The Richard Tauber Prize for Singers was created in 1950 by the Anglo-Austrian
Music Society in memory of Richard Tauber, one of the world’s greatest singers.
It has been awarded 28 times.
The competition is for outstanding young singers nearing the end of their studies or just beginning their professional careers.
Preliminary auditions will be held in London and in Vienna in April. The dates for the London auditions are 15, 16 and 17 April. The Public Final Audition will be held at Wigmore Hall on
4 June 2008 and will be decided by a distinguished jury before leading representatives of the musical world.
The winners of the 2008 Richard Tauber Prize were
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First Prize of £ 5,000 and Public London Recital :
CHRISTOPHER AINSLIE - a 29 year old South African counter-tenor, former student at the Royal College of Music
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Second Prize of £ 2,500
SARAH-JANE BRANDON - a 24 year old South African soprano, currently at the Royal College of Music
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Adèle Leigh Memorial Prize of £ 2000
IDA FALK WINLAND - a 26 year old Swedish soprano, former student at Royal College of Music
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Schubert Society of Britain Lied Prize of £ 500 and London recital
SEHO CHANG - a 26 year old Korean baritone, currently at the Universität für Musik, Vienna
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Ferdinand Rauter Memorial Prize for Accompanists of £ 1000
JAMES BAILLIEU
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The Anglo-Austrian Music Society acknowledges, with grateful thanks,
the support of the Sir John Fisher Foundation and the Anglo-Austrian Society.
