Mahler competition at a high level

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The Gustav Mahler Competition for Lied Duos took place for the seventh time on May 3, 2026 in the Forum of the Hamburg University of Music and Drama and impressively confirmed its high artistic level.

Numerous song duos from the vocal and piano courses presented a varied program ranging from works by Franz Schubert and Gustav Mahler to contemporary song compositions. The auditions, which were open to the public, met with lively public interest.

In addition to the regular prizes totaling 11,000 euros, the special prize of the Gustav Mahler Association Hamburg for outstanding Song Interpretation was also awarded, which is linked to a concert engagement in the following year.

The competition, made possible by the support of the ROCHNA Foundation Hamburg, once again underlined the importance of the art of song in education and offered the students a valuable platform for artistic profiling.

Prizewinners of the VII Gustav Mahler Song Competition:

1st Duo Prize (4000,- €):
Heejin Kim, piano / Viktoriia Shipunova, soprano

2nd duo prize (2500,- €):
Yi-Wen Chen, piano / Rosa Amata Lüttschwager, soprano

3rd Duo Prize (1500,- €):
Laetitia Dodé, piano / Morgane Solignac, soprano

Special prize for contemporary song (500,- €):
Yi-Wen Chen, piano / Rosa Amata Lüttschwager, soprano

1st special prize for piano accompaniment (1000,- €):
Yi-Wen Chen

2nd special prize for piano accompaniment (500,- €):
João Sousa

Special prize of the Hamburg Gustav Mahler Association (concert engagement):
João Sousa , piano / Rita Rolo Morais, soprano

Special prize in memory of Karin Timmermann (1000,- €)
Zhonghan Li, piano / Emma Berglund, soprano