Preise 2026 · Prizes 2026
Preisgelder insgesamt 53.000 € und Einladungen zu Konzertreihen ·
Prize money 53.000 € in total and invitations to concert series
1. Wettbewerbssieger · 1st winner
12.000 €
Susanne and Dr. Christoph Kessler Grand Prize, gestiftet von · donated by
Susanne und Dr. Christoph Kessler
Career counseling durch · Career counseling by Konzertagentur Hampl Berlin
Der 1. Wettbewerbssieger wird am 17. Januar 2027 eingeladen · 1st winner is invited at January 20th/2024 to:
Festival TÖLZER PREISTRÄGER GIPFEL 27 · TÖLZ WINNERS SUMMIT 27
gemeinsam mit · together with:
N.N. (1st winner ARD competition 2026)
Opus 13 / Oslo-Stockholm (1st winner London and
Bordeaux competition 2025)
Fibonacci Quartet / London (1st winner Premio Paolo
Borciani competition Reggio Emilia 2024)
Poiesis Quartet / Cincinnati (1st winner Banff
competition 2025)
N.N. (1st winner Osaka competition 2026)
2. Wettbewerbssieger · 2nd winner
8.000 €
quartettissimo! Prize, gestiftet von · donated by KLANGERLEBNIS e.V.
3. Wettbewerbssieger · 3rd winner
4.000 €
Dr. Monika Panzer Prize, gestiftet von · donated by
Dr. Monika Panzer und KLANGERLEBNIS e.V.
Publikumspreis · Audience award
1.000 €
Gestiftet von der Stadt Bad Tölz
KLANGERLEBNIS Special Prize
3.000 €
Special Prize for the best interpretion of commissioned work
String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam Special Prize
3.000 €
Special Prize for the 1st winner:
invitation for a concert incl. accomodation and travel costs at the Biennale 28
Boosey&Hawkes Special Prize
3.000 €
Special Prize for the best interpretion of a Winterberg string quartet
GENUIN classics Special Prize
6.000 € / 2.000 €
Special Prize for the recording of a classic album with subsequent worldwide digital release
in cooperation with KLANGERLEBNIS e.V. (non-cash-prize)
Festival Uhlandshöhe Special Prize
4.000 €
Special Prize for the 1st winner:
invitation for a concert at Festival Uhlandshöhe July2026 (Stuttgart) (non-cash prize)
Oberstdorfer Musiksommer Special Prize
4.000 €
Special Prize for the 1st winner:
invitation to a concert at the Oberstdorfer Musikommer July / August 2027 (non-cash prize)
Esterhazy Special Prize
2.000 €
Special Prize for the best interpretation of a Haydn string quartet:
invitation for a concert to Schloss Esterhazy (non-cash-prize)
Henle Urtext Special Prize
1.000 €
Special Prize for the best interpretation of a late Beethoven string quartet:
Music voucher for 1.000 € or 10.000 credit points (voucher of 2.500 credit points for each
quartet member) for the Henle Library App (non-cash prize)