High distinction

Carinthian wins international competition

Agnes Schnabl in her element - the freelance conductor won first place in London.(Bild: LPD/Murray Buesst)

Carinthian-born conductor Agnes Schnabl won the international choral conducting competition in London against a large number of competitors.

There was great joy when Agnes Schnabl won the London International Choral Conducting Competition (LICCC) last weekend. The winners were selected by an international jury in four rounds. First place was endowed with prize money of 5000 pounds. 

The conductor of Austria's national youth choir was delighted with the prize.(Bild: LPD/Murray Buesst)

Freelance conductor and university lecturer
The freelance conductor and lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna also worked with the Klagenfurt City Theater Choir as part of her training. In addition to art music, Schnabl is also dedicated to folk music and has a notable affinity with the Slovenian Carinthian song.

This year, Carinthians were able to see Schnabl's conducting skills for themselves at a concert by the Drauphilharmonie in Villach - oratorio "Paulus" by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. LH Peter Kaiser is also proud of the award-winning artist: "Internationally successful artists like Agnes Schnabl are valuable ambassadors for Carinthia as a land of art and culture. They not only inspire with their skills, but also prove how wide-ranging and high-quality the art and culture on offer in our province is."