Canton of Thurgau supports Irina Ungureanu
Once a year, Thurgau awards grants of 25,000 francs each to artists from the canton; in the music category, this will be Irina Ungureanu in 2025.
Born in Bucharest (Romania) in 1984, Irina Ungureanu studied classical singing at the Zurich University of the Arts with Jane and David Thorner-Mengedoth. After exploring contemporary music and taking part in a number of staged and musical premieres, she currently devotes herself largely to her own songs in Swiss German and Romanian. From 2011 to 2015, she taught solo singing at the Pädagogische Maturitätsschule Kreuzlingen. For four years, she was a member of the board of trustees of the Thurgau Cultural Foundation and the Music Commission of the City of Zurich.
The grants from the Canton of Thurgau are intended to enable artistic development. In addition to Irina, the expert jury selected the following five Thurgau artists from 65 applications: Reto Friedmann (radio art), Linda Heller (dance), Rhona Mühlebach (visual art), Barbara Tacchini (theater), Mikhail Joey Wassmer (visual art).
