
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