Students

Many of Edith Wiens’ students have established careers in Europe and North America in opera, concert and recital. They have sung at Festivals like Aix-en-Provence, Glyndebourne, Salzburger Festspiele, Tanglewood, Boston Early Music, Edinburgh, Europäische Festwochen Stuttgart, Berlin Festival, Herrnchiemsee Festival, London Proms, Verbiers, Ravinia, Ludwigsburger Festspiele, Harnoncourt´s Styriarte in Graz etc, with recitals repeatedly in Wigmore Hall, Musikverein Vienna, Carnegie Hall, New York.

Orchestral engagements include, among many others, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Israel Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Dresden Staatskapelle, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, Montreal Symphony and the New York Philharmonic.

Recording contracts include the Deutsche Gramophon, Naxos and Warner Classics.

Opera Houses at which students have been engaged:

Aix-en-Province, Antwerpen, Augsburg, Basel, Brussels, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bucharest, Budapest, COC Toronto, Chatelet Paris, Chicago Lyric, Cincinnati, Cologne, Dallas, Dijon, Dresden Semper Opera, Dresden Opera Studio, Dortmund, Edmonton, Fort Knox, Essen, Freiburg, Florence, Frankfurt, Geneva, Graz, Hannover, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Grand Opera Studio, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Lausanne, Leipzig, Lieges, Lindemann Studio Metropolitan Opera New York, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Magdeburg, Metropolitan Opera New York, Minneapolis, Munich Opera Studio, Munich Nationaltheater, Nederlands Opera Amsterdam, Nürnberg, Palermo, Regensburg, Rom, Royal Opera House, London (Covent Garden), Saarbrücken, Santa Fe, Tampa, Theater an der Wien, Toronto, Turin, Opera Atelier Toronto, Toulouse, Ottawa, Ulm, Vancouver, Pacific Opera Victoria,Vienna Volksoper, Vienna State Opera, Warsaw Opera, Wiesbaden, Zurich Opera.

Students of Edith Wiens have been prizewinners at the following national and international competitions:

2000

Measha Brüggergosman

Kirsten Flagstad Memorial Award at the GeorgeLondon Foundation Competition New York

2001

Measha Brüggergosman

2. Prize at the International Wigmore Hall Song Competition London

2002

Tyler Duncan

3. Prize at the International Wigmore Hall Song Competition London

Heidi Maier

1. Prize at the International Anneliese Rothenberger Competition

Measha Brüggergosman

1. Prize and 5 special prizes at the International Jeunesses Musicales Competition Montreal

Martha Guth

2. Prize at the Canadian National Competition

2003

Colin Balzer

2. Prize at the International Wigmore Hall Song Competition London

Martha Guth

4. Prize at the International Wigmore Hall Song Competition London

Measha Brüggergosman

2. Prize and 2 special prizes at the International ARD Munich Competition

Tyler Duncan

3. Prize at the International ARD Munich Competition

2004

Measha Brüggergosman

2. Prize plus two special prizes at the Queen Sonja International Music Competition Oslo
1. Prize plus 2 special prizes at the International s’Hertogenbosch Competition

Colin Balzer

2. Prize at the International Hugo Wolf Competition Stuttgart
1. Prize at the International Robert Schumann Competition in Zwickau (highest mark in 25 yrs)
1. Prize at the Munich Konzertgesellschaft Deutsches Lied Competition
Special prize for Best Lieder at the International s’Hertogenbosch Com
petition

Stefanie Iranyi

2. Prize at the International Robert Schumann Competition Zwickau
3. Prize at the Munich Konzertgesellschaft Deutsches Lied Competition

Magdalena Hinterdobler (18 yrs)

2. Prize at the German National Voice Competition Berlin Youth Division

Stefanie Iranyi

1.Prize and one special prize at the German National Voice Competition Berlin Main Division

Roxana Constantinescu

3. Prize at the International Pito Schipa Competition in Italy

2005

Martha Guth

1. Prize at the Voice Competition of the Nürnberg/Augsburg Hochschule

Tyler Duncan

3. Prize Naumburg Voice Competition New York

Ruby Hughes

Prizewinner of the Salzburg Mozarteum Akademie with concert in the Salzburger Festspiele

Roxana Constantinescu

3. Prize Concours International de Chant de Verviers

2006

Szabolcs Brickner

1. Prize Voice Competition of the Nürnberg-Augsburg Hochschule für Musik

Roxana Constantinescu

2. Prize (no first prize awarded) at the
International ARD Competition Munich

Carolina Ullrich

2. Prize (no first prize awarded) at the International ARD Competition Munich plus Audience Prize
1. Prize and Prize for the best modern piece at the National Voice Competition Berlin

Colin Balzer

3. Prize at the International
ARD Competition plus prize for the best performance of the commissioned work

Roxana Constantinescu

1. Prize and Audience Prize at the International Singing Competition Cologne - Hohnen Stiftung

Julia Hajnoczy

2. Prize, Orchestra Prize and Mozart Prize at the International Singing Competition Cologne - Hohnen Stiftung

2007

Melissa Shippen

1. Prize in the Voice Competition of the Nürnberg-Augsburg Hochschule für Musik
1. Prize in the International Voice Competition Vokal Genial Munich

Sophie Harmsen and Ai Ichihara

3. Prizes in the Voice Competition of the Nürnberg-Augsburg Hochschule für Musik

Maximilian Lika

Youth Prize in the Voice Competition of the Nürnberg-Augsburg Hochschule für Musik

Carolina Ullrich

3. Prize in the International Lieder Competition “La Voce”

Ai Ichihara

1. Prize in the Mozart Competition Japan
2. Prize and Audience Prize in the International Voice Competition Vokal Genial Munich

Julia Hajnoczy

3. Prize in the International Voice Competition Vokal Genial Munich

Martha Guth

1. Prize in the International Wigmore Hall Song Competition London

2008

Ai Ichihara

1. Prize in the Voice Competition of the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg/Augsburg
2. Prize in the International Music Competition Japan (youngest
participant)

Julia Hajnoczy

2. Prize in the Voice Competition of the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg/Augsburg
3. Prize in the Intern. Robert Schumann Competition in Zwickau

Benjamin Appl

3. Prize in the Voice Competition of the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg/Augsburg

Mariana Carnovali

Youth Prize in the Voice Competition of the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg/Augsburg

Szabolcs Brickner (student 2007)

1. Prize in the Queen Elisabeth Inernational Competition Brussels

Carolina Ulltrich

2. Prize in the Intern. Robert Schumann Competition in Zwickau

Sophie Harmsen

3. Prize in the Intern. Robert Schumann Competition in Zwickau
Special Prize German National Voice Competition

Vera Semieniuk

Bayerischer Kulturpreis - Bavarian Culture Prize

Magdalena Hinterdobler

3. Prize in the National Voice Competition Junior Division

Tareq Nazmi

Special Prize German National Voice Competition2009

Mariana Carnovali

Special Prize International Francisco Vinas Competition Barcelona

Carolina Ullrich

1. Prize and 3 Special Prizes Young Concert Artists International Competition (YCA) New York

Vanessa Goicoechea

1. Prize Song Competition Fidela Compina, Spain

Maximilian Lika

Cultural Prize of the City of Augsburg
Premio Oratorio at the Concorsa Internazionale “Musica Sacra” in Rome

Nathalie Mittelbach

Voice Prize at the International Mozarteum Summeracademy/Hamel Foundation

2012

Heather Engebretson

2nd Prize and Audience Prize at the Lois Alba Competition Houston

Graz Prize at the Belvedere Competition Vienna

1st Prize at the Savonnlina Opera Festival Singing Competition Finland

John Brancy

3rd Prize at the International Montreal Voice Competition

Simone Easthope

3rd Prize at the International Robert Schumann Competition in Zwickau

Virginie Verrez

First prize and Special prize at the International Voice Competition in Arles

Lara Secord-Haid

Encouragement Prize from the Giulio Gari Foundation

Nathalie Mittelbach

First prize and Prize for the best Swiss singer at the International Suisse Ernst Haefliger Voice Competition

2013

Nathalie Mittelbach

International Competition "Das Lied" 3rd Prize

Heather Engebretson

Novick Career Advancement Award

Emalie Savoy

Annenburg Scholarship Award

Virginie Verrez

Opera Index Competition New York First Prize

James Knight

Opera Index Competition New York Encouragement Award

Avery Amereau

Opera Index Competition New York Encouragement Award

2014

Virginie Verrez

Mary Trueman Vocal Competition NY 1. Prize

Elliott Hines

Mary Trueman Vocal Competition NY 2. Prize

Virginie Verrez

Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition New York 1. Prize

Szymon Komasa

Kosciutszko Foundation Sembrich Voice Competition 1. Prize

Kateryna Kasper

International Voice Competition Mirjam Helin Helsinki 1. Prize €30.000.00

2015

Virginie Verrez

Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition New York

Szymek Komasa

International Gerda Lissner Competition New York 2nd Prize

Kirsten MacKinnon

International Gerda Lissner Competition New York 2nd Prize

Kady Evanyshyn

Trophy at the Winnipeg Music Festival "Tudor Bowl"

Kirsten MacKinnon

Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Vocal Competition Grant Winner

John Brancy

Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition ($15.000) First Prize

Jakub Jozef Orlinski

International Voice Competition Bucharest "Le Grand Priz d´Opera" 3rd Prize and Gala Prize

Emalie Savoy

Munich International ARD Competition 1. Prize

Samantha Hankey

Opera Index Competition New York 3rd Prize

Daniel Miroslaw

Opera Index Competition New York Encouragement Award

2016

Jakub Jozef Orlinski

Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition New York

Sol Jin

Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition New York

Rihab Chaieb

Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition 1. Prize

Samantha Hankey

Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition 3. Prize

Virginie Verrez

Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition 1. Prize

Sol Jin

Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition 3. Prize

Sol Jin

Guilo Gari Vocal Competition 2. Prize

2017

Angela Vallone

Gerda Lissner Foundation /Liederkranz Lied Competition New York 2. Prize

Kelsey Lauritano

Gerda Lissner/Liederkranz Lied Competition New York 3. Prize

Samantha Hankey

Gerda Lissner/Liederkranz Lied Competition New York Career Grant

Rihab Chaieb

Opera Index New York 2. Prize

Angela Vallone

Opera Index New York 2. Prize

Jakub Jozef Orlinski

Opera Index New York Emerging Artist Award

Samantha Hankey

Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition New York - Winner

Kirsten MacKinnon

Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition New York - Winner

Angela Vallone

Gerda Lissner Foundation International Competition First Prize

Jakub Jozef Orlinski

Gerda Lissner Foundation International Competition Second Prize

Samantha Hankey

Annenburg Foundation Scholarship Award

Samantha Hankey

Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition 1. Prize

Tamara Banjesevic

International Mannhattan Competition 1.Prize

John Brancy

International Wigmore Hall Competition 2. Prize

Tamara Banjesevic

Opera Index Competition New York Major Prize

James Ley

Opera Index Competition New York Emerging Artists Award

Meghan Kasanders

International Mildred Miller Competition Pittsburgh First Prize

2018

John Brancy

Lotte Lenya Competition First Prize
Montreal Competition First Prize in Song Division and multiple other prizes

Samantha Hankey

First Prize Winner of the Glyndebourne Cup
Sara Tucker Career Grant
Second Prize Winner at the Operalia Competition
Birgit Nilsson Prize at the Operalia Competition

Äneas Humm

Arts Award (Förderpreis) of the German Radio
Arts Award (Förderpreis) of the Proskension Stiftung

Rihab Chaieb

Third prize Winner at the Operalia Competition

Ryan Hurley (19 yrs)

Hal Leonard Competition College Art Song to 23 yrs Second Prize

Shereen Pimentel (19 yrs)

Hal Leonard Competition College Art Song to 23 yrs Third Prize

Gabriella Reyes

Sara Tucker Study Grant

Hubert Zapiór

First prize in the Gerda Lissner International Competition
First prize in the Guilo Gari Voice Competition
First prize in the Gerda Lissner International Song Competition
First prize - Major Award - in the Opera Index Competition New York
Four prizes at the Kosciutszko Foundation Sembrich International Competition: First prize Song, Second prize overall, Recital in Paris, Engagement in Lodz.

Felicia Moore

First Prize ($15.000) in the Fritz Jensen Foundation Competition
Emerging Artist Award at the Opera Index Competition New York

Alex Rosen

Second Prize at the International Hugo-Wolf-Competition

Major Award at the Opera Index Competition New York

James Ley

Major Award at the Opera Index Competition New York

2019

Meghan Kasanders

Dallas Opera Guild First Prize
Finalist Metropolitan Opera National Arts Council

Felicia Moore

James Toland Competition ($20.000) First Prize and Audience Prize
Operalia Competition Birgit Nilsson Prize

Jakub Orlinski

Opus Klassik Prize - Solo Recording Vocals (Opera)

Scholarships:

Many students have been privileged to be recipients of scholarships given by the Annenberg Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Councils of BC and Ontario, Deutsche Akademischen Austauschdienst - DAAD, Foundation Andes (Chile), Kovner Foundation, Live Music Now (Menuhin Stiftung), Fulbright, Novick Career Grant, Swiss Migros, Preiz Leenaards, Weltbildverlag, Richard Wagner Foundation, Cusanus Foundation, and the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.