Haydn Competition 2024
When young talents become classics
At the international Haydn competition for classical song and aria at Rohrau Castle, prizes worth 20,000 euros were awarded to talented young musicians.
International flair was exuded at Rohrau Castle at Whitsun: the singing competition of the Haydn region of Lower Austria in the district of Bruck an der Leitha featured 41 candidates from 25 nations at the classical music festival. From Japan, Chile, the USA and the United Kingdom to Ukraine and South Korea. The participants put their skills to the test in front of a top-class jury including Angelika Kirchschlager.
After three days of competition and an exciting final concert, the winners were announced on Sunday. Soprano Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh from Switzerland-Seychelles won the first main prize of 8000 euros as well as the special prize of the Beethoven Philharmonic Orchestra (concert engagement worth 1000 euros) and the best song and aria interpretation (1000 euros each). Further main prizes went to baritone Zacharias Galaviz-Guerra from the USA and soprano Annemarie Pfahler from Germany.
Festival with tradition
"The competition gives young vocal talents from all over the world the opportunity to present themselves in front of a top-class jury. The careers of the prizewinners in recent years, who can now be heard on important opera and concert stages worldwide, are an expression of the high standard," says initiator Michael Linsbauer.
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