Leonie Zehle

Leonie Zehle serves as Lecturer in Vocal Studies at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts since 2024 while maintaining an active international concert career. She concurrently teaches at the Stuttgart Music School (since 2022) and previously instructed at Ludwigsburg Youth Music School, Stuttgart Girls' Choir, and capella vocalis boys' choir as a freelance vocal pedagogue.

Her educational foundation includes:

• Primary vocal studies at Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts under Thomas Pfeiffer and Turid Karlsen
• Year abroad at Bern University of the Arts and Biel Opera Studio with Janet Perry
• Baroque Vocal program studies at Mainz University of Music
• Master classes with Monika Mauch, Birgid Steinberger, Andreas Scholl, Ton Koopmann, and Claudia Eder

Zehle's artistic specialization centers on vocal performance across historical periods, with particular depth in Renaissance/Baroque repertoire and contemporary works. Her performance practice integrates historical techniques through collaborations with period-instrument specialists and participation in specialized ensembles.

Recognition includes:

• Geschwister Büschbell Foundation scholarship
• DOMS Foundation Basel scholarship
• Germany scholarship
• PodiumJungerGesangsSolisten special prize (2013)
• cantateBach International Singing Competition award (2015)

As an educator, she develops curricula across multiple teaching venues while sustaining her performance career. Her concert collaborations include work with conductors Michael Alber, Frieder Bernius, and Hans-Christoph Rademann, plus ensemble participation in projects like the Zeitoper Chorus of the Stuttgart State Opera across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.