About
Golden Lyre is the competition and festival brand of the Vienna Beethoven Group. Its aim is to find young talent, support it and bring it to Vienna’s stages.
Who is behind it
The organiser is the Vienna Beethoven Group of Beethoven Conservatory of Vienna GmbH, based in Mühlgasse in Vienna’s Wieden district. The group includes the Vienna Beethoven Conservatory, a private music school, and the Wiener Beethoven Musikschule. The competitions were founded by Siranush Galoyan-Tkachenko, who still organises them.
What we stand for
- finding and supporting talent, from children at music school to singers starting their careers
- building young musicians’ performing experience
- promoting classical music, with Vienna as the stage
- connecting cultures through music, including the traditions of folk instruments