2025 Prize Winners

1st Prize: Varyon Quartet
Emiri Kakiuchi, violin
Kyota Kakiuchi, violin
Arda Aykut, viola
Syon Najman, cello

2nd Prize: Gravitas Quartet
Meret Louisa Vogel, flute
Eva Faganelj, flute
Katharina Kiermaier, flute
Natasa Kása-Gál, flute

3rd Prize: Capavi Quintet
Girim Choi, piano
Yujin Cho, violin
Yeji Chang, violin
Subin Kim, viola
Junghoon Kim, cello

2023 Prize Winners

1st Prize: Synthèse Quartet
Javier Valero, soprano saxophone
Ángela Romera, alto saxophone
Ismael Arroyo, tenor saxophone
Raúl Flox, baritone saxophone

2nd Prize: Trio EX
Kiana Reid, piano
Mayu Tomotaki, violin
Hideaki Fujiwara, cello

3rd Prize: Vogel Piano Trio
Chenxi Wang, piano
Maana Hori, violin
Xiaotang Xu, cello

Alice Samter Special Prize: Mui Quartet
Yuriko Takemoto, violin
Kaori Furusawa, violin
Nanako Tsuji, viola
Xiaotang Xu, cello

2021 Prize Winners

1st Prize: Leonkoro Quartet
Jonathan Schwarz, violin
Amelie Wallner, violin
Mayu Konoe, viola
Lukas Schwarz, cello

2nd Prize: Meliora Quartet
Jona Schibilsky, violin
Johannes Brzoska, violin
Emma Wernig, viola
Milan Drake, cello

3rd Prize: Arion Piano Trio
Daria Iona Tudor, piano
Johanna Müller, violin
Oliwia Meiser, cello

Zilia Quartet
David Tobin, violin
Yakov Geller, viola
Stanislas Kim, cello
Marie Rosa Günter, piano

Alice Samter Special Prize: Meliora Quartet
Jona Schibilsky, violin
Johannes Brzoska, violin
Emma Wernig, viola
Milan Drake, cello

2019 Prize Winners

1st Prize: Eostra String Sextet
Johanna Müller, violin
Amelie Cosima Wallner, violin
Freya Irani, viola
Theresa Burggaller, viola
Oliwia Meiser, cello
Jakob Seel, cello

2nd Prize: Vox Quartet
Mayu Tomotaki, violin
Christa-Maria Stangorra, violin
Janeks Niklavics, viola
Wolf Hassinger, cello

3rd Prize: Quartett Sol
Hye Jin Kim, violin
Sooanh Oh, violin
Kyung-Hwan Choi, viola
Yura Park, cello

2016 Prize Winners

1st Prize: LUX Trio
Eunyoo An, piano
Ilzoo Park, violin
Hoonsun Chae, cello

2nd Prize: Trio Noir
Sebastian Lange, saxophone
Zhifeng Hu, piano
Christoph Lindner, percussion

2nd Prize: Berlage Saxophone Quartet
Lars Niederstraßer, soprano saxophone
Peter Vigh, alto saxophone
Kirstin Niederstraßer, tenor saxophone
Eva van Grinsven, baritone saxophone

2014 Prize Winners

1st Prize: Trio Marie
Ludwig Schulze, violin
Magdalena Faust, clarinet
Joong Hyeok Choi, piano

2nd Prize: nexus baroque
Julia Andres, recorder
Yeuntae Jung, recorder
Mei Murao, harpsichord
Tabea Schrenk, baroque cello

2nd Prize: Arcis Saxophone Quartet
Claus Hierluksch, soprano saxophone
Ricarda Fuss, alto saxophone
Claudia Jope, tenor saxophone
Adrian Planitz, baritone saxophone

Alice Samter Special Prize: Kogan Trio
Julia Yoo Soon Gröning, violin
Felix Eugen Thiemann, cello
Ludmilla Kogan, piano

2012 Prize Winners

2nd Prize: e l y s i o Quartet
Julia Tramnitz, violin
Auste Ovsiukaite, viola
Sophie Notte, cello
Hermes Helfrich, piano

2nd Prize: Sax Solenne
Lea Aimée Sophie Tullenaar, soprano saxophone
Irina Yudaeva, alto saxophone
Helen Hinrichs, tenor saxophone
Anton Rotter, baritone saxophone

3rd Prize: S2K Trio
Kung-Rim Sung, violin
Jiyu Kim, viola
Sol Kim, cello

2010 Prize Winners

1st Prize: Christ Quartet (Artemis Quartet Class)
Raphael Christ, violin
Claudia Schmidt, violin
Chaim Steller, viola
Rebekka Markowski, cello

2nd Prize: Pagard Quartet (Artemis Quartet Class)
Ga-Young Son, violin
Yoo-Jin Chung, violin
Kyoungmin Park, viola
Soyun Kim, cello

3rd Prize: Tutti Corno
Juliane Grepling, horn
Hana Liskova, horn
Peter Müseler, horn
Dorothea Bender, horn

3rd Prize: Blattgold
Evelin Achtenhagen, clarinet
Benjamin Hummel, clarinet
Hanno Pilz, clarinet
Friederike Roth, clarinet

Alice Samter Special Prize: Blattgold
Evelin Achtenhagen, clarinet
Benjamin Hummel, clarinet
Hanno Pilz, clarinet
Friederike Roth, clarinet
Blattgold received the prize for “variatio delectat.”

2008 Prize Winners

1st Prize: Armida Quartet
Martin Funda, violin
Johanna Eschenburg, violin
Teresa Schwamm, viola
Peter-Philipp Staemmler, cello

2nd Prize: Bianco Quartet
Katharina Weiß, violin
Hellen Weiß, violin
Seung Won Lee, viola
Gabriel Schwabe, cello

3rd Prize: Noga Quartet
Lauriane Vernhes, violin
Oleguer Beltran Pallarés, violin
Avishai Chameides, viola
Joan Bachs, cello

4th Prize: Trio Nadeshda
Marie-Stéphanie Radauer-Plank, violin
Johanna Helm, cello
Alexandra Schmiedel, piano

Alice Samter Special Prize
Marie-Stéphanie Radauer-Plank, violin
Johanna Helm, cello
Alexandra Schmiedel, piano
The trio received the “Nelly Sachs Trio” prize from Alice Samter.

2006 Prize Winners

1st Prize: Peking Trio
Xin Sui, piano
Yihua Jin, violin
Ying Guo, cello

2nd Prize: U3
Susanne Fröhlich, recorder
Sohyun Sung, baroque cello
Petteri Pitko, harpsichord

3rd Prize: Art Trio
Gajane Saakjana, piano
Artem Ordiyants, violin
Sara Minemoto, cello

Alice Samter Special Prize: U3
Susanne Fröhlich, recorder
Sohyun Sung, baroque cello
Petteri Pitko, harpsichord