Hannah Dienes-Williams

Piano, soprano

Hannah Dienes-Williams (Soprano, Piano, Violin)

Hannah Dienes-Williams is a London based soprano working across Europe as a soloist and ensemble singer, particularly specialising in contemporary music. She graduated with Distinction in her MA from the Royal Academy of Music, where she was awarded the DipRam for her final recital, the Edlee Prize and the prestigious Edwin Samuel Dove Prize. Whilst there she was a member of the Academy Song Circle and supported by the Josephine Baker Trust, as well as being chosen for the Glyndebourne Opera Lab. Before this, Hannah studied Music at Clare College Cambridge, where she graduated with a First and the Lester Brough Prize for Music. Recent highlights include Nono’s ‘Io Frammento del Prometeo’ at Salzburg Festspiele, voice and synth works in Minoritensaal Graz, Brett Dean’s ‘Wolf Lieder’ alongside Riot Ensemble conducted by the composer, Mahler’s ‘Rückert-Lieder’ at Cadogan Hall with Ballet Nights, Mozart’s Requiem with National Youth Choir and London Sinfonietta and Fauré’s Requiem with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Hannah regularly sings with the Edward Grieg Kor in Norway, conducted by Ed Gardner, EXAUDI, The Facade Ensemble, The Carice Singers, and Cantando Admont in Austria. Hannah sang as a choral scholar in Clare College Choir and Head Chorister at Guildford Cathedral; where she sang as a soloist on multiple recordings. At Cambridge, she received art song coaching from Joseph Middleton as a Pembroke Lieder Scholar, sung multiple principal roles in opera productions, and won the Clare College Concerto Competition.

 

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