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Friends of the Song incentive prize

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Friends of the Song congratulates pianist Sofi Simeonidis and soprano Valerie Haunz, and mezzo-soprano Jasperina Verheij and pianist Willem van den Dool. Sofi - who has been giving recitals for the Friends with mezzo-soprano Julia Kurig since January 2024 - won first prize in the International Student Song Duo Competition with Valerie. Jasperina and Willem were awarded the Friends of Song incentive prize.
From left to right: Willem van den Dool, Jasperina Verheij and Claudia Patacca

The final of the competition in Groningen featured a starring role for Dutch Jasperina Verheijen Willem van den Dool. The master students are both studying in The Hague. They performed songs by Herbert Howells, Henri Duparc, Jonathan Dove, Ivor Gurney, Gabriel Fauré, Johannes Brahms and Hugo Wolf.

From the hands of RAA member Claudia Patacca - member of the artistic affairs advisory board (RAA), they received the Friends of the Song incentive prize for the best Dutch duo. The prize consists of two recitals for Friends of the Song, given the association's focus on talent development.