Academy with professor Wolfgang Holzmair

Born in 2004, Katharina has been awarded fellowships by the Heidelberger Frühling Liedakademie, the Deutschlandstipendium and the Fundación Riemschneider. He began her studies at the age of 17 at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe where she has been pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Opera Singing since April 2023. She has received several awards, including the second prize at the Bolko von Hochberg Lied Competition (2026), the Second Prize and the Ehrbar Saal Prize at the 5th International Helmut Deutsch Lied Competition, the first Prize at the International Junior Charles Wood Song Competition in Armagh, Northern Ireland (2025), and the Third Förderpreis from the Walter Kaminsky Foundation at the 53rd Bundeswettbewerb Gesang in Berlin (2024). In 2026 she was selected for the Lied the Future scheme of the Associació Franz Schubert.On stage, she has performed roles such as Flora (The Turn of the Screw), Yniold (Pelléas et Mélisande), Aricia (Trois Opéras-Minute), the Slave (Salome), and the Second Boy (Die Zauberflöte).

Jyri Mishukov is one of Finland’s leading collaborative pianists. Trained at the Joensuu Conservatory and the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, he spent a year at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin. He later completed the Konzertexamen in lied at the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe. In 2024 he was selected for the “Young Artists” project of the Zeist International Lied Festival and in 2026 for the Lied the Future scheme of the Associació Franz Schubert. He has received scholarships from institutions including the Pro Musica Foundation, the Sibelius Academy and the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now programme. He has worked as a collaborative pianist and lied coach in the voice department of the Sibelius Academy. In September 2025 he won the second special prize for pianists at the Helmut Deutsch International Lied Competition.

Nascuda a Terrassa el 1998, es graduà en Cant Clàssic i Contemporani al Conservatori Superior del Liceu, becada per la Fundació Ferrer de Música, i cursa el màster en Interpretació al mateix centre, becada per la Fundació Conservatori del Liceu. En l'àmbit del lied, ha ampliat la seva formació al Curs Internacional de Lied Wolfram Rieger. Ha estat guardonada, entre altres premis, amb el 3r premi del Concurs Internacional de Cant Germans Pla–Ciutat de Balaguer 2025 i el 3r premi del 29è Concurs Josep Mirabent i Magrans, i ha estat semifinalista del 112è Concurs de Cant de Juventudes Musicales de España. El 2024 va formar part de la Bachakademie Stuttgart i va debutar al Festival Grec. Ha col·laborat amb formacions professionals com el Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Música Catalana, el Cor Francesc Valls, l’Ensemble O Vos Omnes i el Cor Cererols. La temporada 2025-26 debuta al Teatro de la Zarzuela.

Born in 1997, Adrià Crespo Aguilera is a pianist and music educator specialising in classical and contemporary repertoire. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance at ESMUC and a Master’s degree in Advanced Piano Performance Studies at the same institution, supported by a scholarship from the Frederic Mompou Foundation. He has furthered his training through international programmes such as the Jaques-Dalcroze International Summer Course (2024), the Akademifestivalen chamber music programme at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (2025), and the 29th Wolfram Rieger International Lied Course (2025) with soprano Marta Esteban Ferrera. Since 2019, he has developed a career as a piano teacher and performer, active in solo recitals, chamber music and accompaniment. He has recently begun postgraduate studies at the Music and Arts University of Vienna (MUK).
Lied the Future és el programa de suport al talent jove de l'Associació Franz Schubert, que compta amb el mecenatge de la Fundació Ferrer de Música i la Fundació Banc Sabadell.




