Deutsche Bank scholarship for HfMT composition students

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The Deutsche Bank Foundation's "Akademie Musiktheater heute" is accepting 15 new scholarship holders, including Sina Fani Sania composition student from the class of Gordon Kampe. From numerous applications, a jury of experts selected the young opera talents who would be accepted into the academy at the "Mind the Gap" ceremony on December 2, 2022. The members of the jury include director Alexander Charim, General Director of Theater Münster Katharina Kost-Tolmein and composer Vito Zuraj.

Vita
The Iranian composer Sina Fani Sani (*1990) was born in Esfahan and initially studied classical guitar and composition with Golfam Khayam and Mehrdad Pakbaz at the University of Arts in Tehran. From 2017 to 2020, he studied composition with Claus Kühnl and Annesley Black at Dr. Hoch's Conservatory in Frankfurt am Main and is currently completing his master's degree in composition with Gordon Kampe at the University of Music and Drama in Hamburg.
In his work, he explores various aspects of scenic and performative approaches to artistic practice. He is a prizewinner of the opera competition "NEUE SZENEN VI" of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music Berlin and has received numerous scholarships such as the DAAD scholarship, the scholarships of the German Music Council and the "akademie kontemporär". Performers of his music include the KNM-Berlin ensemble, the LUX:NM- contemporary music ensemble and the Zöllner-Roche Duo. His new chamber opera "DiFACED" will premiere at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in April 2023.

Academy of Music Theater today
With over 300 members, including directors of opera houses, renowned directors and composers, the Deutsche Bank Foundation's "Akademie Musiktheater heute" (AMH) offers a unique network for young actors in musical theater.
The AMH is the only European support program for young talent that covers the seven areas of musical theatre - stage and costume design, conducting, dramaturgy, cultural management, composition, directing and libretto/text - and thus enables an interdisciplinary exchange.
"We are looking forward to the exchange with the new scholarship holders. We are particularly looking forward to their impulses for the music theater of tomorrow and their artistic positions. We hope that this year's class will also benefit from and enrich the AMH's unique network," says Dr. Kristina Hasenpflug, Managing Director of the Deutsche Bank Foundation.