Anja Mittermüller © Karpati & Zarewicz
Anja Mittermüller © Karpati & Zarewicz
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Anja Mittermüller

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BIOGRAPHY

The young Austrian mezzo-soprano Anja Mittermüller began her musical education at with Thomas Künne and is currently studying at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media with Marek Rzepka.

Alongside her studies, the mezzo-soprano has participated in masterclasses with Brigitte Fassbaener, Margit Fussi, Claudia Visca, Kurt Equiluz, Robert Holl, Sir András Schiff and Franz Welser-Möst, among others. Together with her duo-partner and pianist Richard Fu, she was awarded first prize in the Wigmore Hall/Bollinger International Song Competition in 2024, making her the youngest winner in the competition's history.

In recent years, she has made her debuts at the Klosterneuburg Opera in Verdi's La forza del destino (Curra) under the direction of Christoph Campestrini, and at the Vienna Konzerthaus in recital as part of Musica Juventutis, followed by a recital at the Konzerthaus Blaibach. Anja Mittermüller performed with Robert Holl at the Schubertiades in Dürnstein and Atzenbrugg and appeared alongside Michael Schade and Justus Zeyen at the Randhartinger Serenade. She could also be heard together with Daniela Fally and Adrian Eröd at the festival Klassik.Klang Berndorf. In December 2024, she performed Mozart's Requiem with the Tonküstlerorchester Niederösterreich under the direction of Andreas Ottensamer and made her debut at the Wiener Musikverein as a soloist in Schumann's Der Rose Pilgerfahrt with the Wiener Singverein and under the direction of Johannes Prinz. In August 2025, Anja Mittermüller made her debut at the Bregenz Festival as Tisbe in Rossini's La Cenerentola.

The 2025-2026 season, includes a Christmas Concert at the Salzkammergut Festwochen in Gmunden (recorded for the Austrian Television), Bach's Magnificat for the first time with the Tonkünstlerorchester Niederösterreich under Stefan Gottfried, and Bruckner's Te Deum under Yutaka Sado, as well as Haydn's Paukenmesse with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Jan Willem de Vriend at the Vienna Konzerthaus. Lied recitals brought her to the Heidelberger Frühling, the Eppaner Liedsommer, the :alpenarte Schwarzenberg and London's Wigmore Hall. A further highlight were Schubertiades with Sir András Schiff and Julian Prégardien at the Vienna Konzerthaus and the Kronberg Academy.

During the summer of 2026 Anja Mittermüller will make her debut at the Salzburg Festival. She takes part at the Young Singer’s Project and will sing the role Dryade in a new production of Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos alongside Elina Garanca and under the baton of Manfred Honeck.

2025 | 2026

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CALENDAR

Ludwig van Beethoven: Prüfung des Küssens WoO 89
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony in C major, KV 338
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio, KV 418
Joseph Haydn: Paukenmesse in C major HOB. XXII:9

Elena Villalón, soprano
Anja Mittermüller, mezzo soprano
David Fischer, tenor
Alexander Grassauer, bass baritono

Wiener KammerOrchester
Wiener Singakademie Chor
Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Prüfung des Küssens WoO 89
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony in C major, KV 338
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio, KV 418
Joseph Haydn: "Missa in tempore belli" in C major HOB. XXII:9

Elena Villalón, soprano
Anja Mittermüller, mezzo soprano
David Fischer, tenor
Alexander Grassauer, bass baritone

Wiener KammerOrchester
Wiener Singakademie Chor
Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor

FURTHER INFORMATION & TICKETS

Anton Bruckner: Symphony Nr. 0 in d-Moll
Anton Bruckner: Motet „Christus factus est“ for Choir a cappella in d-minor WAB 11
Anton Bruckner: Te Deum

Aleksandra Szmyd, Soprano
Anja Mittermüller, Mezzosoprano
Attilio Glaser, Tenor
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Bass

Tonkünstlerorchester Niederösterreich
Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brünn
Yutaka Sado, Conductor

FURTHER INFORMATION & TICKETS

Anton Bruckner: Symphony Nr. 0 in d-Moll
Anton Bruckner: Motet „Christus factus est“ for Choir a cappella in d-minor WAB 11
Anton Bruckner: Te Deum

Aleksandra Szmyd, Soprano
Anja Mittermüller, Mezzosoprano
Attilio Glaser, Tenor
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Bass

Tonkünstlerorchester Niederösterreich
Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brünn
Yutaka Sado, Conductor

FURTHER INFORMATION & TICKETS

Anton Bruckner: Symphony Nr. 0 in d-Moll
Anton Bruckner: Motet „Christus factus est“ for Choir a cappella in d-minor WAB 11
Anton Bruckner: Te Deum

Aleksandra Szmyd, Soprano
Anja Mittermüller, Mezzosoprano
Attilio Glaser, Tenor
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Bass

Tonkünstlerorchester Niederösterreich
Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brünn
Yutaka Sado, Conductor

FURTHER INFORMATION & TICKETS
 

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ANJA MITTERMÜLLER | Christmas concerts in Bad Ischl & Grafenegg
27Nov2025
ANJA MITTERMÜLLER | Christmas concerts in Bad Ischl & Grafenegg

Following her impressive Schubert evening, the young mezzo-soprano is now delighting audiences with festive Christmas concerts at the Salzkammergut Festival and with the Tonkünstler Orchestra in Grafenegg.

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JULIAN PRÉGARDIEN & ANJA MITTERMÜLLER | in recital with András Schiff
01Oct2025
JULIAN PRÉGARDIEN & ANJA MITTERMÜLLER | in recital with András Schiff

Tenor Julian Prégardien and the young mezzo-soprano Anja Mittermüller join forces to present for the first time this season a recital dedicated solely to Schubert lieder with Sir András Schiff at the piano.

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ANJA MITTERMÜLLER starts the new season with a series of recitals
07Sep2025
ANJA MITTERMÜLLER starts the new season with a series of recitals

From Eppan to Vienna and Kronberg to Wigmore Hall: the Austrian mezzo-soprano will delight audiences in autumn 2025 with a song season full of intensity, poetry and international glamour.

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