Prize-winning students
Atsuko Takano and Gijs Boelen, organ students with Jacques van Oortmerssen, have won prizes at the prestigious International Schnitger Organ Competition in Bremen. Atsuko Takano won de second prize and Gijs Boelen the third.
On June 27, Johannes Möller, guitar student with Lex Eisenhardt, has won the first prize at the 
Guitar Foundation of America competition.
Four students have won prizes at the selcetion competition organized by Stichting Jong Muziektalent Nederland. Joachim Cortvrint, who studies trumpet at the Sweelinck Academy, won the first prize in category A2. The second prize in category C was awarded to pianist Camiel Boomsma and the third prize in the same category to pianist Corinna Klostermann. Guitarist Daniel Antonie, won the third prize in category B. Camiel Boomsma has been selected to participate in the National Competition on October 30.
Prawira Pijloo (11), who sudites guitar with Lex Eisenhardt at the Sweelinck Academy, has won the talent scouting of Concertgebouw Open.
Vocal ensemble Wishful Singing, led by CvA graduate Annemiek van der Ven, has won the audience award at the International A Cappella Contest in Leipzig.
CvA graduate Hannes Minnaar has won the third prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition for Piano in Belgium. This is the highest ranking ever achieved by a Dutch pianist.
The piano duo Lestari Scholtes/Gwylim Janssens has won the 'Vriendenkrans' and 'Radio 4 Talent van het Jaar 2010'. Lestari Scholtes is a CvA graduate.
Anton Mecht Spronk (15), cello student with Monique Bartels, has won on April 25 the first prize in the national final of the Prinses Christina Competition, in the age group of 15-19 years of age.
At the Young Pianist Foundation Piano Competition (April 15-25), He Chang has won the first prize of € 2500,-, in the age group up to 15 years of age. He Chang studies with Marjes Benoist and Marcel Baudet at the Sweelinck Academy. In the final, Tobias Borsboom, student with Jan Wijn, won the third prize for his performance of Rachmaninov's Second piano concerto.
Ephrem Cortvrint has been invited by the Mozart Stiftung in Salzburg to give a concert on Mozart's violin. Ephrem (12) studies the violin at the Sweelinck Academy with Ilya Grubert. His outstanding performance during improvisation lessons, taught by Galina Vracheva, led the Mozart Stiftung to invite him to give a concert on June 15, 2010, on Mozart's violin, which he is allowed to play for this highly exceptional occasion. Accompanied by Galina Vracheva he will improvise on a theme by Mozart.
Another victory for The Fudge; the CvA band has won the Make More Music competition, a competition for Dutch student bands
The band The Fudge, a band formed by students from the CvA Pop Music Department, has won the Queen's Night Band Contest in The Hague. On April 29th the band will open the Queen's Night concert on the Grote Markt in The Hague.
Theband Actuum from Conservatoire de Paris has won the European Keep an Eye Jazz Award 2010 on April 17th at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. The band Deko Motion, formed by CvA students, won the second prize..
On April 12, Flutist Ryu Cipris, who studies with Marieke Schneemann, has won the first prize at the Benelux Flute Competition.
Melissa Venema, trumpet student at the Sweelinck Academy (Young Talents Department), has won the third prize at the International Chicago Brass Festival Competition in Chicago in March 2010. The 14-year-old was by far the youngest finalist.
Violinist Emma Roijackers (14), who studies with Lex Korff de Gidts at the Sweelinck Academy, has won the third prize at the Prinses Christina Competition Zuid in Den Bosch in the category 12-14 years of age.
Pianist Wakana Shimizu (19), has won the first prize at the Prinses Christina Competition West 2 in Haarlem in the ‘conservatory’ category in Februari 2010. Pianist Camiel Boomsma (19) won the second prize in this category. Svenja Staats (13), violin, won the second prize in the category 12-14 years of age. In the category 15-19 years of age violinist Kim Spierenburg (16) won the second prize. The Brackman Trio (Anne Brackman, piano (13) Tim Brackman, violin (16), CvA student Jonathan van IJzerlooij, cello (17)) also won the second prize. The third prize was awarded to trumpetist Rianne Schoemaker (16).
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