The Rahn Kulturfonds was founded to promote and award outstanding students of swiss music conservatoires and academies.

Instruments

Rahn Kulturfonds lends instruments to outstanding young musicians.

To request a loan please apply for the next scholarship audition.

The violin with the label «Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis faciebat anno1727» has been lent to Anastasia Subrakova. The Siberian violinist studies at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) under professor Ilya Gringolts. She impressed the jury with her talent at the scholarship audition in 2018.

Scholarship holder Anastasia Subrakova

Loan

A violoncello is available for loan. Interested students are requested to apply using the application form for scholarships.

News & Announcements

IV. Rahn Concert Più

The IV. Rahn Concert Più will take place on Sunday, 7 November 2021 at 11:00am at Kaufleuten Zurich, Festsaal.

Please find the livestream of the III. Rahn Concert Più here:

Rahn Scholarships – Next audition 15 November 2021

Since 2011 Rahn Kulturfonds has awarded more than 100 monetary scholarships since 2011 and lends instruments, also in the form of scholarships, to outstanding young musicians. Admission criteria Students who have been enrolled at a Swiss music academy for at least two...

RAHN MUSIKPREIS 2022 FOR STRINGS

Information & registration for the competition

Trailer Rahn Musikpreis 2020 for piano

Recorded on January 17, 2020 at ZKO-Haus by Marcel Babazadeh, Atelier Klang & Raum.

Rahn Prize winners’ Concert 2020 for piano

The Rahn Prizewinner Concert 2020 for piano had to be cancelled due to the Corona pandemic.

Rahn Prizewinner Concert 2020 for piano

Due to the regulations of the Federal Office of Public Health in connection with the Corona pandemic, the prize winners' concert 2020 for piano had to be cancelled.

Rahn Musikpreis 2020 for piano

The competition 2020 for piano will take place at ZKO-Haus in Zurich from Wednesday, January 15 until Friday, January 17, 2020. Further information >

Rahn Concert Continuo 2019

On 8 March 2019 the VI Rahn Concert Continuo took place in the large concert hall of the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. Impressions of the concert and press reviews can be found here: Impressions Press reviews

Rahn Concert Continuo

The VI Rahn Concert Continuo takes place for the first time in the large concert hall of the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK). Prize winners and selected scholarship holders of the Rahn Kulturfonds will perform works by F. Schubert, N. Paganini, H. Wolf, O....

Rahn concert Più – Impressions

Rahn Kulturfonds has organized its first ever Rahn Concert PIÙ. The concert is aimed at music lovers of all ages and took place on November 10, 2018 at Kaufleuten Festsaal in Zurich. Winners of the Rahn Musikpreis and scholarship holders played pieces by H....