Competition success for HfMT students

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Olga Persits was awarded 2nd prize at the 6th International Organ Competition "DANIEL HERZ" in Brixen (Italy)

Olga Persits has been studying at the HfMT since October 2017 in the Claviorganum course under Prof. Wolfgang Zerer.

Organists of all nationalities born after December 31, 1978 were eligible to take part in the competition. The competition consisted of a pre-selection (sound recording), a selection round in two parts and a final.

The following prizes were awarded:
EUR 4,000 1st prize
EUR 2,500 2nd prize
EUR 1,500 3rd prize

In addition to the prizes, the competition organizers are offering the following concerts:
Brixen, "Brixner Orgelkonzerte"
Salzburg, "Orgelmatineen im Dom"
Bozen, Stiftskirche Muri-Gries
Badia, "Badiamusica"
Kaltern, "Kalterer Orgelkonzerte"
Sand i.Taufers, "Musikultur Taufers"
Jeunesse Austria

The jury consisted of:
Bine Katrine Bryndorf Denmark (jury chair)
David Cassan France
Franz Comploi Italy
Daniel Zaretsky Russia

Olga Persits was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1987. There she studied piano and organ and completed her piano studies at the Collège at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Prof. Irina Osipova. She continued her organ studies in Germany in 2010. She studied organ and church music at the Lübeck University of Music (organ class of Sergej Tcherepanov) and graduated in 2016. She is currently studying at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama (organ class of Prof. Wolfgang Zerer - harpsichord class of Prof. Menno van Delft).
In 2014 she won first prize at the 2nd Organ Competition of Concert Organists in Kazan (Russia). In 2018, she won second prize at the 6th International Daniel Herz Organ Competition in Brixen (Italy).
As a concert organist, she performs on historical and modern organs as a soloist and in ensembles in Italy, Germany and Russia. She has been a full-time church musician since 2012. 2012-2015 she worked for the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Eutin. 2016-2018 at the Evangelical Lutheran parish in Kiel. Since October 2018 she has been organist and cantor at the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Kiel