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.
Jury Symphonic and Orchestral Music
Benjamin Herzog
Studied violin in Basel, Bern, and Vienna; was an editor at the Basler Zeitung. Writes for NZZ, Tages-Anzeiger, Du-Magazin, and others. Was music editor at Schweizer Radio SRF. Since 2025 he is concert programme planner at the Basel Symphony Orchestra. (Jury »Orchestral Music«)