The Hans Stieber Prize is a promotional prize for composers of serious and light music, which is awarded by the fiduciary trust Hans Stieber Foundation of the Landesverband Sachsen-Anhalt based in Halle (Saale). The name giver and dedicatee is Hans Stieber (1886–1969), composer and founding director of the .
It was donated after Stieber's death by his widow Gretl Stieber in 1977 from his inheritance and awarded annually until 1989 to mainly young composers of the GDR.Gilbert Stöck: Neue Musik in den Bezirken Halle und Magdeburg zur Zeit der DDR. Compositions, Politics, Institutions. Schröder, Leipzig 2008, , . After the Peaceful Revolution, Stieber's heirs asserted a replevin regarding the foundation's assets, which meant that the award had to be suspended for the time being.
A judgment of the and a financial increase by the Saalesparkasse in Halle made the revival of the prize by the LVDK under the direction of Thomas Buchholz possible in 2000.Andreas Hillger: Hallische Musiktage. Searching for the soul of modernity. Composers' association revives Hans Stieber Prize. In Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 28 November 2000. The latter now offered the prize every two to four years as part of a competition for young composers as well as for musicologists publishing in the field of Neue Musik. It has since been awarded as part of the contemporary music festival Hallische Musiktage.
Competition rules The competition conditions were adapted in the course of the 2000s. Applicants up to the age of 23 or 25 with residence in the Federal Republic of Germany can take part. In order to deepen Germany's relationship with Eastern Europe and the CIS states, the residence criterion was then dropped for these participants.
An independent Jury selects the prize winners from anonymous scores.Zwei Dresdner Schüler unter den Gewinner. In: Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten, 26 November 2009, . It is composed of the Board of Trustees of the Hans Stieber Foundation (chair: Willi Vogl, later Bernhard Schneyer), other appointed jurors and the advisory jury member Thomas Buchholz. The members are usually composers (among others Günter Neubert) and conductors.
The divisible prize money amounts to 1,000 eurosHans-Stieber-Preis. Website of the Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum; retrieved 25 August 2021. (previously 2,000 D-MarkAndreas Hillger: Thomas Buchholz. Relentless advocate in the service of modernity. Composer fights for the future of the Hallische Musiktage. In Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 7 November 2000.). Furthermore, prizes in kind will be awarded, including participation in a summer course of the Composers' Class Saxony-Anhalt. The award ceremony takes place within the framework of the Hallische Musiktage.Hallische Musiktage. Love for Romanticism, Courage for Tradition. Tomorrow the Hans Stieber Prize will be awarded. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 9 November 2002. For this purpose, a festive concert will be held at the Handel House in Halle.Claudia Crodel: Hallische Musiktage. Ten concerts of new music. 50 works by 43 composers to be heard. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 4 November 2000.
The scores of the prize-winning works will be transferred to the archives of the in Halle.
Prize winners 1977–1989
Year Laureate Origin 1977Manfred Weiss, komponistenlexikon.de; retrieved 25 August 2021. Manfred Weiss Dresden 1978 Gerd Domhardt Halle (Saale) 1979Stieber-Preis zum dritten Mal verliehen. In Freiheit, 26 April 1979, . Wilfried Krätzschmar Dresden 1980Hans Stieber gewürdigt. In Freiheit, 24 October 1980, . Reinhard Pfundt Leipzig 1981 Johannes Wallmann Berlin 1982 Thomas Hertel Dresden 1983Hans-Stieber-Preis wurde verliehen. In Neues Deutschland, 12 March 1983, Jg. 38, Ausgabe 60, . Ralf Hoyer Berlin 1984Auszeichnung mit Hans-Stieber-Preis. In Neues Deutschland, 3 March 1984, Jg. 39, Ausgabe 54, . Frank Petzold Magdeburg 1985Junger Bautzener Komponist erhielt Hans-Stieber-Preis. In Freiheit, 2 March 1985, . Juro Mětšk Bautzen 1986 Thomas Reuter Halle (Saale) 1987Bernd Franke, website of the Sächsischen Akademie der Künste; retrieved 25 August 2021. Bernd Franke Leipzig 1988 Ulrike Liedtke Berlin 1989 Helmut Zapf Gera
Since 2000 Year Laureate Origin Winning piece(s) Performer of the premiere 2000Kompositionspreis Hans Stieber. In Händel-Hausmitteilungen 3/2000, . Arno Lücker / Johannes Kreidler Langenhagen Dornhan/Leinstetten Variationen über ein Thema von Sergej Prokofiew (aus Op. 39) for oboe, viola and bassoon / Baum und Landschaft. Music for viola and guitar Ensemble Sortisatio, Leipzig 2002 Jakob Neubauer Berlin Stockungen for flute, violin, violoncello and piano Ralf Mielke (flute), Hendrik Hochschild (violin, Hinnes Goudschaal (cello) and Dirk Fischbeck (piano) 2005 Tobias Klich Weimar Galgenliederbuch for voice, viola and piano Member of the Sinfonietta Dresden 2009 Johann Friedrich Röpke Magdeburg Ensemble courage, Dresden
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References
Further reading Axel Schiederjürgen (Red.): Kürschners Musiker-Handbuch. Solisten, Dirigenten, Komponisten, Hochschullehrer. 5th edition. Saur, Munich 2006, , . Manfred Weiss: Hallische Musikgeschichte: Erinnerungen an Hans Stieber. Festrede anlässlich der Verleihung des Hans-Stieber-Preises 2000 gehalten am 26.11.2000 im Händel-Haus von Prof. Manfred Weiss. In Händel-Hausmitteilungen, 3/2000, .
External links Hans-Stieber-Preis Verband Deutscher Komponisten, Landesverband Sachsen-Anhalt Hans-Stieber-Preis. Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum