FAQs competition 2025

Questions

Please get in touch if you have any questions! info(at)kuhlau.de

Venue

Theater an der Ilmenau

Greyerstr. 3, 29525 Uelzen

www.theater-uelzen.de

Repeats

The information about which repeats should or should not be played in a composition will be published shortly before the category's auditions on a notice board in the Theater an der Ilmenau and on the homepage.

Rehearsal rooms

Rehearsal rooms are available for participants in the competition in the Theater an der Ilmenau and in the adjacent school, the Herzog-Ernst-Gymnasium. These are marked with a notice.

Opening hours of the theater/Herzog-Ernst-Gymnasium:

Sunday, October 19, 1-8 p.m.

Monday-Saturday, October 20-25, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

There are 5 rehearsal rooms with pianos available.

There is also the opportunity to rehearse in the council chamber of the town hall - there is a grand piano available here.

Opening hours of the council chamber:

Monday-Thursday, October 20-23, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday, October 24, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Please leave the building on time!

Address: Herzogenplatz 2, 29525 Uelzen

Short rehearsals on the stage in the theater hall are also possible on Sunday, October 19, as well as before and after the competition rounds and during lunch breaks. It should be noted that ensembles that audition first are also allowed to rehearse first. A piece of paper with time slots for entry will be attached to the hall door.

Help with turning pages

If you need someone to turn the pages for you, please speak to participants who are currently free. The competition doesn't provide anyone to help you.

Repertoire free of choice

Please read the conditions of the competition

Photocopies

Auditioning from photocopies is not permitted.

If you have copied sheet music for better playability, you must carry the original sheet music with you.

If you have purchased sheet music online to download and print out, you can of course play from the printout.

Performance

The order of the auditions will be drawn when you register in person on October 19 between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the competition office in the Theater an der Ilmenau/ Uelzen.

During the week: please be there in good time before the start of your performance. Please enter the theater hall during a break between auditions and contact the organizer briefly before your audition.

Valuables/bags

The theater is open, so please always look after your valuables etc. The competition accepts no liability for the loss of your personal belongings.

During your audition, you can leave your belongings in the competition office (next to the hall doors).

Certificates/Confirmations of Participation

The prizewinners will receive their certificates at the closing concert. These can also be sent by email upon request. After the competition, all participants who did not receive a prize will receive a confirmation of participation by email.