Francisco Pulpillo Chiclana

Francisco Pulpillo Chiclana
The jury of the International Hanns Eisler Scholarship has selected Francisco Pulpillo Chiclana as the next scholarship recipient from among numerous applicants. He will live and work in Leipzig for five months starting in May 2025. His composition “A Lullaby for Samuel Beckett” was performed at the scholarship award ceremony on October 15, 2025, at the Gewandhaus.

Shasha Chen

The jury of the International Hanns Eisler Scholarship has selected Shasha Chen as the next scholarship holder from the numerous applications. She will live and work in Leipzig for five months from May 2025. Her composition "the bee is present" was performed at the award ceremony on October 16th 2024 in the Gewandhaus.

Ardian Gega

The jury of the International Hanns Eisler Scholarship has selected Ardian Gega as the next scholarship holder from the numerous applications. He will live and work in Leipzig for five months from May 2024. His composition "Quartet" for flute, viola, percussion and piano was performed at the award ceremony on 11 October 2023 in the Gewandhaus.

Karola Obermüller

The jury of the International Hanns Eisler Scholarship has selected Karola Obermüller as the next scholarship holder from the numerous applications. She will live and work in Leipzig for five months from May 2023. At the award ceremony for the scholarship on 5 October 2022 in the Gewandhaus, her composition "Nichts Fettes. Nichts Süßes" for four instruments.

Klaus Ospald

Scholarship Holder may-october 2022
World premiere of "Entlegene Felder II“ (Leipziger Fassung) 10.05.2022

Patricia Martínez

Scholarship Holder 2021
world premiere of „Hoy no muero“ 10.13.2021

Johanna Ruotsalainen

Scholarship Holder April – September 2020
World premiere of “The Weight of Silence” on 10.07.2020

Gregor Forbes

Scholarship Holder April 2019 – October 2019 

World premiere of “Dissonance of Emancipation” 10.16.2019