Competition for classical percussion
of the Bavarian Universities of Music
| Sponsor | Organizer: | Prof. Hermann Schwander and Renate Ott-Schwander | University of Music Würzburg Nuremberg |
| Founding year: | 2016 |
| Instrument | Subject: | Percussion |
| Participants: | Students of classical percussion at Bavarian music academies |
| Cycle: | biennial |
| Prize money: | 3.000 € | 2.000 € | 1.000 € |
| Obligations: | Participation in the laureate concert |
| Next date: | January 2026 (preliminary decision in Würzburg on Saturday, 24.01.2026) |
The percussion competition, endowed with prize money from percussion professor Hermann Schwander and his wife Renate Schwander, serves as a promotional opportunity and performance incentive for percussion students at the Nuremberg and Würzburg conservatories. The competition takes place in Nuremberg. Students who have already won the 1st prize are excluded from participating again.