Overview
- In Hoyerswerda, organizers reported 123 participants from the Oberlausitz, with 59 qualifying for the Landeswettbewerb in Zwickau in March.
- Juries awarded 99 first prizes, 24 second prizes and nine third prizes, and seven entrants achieved the maximum 25 points.
- Standout performances included top marks for soprano Darja Linkevica, drummer Christoph Pfennig and young pianists and ensembles from music schools in Görlitz and Bautzen.
- Prizewinner concerts will present regional laureates to the public on January 31 in Hoyerswerda, February 5 in Bischofswerda and March 7 in Görlitz.
- Landsberg will stage its regional event on January 31 under the city’s Sing- und Musikschule, part of a nationwide program featuring 173 regional competitions in the 63rd edition.