12 prize winners at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy
Under the artistic direction of Hannfried Lucke, four intensive weeks came to an end on Saturday, featuring 57 masterclasses in 13 subjects, Young Excellence classes and numerous additional offerings on health and professional qualification for musicians. A total of 12 prize winners were honoured for their outstanding achievements.
The young participants completed a varied programme with lectures, studio and lecturer concerts, and guest performances from Salzburg to Flachau. A special highlight was this year's master class with Maestra Silvana Bazzoni Bartoli and Maestra Cecilia Bartoli. Singers of all voice types had the unique opportunity to work on fundamental principles of vocal technique. At the end of each course period, the best young artists were honoured in the ‘Matinees of the Prize Winners’ – they were delighted to receive prize money totalling 12,000 euros from the Cultural Fund of the City of Salzburg.
The 2025 prize winners
- Jaeyoon Lee, piano (South Korea), class of P. Gililov
- Yootaek Lim, baritone (South Korea), class of M. Diaz
- Agleya Kaneva & Mr Alexander Vichev, marimba duo (Bulgaria), class of M. Grubinger & A. Marinissen
- Veronika Loy, soprano (Germany), class of C. Strehl & P. Tukiainen
- Ines Dupont Gil, violin (Spain), class of Z. Tadevosyan
- You Heng Lin, piano (Taiwan), class of C. Shih
- Johannes Arzt, baritone (Germany), class of A. Schmidt
- Runye Zhou, tenor (China), class of Z. Zhou
- Alejandro de Castro, piano (Spain), class of L. Morales & L. de María
- Qing Yuan Yang, violin (China), class of D. Goldfeld
- Valeria Girardello, mezzo-soprano (Italy), class of S. Bazzoni-Bartoli
- Peihan Francesca He, violin (Great Britain), class of A. Gilman
41 students also received partial scholarships totalling €16,000 from generous sponsors of the International Summer Academy, such as the Lions Club St. Johann and the Lions Club Pongau Millennium.
The mood among the participants was euphoric, as numerous comments on social media revealed:
“I had a wonderful time here with lots of new friends and wonderful music. This was the third time I visited Salzburg and I’m sure it won’t be the last!”
(Alejandro de Castro, piano, Spain)
“I had such a fulfilling time, full of learning and wonderful encounters! Performing at the concert at Seniorenresidenz Mirabell and the student concert was a truly valuable experience. I was so happy to connect with new friends from around the world! Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who shared this special time with me.”
(Karen, violin, Japan)
“Such an amazing experience with amazing people. So grateful for the opportunity to improve with @leonel.morales.alonso and @leodemariapiano and to perform in fantastic venues. Blessed to have met so many wonderful musicians, I hope to see you all in the future!”
(Claire, piano, South Africa)
The 2025 faculty included: Alexander Gilman, Andreas Frese, Andreas Frölich, Andreas Schmidt, Andreas Weber, Annelie Gahl, Arnold Marinissen, Barbara Doll, Bernd Glemser, Britta Bauer, Christoph Declara, Christoph Strehl, Christopher Hinterhuber, Connie Shih, Daniel Auner, Denis Goldfeld, German Tcakulov, Giovanni Gnocchi, Hannfried Lucke, Igor Petrushevski, Jan Jiracek von Arnim, Ji Hye Jung, Johannes Wilhelm, John Thomasson, Kirill Troussov, Konstantin Zelenin, Leo De Maria, Lei Meng, Leonel Morales, Mario Diaz, Martin Grubinger, Mauro Iurato, Meesun Hong-Coleman, Michaela Girardi, Moritz Bergfeld, Pauliina Tukiainen, Pavel Gililov, Peter Lang, Rolf Plagge, Silvana Bazzoni-Bartoli, Silvia Marcovici, Valentin Radutiu, William Coleman, Zheng Zhou, Zohrab Tadevosyan, Zoryana Kushpler.
