Kamermuziek Concours Gelre skips a year, but returns in 2026
There has been a big change within Kamermuziek Concours Gelre. Artistic Leader (and founder) Alfred snel, who was involved with the competition for many years, announced in October 2024 that he wanted to end his work. On 31 December we bid him an official farewell. The board is immensely grateful to him for all he has meant to our wonderful competition.
This naturally raised the question: where do we go from here? Kamermuziek Concours Gelre wants to continue to grow and offer an even broader stage to young musicians aged 12 to 27. Think exciting preliminaries, semi-finals, a grand final, master classes and concerts. But there are some challenges at the moment.
No competition in 2025, a smashing comeback in 2026.
Partly due to the difficult climate for raising subsidies (nationwide), the board has decided to pause Kamermuziek Concours Gelre for a year and make a grand comeback in 2026. This will give us time to work on a new vision for the future and the search for a new Artistic Director, in order to build together an even stronger competition with more opportunities for young musicians.
So, keep an eye on us on Facebook & Instagram and we will meet again in 2026!
Yesterday was the final of Kamermuziek Concours Gelre 2024 and it was one to remember! Five ensembles played amazingly for coveted prizes. We congratulate the Martin String Quartet on winning 1st Prize and Festival Prize, Song Duo Verheij & van den Dool on winning 2nd Prize and Viola Sisters on winning 3rd Prize! The Podium Prize this year went to the Florestan Piano Quartet, which means they will be hosting their own lunch concert in De Vereeniging. The other prizes are equivalent to master classes and we will see the Martin String Quartet back at the Grachtenfestival Amsterdam by winning the Festival Prize. Congratulations to all! Go to our socials for the videos!
The programme booklet for the finals next Sunday 22 September at De Vereeniging in Nijmegen has been finalised! Download the programme for the final here. Download the programme for the final here.
And that was the semi-final of Kamermuziek Concours Gelre 2024! We thank all ensembles for their participation and the jury (consisting of Erika Waardenburg, Chris Duindam and Hans Eijsackers) for their expert feedback. Finally, we congratulate the following five ensembles on winning a place in next week’s finals: Florestan Piano Quartet, Viola Sisters, Liedduo Verheij & van den Dool, Echo Saxophone Quartet and Martin String Quartet. On Sunday 22 September, they can be heard again during the finals at De Vereeniging in Nijmegen.
This was Performance Day π π€π£π Gelre! We congratulate Trio JEF on the Performance Day Prize, Thalia String Trio on the Incentive Prize and Caudex Trio on the Audience Prize. We also thank all the other ensembles for their participation and our jury members (Marijke SchrΓΆer, Mattias Spee and Dana Zemtsov) for their valuable feedback. On to tomorrow: the semi-final of Kamermuziek Concours Gelre 2024!
This weekend itβs time! Tomorrow (Saturday) we will organise Performance Day π π€π£π Gelre and on Sunday the semi-final of Kamermuziek Concours Gelre 2024 at Akoesticum in Ede! Buy a ticket online, join us and enjoy young, talented musicians.
Time flies! In about two months, it will already be time for all our musical activities! The ensembles that may participate have already been notified and will soon be announced on our website and social platforms. Keep an eye on us for the final programmes.
Performancedag π π€π£π Gelre
- Saturday 14 September 2024
- Akoesticum in Ede
- Ticksale via Eventix
Semi-final Kamermuziek Concours Gelre
- Sunday 15 September 2024
- Akoesticum in Ede
- Ticketsale via Eventix
Final Kamermuziek Concours Gelre
- Sunday 22 September 2024
- De Vereeniging in Nijgemen
- Ticketsale via De Vereeniging
Registration forms for Kamermuziek Concours Gelre and Performance Day π π€π£π are closed! We thank everyone for the enthusiastic number of entries and will be in touch soon for follow-ups.
Registration for Kamermuziek Concours Gelre and Performance Day π π€π£π Gelre has been extended! Registration is now open until July 1. We are extremely happy with the high number of registrations we have received so far, but also see doubters with questions where a little longer preparation can help. And we understand that!
