Leonard Bernstein Award

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The Leonard Bernstein Award is endowed with 10,000 euros. Since 2002, the award has been sponsored by the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe as part of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. [1] The prize is awarded to talented classical musicians to give them support for an international career. [2] The jury includes children of Leonard Bernstein, Zarin Mehta (2015), [3] the conductor Christoph Eschenbach [4] and the Intendant of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Christian Kuhnt. [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sean Shibe erhält den Leonard Bernstein Award 2022". HfK Bremen. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Bernstein Award für Krzysztof Urbański". NDR.de (in German). 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Preisträgerkonzert Leonard Bernstein Award". Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival (in German). Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Leonard Bernstein Award". Sparkassen- und Giroverband für Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Homfray, Tim; Kettle, David (19 September 2024). "Cellist Kian Soltani wins Leonard Bernstein Award 2017". The Strad. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "VC Artist Charles Yang Awarded Germany's €10,000 Bernstein Prize". The Violin Channel. 19 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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  10. ↑ "Leonard Bernstein Award 2020 an Stathis Karapanos vergeben". miz.org (in German). 14 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Verleihung des Leonard Bernstein Award an Isata Kanneh-Mason". miz.org (in German). 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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