Over 130 submissions from 29 countries: we are overwhelmed by the response to the first Art Song Challenge. The partner festivals of the Art Song Challenge (LIEDBasel, Leeds Songs, Schubertíada, Liedstadt, and Heidelberger Frühling) selected their five favorites in an intensive preliminary round. The shortlist represents the stylistic and geographical diversity of this year’s challenge: Nishad Pandey & Arko Mukhaerjee | Australia / India Mikhail Timoshenko & Elitsa Desseva | Russia / Bulgaria Lena Kuchling & Bernhard Höchtel | Austria Katrīna Paula Felsberga & Justine Eckhaut | Latvia / France Marie Gerhardine Iguchi (Gerda) | Germany
In partnership with the Musée d’Orsay, Royaumont Abbey welcomes duos of young singers and pianists who have come to study art song and Lied [...]
Baritone Mikhail Timoshenko and pianist Elitsa Desseva received the Eduard Erdmann Advancement Prize 2024. In its citation, the jury commended the duo’s long-standing artistic engagement and dedication to the song repertoire of composer Eduard Erdmann (1896–1958) [...]
