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

Thirty years ago, the owners of Germany’s oldest private bank founded the Berenberg Bank Foundation in 1990. Since then, it has supported 140 young, talented artists in northern Germany. To date, more than 1 million euros have been awarded to emerging cultural talents. At the anniversary event on February 11 at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, 400 invited guests celebrated together with this year’s recipients of the foundation’s awards.

“Berenberg has been committed to culture in Hamburg for many years. It is particularly important to us to support emerging artists in order to further solidify Hamburg’s reputation as a cultural metropolis,” says Dr. Hans-Walter Peters, spokesperson for the general partners of Germany’s oldest private bank. Established in 1990, the Berenberg Bank Foundation annually awards the Berenberg Culture Prize, one of the most generously endowed prizes for emerging artists in northern Germany.

This year’s Culture Prize winner Roman Gerber delights his audience with clarinet works ranging from the late Baroque to compositions written specifically for him. The fusion of contemporary music with the great classical works is particularly close to the clarinetist’s heart. After completing his studies at the University of Music and Drama in Munich, he was accepted into the clarinet class at the Lübeck University of Music. Roman Gerber subsequently completed his studies with a concert exam at the University of Music and Drama Hamburg (HfMT).

“Roman Gerber is an extraordinary talent who enchants his audience with his virtuosic and expressive playing,” says Board of Trustees member Prof. Elmar Lampson, who presented the Berenberg Culture Prize together with Dr. Hans-Walter Peters.