 An important award was the prestigious Echo Klassik Special Prize for youth education in 2010.Since 2007, the International Violin Competition Henri Marteau, named after the famous violinist and violin teacher Henri Marteau, takes place under the sponsorship of the District of Upper Franconia and is being organized by Hofer Symphoniker every three years in Lichtenberg and Hof.Chief conductors of Hofer Symphoniker were