Auteur: Hans Eijsackers

In the jury we proudly look forward to welcome tenor Christoph Prégardien (Germany), mezzo-soprano Barbara Kozelj (Slovenia), soprano Anne Schwanewilms (Germany, Weimar), pianist Pauliina Tukiainen (Finland, Mozarteum Salzburg), pianist Sholto Kynoch (UK, Oxford Song) and pianist/artistic director Hans Eijsackers (Netherlands, Düsseldorf) and in the semifinals they will be joined by programmer Tamar Brüggemann, (Netherlands, Festival Wonderfeel).

The compulsory song, with working title “In Circles”, will be written by young Dutch composer Catharina Clement. The text is supposed to give the central theme for your program in the semifinals, and can be found here.

After four intense days, we can finally announce the results of the finals of the International Student LiedDuo Competition 2024:

• First prize (€5.000): Valerie Haunz and Sofi Simeonidis
• Second prize (€2.500): Jasper Lampe and Marite Männi
• Third prize (€1.500): Nina Schumertl and Amelie Warner

First Prize and a recital in the Salon de Musique de Eliane Lust in Paris:

Valerie Haunz and Sofi Simeonidis

In addition, the jury awarded the following prizes:

• Aurora Festival Award: Luisa Müller and Xuan Liu
• International Lied Festival Zeist Masterclass Award: Tatsuki Sakamoto and Yumeko Kawakami
• Vrienden van het Lied Incentive Award: Jasperina Verheij and Willem van den Dool
• Prize for the best theatrical performance: Nina Schumertl and Amelie Warner
• Prize Recital Salon de Musique de Eliane Lust in Paris: Valerie Haunz and Sofi Simeonidis

During the semi-finals the jury was joined by the student jury (consisting of 3 students of the Prins Claus Conservatorium Groningen) to award the:

• Student Jury Prize: Mariya Medetova and Johan Girardin . They will perform at the Aurora Festival 2025.

We would like to thank all participants for their wonderful contributions to this fantastic edition of the International Student LiedDuo Competition 2024!

These semifinalists will perform their program tomorrow, Saturday 16th of November. They will present a program around the theme of the poem by Edwin Markham:“Sing a while longer”

10:00 OPENING

10:05 Xenia Lemberski & Felix Kehr

10:30 Tatsuki Sakamoto & Yumeko Kawakami

10:55 Jasperina Verheij & Willem van den Dool

11:20 Marite Männi & Jasper Lampe

11:45 Wilma Kvamme & Felix Otto

12:10 BREAK

13:00 Mariya Medetova & Johan Girardin

13:25 Filippo Turkheimer & Anastasia Kulikova

13:50 Duangamorn Fu & Marcos Vinícius Vieira

14:15 Valerie Haunz & Sofi Simeonidis

14:40 BREAK (0.26)

15:05 Nina Schumertl & Amelie Warner

15:30 Luisa Muller & Xuan Liu

15:55 Madeline Saputra & Apollon Kalamenios

16:20 Isabel Grübl & Lucca Verdi

17:45 ANNOUNCEMENT (2.22)