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 and will have the loan of an exceedingly high-class instrument.
The prize will be awarded at a ceremony at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm on Thursday, March 26 2026.
The call is for you that the autumn term of 2025 is a registered student at one of Sweden’s music colleges on advanced level, with and specialization in classical music.
The price means that for a longer period of time, but for a maximum of nine years, you can dispose a classic instrument.
Read about the instrument: Handelsbanken Classic Instruments – Jan Wallanderpriset (jwpriset.se)
If you have any questions, please contact: Samverkansavdelningen, KMH, samverkan@kmh.se.