Tuesday, June 29, 2021

On Monday 28 June, YouTube preselections were held in De Verkadefabriek 's-Hertogenbosch for the 54th International Vocal Competition, LiedDuo category.

26 singer-pianist duos auditioned for a spot in the semi-final next November.

The jury selected three duos for the semi-final:

Matthias Hoffmann, bass-baritone (Austria, 1991)
Lisa Ochsendorf, pianist (Germany, 1991)

Zhuohan Sun, tenor (China, 1993)
Sara Pavlovic, pianist (Serbia, 1996)

Ilya Aksionov, tenor (Lithuania, 1996)
Gustas Raudonius, pianist (Lithuania, 1996)

The jury of these pre-selections consisted of:

  • Roberta Alexander, soprano
  • Jard van Nes, mezzo-soprano
  • Henk Neven, baritone
  • Hans Eijsackers, pianist
  • Reinild Mees, pianist
  • Jury chairman: Ivan van Kalmthout, general director IVC

12 August is the very last deadline for sending in video material by competition participants for another First Round pre-selections via YouTube.