The Rahn Kulturfonds was founded to promote and award outstanding students of swiss music conservatoires and academies.
Scholarships
Since 2011, a jury of experts has been deciding annually on the awarding of scholarships. They range from 4’000-7’000 Swiss Francs, depending on the performance. The scholarship auditions are held at Musikschule Konservatorium Zurich and are NOT open to the public.
NEXT AUDITION: MONDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 2024
The registration form will be uploaded here in mid July.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
Please read the following terms and conditions carefully!
Candidates are admitted who…
- were born after 1 September 1997;
- have been enrolled for a minimum of two semesters at a Swiss music academy according to the list of the Conference of Swiss Universities of Music CSUM;
- are invited to the audition on the basis of the video-preselection by the jury;
- have submitted a complete application in time and meet all requirements.
Please note:
- A COMPLETE WORK FROM THE CLASSICAL PERIOD AND AN ADDITIONAL COMPLETE WORK FROM THE BAROQUE OR ROMANTIC PERIOD MUST BE PREPARED.
If there is no corresponding repertoire for your instrument, please send us your proposal via info@rahnkulturfonds.ch. - A maximum of two participations is possible. An elimination at the video pre-selection is considered a participation.
- The audition time is 10 minutes.
- The jury decides what is to be performed. Due to time constraints, only excerpts can be presented.
- You have to bring you own accompanist.
- A grand piano and music stands are available in the concert hall.
- The candidates will be informed of the jury’s decision within one week after the audition. No information will be given regarding the jury’s decisions. They are final and cannot be appealed.
The audition takes place at the grand hall at Musikschule Konservatorium Zurich and is not open to the public.