Application – The Jan Wallander prize
Handelsbanken and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH), welcomes applications for the Jan Wallander Prize!
Musicians express themselves through their instruments. First class instruments mean that musicians can hone their expressive skills – the instrument responds sensitively to the finest impulses and, with the beauty of its tone, contributes to the richness of expression.
The very finest instruments are exclusive works of handicraft art, while the same time being exquisite working items – and there are only a limited number of them. Therefore, the likelihood of a young, very talented music student being able to play one of the very finest instruments is tiny.
For this reason, Handelsbanken has founded a prize in co-operation with the Royal College of Music in Stockholm – the Jan Wallander Prize. The prize winner is chosen by an international jury.
The call is for you that the autumn term of 2026 is a registered student at one of Sweden’s music colleges on advanced level, and specialization in classical music.
The price means that for a longer period of time, however, for a maximum of ten years, you can dispose of a violin made in Bologna by Joannes Florenus Guidantus in 1731.
Read about the instrument: Handelsbanken Classic Instruments – Jan Wallanderpriset
The prize will be awarded at a ceremony at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm on Thursday, March 11 2027 where the winner in expected to performe.
Application documents will be available on October 2026.
Questions about the application, please contact: Jon Dahlkvist (Concert Producer at KMH), jon.dahlkvist@kmh.se 076-717 44 03.