Anaëlle Tourret receives Berenberg Culture Prize 2019

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More than 400 guests attended the award ceremony for the Berenberg Culture Prize at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg on February 5. Harpist and HfMT alumna Anaëlle Tourret received the prize, which is endowed with 10,000 euros.

Anaëlle Tourret, who was born in France, was trained by Prof. Xavier de Maistre at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama (HfMT) and completed her studies in 2016 with a concert exam. Anaëlle Tourret regularly performs solo concerts and chamber music. She also performs as a solo harpist with renowned orchestras. She has won prizes at various international competitions, including the prestigious harp competition in Israel, where she came second in 2015. She is currently solo harpist with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra.

"Anaëlle Tourret is an extraordinary talent who impresses with her virtuoso harp playing," says Board of Trustees member Prof. Dr. Elmar Lampsonwho presented the Berenberg Culture Prize together with Dr. Hans-Walter Petersspokesman for the personally liable partners of Germany's oldest private bank.

The trumpeter Alejandro Orozco Hincapíe from Colombia and the Russian soprano Irina Bogdanova received scholarships for their special artistic talent to support their further education at the HfMT

The Berenberg Bank Foundation was established in 1990 to mark the bank's 400th anniversary and annually awards the Berenberg Culture Prize, one of the most highly endowed prizes for young talent in northern Germany. The foundation also promotes the education of artists by awarding scholarships and project grants. "Berenberg has been committed to culture in Hamburg for many years. It is particularly important to us to support young up-and-coming artists in order to further consolidate Hamburg's reputation as a cultural metropolis," says Peters. So far, over 1 million euros have benefited up-and-coming artists.

Peters particularly thanked the members of the Board of Trustees Katharina Trebitsch (film producer), Prof. Elmar Lampson (President of the HfMT), Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hermann Rauhe (Honorary President of the HfMT) and Prof. Martin Köttering (President of the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, HFBK), who have supported the work of the foundation for many years.