Endowment: 2,000 - 5,000 euros
- 1. Prize: 5,000 euros
- 2. Prize: 3,500 euros
- 3. Prize: 2,000 euros
What is supported?
The prize promotes the interpretation of organ compositions by old masters.
The international organ competition takes place every three years in Innsbruck. The competition is held in public in churches, with the candidates playing on historical organs.
The performances of the competition can be attended free of charge.
The Paul Hofhaimer Prize was established in 1969 to mark the 450th anniversary of the death of Emperor Maximilian I.
Who awards the prize?
Provincial capital of Innsbruck
How do I apply?
The deadline for submissions was March 31, 2025.
Competition dates
- 1. Elimination competition part 1 and 2
29. August until August 31, 2025 from 9.00 a.m
Wilten Abbey Church - 2. Elimination competition
2. September 2025 from 9.00 am
Silver Chapel, Court Church - Final competition
4. September 2025 from 9.00 am
Court Church, Ebert Organ - Concert of the prize winners
5. September 2025 at 7.00 pm
Court Church
Admission to all events is free.
Who decides on the award?
An international jury of several experts, consisting of organists, decides on the award.
Who was Paul Hofhaimer?
Born on January 25, 1459 in Radstadt, Paul Hofhaimer was closely associated with the court life of Emperor Maximilian I. Hofhaimer served at the imperial court of Frederick III in Graz before first taking up his post as organist at the court of Archduke Sigmund of Tyrol in 1478. Sigmund's successor, King and Emperor Maximilian I, took over Hofhaimer and the court chapel. In his entourage, he traveled extensively throughout the empire, including to Linz, Wels, Vienna, Augsburg, Ulm, Constance, Füssen and Freiburg. He settled in Augsburg around 1509. After the death of his employer in 1519, the court chapel was also dissolved. Hofhaimer presumably went to Passau for the time being, and there is evidence of him in Salzburg in 1522. He died here in 1537 and was laid to rest in St. Peter's Cemetery.
Previous award winners
The winners of the 20th Paul Hofhaimer Competition: 1st place, Alberto Gaspardo (l.), 2nd place, Susanna Soffiantini (3rd from l.) and the two third place winners Giulia Ricci (5th from l.) and Giulio De Nardo (6th from l.).) and Giulio De Nardo (6th from left) together with the jury members (from left to right), Wolfgang Zerer, Pieter van Dijk, Magdalena Hasibeder, Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, Chairman Reinhard Jaud and Brett Leighton.© Stadt Innsbruck/FB
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