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Award recognizes work with young singers & musicians
Dame Kiri recently became the first Maori woman to receive the Aotearoa New Zealand Maori Business Leader of the Year award for her talent and business acumen over a more than 40-year distinguished international career.
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read moreWade Kernot completes a great year
2009 was a vintage year for young New Zealand Bass Wade Kernot. Following his graduation from The National Opera Studio in London he was a finalist in the 2009 Lexus Song Quest, a semi-finalist at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition and a quarter-finalist at the Neue Stimmen competition in Germany.He was also invited to attend the Solti Te Kanawa Accademia di Bel Canto in Tuscanny. Wade also performed at the Linari Festival in Tuscany, the Verbier Festival in Switzerland and the Edinburgh Festival's concert performance of Verdi's Macbeth which was recorded by the BBC.
New trustee appointed
Paul Brewer, currently External Relations Director at The Edge, the performing arts and Conventions Centre in Auckland, recently accepted Dame Kiri’s invitation to become a Foundation trustee.
2009 Laurie Coon Foundation Scholarship announcement
Young baritone awarded top scholarship
2009 Laurie Coon Foundation Scholarship in Singing have been announced
The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation is pleased to announce details about the 2009 Laurie Coon Foundation Scholarship in Singing.
Inaugural Laurie Coon Foundation scholarship announcement
Young Gisborne-born lyric soprano Claire Egan has been named as the inaugural winner of a scholarship which will enable her to attend the prestigious Cardiff International Academy of Voice.
New Zealand soprano Ana James
New Zealand soprano Ana James(the first recipient of a Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation grant)is based in London and provides further comment following on from the release of the NZ Singers Taking Flight report ...
Research project identifies key areas for young New Zealand hopefuls
A ground-breaking research project initiated and funded by the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation has identified three key areas of improvement to help talented young New Zealand singers seeking to further their careers in the United Kingdom.
