At the International Vocal Chamber Music Competition ‘C. A. Seghizzi’ for Voice and Piano, held in Gorizia (Italy) in July 2026, they were awarded second prize in the ‘Voice and Piano Duo’ category.
They also enjoyed success at the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Pörtschach am Wörthersee (Austria): in October 2026, they received a special prize in the ‘Lied Duo (Voice/Piano)’ category.
Nuremberg University of Music congratulates on these achievements.
The Japanese baritone Sora Ehi was born in Kagoshima and is currently studying for a Master’s degree in Vocal Music Theatre at Nuremberg University of Music under Prof. Íride Martínez. He also receives artistic guidance in song interpretation from Prof. Marcelo Amaral.
His concert repertoire includes, among other works, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Haydn’s The Creation, Rossini’s Petite Messe solennelle and Fauré’s Requiem. He gained operatic experience performing the role of Guglielmo in Mozart’s Così fan tutte. Sora Ehi is a prize-winner of the Kagoshima International Vocal Competition, a finalist in the Tokyo International Vocal Competition, and a scholarship holder of the Yamada-Sadao Foundation and Live Music Now Franken.
The Romanian pianist Iarina Mărgărit was born in Brașov and is currently studying art song performance at Nuremberg University of Music under Prof. Marcelo Amaral. Prior to this, she completed Master’s degrees there in solo piano under Prof. Dr Aurelia Vişovan and in vocal accompaniment under Holger Berndsen and Jan Roelof Wolthuis.
Since childhood, she has won prizes at numerous competitions and has performed as a soloist in Romania, Austria and Germany. She has also gained artistic inspiration through various masterclasses in piano and art song performance. In 2023, she was awarded a scholarship by the Richard Wagner Association of Nuremberg; she also received a Germany Scholarship for the academic years 2023/24 and 2024/25.
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