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The next generation of Lied is being formed here:
Insights into the Liedakademie
The Heidelberger Frühling Liedakademie promotes young, outstanding singers and pianists from all over the world who specialize in the genre of the Lied. At the heart of the year-round programme are masterclasses with one of the greatest song interpreter of our time, Thomas Hampson. Since 2011, the star baritone has been the artistic director and professor of voice at Liedakademie, which is a project of the Heidelberger Frühling Liedzentrum.
Artistic Training
What began in 2011 as a highly intensive series of courses as part of the Heidelberger Frühling Musikfestival has evolved into a year-round support program comprising a total of four phases of work in Heidelberg and Berlin.
The focus is on the master classes with Artistic Director and Principal Lecturer Thomas Hampson and renowned co-lecturers, some of which are held in front of an audience and broadcast via livestream. Here the young singers and pianists are trained in vocal technique, song design and interpretation. Over the course of the academy year, they develop an extensive repertoire and develop their own artistic vision.
The close exchange and collaboration with the other singers and pianists in the academy class encourages creativity and team spirit.
In public performances at the Heidelberger Frühling Musikfestival and Liedfestival, as well as during Schubert Week at the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin, the young artists will present programmes, some of which they have curated themselves.
Professionalization and Networking
The supporting program is dedicated to the professionalization of the participants. In workshops, coaching sessions and discussion formats, they work on topics such as concert program planning, career management and mental training. There are courses on poetry, language coaching, program dramaturgy and a workshop on writing attractive artist biographies as well as a professional photo shoot.
Aspects of body awareness, which are essential for a singing career, are also addressed. Get-togethers, joint concert visits and encounters with established artists on the scene enable the scholarship holders to make lasting contacts and benefit from the Liedzentrum's dense network.
Alumni and Success Stories
Innovative projects have emerged from the Liedakademie in recent years, such as the short film project Lied me! In addition, many former scholarship holders such as Nadine Sierra, Benjamin Appl and Elsa Dreisig have gone on to lead successful and impressive lives.
