Berenberg Culture Prize 2020

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The Berenberg Culture Prize, endowed with 10,000 euros, is awarded to clarinettist Roman Gerber. The violoncellist Anna Olivia Amaya Farias and the Dutch pianist Daan Boertien receive scholarships

30 years ago, the owners of Germany's oldest private bank established the Berenberg Bank Foundation in 1990. Since then, it has supported 140 young, talented artists in northern Germany. Over 1 million euros have benefited young cultural talent to date. At the anniversary event on February 11 in Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie concert hall, 400 invited guests celebrated together with this year's prizewinners of the foundation.

"Berenberg has been committed to culture in Hamburg for many years. It is particularly important to us to support up-and-coming artists in order to further strengthen Hamburg's reputation as a cultural metropolis," says Dr. Hans-Walter Petersspokesman for the personally liable partners of Germany's oldest private bank. The Berenberg Bank Foundation, established in 1990, annually awards the Berenberg Culture Prize, one of the most highly endowed prizes for young talent in northern Germany.

This year's culture prize winner Roman Gerber thrills his audience with clarinet works from the late baroque period to compositions written for him. The combination of contemporary music with the great classical works is particularly close to the clarinettist's heart. After studying at the University of Music and Drama in Munich, he was accepted into the clarinet class at the Lübeck University of Music. Roman Gerber then completed his studies with a concert exam at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama (HfMT).

"Roman Gerber is an extraordinary talent who enchants his audience with his virtuoso and expressive playing," says board member Prof. Elmar Lampsonwho presented the Berenberg Culture Prize together with Dr. Hans-Walter Peters.