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

Instruments

The Rahn Kulturfonds loans instruments to outstanding young musicians.

Requests are welcome. Click here to apply…

The violin with the label «Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis faciebat anno1727» has been loaned to Anastasia Subrakova, Rahn Kulturfonds scholarship holder. 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

In 2009, Hans Konrad Rahn donated a precious cello to the Rahn Kulturfonds. The cello, made by G.B. Guadagnini in 1759, was loaned to the famous cellist Sol Gabetta for several years.

Violoncello Joannes Baptista Guadagnini, Parma 1759

Loan

As of November 2018, a cello is available for loan. Requests are welcome.

Further information and how to apply you can find under scholarships.

News & Announcements

Next concert: III. Rahn Concert Più

For the third time already, the small but fine concert will take place in the heart of Zurich. The two 3rd prize winners of the Rahn Musikpreis 2020 for piano, Yilan Zhao and Jérémie Conus, as well as the scholarship holders Veronika T.-Potzner (percussion) and Luis...

Rahn Scholarships

Since 2011, the Rahn Kulturfonds has awarded over 100 monetary scholarships and also lends instruments - in the form of a scholarship - to outstanding young musicians. Application criteria Students enrolled at a Swiss music adademy and under 27 years old will present...

New date – Rahn Prizewinner Concert for piano

The Rahn Prizewinner Concert for piano should have taken place on 30 March 2020 at Tonhalle Maag. It was postponed due to the corona virus. Asuto Kitamura and Georgiana Pletea, first respectively second prize winner of the Rahn Musikpreis 2020 for piano, will perform...

Postponed – Rahn Prizewinner Concert 2020 for piano

Due to the corona virus and taking into account the current precautionary measures of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, the Rahn Prizewinner Concert for piano will unfortunately not take place on March 30, 2020. The concert will take place at a later date....

Trailer Rahn Musikpreis 2020 for piano

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

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....

Christmas concert

On 29 November 2018, five prizewinners and scholarship holders are performing in Zurich. The concert is organized by Swiss International Club, a partner of the Rahn Kulturfonds. More...