The competition for the selected year has passed. Learn more about the Prize Winners!
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
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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.
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Travelling expenses must be paid by the competitors. Competitors are responsible for finding accommodation during the competition.
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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.
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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.).
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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.
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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.