Dr. Hermann Büttner Piano Competition 2024

The 3 candidates in round 2 are Matteo Gobbini, JiHun Hong and Tomonori Murakami   

Second round on June 9th beginning 12 noon

12 o'clock Matteo Gobbini                    
1 p.m. JiHun Hong                        
2 p.m. Tomonori Murakami

Piano Quintet in F minor op. 34 by Johannes Brahms
The work will be rehearsed and played with a string quartet provided by the competition.
Adrian Kratzert 1st violin
Leo Esselson 2nd violin
Henriette Brunner viola
Konstantin Pointner violoncello   
Jury deliberation and announcement of the competition results and prize money after the end of the second round.

Prize winners' concert

Friday - June 14, 2024 - Velte Hall
Participation of the prizewinners is obligatory.

Prize money
Prizes and sponsorship awards totaling €15,000 will be awarded. The jury decides on the awarding of the prize money. The awarding of the prize money is tied to the continuation of studies at the Karlsruhe University of Music for the duration of the following semester.

Jury
The jury, chaired by Dr. Tilmann Büttner, consists exclusively of experts who are not members of the Karlsruhe University of Music.

On behalf of the founder Dr Herrmann Büttner, the members of the jury are his son
Dr Tilmann Büttner, like his father, is a lawyer, specifically a judge at Düsseldorf District Court
Katharina Eickhoff is a freelance author and presenter for various German broadcasters, including SWR Kultur's Music Hour and Treffpunkt Klassik.
Franziska Lee Professor of Piano at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart
Roman Zaslavsky Professor of Piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

The Dr. Hermann Büttner Piano Competition has been held annually at the Karlsruhe University of Music since 1998. Predominantly piano solo was on the program. In some years, other genres were also performed, such as a compulsory program with piano and two strings, piano and oboe, piano with voice, piano duo or piano concertos. In 2012, a competition (piano solo) was held only for preschoolers in two age groups. Chamber music also came to the fore: in recent years there have been competitions for piano and cello, for trio with piano and for piano quartet. This year, for the first time, a competition for piano and violin will be held. Scholarships, main prizes and special prizes awarded to the winners are intended to further the education of students at the Karlsruhe University of Music.

Originally, the Karlsruhe lawyer Dr. Hermann Büttner organized this competition on his own initiative. In order to sustain this valuable support, Dr. Hermann Büttner and his wife Edith Adler-Büttner established the Adler Büttner Foundation in 2016. Its goal is to promote musical education, including professional preparation for all students and preschoolers at the Karlsruhe University of Music. This is to be done through competitions and advanced training events, but also through special support of selected projects of the university. The foundation focuses on, but does not exclusively pursue, the subject of piano. It has now been running the piano competition since 2017.