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Second International

LIED COMPETITION

Bolko von Hochberg

GÖRLITZ-ZGORZELEC, MAY 26-31, 2024

Prizewinners 2024

Results of the 2.International Lied Competition "Bolko von Hochberg" 2024

1. Prize

Sarah Gilford (soprano, UK) & Ewa Danilewska (pianist, Poland)

2. Prize

Jessica Harper (soprano, Australia) & Anna Alvizou (Pianist, Greece)

3. Prize

Theano Papadaki (soprano, Greece) & Thomas Eeckhout (pianist, Belgium)

Special Award: Best Pianist for Lied

Daniel Silcock (Schottland)

Audience Award

Jan-Henrik Witkowski (bass, Germany) & Doriana Tchakarova (pianist, Bulgaria)

All prize winners:

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Topic 2024

time

May 26-31, 2024

places

Kleiner Saal der Stadthalle Görlitz

Miejski Dom Kultury, Zgorzelec

Orpheus
The Spirit of Renaissance

The 2024 edition of the LIED COMPETITION "Bolko von Hochberg" was dedicated to the Early Masters of European poetry, such as Francesco Petrarca, William Shakespeare, Lope de Vega or Jan Kochanowski, but also to the song of the 19th and 20th centuries, that is inspired from the Renaissance ideal.

What is a Lied Competition?
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About the competition

The competition is aimed at DUOS (singer-pianist) from all over the world who are interested in the music genre of “art song” (Lied), study it and present it in concerts. The registration deadline for the competition was December 31, 2023. The jury has selected 63 duos that have auditioned in the first round from May 26 to 28 in Görlitz-Zgorzelec. Following the first round, 21 duos competed in the semi-finals on May 30th and finally 12 duos in the final on May 31st, 2024. The purpose of the competition is to promote talents and cultivate the cultural heritage of “art song”, in music and poetry. All competition days were public. The audience could also choose an audience-award winner.

The next edition will take place in 2026. The first round of the competition is planned in the Dom Kultury in Zgorzelec from Saturday 30 May to 1 June. Semi-finals on June 3 and finals on June 4 are planned at the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater in Görlitz. The theme of the competition will be the spiritual and folk song. "Spiritual and Folksong". More infos will be available on this website soon.

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Calendar

26.05.

First round | 1.Day

11:00-13:30 o´clock

14:30-17:00 o´clock

17:00-19:00 o´clock

Miejski Dom Kultury

Parkowa 1, 59-900 Zgorzelec

Polen

27.05

First round | 2.Day

11:00-13:30 o´clock

14:30-17:00 o´clock

17:00-20:00 o´clock

Miejski Dom Kultury

Parkowa 1, 59-900 Zgorzelec

Polen

28.5.

First round | 3.Day

11:00-13:30 o´clock

14:30-17:00 o´clock

17:00-20:00 o´clock

Miejski Dom Kultury

Parkowa 1, 59-900 Zgorzelec

Polen