Students

Many of Edith Wiens’ students are establishing careers in Europe and North America in opera, concert and recital. They have sung at Festivals like Tanglewood, Edinburgh, Europäische Festwochen Stuttgart, Berlin Festival, Herrnchiemsee Festival, London Proms, Verbiers, Ravinia, Ludwigsburger Festspiele etc. Operatic engagements include the Vienna State Opera; recording contracts include the Deutsche Gramophon and Naxos.

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

2002 - Heidi Maier

1. Prize at the International Anneliese Rothenberger Competition

2002 - Measha Brüggergosman

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

2002 - Martha Guth

2. Prize at the Canadian National Competition

2003 - Colin Balzer

2. Prize at the International Wigmore Hall Song Competition London

2003 - Martha Guth

4. Prize at the International Wigmore Hall Song Competition London

2003 - Measha Brüggergosman

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

2003 - 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

2004 - Colin Balzer

2. Prize at the International Hugo Wolf Competition Stuttgart

2004 - Colin Balzer

1. Prize at the International Robert Schumann Competition in Zwickau (highest mark in 25 yrs)

2004 - Stefanie Iranyi

2. Prize at the International Robert Schumann Competition Zwickau

2004 - Colin Balzer

1. Prize at the Munich Konzertgesellschaft Deutsches Lied Competition

2004 - Stefanie Iranyi

3. Prize at the Munich Konzertgesellschaft Deutsches Lied Competition

2004 - Measha Brüggergosman

1. Prize plus 2 special prizes at the International s’Hertogenbosch Competition

2004 - Colin Balzer

Special prize for Best Lieder at the International s’Hertogenbosch Competition

2004 - Magdalena Hinterdobler (18 yrs)

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

2004 - Stefanie Iranyi

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

2004 - 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

2005 - Tyler Duncan

3. Prize Naumburg Voice Competition New York

2005 - Ruby Hughes

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

2005 - Roxana Constantinescu

3. Prize Concours International de Chant de Verviers

2006 - Szabolcs Brickner

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

2006 - Roxana Constantinescu

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

2006 - Carolina Ullrich

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

2006 - Colin Balzer

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

2006 - Roxana Constantinescu

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

2006 - Julia Hajnoczy

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

2006 - Carolina Ullrich

1. Prize and Prize for the best modern piece at the National Voice Competition Berlin

2007 - Melissa Shippen

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

2007 - Sophie Harmsen and Ai Ichihara

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

2007 - Maximilian Lika

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

2007 - Carolina Ullrich

3. Prize in the International Lieder Competition "La Voce"

2007 - Ai Ichihara

1. Prize in the Mozart Competition Japan

2007 - Melissa Shippen

1. Prize in the International Voice Competition Vokal Genial Munich

2007 - Ai Ichihara

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

2007 - Julia Hajnoczy

3. Prize in the International Voice Competition Vokal Genial Munich

2007 - 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

2008 - Julia Hajnoczy

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

2008 - Benjamin Appl

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

2008 - Mariana Carnovali

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

2008 - Szabolcs Brickner (student 2005 - 2007)

1. Prize in the Queen Elisabeth Inernational Competition Brussels

2008 - Carolina Ullrich

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

2008 - Julia Hajnoczy

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

2008 - Sphie Harmsen

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

Scholarships:

Many students have been privileged to be recipients of scholarships given by the Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Councils of BC and Ontario, DAAD, Foundation Andes (Chile), Live Music Now (Menuhin Stiftung), Weltbildverlag, Cusanus Foundation, and the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.