Kateryna Kasper-Machula (1986) – soprano – Ukraine

IVC 2010 – Winner of the Prize of the Province of North-Brabant for a young talent under the age of 25 years € 3500

Education: studied with Raisa Kolesnik in hometown Donezk. Graduated from Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg. Opera-program Frankfurt Music Academy with Hedwig Fassbender (Fall, 2010). Scholarship from German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Prizes: 1st Prizes in Ukrainian Belcanto, International Competition ‘Sribnyj Dzvin’ (Ujgorod). Coaches include Marcelo Amaral, Tobias Truniger, Andreas Ruppert and Tatiana Mitryeva.
Repertory: c-minor Mass (Mozart), Lieder and Russian Romances, performances with International Bach Academy.