Employees

Marion Bach
Project Assistance - Conducting Forum and German Conducting Award

Porträtfoto Marion Bach Forum Dirigieren

Herwig Barthes
Tour Management & Project Coordination Jazz - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Dr. Susanne Bennedik
Project Assistance DMW/DCW/DOW - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Immanuel Beyreuther
Speaker - Secretariat General

Portraitfoto Immanuael Beyreuther, Referent Generalsekretariat Berlin, Deutscher Musikrat e.V.

Annette Börger
Consultant Foundation and Project Development German Youth Orchestra (BJO) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Portraitfoto Annette Börger Bundesjugendorchester

Ariadne Chalkias
Project Coordination National Youth Choir & Central Services - Central Services

Portraitfoto Ariadne Chalkias Neustart Kultur

Jeanette Dornbusch-Gunst
Head of Finance & Administration | Authorized representative - Management Bonn

Portraitfoto Jeanette Dornbusch-Gunst Verwaltungsleitung

Auli Eberle
Speaker - Secretariat General

[Translate to Englisch:] Auli Eberle © Maxim Green

Hermann Emich
IT system administration - Central Services

Jakob Forner
Voluntary social year - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Felix Freitag
Project Manager - Conducting Forum and German Conducting Award

Portrait Felix Freitag Projektleitung Forum Dirigieren, Deutscher Musikrat

Oliver Fröschke
Marketing - Public Relations & Marketing

Kristof Gerlach
Jumu Project Coordination Chamber Music Course & Team BW - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Portraitfoto Kristof Gerlach Jugend musiziert

Andrea Geus
Deputy Project Manager German Music Competition - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Portraitfoto Andrea Geus Abteilung Wettbewerbe

Claudia Hagen
Assistant - Management Bonn

Portraitfoto Claudia Hagen Assistenz Geschäftsführung

Melissa Hauschild
Editorial Assistant - German Music Information Center (miz)

Portraitfoto Melissa Hauschild Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum

Daniela Henn
Jumu Project coordination Networking & Editing - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Portraitfoto Daniela Henn Jugend musiziert

Judith Hering
Editing & Social Media German Youth Orchestra (BJO) (Parental leave) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Portraitfoto Judith Hering Bundesjugendorchester und Wettbewerbe

Paul Heß
Deputy Program Manager DCW/DOW - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Portraitfoto Paul Heß Abteilung Wettbewerbe

Gregor Hollenhorst
Project coordination DMW - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Portraitfoto Gregor Hollenhorst Deutscher Musikwettbewerb

Iris Janusch
Project Assistant DMW/DCW/DOW - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Portraitfoto Iris Janusch Deutscher Musikwettbewerb

Ulrike Japes
Project coordination & Orchestra management German Youth Orchestra (BJO) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Portraitfoto Ulrike Japes Bundesjugendorchester

Adrian Käser
Jumu Project Coordination Organization & Digital - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Portraitfoto Adrian Käser Jugend musiziert

Anne Kersting
Project Coordination - Concert Promotion German Music Competition

Portraitfoto Anne Kersting Deutscher Musikwettbewerb

Katharina Koch
Project coordination - Conducting Forum and German Conducting Award

Angelika Köster
Project coordination - National Youth Choir of Germany

Portraitfoto Angelika Köster Bundesjugendchor

Ann-Kathrin Kösters
Tour manager German Youth Orchestra (BJO) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Portraitfoto Ann-Kathrin Kösters Bundesjugendorchester

Sönke Lentz
Division management - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Portraitfoto Sönke Lentz Bundesjugendorchester

Finn Lorenz
Volunteer (FSJ) - National Youth Choir of Germany

Finn Löw
Speaker - Secretariat General

Petra Mense
Personnel department - Central Services

Portraitfoto Petra Mense Zentrale Dienste Personal

Sina Miranda
Project coordination Edition Contemporary Music - Podium Gegenwart

Portraitfoto Sina Miranda Podium Gegenwart

Insa Murawski
Project coordination InSzene - Podium Gegenwart

Portraitfoto Insa Murawski Podium Gegenwart

Carolin Oeffner
Financial Controlling - Central Services

Portraitfoto Carolin Oeffner Zentrale Dienste, Controlling

Lisa Ose
Tour manager & Projectcoordination Jazz (Parental leave) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Reinhild Pairott
Jumu Project coordination: Rooms, Schedule & Team - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Portraitfoto Reinhild Pairott Jugend musiziert

Grazyna Piegrzyk
Financial Accounting - Central Services

Portraitfoto Grazyna Piegrzyk Zentrale Dienste Buchhaltung

Stefan Piendl
Managing Director - Management Bonn

Judith Raspe
Jumu Project coord. Music Editing & Follow-up support - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Portraitfoto Judith Raspe Jugend musiziert

Christiane Rippel
Consultant for Data & Information Management - German Music Information Center (miz)

Portraitfoto Christiane Rippel Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum

Mirja Schmitz
Assistant - Management Bonn

Portraitfoto Mirja Schmitz Assistenz Geschäftsführung

Katharina Schrade
Project Manager Jugend musiziert - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Stephan Schulmeistrat
Management - German Music Information Center (miz)

Irene Schwalb
Division management - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Portraitfoto Irene Schwalb Deutscher Musikwettbewerb

Martin Schwietz
Controlling and Accounting - Central Services

Portraitfoto Martin Schwietz Zentrale Dienste Buchhaltung

Nina Seidel-Polter
Speaker - Secretariat General

Dominik Seidler
Project Manager Jazz (20% in part-time until Jan. 2026) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Portraitfoto Dominik Seidler Jazzprojekte

Sabine Siemon
Press and Public Relations - Public Relations & Marketing

Portraitfoto Sabine Siemon Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

Ariane Simons
Editing & Project coordination Jazz - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Felicitas Sommer
Jumu Project coord. German schools abroad & project development - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Portraitfoto Felicitas Sommer Jugend musiziert

Dr. Anke Steinbeck
Management Public Relations gGmbH - Public Relations & Marketing

Portraitfoto Dr. Anke Steinbeck Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

Dr. Karin Stoverock
Editorial Advisor - German Music Information Center (miz)

Portraitfoto Dr. Karin Stoverock Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum

Michael Teilkemeier
Project Manager - PopCamp

Portraitfoto Michael Teilkemeier PopCamp

Lisa Valdivia
Project Coordination Orchestra Conducting & Editing - Conducting Forum and German Conducting Award

Portraitfoto Lisa Valdivia Forum Dirigieren

Antje Valentin
General Secretary - Secretariat General

Timo Varelmann
Consultant for Statistics - German Music Information Center (miz)

Portraitfoto Timo Varelmann Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum

Henning Vetter
Project Manager Jazz (80% until Jan. 2026) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Dr. Anna Vogt
Speaker - Secretariat General

Brigitte Vollrodt
Jumu Project coord. Federal Jury & Social Media (Maternity leave) - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Portraitfoto Brigitte Vollrodt Jugend musiziert

Olaf Wegener
Project Manager - Podium Gegenwart

Jan-David Wiegmann
Editorial Assistant - German Music Information Center (miz)

Dr. Caroline Wiese
Project Manager - National Youth Choir of Germany

Portraitfoto Dr. Caroline Wiese Bundesjugendchor

Andrea Will
Project coordination Choral Conducting - Conducting Forum and German Conducting Award

Portraitfoto Andrea Will Forum Dirigieren

Valentina Wunder
Accounting - Central Services

Portrait Valentina Wunder, Zentrale Dienste, Deutscher Musikrat

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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.

Marion Bach Project Assistance - Conducting Forum and German Conducting Award

Herwig Barthes Tour Management & Project Coordination Jazz - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Dr. Susanne Bennedik Project Assistance DMW/DCW/DOW - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Immanuel Beyreuther Speaker - Secretariat General

Annette Börger Consultant Foundation and Project Development German Youth Orchestra (BJO) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Ariadne Chalkias Project Coordination National Youth Choir & Central Services - Central Services

Ariadne Chalkias Coordination - National Youth Choir of Germany

Jeanette Dornbusch-Gunst Head of Finance & Administration | Authorized representative - Management Bonn

Jeanette Dornbusch-Gunst Head of Finance & Administration | Authorized representative - Central Services

Auli Eberle Speaker - Secretariat General

Hermann Emich IT system administration - Central Services

Jakob Forner Voluntary social year - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Felix Freitag Project Manager - Conducting Forum and German Conducting Award

Oliver Fröschke Marketing - Public Relations & Marketing

Kristof Gerlach Jumu Project Coordination Chamber Music Course & Team BW - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Andrea Geus Deputy Project Manager German Music Competition - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Andrea Geus Deputy Project Manager - Concert Promotion German Music Competition

Claudia Hagen Assistant - Management Bonn

Melissa Hauschild Editorial Assistant - German Music Information Center (miz)

Daniela Henn Jumu Project coordination Networking & Editing - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Judith Hering Editing & Social Media German Youth Orchestra (BJO) (Parental leave) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Judith Hering Program coordination ensembles (Parental leave) -

Paul Heß Deputy Program Manager DCW/DOW - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Gregor Hollenhorst Project coordination DMW - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Iris Janusch Project Assistant DMW/DCW/DOW - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Iris Janusch Project Assistant - Concert Promotion German Music Competition

Ulrike Japes Project coordination & Orchestra management German Youth Orchestra (BJO) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Adrian Käser Jumu Project Coordination Organization & Digital - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Anne Kersting Project Coordination - Concert Promotion German Music Competition

Katharina Koch Project coordination - Conducting Forum and German Conducting Award

Katharina Koch Projektkoordination -

Angelika Köster Project coordination - National Youth Choir of Germany

Angelika Köster Chairwoman - Work Council

Ann-Kathrin Kösters Tour manager German Youth Orchestra (BJO) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Sönke Lentz Division management - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Finn Lorenz Volunteer (FSJ) - National Youth Choir of Germany

Finn Löw Speaker - Secretariat General

Petra Mense Personnel department - Central Services

Sina Miranda Project coordination Edition Contemporary Music - Podium Gegenwart

Insa Murawski Project coordination InSzene - Podium Gegenwart

Insa Murawski Deputy Chairwoman Work Council - Work Council

Carolin Oeffner Financial Controlling - Central Services

Lisa Ose Tour manager & Projectcoordination Jazz (Parental leave) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Reinhild Pairott Jumu Project coordination: Rooms, Schedule & Team - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Grazyna Piegrzyk Financial Accounting - Central Services

Stefan Piendl Managing Director - Management Bonn

Judith Raspe Jumu Project coord. Music Editing & Follow-up support - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Christiane Rippel Consultant for Data & Information Management - German Music Information Center (miz)

Mirja Schmitz Assistant - Management Bonn

Mirja Schmitz Website coordination - Public Relations & Marketing

Katharina Schrade Project Manager Jugend musiziert - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Stephan Schulmeistrat Management - German Music Information Center (miz)

Irene Schwalb Division management - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Irene Schwalb Program management -

Irene Schwalb Project management - Concert Promotion German Music Competition

Martin Schwietz Controlling and Accounting - Central Services

Nina Seidel-Polter Speaker - Secretariat General

Dominik Seidler Project Manager Jazz (20% in part-time until Jan. 2026) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Sabine Siemon Press and Public Relations - Public Relations & Marketing

Ariane Simons Editing & Project coordination Jazz - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Felicitas Sommer Jumu Project coord. German schools abroad & project development - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Dr. Anke Steinbeck Management Public Relations gGmbH - Public Relations & Marketing

Dr. Anke Steinbeck Artistic planning Bujazzo & PR Orchestra section - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Dr. Karin Stoverock Editorial Advisor - German Music Information Center (miz)

Michael Teilkemeier Project Manager - PopCamp

Lisa Valdivia Project Coordination Orchestra Conducting & Editing - Conducting Forum and German Conducting Award

Antje Valentin General Secretary - Secretariat General

Timo Varelmann Consultant for Statistics - German Music Information Center (miz)

Timo Varelmann Member - Work Council

Henning Vetter Project Manager Jazz (80% until Jan. 2026) - Orchestras (BJO & Bujazzo & Jugend jazzt)

Dr. Anna Vogt Speaker - Secretariat General

Brigitte Vollrodt Jumu Project coord. Federal Jury & Social Media (Maternity leave) - Competitions (Jumu/DCW/DMW/DOW)

Olaf Wegener Project Manager - Podium Gegenwart

Jan-David Wiegmann Editorial Assistant - German Music Information Center (miz)

Dr. Caroline Wiese Project Manager - National Youth Choir of Germany

Andrea Will Project coordination Choral Conducting - Conducting Forum and German Conducting Award

Valentina Wunder Accounting - Central Services

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