Born in 1994 in Munich, soprano Anna-Lena Elbert completed her vocal studies at the Munich University of Music and Theatre with a Master's degree in song interpretation, and she is maintaining a packed concert schedule with a wide-ranging repertoire. She has performed with orchestras such as the Munich Symphony Orchestra, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Hofkapelle Stuttgart, the Berlin Baroque Soloists, the Porto Symphony Orchestra and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. She has a special passion for chamber music and song composition. A winner of the Richard Strauss Lied Competition and the International Helmut Deutsch Lied Competition, she gives regular recitals, including at the Schubertíada in Spain, at the Beethovenhaus Bonn and at the Lockenhaus Festival. Her song repertoire contains works by Schubert, Schumann, Debussy, Strauss, Zemlinsky, Hindemith and many more.
After her junior studies at the University of Music and Theatre in Munich, she studied piano there with Prof. Silke Avenhaus and Prof. Bernd Glemser in Würzburg and is currently continuing her studies in Lied accompaniment with Prof. Christian Gerhaher, Prof. Gerold Huber and Prof. Fritz Schwinghammer. She has won numerous prizes at various competitions such as 2nd prize at the Harald Genzmer Competition. She also performs at concert series such as the Swiss Chamber Festival, the Espresso concerts at Konzerthaus Berlin or Schubertíada Vilabertran and takes part in children's concerts at the Bavarian State Opera. She received musical impulses from Brigitte Fassbaender (Schubertiade Schwarzenberg) and Ian Bostridge, among others. In addition, she is a multiple recipient of the Deutschlandstipendium and participant in the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now program. Furthermore, she holds a teaching position at the Leopold Mozart Centre of the University of Augsburg.