HfMT singing student wins 18th Maritim Music Prize 2017

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Irina Bogdanova , a student in the singing class of Prof. Carolyn Grace James, won the Maritim Music Prize 2017, endowed with 5,000 euros. The 24-year-old native Russian went to school in Hamburg and studied systematic musicology before taking up her vocal studies at the HfMT.

(Photo: Irina Bogdanova (left) and her accompanist, piano student Daria Parkhomenko from Prof. Stepan Simonian's HfMT master class)

Competition director Rainer Wulff, who has also been associated with this singing competition as a juror and presenter since 2001, was impressed by the 24-year-old's vocal performance: "Irina Bogdanova already has an exceptional vocal technique, stylistic sensitivity and remarkable potential. It will be interesting to see how she develops in the further course of her studies."
The piano accompaniment was also awarded a prize, a special feature of this competition. The youngest participant, 21-year-old Anastasia Sokolova, who also comes from Russia and studies at the University of Music, Drama and Media in Hanover, was awarded the 1st prize (1,500 euros), also donated by Breuell & Hilgenfeldt.
The competition for the Maritim Music Prize has been the conclusion and highlight of the annual Maritim Music Week since 2000. The artistic directors responsible for the program are the Honorary President of the Hamburg University of Music and Drama, Prof. Dr. Hermann Rauhe, and retired pastor Wolf Dietmar Szepan (Senioren-Akademie Lübecker Bucht e.V.). In numerous concerts and presentations, the small winter festival in a pre-Christmas atmosphere this time focused on the theme of "Music! Spanning the world as an international language".
The 19th Maritime Music Week will take place from 9-16 December 2018, once again with the International Singing Competition and an extensive program with numerous concerts and lectures as well as participants from all over the world.