Tschumi Prizes 2024 go to Wacker and Möritz
The Eduard Tschumi Prize 2024 for the best diplomas in the Department of Music at Bern University of the Arts HKB goes to the singers Nicole Christine Wacker and Mara Maria Möritz.
Nicole Christine Wacker studied in the class of Christian Hilz and Mara Maria Möritz with Tanja Ariane Baumgartner. The two will each receive prize money of 7,000 Swiss francs. The Master of Arts in Specialized Music Performance is the highest level of classical music education in Switzerland. The Eduard Tschumi Prize is awarded for the best overall score in the Master's examination.
The soprano Nicole Christine Wacker attended the renowned Accademia Teatro alla Scala in Milan in the 21/22 and 22/23 seasons. In 2022 she made her debut at the Donizetti Opera Festival and the Bregenz Festival. Her most recent appearances were in the OperaLombardia Tournée and at the Teatro Verdi Trieste.
Mara Maria Möritz sings, performs, directs and writes. During her international career in concert and music theater, the young soprano has been a guest at the Salzburg Festival, the Vienna Festival and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, among others. She has also won the International Master Orchestra Competition in Brescia (Italy), the D-Bü Competition for New Concert Formats and the International HUGO Prize for Concert Dramaturgy.
