Austrian prize for HKB students
Isabelle Stettler and Madeleine Merz, both mezzo-sopranos and Master's students at the Bern University of the Arts (HKB) in the class of Christian Hiltz, have won the shared ABA Award 2014 of the Austria Baroque Academy and thus a joint concert at the Schwetzingen Winter Festival 2016.
The Austria Baroque Academy offers master classes in Gmunden, Moscow and Belgrade for graduates of music academies and conservatories. Students in higher semesters can be admitted with the recommendation of their teacher. Its partner organizations include the Tchaikovsky University in Moscow, the Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow and the music universities of Vienna, Prague, Belgrade and Warsaw.
Isablle Stettler graduated from the Hochschule für Musik Main in 2012 with a diploma as a singing teacher. She has been studying at the HKB since September 2012. The Aargau mezzo-soprano Madeleine Merz began her vocal training with Regula Grundler and has been studying at the HKB in Christian Hilz's class since 2010. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with distinction in summer 2013.
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- Madeleine Merz. Photo: zvg
