It is a great honor for me to be awarded the newly established Performers’ Prize by the GNM. The appreciative words of the jury mean a great deal to me, so I would like to share them here:

“Her charismatic stage presence, interpretive brilliance and technical excellence, her performative versatility and spirit of innovation, the breadth, diversity, and quality of her repertoire—largely owed to her personal commitment—her pedagogical fervor in bringing the instrument closer to new generations of composers, all come together to form a body of work that already today constitutes a lifetime achievement which the GNM jury deems truly worthy of this award.”

The full press release can be found [here].
I look forward to the award ceremony on October 7 in Berlin.

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This is certainly the most fun thing I have done in years. The album features six songs by Olly Sellwood for voice, accordion, and clarinet and electronics. Each composition is made of original microfictions by Rose Biggin & Keir Cooper set to music. Each story is separate, the collection crossing between fictional events, stretched language, interventions in systems of living, and art-historical fable. Recorded by Peter Falconer and the Zöllner-Roche-Duo in February 2024.
It is out on bandcamp! Or send me an email to eva(at)eva-zoellner.de to order the limited edition CD for 15,- Euros including postage within Germany.

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The winners of the ZRD-Composers Lab 2025 are

Annegret Mayer-Lindenberg
Jonah Nuoja Luo Haven
Luke Nickel
Melissa Varga

Thank you to all 150 from all over the world who sent us inspiring ideas, we wish we could have tried all of them! we are looking forward to 4 new pieces which we will develop together with the composers and take on a little tour in Germany in October.

a cooperation with Künstlerhaus Lauenburg
funded by Musikfonds e.V. / Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
with kind support by Rotary Club Geesthacht/Hohes Elbufer

Find more info about the composers here

mini documentary about the last edition:

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In December 2024 I was Artist in Residence at Sterkfontein Composers Meeting near Johannesburg.
It was a fantastic jouney which allowed my not only to premier 8 new pieces by South African Composers but also gave me the opportunity to learn a lot about the country, its culture and people. I am incredibly grateful to Goethe Institute fofr the support. The recordings from South Africa will be released soon.

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Im Oktober 2024 war das Zöllner-Roche-Duo zwei Wochen auf Tournee in der Türkei. Wir waren Ensemble in Residence a n der Bilkent University in Ankara und beim Festival Izmir Days of New Music und haben 11 neue Stücke von jungen Türkischen Komponist:innen uraufgeführt. Die Reise wurde unterstützt vom Canada Council for the Arts und vom Goethe Institute und war auf persönlicher und musikalischer Ebene sehr motivieren. Vielen Dank an alle, die dazu beigetragen haben!

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On June 1 2024 I had the privilege to perform Georges Aperghis´ new “Carsten Trio” with Talea Ensemble. I m grateful for this opportunity to get to know those fantastic musicians.

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My solo album “voces, señales” is nominated for the Quarterly Critic’s Choice of Deutsche Schallplattenkritik which I am really happy about. My special thanks goes to sound engineer Claudia Neumann and Deutschlandfunk who helped me to realize these recordings.

Link to Longlist 1/24

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For me 2023 was a packed with good projects which felt a bit strange given the actual state of the world. But I did enjoy travels, music, experiments and companionship with wonderful colleagues and here are a few memories. Thanks to everyone involved, it s a real privilege to be able to this for a living.

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I am happy about several press reviews for my new album. Here is a selection of links:

WDR 3 Drei für Jetzt – neue Alben mit zeitgenössischer Musik
https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/audio/wdr3/drei-fuer-jetzt/audio-die-kraft-der-zerbrechlichkeit-100.html

Ben Harper´s Blog „boring like a drill“
https://www.cookylamoo.com/boringlikeadrill/
„Throughout the album Zöllner demonstrates her strength in the volatile and changing character of her playing, making abrupt and startling switches in temperament between the sweet and the harsh, giving the lie to the perceived uniformity of the accordion’s sound. None of the pieces settle to be a mere showcase for her versatility, but they do display her virtuosity. (…)“

Stefan Pillhofer für orchestergraben.com
https://orchestergraben.com/cd-review-eva-zoellner-voces-senales/

Wolfgang Weitzdörfer für Akkordeon online
https://akkordeon.online/voces-senales/

you can still order the CD from me
(eva (at) eva-zoellner.de 18,- Euro plus shipping)
and find it online https://songwhip.com/evazollner/voces-senale

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