“Liedkunst” – masterclass for interpretation of the “Lied” at Husum Castle
Interpretation of songs from different eras.
Participants
The course is intended for advanced voice and piano students, as well as young musicians with appropriate qualifications or training. If you want to apply: please bring your own sheet music (three copies are absolutely necessary).
Tutors: Prof. Ulf Bästlein (Voice); Prof. Charles Spencer (Piano)
Registration fee
390.00 euros
The registration fee of 100 Euro is to be paid on application and entitles the applicant to attend as a daily audience member. It is also the ticket for all three concerts.
For foreign transfers please use these bank account numbers: BIC-Nr.: NOLADE21NOS IBAN-Nr: DE 342 175 000 000 000 16196, Nord-Ostsee Sparkasse
Application deadline: July 17, 2026
Late or incomplete registrations cannot be considered.
Admission
Since the number of active participants is limited, an entrance exam held at the castle in Husum will determine who is accepted into the course. Please prepare a “Lied” of your choice.
Admission exam
A closed entrance exam will be held:
Monday, July 27, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., in the South Wing Hall, Schloss vor Husum
Admission is granted only after prior registration and payment of the registration fee (100.00 euros).
The courses
The class is open to the public and will take place on Monday, July 27, starting at 2 p.m.,Tuesday, Wednesday, July 28, Thursday, July 29, and Friday, July 31, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. The exact timing of the lessons takes place after the entrance exam.
Opening Concert
Liedkunst 2026 will open with a concert on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
Portrait concert
The portrait concert featuring Michael Gees in musical dialogue with Katia Ledoux will take place on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
Prizes for best performances and final concert
At the closing concert on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., the best entries will be awarded the following prizes by an independent jury:
- Song Duo Award: “Johann-Max-Böttcher Award”
- Liedduo Prize: North Frisian Song Prize awarded by the Ministry of General and Vocational Education, Science, Research, and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein
- Prize of church St. Marien Husum
- Audience Award – sponsored by Barbara Heß and the Friends of the Master Class in Art Song
- Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck Prize
- Theodor Storm Piano Prize
- The Annegret and Ulf von Hielmcrone Prize for Outstanding Emerging Artists
Application and information
Cultural Management (Nathalie Gerstle)/North Frisia District Music School (Anke Lipschinski), Schloss vor Husum, 25813 Husum,
Phone 0049-4841-8973-123, Fax 0049-4841-8973-120, email: kreismusikschule@nordfriesland.de
Accommodation
Tourismus- und Stadtmarketing GmbH, Großstr. 27, 25813 Husum, Telefon 0049-4841-89870, Telefax 0049-4841-8987-90
email: info@husum-tourismus.de www.husum-tourismus.de