Programme & Tickets

Out of a total of 131 applications from around the world, 27 duos were accepted to participate in the Heidelberger Frühling Wettbewerb "Das Lied." They come from 20 different countries on five continents, ranging from Italy to South Korea, Australia, the United States, and Brazil.

With selected songs by Aribert Reimann, Franz Schubert, and Viktor Ullmann, they will showcase their talents on Day 2 of the first round—which began on March 1 —in an effort to qualify for the semifinals on March 3. The finals and awards ceremony will take place on March 5.

They will be judged by a top-class jury chaired by competition founder Thomas Quasthoff. The winners will receive prize money and performance opportunities.

To attend the competition, you can purchase a competition pass or a single-day ticket.

Admission is free for students, trainees and pupils. All competition rounds will be broadcast via free livestream on Facebook and the website.

Procedure First Round - Day 2:

9:45 a.m. Doors open (unreserved seating)

10:15 a.m. Start

10:30 a.m. Melissa Domingues (mezzo-soprano) & Alexander Fleischer (competition pianist)
Franz Schubert: “Gretchen am Spinnrade”
Aribert Reimann: “Scham”
Robert Schumann: “Lied der Suleika”

10:45 a.m. Benjamin Sattlecker (baritone) & Daniel Ochoa Gaxiola (piano)
Robert Schumann: “Widmung”
Aribert Reimann: “Die Vöglein, die so fröhlich sangen”
Franz Schubert: “Der zürnernden Diana”

11:00 a.m. James Micklethwaite (tenor) & Alessio Enea (piano)
Robert Schumann: “Einsamkeit”
Viktor Ullmann: “On voit mourir”
Franz Schubert: “Frühlingsglaube”

11:15 a.m. Mimi Doulton (soprano) & Mairi Grewar (piano)
Robert Schumann: “Belsazar”
Franz Schubert: “Amalia”
Viktor Ullmann: “Je vis, je meurs ...”

12:00 p.m. Amanda Olea (soprano) & David Mamedov (piano)
Franz Schubert: “Rastlose Liebe”
Robert Schumann: “Der Nussbaum”
Viktor Ullmann: “Am Klavier”

12:15 p.m. Jeeyoung Lim (bass-baritone) & Elenora Pertz (piano)
Viktor Ullmann: “Vorausbestimmung”
Robert Schumann: “Meine Rose”
Franz Schubert: “An Schwager Kronos”

12:30 p.m. Alexandra Flood (soprano) & Hannah Harnest (piano)
Franz Schubert: “Ganymed”
Aribert Reimann: “Edge”
Robert Schumann: “Er ist’s”

12:45 p.m. Dennis Chmelensky (baritone) & William Woodard (piano)
Franz Schubert: “Die Hoffnung”
Aribert Reimann: “Nachtstück I”
Robert Schumann: “Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend”

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lunch break

3:00 p.m. Ted Black (tenor) & Richard Fu (piano)
Franz Schubert: “Der Zwerg”
Robert Schumann: “Der Himmel hat eine Thräne geweint”
Viktor Ullmann: “Sein erster Kuß”

3:15 p.m. Valerie Eickhoff (mezzo-soprano) & Benjamin Mead (piano)
Robert Schumann: “Waldesgespräch”
Aribert Reimann: “Es wird”
Franz Schubert: “Sehnsucht”

3:30 p.m. Daniela Stoll (soprano) & Alexander Fleischer (accompanist)
Robert Schumann: “Widmung”
Franz Schubert: “Die junge Nonne”
Viktor Ullmann: “Die arme Seele”