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Application 2026

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Application

Application happens in two stages:

1) Application online (Deadline: May 1, 2026)

2) Registration on site

Please register personally on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, between 10 AM and 2 PM in the Museum Wiesbaden.

Address:

Museum Wiesbaden
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2
65185 Wiesbaden

Application deadline / fee

The final date for the application is May 1, 2026. On registering, candidates are required to transfer a non-refundable application fee of € 60 per participant to the following account:

Bank: Bethmann Bank AG Frankfurt
Account owner: Stiftung Internationaler Musikwettbewerb Ferdinand W. Neess
IBAN: DE61 5012 0383 0012 6984 03
BIC: DELBDE33XXX

Reference: Competition FWN

Any charges arising have to be paid by the person making the payment. The name of the competitor(s) must be printed on the bank transfer even if the payment is made by another person. Take advantage of the online application and payment by PayPal.

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Repertoire list

1. Round 
ca. 20 min

Carl Frühling: Fantasie op. 55 for flute and piano

and

Pierre-Octave Ferroud: Toan-Yan (aus Trois pièces pour flûte solo), from memory

2. Round 
ca. 30 min

1. Obligatory work:

Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Sonate B-Dur op. 121 for flute and piano

2. One of the following options:

Option A
Philippe Gaubert: Sonatine pour flûte et piano

Option B
Pierre Sancan : Sonatine pour flûte et piano

Option C
Alfredo Casella: Sicilienne et Burlesque op. 23 pour flûte et piano

3. Round
ca. 45 min

Repertoire of your own choice (transcriptions and other instruments are allowed, e.g. alto flute, piccolo etc.), Chamber Music is allowed.

Important:

Conceptual program idea of Music around 1900 with elements and repertoire of Art Nouveau and symbolism.

Programm choice and creativity will be part of the jury’s assessment.

Important notice regarding the repertoire

Every named piece of the repertoire list has to be prepared completely. The jury reserves the right to choose parts of it.

IMPORTANT: The works chosen from the options of the 2nd round and all works of 3rd round have to be communicated to the competition office by the application deadline. 

All works for the 3rd round have to be made available to the jury with 5 copies (upon reaching the 3rd round).

Competition conditions

  • This new competition seeks to build a bridge between Art Nouveau and the music of this era and is therefore dedicated to the Music around 1900. All flutists above the age of 18 are invited with no upper age limit.

    In the spirit of the founder Ferdinand W. Neess the participation of
    professional and non-professional flutists is explicitly encouraged.

    All competitors who have registered according to the rules, are admitted to the first round of the competition. The minimum age for participation is 18 years.

    A copy of the passport or identity card must be sent in with the application.

  • Travelling expenses must be paid by the competitors. Competitors are responsible for finding accommodation during the competition.

  • The jury can award special merit prizes outside of the regular prizes. The decisions of the jury – including nonawarding, sharing and merging a prize – are final and cannot be challenged. Legal challenges are excluded.

  • The organizer reserves the right to take photos and to audio- or videotape during the competition and to use the material at its own discretion. The rights to these recordings remain with the organizer; the participants do not have any entitlement to compensation. Only the organizer is authorized to make or approve audio and video recordings - all others are prohibited from doing so. In addition, the organizer is entitled to publish information about the participants in the context of the competition (name, nationality, instrument, prize, etc.).

  • On submission of the completed application form, the applicants recognize the above competition conditions. If a participant does not follow the conditions of the competition the jury will decide upon the consequences. If you have questions, please contact the competition office.

  • In the collection, processing and use of personal data, we comply with the legal requirements. We only collect data that we need in order to register and inform participants. The data will not be used for any other purpose. Upon request, we will inform you of what data has been stored, we will also correct incorrect data or delete data if this does not violate any other legal regulations. We protect our data against loss, sabotage and unauthorized access.