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 appointed 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 appears as a solo harpist with renowned orchestras. She is a prize winner at various international competitions, such as the renowned harp competition in Israel, where she took second place in 2015. She currently serves as principal harpist with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra.

“Anaëlle Tourret is an extraordinary talent who captivates audiences with her virtuoso harp playing,” says Board of Trustees member Prof. Dr. Elmar Lampson, who presented the Berenberg Culture Prize together with Dr. Hans-Walter Peters, spokesperson for the personally liable partners of Germany’s oldest private bank.

Scholarships were awarded to trumpeter Alejandro Orozco Hincapíe from Colombia and Russian soprano Irina Bogdanova in recognition of their exceptional artistic talent, to support their continued 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 generously endowed prizes for emerging artists in northern Germany. In addition, the foundation supports the training 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 emerging artists in order to further solidify Hamburg’s reputation as a cultural metropolis,” says Peters. To date, over 1 million euros have been allocated to support emerging artists.

Peters extended special thanks to 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 Hamburg University of Fine Arts, HFBK), who have supported the foundation’s work for many years.