After four intense days, we can finally announce the results of the finals of the International Student LiedDuo Competition:

• First prize (€5.000): Giacomo Schmidt and Jong Sun Woo
• Second prize (€2.500): Mira Alkhovik and Alla Belova
• Third prize (€1.500): Tomas Kildišius and Gustas Raudonius

In addition, the jury awarded the following prizes:

• Aurora Festival Award: Giacomo Schmidt and Jong Sun Woo
• International Lied Festival Zeist Award: Kris Ng and Aarón Ormaza
• Vrienden van het Lied Award: Noëlle Drost and Jorian van Nee
• Prize for the best performance of the commissioned song June Night, by Anne-Maartje Lemereis: Giacomo Schmidt and Jong Sun Woo

During the semi-finals the jury was joined by the student jury (consisting of 3 students of the Prins Claus Conservatorium Groningen) to award the:

• Student Jury Prize: Luzia Ernst and Mikhail Kambarov . They will perform at the Aurora Festival 2023.

We would like to thank all participants for their wonderful contributions to this fantastic edition of the International Student LiedDuo Competition 2022!

Finally we can announce to you the semi-finalists! The semi-finals will take place tomorrow between 10 AM and 4:20 PM, Amsterdam time.

These are the semi-finalists:

Anna Bottlinger & Nao Ueda
Helena Donie & Yeon Seo Ra
Mira Alkhovik & Alla Belova
Kris Ng & Aarón Ormaza
Tomas Kildišius & Gustas Raudonius
Vincent Casagrande & Gulnara Arcaini
Lubov Karetnikova & Daniel Ochoa Gaxiola
Noëlle Drost & Jorian van Nee
Yukari Fukui & Yuan Ma
Laura Hilden & Ruben Høgh
Luzia Ernst & Mikhail Kambarov
Giacomo Schmidt & Jong Sun Woo

At the same time, we want to thank all the duos who could not make it to the semi-finals. It was wonderful to listen to you!

44 duo’s have been selected for the International Student LiedDud Competition in November, among the singers there are 26 sopranos, 10 baritones, 4 mezzo-sopranos, 2 tenors and 2 bass-baritones. we’re still counting the different nationalities, but it’s clear that musicians from all over the world know how to find Groningen and the ISLDC!

The compulsory song “June Night” by Anne-Maartje Lemereis is ready and will now be sent to all contestants. The duos already conceived beautiful programs for the semifinals, inspired by the text of Sara Teasdale’s poem.

Within the next days your Conservatory, Music Academy, Universität, Conservatoire or Musikhochschule will receive the flyer/poster with a lot of information about the International Student LiedDuo Competition 2022. Also your teachers or head of departments will have the digital flyer, that they can forward to all of you.

Think wisely about your repertoire, the application portal is welcoming you from 17 March, 8 months before the beginning of the competition. For quick deciders, who apply ultimately on 17 June, there will be an ‘early bird”-advantage concerning the compulsory repertoire.