Lionel Martin successful in Germany
ZHdK student Lionel Martin has won the German music competition Ton & Erklärung. Second prize went to Joel Blido from Marburg, while Moritz Huemer from Feldkirch in Austria came third.
Lionel Martin comes from Tübingen and received his first cello lessons at the age of five. He has been studying at the Zurich University of the Arts for around two years. Since last year, he has been supported by the SWR2 New Talent program for three years with CD productions.
The Ton & Erklärung music competition organized by radio station NDR Kultur and the NDR Radiophilhamormie focuses on "classical music talent in order to challenge and support young musicians". This year, the competition was open to cellists. The first prize is endowed with 10,000 euros.
