Sobbe wins Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes
The Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes 2021 goes to recorder player Lea Sobbe. With her concert performance, the musician beat off competition from three ensembles and another soloist.
26-year-old Lea Sobbe is currently specializing in an advanced master's degree with Katharina Bopp at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where she previously completed her first master's degree with Conrad Steinmann with distinction. In 2019, she received the Migros Culture Percentage Study Prize and, together with her ensemble Amaconsort, the BR Klassik Special Prize at the German Music Competition.
The Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes, which has been awarded since 2001, is an initiative of the Lucerne Festival, the Konferenz Musikhochschulen Schweiz (KMHS) and the Credit Suisse Foundation. It is awarded every two years to a highly talented young musician. The award is endowed with CHF 25,000 and is linked to a performance in the Lucerne Festival's Debut series. Lea Sobbe's concert will take place on August 17, 2021 during the Summer Festival.
