Awards and distinctions

Awards

2011

Appointed Kammersängerin by the State Ministry of Science, Research and Art, Baden-Württemberg

2005

Niedersächsischer Staatspreis  (State Prize of Lower Saxony) for outstanding artistic achievements awarded by the State Premier of Lower Saxony

Scholarships

Scholarship from the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

Scholarship from the Richard-Wagner-Verband

Scholarship from the Steans Institute for Young Artists Ravinia Festival Chicago

Prizes

1992

Prize winner Internationaler Wettbewerb Franz Schubert und die Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts Graz

1991

Prize winner Medica pro Musica Düsseldorf

1991

Prize winner Kulturpreis der Berenberg Bank Stiftung Hamburg

1990

Prize winner Deutscher Musikwettbewerb Bonn
(in addition, the special prize for the best interpretation of contemporary music)

1989

Prize winner Hans-Pfitzner-Liedwettbewerb Hamburg