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March 31, 2021
SPOTTED: Classical Music students win prizes at the Prinses Christina Concours
Double awards for ArtEZ students
Aaike Nortier won the Audience Award at the competition (with nearly 300 votes!) for her vocal performance. She also won 2nd prize in her category ‘music academy student aged 15 to 19’ (no 1st or 3rd prize was awarded in this category) plus the Masterclass Prize: a lesson with a Dutch musician of her choice, provided by the Friends of the Prinses Christina Concours Foundation.
Aaike Nortier during her previous performance at the Prinses Christina Concours, in 2020.
Silvan van den Boom gave a fabulous saxophone performance to win the Incentive Award in the same category. He also won the Donemus Award for an exceptional interpretation of a Dutch composition.
Like all the other winners, both Aaike and Silvan also win the Academy Award: a development pathway combining workshops with performing experience at various venues in the Netherlands.
Look, read and listen more
The Prinses Christina Concours announced the winners by means of a video, in which reporter Lotte Pen (a former winner of the competition) turned up at the home of Audience Award winner Aaike Nortier to surprise her with the good news.
View Aaike’s and Silvan’s submissions. As award winners, they were congratulated by the municipal executive member for Culture and the King’s Commissioner.
View the full results of the Prinses Christina Concours East 2021 op de website.
