Welcome
Dear friends of the Prix Annelie de Man,
The seventh festival edition is officially behind us! We are very proud and grateful for all the musicians, performers and composers, artists and team, who made this one of a kind event for both the harpsichord and new music communities what it was.
The time flew, the atmosphere was warm, and the Orgelpark was filled non-stop with incredible new musical and personal discoveries: premieres were played, ideas shared, friends were made, cups of tea and glasses of wine drunk, and prizes were given out too!
All of the festival’s competitions had an exceptionally high level of candidates, in each category we saw incredibly varied artistic approaches, styles and personalities.
The juries were faced with very difficult decisions, but in the end, the prizes were awarded to:
Composition category - László Sándor;
Black Pencil prize - Patrick John Jones, with a special honorary mention awarded to Francisco del Pino;
Harpsichord category - Xiaowen Shang.
We appreciate all the other competitors and all our festival artists for coming to join us in Amsterdam and sharing their music and artistry with us too, and we hope they travel back home with new knowledge, inspiration and enriched by experiences, just like the audiences they performed for.
Thank you to our juries: the ensemble in residence, Black Pencil; Jane Chapman, Elena Khurgina and Menno van Delft for harpsichord; and Roderik de Man, Kate Moore and Aart Strootman for composition.
Lastly, we would like to thank all the partners and supporters of the festival: the Fonds Podiumkunsten, van den Berch von Heemstede Fonds, ensemble Black Pencil, the Orgelpark and its wonderful team, Luc Kossens Stagemanagement, our expert tuner Ton Amir, technicians Arjan van Asselt and Philip ten Brink, and the people who helped us capture the festival, videographer Guido Attema and photographer Claudia Hansen, whose documentation from the festival we will share with you soon!
To all who have contributed in one way or another: the festival could not be possible without your financial support, hard work and enthusiasm.
See you again in 2027! Til then, stay connected with us via social media @prixdeman or subscribing to our newsletter!
Festival team Prix Annelie de Man 2025
Our festival and foundation celebrates the legacy of Annelie de Man, who was not only a brilliant musician, but also a prominent pedagogue who inspired many harpsichordists and composers to take interest in contemporary literature for the instrument.
With this foundation we hope to further her work and invite you to stay connected, find out how you can be involved, or visit the next edition of the Prix Annelie de Man.
The Board of the Foundation Annelie de Man
