Leopold is a biennial German media prize for music for children, subtitled "Gute Musik für Kinder" (Good music for children).
The price was initiated in 1997 by the (VDM, association of German music schools), supported by the
Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
The Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (german: Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, ), abbreviated BMFSFJ, is a German Cabinet, cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. ...
as a quality label for recommended recordings of music for children.
From 2001, the broadcaster
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (''West German Broadcasting Cologne''; WDR, ) is a German public-broadcasting institution based in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in Cologne. WDR is a constituent member of the conso ...
has been a cultural partner of the VdM. Therefore, the award ceremonies are normally held at the hall in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
.
External links
* {{official, https://www.musikschulen.de/projekte/leopold/index.html
German music awards