7th Gustav Mahler Competition

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The Gustav Mahler Competition for Song Duos is being held for the seventh time this year, made possible by the generous support of the Hamburg "ROCHNA Foundation".
Piano and voice students at the HfMT who have formed permanent duos in the "Song Interpretation" course are competing for the various prizes worth a total of 11,000 euros and the additional special prizes awarded by the Hamburg "Gustav Mahler Association". The multilingual compulsory repertoire of the competition includes songs by Franz Schubert and Gustav Mahler as well as contemporary song compositions.

The auditions in the university forum are open to the public.
Admission after the respective 20-minute concert blocks or during the breaks.

Jury
KS Katja Pieweck, mezzo-soprano (Hamburg State Opera)
Prof. Pauliina Tukiainen, Lied pianist (Mozarteum Salzburg)
Prof. Dr. Ivana Rentsch, musicologist (University of Hamburg)
RA Arne Timmermann (Rochna Foundation Hamburg)
Prof. Burkhard Kehring, Lied pianist (HfMT Hamburg)

The prizewinner concert will take place on 10.05.2026 at 6 pm in the Ernst Barlach Haus.

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