Ensemble Quillo from Falkenhagen receives OPUS KLASSIK for the promotion of young talent!

Ensemble Quillo from Falkenhagen receives OPUS KLASSIK for the promotion of young talent!

The Ensemble Quillo from Falkenhagen has done it: On June 29, 2025, it was awarded the coveted OPUS KLASSIK 2025 in the category of promoting young talent. This award is not only a personal success for the ensemble, but also the first OPUS KLASSIK prize to go to Brandenburg. A highlight of her work is the music theater project “Tones of the Future”, which premiered in the Schlosstheater Rheinsberg in spring 2024. This makes it clear how important Quillo's commitment is to promoting children and young people in music, as nordkurier.de reports.

The “Tones of the Future” project not only bundled the talent of young musicians, but also confronted the participants with pressing issues such as climate change and personal life questions. The aim was to bring children and young people from different living environments together and to strengthen their creative expression. The whole thing was supported by the DROSOS Foundation, which actively supported us for four years, as strelitzius.com highlights.

A space for creative development

The Quillo workshop is an integral part of the academy and brings together a variety of students, including special needs students, with professional musicians. Not only are musical skills trained here, but practical experiences in collaboration and social participation are also encouraged. Hundreds of students have participated since the workshop began, and the potential continues to expand. “Lost and Found”, another of the ensemble’s projects, collects stories from the region and transforms them into musical performances.

Making music together also means living democracy – and Quillo skillfully puts this into practice. The mobile formats such as the LandQultour and the ZufußQultour bring the music to the people: whether in village squares or on walking paths, Quillo ensures that contemporary music can be experienced in unexpected places.

The future in sight

The award ceremony for the OPUS KLASSIK will take place on October 11th and 12th, 2025 in Berlin. It is an important moment that not only honors the ensemble's achievements, but also shines a spotlight on part of Brandenburg's cultural landscape. The ideas of cultural education and social responsibility that Quillo has pursued so committedly over the last 20 years are reflected here. This award could certainly serve as a catalyst for future projects.

The Society for the Promotion of Classical Music is responsible for organizing the OPUS KLASSIK and selects the winners by an independent jury of experts from the music and media industry. Without a doubt, the award ceremony will be a festive event at which Quillo's successes will be duly celebrated and will show that contemporary music and rural areas go together wonderfully, as miz.org also emphasizes.