THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

OF THE GERMAN MUSIC COUNCIL

The Executive Committee of the German Music Council is elected by the General Assembly for a period of four years. It consists of the President, three Vice-Presidents, one representative delegated by the Conference of State Music Councils, and up to fourteen other members.

Candidacy for membership in the Executive Committee is open to personalities from all aspects of musical life whose activities are primarily centered in Germany. Candidates are not required to be a member or delegate of a member in the German Music Council. Candidates must be nominated by a member.

Here are the members of the Executive Committee for the 2021-2025 election period:

Prof. Martin Maria Krüger
President

Prof. Martin Maria Krüger

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Prof. Martin Maria Krüger, Präsident des Deutschen Musikrates

Jens Cording
Vice-President

Jens Cording

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Jens Cording Vizepräsident des Deutschen Musikrates, Mitglied im Aufsichtsrat

Silke D’Inka
Member of the Executive Committee

Silke D’Inka

© Gert Schladebach

Prof. Udo Dahmen

© Arthus Bauer

Portraitfoto Udo Dahmen

Dr. Stefan Donath
Member of the Executive Committee

Dr. Stefan Donath

© privat

Prof. Anette von Eichel

KMD Christian Finke
Member of the Executive Committee

KMD Christian Finke

Prof. Dieter Gorny
Member of the Executive Committee

Prof. Dieter Gorny

Prof. Dr. Birgit Jank
Member of the Executive Committee

Prof. Dr. Birgit Jank

Lena Krause
Member of the Executive Committee

Lena Krause

© Julia Bornkessel

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Liedtke
Vice-President

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Liedtke

© Peter Dageroth

Prof. Ulrich Rademacher
Member of the Executive Committee

Prof. Ulrich Rademacher

© Oliver Borchert

Grauhaariger Herr mit Halstuch

Nina Ruckhaber
Member of the Executive Committee

Nina Ruckhaber

© Lisa Gramlich

Prof. Dr. Dörte Schmidt
Member of the Executive Committee

Prof. Dr. Dörte Schmidt

© Vincent Leifer

Dr. Charlotte Seither
Member of the Executive Committee

Dr. Charlotte Seither

© Marko Bussmann

Peter Stieber
Member of the Executive Committee

Peter Stieber

© privat

Jean-Marc Vogt
Member of the Executive Committee

Jean-Marc Vogt

© Barbara Aumüller

Prof. Dr. Hermann Wilske
Member of the Executive Committee

Prof. Dr. Hermann Wilske

© Hans Kumpf

Dr. Sandra Wirth
Member of the Executive Committee

Dr. Sandra Wirth

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Musicians can sing or play in the ensembles of the German Music Council, the Federal Youth Orchestra, the Federal Jazz Orchestra and the Federal Youth Choir, and take part in competitions. With four other projects in the area of promotion, the German Music Council supports young, highly talented musicians, conductors, composers and interpreters of contemporary music as well as pop musicians on their way to a professional musical life and builds a bridge between musicians, organizers and the public. In addition, the German Music Information Center (miz) offers a central information point on all topics of musical life.

 

 

The German Music Council is the sponsor of the competitions for children and young people: Jugend musiziert and Jugend jazzt, the competitions for professional musicians: the German Music Competition, the German Conducting Award (formerly the German Conducting Prize) and the German Choral Conducting Award, as well as the competitions for amateur musicians: theGerman Choir Competition and the German Orchestra Competition.

The German Music Council (Deutscher Musikrat e. V.) is the mouthpiece and initiator of music policy issues for its members.

The numerous advantages of a membership in the German Music Council e.V. compiled for you.

Under the menu item MEDIA you will find our press page with all the latest news, our press page with the press contacts and the publications.

Promoting young musicians in the ensemblesof the German Music Council also includes performing on stage in front of an audience. The project leaders are happy to accept requests for engagements. The German Music Competition concert promotion program arranges approximately 200 concerts a year for concert organizers and concert series.

Music educators will find concepts and working materials for music lessons at the Podium Gegenwart's educational projects. Current developments in music policy and studies can be found in the "Music Education" section, as well as specialist articles on this topic at the German Music Information Center.

With the German Music Information Center, the German Music Council offers a central information point on all topics of musical life.