This year's „Jugend musiziert“ regional competition took place in Akademie für Tonkunst on 30 and 31 January 2026. Around 170 music-loving children and young people from Darmstadt, the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, the district of Groß-Gerau, the district of Bergstraße and the Odenwald district took part this year. From our Akademie für Tonkunst Darmstadt, 80 pupils from a wide range of age groups took part. They presented themselves to the jury with courage, musical maturity and great expressiveness and were rewarded with very good results. We are very proud of our numerous prizewinners and congratulate all of them on their outstanding achievements.
Special thanks go to the dedicated teachers of Akademie für Tonkunst. They have prepared our students in the best possible way - with patience, professional expertise and a great deal of dedication. They have played a big part in the success of our young musicians.
This year's „Jugend musiziert“ regional competition took place in the instrumental categories of piano solo, harp solo, drumset pop, special instrumentation, chamber music for string instruments, chamber music for woodwinds, chamber music for brass instruments and accordion chamber music. The musical performances were once again of a very high standard. Numerous prizewinners received 1st prizes and were forwarded to the state competition. The state competition will take place between 11 and 15 March 2026 in Schlitz. From the Akademie für Tonkunst, 18 soloists and 10 ensembles will compete there in order to recommend themselves for the national competition.
We would like to congratulate all participants on their outstanding achievements and wish the musicians and ensembles who will be taking part in the state competition every success and, above all, the joy of making music together.
The prizewinners„ concert for the regional competition “Jugend musiziert" with many prizewinners will take place on 21 February 2026 at 2 pm in the Centralstation Darmstadt.