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Prizes

Principal prizes

  • First prize: € 5.000
  • Second prize: € 2.500
  • Third prize: € 1.500
  • Prize for the best theatrical performance: € 500, tba after the semifinals
  • Prize of the Student Jury: a concert in the Aurora Festival 2025, tba after the semifinals

Prizes are per duo.

Special prizes

  • The Aurora Festival offers one duo the opportunity to perform in the Festival in Groningen(summer 2025).
  • The Vereniging Vrienden van het Lied (Dutch Lieder Society) will offer one duo the opportunity to perform in a number of their concerts, thus offering great exposure. This prize can be awarded to any duo, not necessarily a finalist.
  • The International Lied Festival Zeist Prijs: The ILFZ offers one duo the opportunity to participate in their highly appreciated mastercourse 18-25 May 2025.
  • The International Vocal Competition ’s Hertogenbosch (IVC) will admit the the winners of the first prize to the semifinals of the IVC Liedduo competition. And if this invitation is not accepted the winners of the 2nd or 3rd prize might proceed to the semifinals.
  • Recital in Paris, France, in the Salon de Musique de Eliane Lust.

Laureate concerts

Concerts by our prize winners will in due time be scheduled here. We have warm contacts with (among others) the Grachtenfestival, Delft Chamber Music Festival, the International Lied Festival Zeist, the Aurora Festival and several concert-organizations in there Netherlands .