Musik der Jugend
The participants should be aged up to 28 years old.
Regional round followed by national final.
Every two years
15th – 17th of October 2025
Kultur.Park.Traun / Oberösterreich
Registration for the competition podium.jazz.pop.rock … is only possible online.
Gerhard Gutschik (Chairman)
Managing Director of the Burgenland Music School Association, representative of KOMU
Alexander Blach-Marius
Head of the Wolkersdorf Music School
Martin Franz
Managing Director of tonart Musikschule Mittleres Rheintal non-profit organization
Phillip Harant
Salzburg Music School, Head of the Popular Music Department
Stefan Heckel
University of Art Graz
Juci Janoska
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Bettina Krenosz
Music schools Simmering and Donaustadt
Stephan Maass
Anton Bruckner Private University
Prof. Martin Ohrwalder
Tyrolean State Conservatory, Head of Department for “Jazz and Improvised Music”
Michael Sablatnig
Music Schools of the Province of Carinthia, Head of Jazz Pop Rock Section
Andreas See
Upper Austrian Music School Association, Head of the Jazz Pop Rock Section
The competition is for young people who fulfil one of the following criteria:
• Austrian citizenship
• from South Tyrol
• Main residency in Austria since 1st of January 2024
The competition is held on regional and national level. The laureates from the
state competitions are invited to compete on the national level.
| Age category | age limit | specifics |
| A | 10 | no forwarding to the national competition, no jazz category |
| B | 12 | – |
| I | 14 | – |
| II | 16 | – |
| III | 18 | – |
| IV | 20 | |
| V.A | 22 | The ensemble has to consist mainly of participants not studying music at university or working in the music business. |
| V.B | 28 | Professional category. The ensemble can consist mainly of participants studying music at university or working in the music business. |
To find out your category, please use the Age calculator.
www.musikderjugend.at
