Fotos: Ursula Kaufmann(1), Julian Duprat Petrich(2,4), Hanna Andal(3), Marie Laforge(5)
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Folkwang Award

The Gesellschaft der Freunde und Förderer der Folkwang Universität der Künste e.V. (GFFF) has been awarding the Folkwang Award to outstanding young artists at the university every year since 1958. The prizewinners include greats such as Pina Bausch (1958) and photojournalist Guido Mangold (1960).

Award winners 2024

In the category MUSICAL SCIENCE
Christian Dammann (Musicology | Class of Prof. Dr. Matthias Brzoska)

In the MUSIC category
Hao Tian (piano | class of Prof. Evgeni Bozhanov)
Pavel Efremov (Accordion | Class Prof. Mie Miki)

In the COMPOSITION category
Leon Focker (Integrative Composition | Class Prof. Dr. Michael Edwards)

In the category PERFORMING ARTS
Lennart Hahn (Artist Diploma Drama)

Maddy Forst (Artist Diploma Drama)

In the category DESIGN
Jonathan Heitkämper (Photography)
Lisanne Immke (Communication Design)
Moritz Gremm (Industrial Design)


This year's special award winners are:

 

INGRID GIRARDET PRIZE FOR YOUNG TALENT
Kihyun Kim (piano, class of Prof. Evgeni Bozhanov)

ALFRED HOFF SPECIAL PRIZE FOR THE PROMOTION OF YOUNG PIANISTS
Momoko Kimura (piano, class of Prof. Henri Sigfridsson)

DANCE PRIZE OF THE JOSEF AND ELSE CLASSEN FOUNDATION
Subin Cho (M.A. Dance Composition, focus on interpretation)

 

At the Folkwang Prize Gala, the prizewinners present their top-class contributions in the fields of music, musicology, design and performing arts. Prizes are also awarded in the categories of jazz and composition in alternating years. The Gisèle Freund Prize for Theory and History of Photography is awarded every two years. In addition, the Dr. Alfred Hoff Special Prize for the Promotion of Young Pianists, the Ingrid Girardet Prize for the Promotion of Young Talent and the Josef and Else Classen Foundation Dance Prize are awarded annually.

 

For the Folkwang StudiScouts Annelie and Ericka, the Folkwang Award winners have answered the following question. They will be published here in loose succession until the Folkwang Award Gala on June 16:

What doors or artistic perspectives has Folkwang opened for you?