Successful Organ Alumni

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Two prestigious organ awards were recently presented to former organ students at the HfMT.

Narae Ahn won second prize in the Maria Hofer Competition Narae Ahn . She studied in Prof. Wolfgang Zerer’s organ class and recently completed her KE organ degree with honors.
Narae Ahn was born in 1991 in Incheon, South Korea. In August 2014, she completed her bachelor’s degree in organ at Seoul Theological University under Prof. Geum-ok Baek. In October 2019, she began her studies at the Würzburg University of Music under Prof. Christoph Bossert, where she earned her master’s degree in September 2022.
In April 2023, she began her concert exam studies at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama under Prof. Wolfgang Zerer.

Third prize at the International Martini Organ Competition in Groningen, the Netherlands, went to Frederik Kranermann.
Born in Aachen in 1992, Frederik studied harpsichord, organ, and music theory at the Freiburg University of Music, the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, and the Hamburg University of Music and Theater (HfMT), where he pursued a concert exam in organ under Pieter van Dijk and Wolfgang Zerer. In addition to participating in numerous international competitions, he was awarded third prize at the international organ competitions in Breda (Netherlands) in 2015, “Basso Friuli” in 2018, and the Buxtehude Organ Competition in Lübeck in 2022. As an organist and harpsichordist, his repertoire spans all eras and styles, with a particular focus on music from the 16th to the 18th centuries and the specific characteristics of its performance practice.