Hall of Fame

The videos were produced by our colleague Andreas Barkhoff. He was supported by Mr. Tom Schmeichel.

We would like to thank all the students for their outstanding musical achievements, our colleagues at the music school for their dedicated and qualified teaching and all the parents of the young artists for their fantastic support.

Sebastian Navarro won first prize in the string instrument solo category in 2020.

He plays the Romance Op.85 by Max Bruch, accompanied by Hung Do on the piano.

Sebastian has been playing the viola since the 3rd grade. He particularly enjoys playing in various orchestras and ensembles (Niedersächsisches Jugendsinfonieorchester, junge hessische Philharmonie). As a multi-instrumentalist, he also plays drums, piano, modular synthesizers, guitar and sings in the choir.

Melanie Becher won first prize in the piano solo competition in 2020.

She has been taking lessons at the Wolfsburg Music School since the age of nine. She has been successfully taught by Hung Do for three years. Early on, she took part in competitions such as "Jugend musiziert" and won several prizes in both the piano solo and chamber music categories. Due to her numerous successes and her commitment to the music school, she was awarded a scholarship from the Sparkassenstiftung.

Maxima Lührs, recorder, plays the piece Happy Pinocchio by Viktor Fortin with her mother Anika.

Maxima Lührs has been taking recorder lessons with Katrin Heidenreich at the Wolfsburg Music School since the age of 5. Right from the start, she very quickly learned pieces that were far above the usual level for her age. Maxima achieves her outstanding performances not only with talent, but also with an extremely high degree of diligence and perseverance. In addition to numerous successful performances, this is also reflected in her participation in competitions such as Jugend musiziert, where she achieved the highest score in her age group in 2021. She has also been taking piano lessons since the age of 5 and, with the intensive preparation of her piano teacher Hung Do, successfully took part in the 2021 Henle Competition.

Hanne Böhles and Paul Präkelt ( Johann)

Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Hanne has been taking singing lessons with various teachers at the Wolfsburg Music School since 2018. In 2019, she took part in the national "Jugend musiziert" competition in Halle. She then performed at the "Young Soloist" concert in the indoor pool. The duo Hanne and Johann play national and international pop music and also perform as a street music duo.

Meike Schwertmann, 14, plays "Introduction & Rondo" by Charles-Marie Widor, accompanied by pianist Hung Do. Her clarinet teacher Gennadiy Margulis has been teaching Meike since she was seven years old. During this time, she has won several state prizes and a national prize in the "Jugend Musiziert" competition. She is a member of the Lower Saxony Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Lower Saxony State Youth Wind Orchestra. She was recently awarded a scholarship from the Gifhorn-Wolfsburg Sparkasse Foundation for Culture and Social Affairs.

Jakub Wloczyk won first prize at the Music School Grand Prix 2023

He is a trumpet student of Gezà Gàl, who accompanies him on the piano.

Maxima Lührs is the first prize winner of the Musikschulgrandprix 2023. She has been taking recorder lessons with Katrin Heidenreich for years. Maxima is accompanied on the piano by her mother Annika Lührs.