaluating the videos
The jury is very keen to address you all with a few lines:
Statement from the 2023 jury
Dear pianists,
We were allowed to listen to 291 videos from 33 nations and it was a very special pleasure for us! We are impressed and enthusiastic about your playing, your sense of sound, your musical and pianistic abilities, your joy of playing and your passion. The level was extraordinarily high in many parts!
With so much high quality, a very careful sifting of the videos was called for. We did not make the selection easy and listened to many videos several times. Due to the limited time frame of the competition of 2.5 days, we had to choose from about 60 participants. Thus, many decisions were also very close.
Just know that we thank each and every one of you from the bottom of our hearts for the enjoyment your videos have given us!
Our special thanks also go to your teachers who support you with so much commitment!
Congratulations to the approved participants! You can look forward to a great and exciting competition! We wish you much success, wonderful experiences and lots of musical encounters!
All the best from your jury - keep up the good work!
Prof. Christian A. Pohl
Prof. Claudia Schellenberger
Ulrike Danne-Feldmann
Dear pianists,
dear parents, dear teachers,
The jury of the digital preliminary round, consisting of Prof. Christian A. Pohl, Prof. Claudia Schellenberger and Ulrike Danne-Feldmann, takes a lot of time to ensure a well-founded and well-reasoned admission of the participants!
Each jury member receives a table with the name, date of birth, age group, repertoire and video of each applicant, which he or she processes individually with comments and ratings (yes, no, maybe). Nationality, place of residence, place of training and teacher are not known to the jury in order to prevent these factors from influencing the decision.
The number of participants is clear from the outset: only around 60 young pianists can be heard during the 2.5 days of the competition.
After viewing the videos, the results are combined to form an overall assessment: three "yes" means a clear approval, as do two "yes" and one "maybe". The videos with two "yes" and one "no" as well as one "yes" and two "maybe" are put into an intermediate round, heard again and discussed in a meeting. The final selection of around 60 approved participants is then determined.
