Anja Mittermüller

Austrian mezzo soprano Anja Mittermüller received her first musical training with Thomas Künne and is currently studying at the University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover with Marek Rzepka. She has been artistically shaped by masterclasses with Brigitte Fassbaender, Margit Fussi, Claudia Visca, Kurt Equiluz, Robert Holl, Sir András Schiff, and Franz Welser Möst.

Together with her duo partner, pianist Richard Fu, she won First Prize at the Wigmore Hall Bollinger International Song Competition in 2024, becoming the youngest winner in the competition’s history. Song is a central focus of her work, and she has appeared in leading recital series and venues, including Vienna’s Konzerthaus in the Musica Juventutis series, the Konzerthaus Blaibach, as well as recital engagements at Heidelberger Frühling, Eppaner Liedsommer, the festival alpenarte Schwarzenberg, and London’s Wigmore Hall.

On the operatic stage she has made important debuts, including Curra in Verdi’s La forza del destino at Oper Klosterneuburg under Christoph Campestrini. In August 2025 she made her debut at the Bregenz Festival as Tisbe in Rossini’s La Cenerentola. Concert appearances have included Schubertiades in Dürnstein and Atzenbrugg, and performances alongside Michael Schade and Justus Zeyen at the Randhartinger Serenade, as well as Klassik Klang Berndorf with Daniela Fally and Adrian Eröd.

In December 2024 she performed Mozart’s Requiem with the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria conducted by Andreas Ottensamer. In the same month she made her debut at the Vienna Musikverein as soloist in Schumann’s Der Rose Pilgerfahrt with the Wiener Singverein under Johannes Prinz. Highlights of the 2025 2026 season include a Christmas programme at the Salzkammergut Festival Weeks in Bad Ischl, Bach’s Magnificat with the Tonkünstler Orchestra conducted by Stefan Gottfried, and Bruckner’s Te Deum under Yutaka Sado. She also appears with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra under Jan Willem de Vriend in Haydn’s Paukenmesse at the Vienna Konzerthaus.

Further highlights have included Schubertiades with Sir András Schiff and Julian Prégardien at the Vienna Konzerthaus and at the Kronberg Academy. In summer 2026 Anja Mittermüller will make her debut at the Salzburg Festival, singing the role of the Dryad in a new production of Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos as part of the Young Singers Program, conducted by Manfred Honeck.