Soprano Matilda Sterby received this year's Birgit Nilsson Stipendium in Västra Karup's church yesterday. Together with the pianist Matti Hirvonen, they offered brilliant interplay. The presenter Stefan Johansson was as usual fantastic. Elisabeth Boström, vice-president of the Stipendium fund, handed over the Stipendium - SEK 250,000. Program Stipendium recital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHM-jm74Cts&t=1523s
Swedish soprano Matilda Sterby has been named this year’s Birgit Nilsson Stipendium artist, in an announcement made this morning at the museum in Båstad. Matilda, who recently returned home from Vienna following her Volksoper debut, will receive SEK 250 000 (c. 21500 euros) and performs her Stipendium recital, together with the pianist Matti Hirvonen in Birgit’s "own" Västra Karup church, as part of this year’s Birgit Nilsson Days celebrations. Matilda said: "It's a dream to receive this Stipendium, because it…
This year's Birgit Nilsson Stipendium will be announced on May 17, Birgit’s birthday and, as per tradition, there will be a ceremony and flag raising at the Birgit Nilsson Museum, as well as an Open House for the public from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Here is the program for May 17 at the Birgit Nilsson Museum: At 10:00 the flag is raised by Båstad's municipal councilor Johan Olsson Swanstein. At 11:00 Announcement of Birgit Nilsson Stipenidum 2024. Presentation by…
Sold out to the last seat and in front of a very enthusiastic audience, Ida Ränzlöv - this year's Birgit Nilsson scholarship holder - gave a traditional scholarship concert last night in Västra Karup's church together with the pianist Magnus Svensson. With a broad program - Bizet, Rossini, Strauss, Dvorak, Wagner and Rangström - Ida offered particularly liberally of her great knowledge. And the audience could unanimously state that she was a very well-deserved recipient of SEK 200,000 plus a…
The 2023 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium is awarded to Swedish mezzo-soprano Ida Ränzlöv, who receives SEK 200 000 (c. 18 000 euros) on 11 August when she performs in recital during this summer’s Birgit Nilsson Days. First presented by Birgit Nilsson in 1973, the Stipendium has supported 46 young Swedish singers over the last 50 years, including several who went on to establish successful international careers, such as Nina Stemme, Malin Byström, Hillevi Martinpelto, Anna Larsson and John Lundgren. “I feel…
