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International Schnitger Organ Competition
Next edition
- Edition
- 2027
- Dates
- June 2027 (festival planned; exact dates not yet fixed)
- Location
- Alkmaar
Source: orgelfestivalholland.nl
Overview
International organ competition held during the biennial Orgel Festival Holland in Alkmaar, played on the historic Schnitger and Van Hagerbeer organs. Candidates are preselected from sound recordings.
- Organiser
- Orgel Festival Holland
- Instruments
- Organ
- Category
- Organ
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Preselection by sound recordings (2025 deadline 31 January 2025).
Rounds & time limits
- Preselection: sound recordings
- Round 1
- Semi-final (Kapelkerk)
- Final
Repertoire
Not published on the official pages we could check.Jury & prizes
Jury
- Arvid Gast (chair)
- Suzanne Z'Graggen
- Bine Bryndorf
- Enrico Viccardi
- Bernard Winsemius
Prizes
- Schnitger Prize (1st): EUR 5,000
- Van Hagerbeer Prize (2nd): EUR 2,500
- Vrienden van het Orgel Prize (3rd): EUR 1,500
- Izaak Kingma Prize (audience prize)
Past editions
- 2025 — Alkmaar source
1st: Rebecca Lee; 2nd: Diederik Blankesteijn; 3rd: Josef Laming; Audience prize: Diederik Blankesteijn
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source