The Jury
The independent body of currently 154 jurors is as heterogeneous as the range of musical genres and word art productions. At present, there are 32 juries. Five experts per jury determine and evaluate the best new productions. What all jurors have in common is a profound knowledge of the genre they asses. All jury members of the PdSK e.V. do their work for the »German Record Critics’ Award« voluntarily.
3 Chamber Music I (only strings, without piano)
Susann El KassarBernhard Hartmann
Benjamin Herzog
Susanne Stähr
Lotte Thaler
4 Chamber Music II (with piano/with winds/soloinstruments)
Andreas GöbelVolker Hagedorn
Ludwig Hartmann
Ida Hermes
Elisabeth Richter
5 Keyboard Music I (Piano, Fortepiano, Synthesizer)
Kalle BurmesterAttila Csampai
Marie-Theres Himmler
Christoph Vratz
Gregor Willmes
6 Keyboard Music II (Harpsichord, Organ, Clavichord, Reed Organ)
Sabine FallensteinMartin Hoffmann
Guido Krawinkel
Yvonne Petitpierre
Friedrich Sprondel
7 Opera I (from baroque up to bel canto)
Eleonore BüningMartin Elste
Kai Luehrs-Kaiser
Max Nyffeler
Michael Stallknecht
8 Opera II (Romantical Opera to Modern Opera, Musical, Operetta, Ballet)
Robert BraunmüllerManuel Brug
Alexander Dick
Karl Harb
Wolf-Dieter Peter
9 Choral Music and Vocal Ensemble
Susanne BendaWolfram Goertz
Peter Korfmacher
Martin Mezger
Regine Müller
13 Historical Classical Recordings
Stephan BultmannNorbert Hornig
Jürgen Schaarwächter
Wolfgang Schreiber
Thomas Voigt
16 Music Film (Musical Dokumentations etc)
Helge GrünewaldJuan Martin Koch
Andreas Kunz
Thorsten Lorenz
Nanna Schmidt
17 Jazz I (traditional)
Lothar JänichenBerthold Klostermann
Rainer Nolden
Werner Stiefele
Marcus A. Woelfle
21 German language Singer/Songwriters
Jochen ArltRainer Katlewski
Michael Laages
Hans Reul
Petra Schwarz
31 Spoken Word (Verbal Art)
Jörn Florian FuchsMichael Grote
Dorothee Meyer-Kahrweg
Manuela Reichart
Elena Witzeck
32 Recordings for Children and Youth
Margit HähnerAstrid Henning-Mohr
Yvonne Höft
Friederike C. Raderer
Helen Seyd
Inactive members of the PdSK e.V.
Thilo BraunStefan Franzen
Helmut Mauró
Stephan Mösch
Michael Struck-Schloen
Bjørn Woll