Florieke Beelen

Florieke Beelen has won several awards. Her participation in the International Vocal Competition in 2014 earned her four prizes, including the prestigious Arleen Auger All-round Prize for the best all-round singer of the competition. In July 2015, Florieke won the Young Talent Prize at the Belvedere Competition. In the NRC Handelsblad Florieke was called the rising star of the Netherlands. In June 2016, she won two prizes at the Stenhammar Music Competition in Sweden, including the Stenhammar Prize.

Florieke is a sought-after soloist at home and abroad both in oratorio and opera. She has had the honour of working with conductors such as Marc Albrecht, Tomáš Netopil, Stefano Montanari, Richard Egarr, Antony Hermus, Clark Rundell, Arjan Tien, Boudewijn Jansen, Etienne Siebens, Kenneth Montgomery and Maurizio Benini; and with directors such as Laurent Pelly, Andrea Breth, Damiano Michieletto, Alexander Oliver, Robert Carsen, Lotte de Beer and Allex Ollé & Valentina Carrasco (La Fura dels Baus).

She took master classes with Dame Janet Baker, among others, for her rendition of Britten's Phaedra, with Ed Spanjaard, Rudolf Jansen, Nelly Miricioiu, Doris Soffel, Dennis O'Neill, Leontina Vaduva, Jean Philippe Lafont, José van Dam and Christa Ludwig. At the Christina Deutekom Gala, Florieke sang alongside Eva-Maria Westbroek, Henk Poort, Marco Bakker, Ernst Daniël Smid and Charlotte Margiono, among others. This took place at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam with Holland Symfonia conducted by Ramon Tebar. Florieke sang the role of Meg Page (Falstaff) and Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro) at the Gala of the National Opera.

Florieke shares the love of song with pianist Abigail Richards, with whom she forms a song duo. Together, they won two prizes at the 2014 International Vocal Competition. They recently gave a recital together in the Concertgebouw's Small Hall. Florieke also sang the Wesendoncklieder by Wagner at The Orchestra conducted by Jacob Slagter; the 6 Carmina Alcaei by Dallapiccola at the New Ensemble and Bosnian Voices by Nigel Osborne with the Liverpool Philharmonic Ensemble 10/10. She recently sang with Introdans Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen of Mahler with the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Otto Tausk. Florieke also graduated for the bachelor's degree in Business Economics and the master's degree in Marketing Management from Tilburg University.