Subsidy providers
Structural public support underpins the competition and its year-round programme.
- Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch
- Province of Noord-Brabant
- Performing Arts Fund NL
PARTNERS & FUNDERS
The network behind seven decades of vocal talent
The International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch works closely with a wide circle of cultural partners, funders and sponsors. Their support makes it possible to discover, develop and present the singers who shape the future of opera and song.
Funders & relations
Funds & private gifts
We gratefully acknowledge the foundations, funds and private donors whose contributions make our work possible.
- Cultuurfonds
- Van Weemen Schoppen Fonds
- Cohen - ten Cate Fonds
- Truus und Gerrit van Riemsdijk Stiftung
- Society for the Advancement of Music (Toonkunst)
- Wagner Society Netherlands
- Stichting Herason
- Stichting Leye Fonds
- Bierens Foundation of Arts
- Stichting Rudolf H. Schmidtfonds
- Staetshuys Fonds
- Marianne Blok Foundation
- ANED Fonds
- Van der Linden Fonds
- Nelissen-Smit Fonds
- André and Josée van Amelsvoort
- Van den Berch van Heemstede Stichting
- A.F. Jansen Foundation
- Friends of the IVC Foundation
- Private gifts
Cultural partners
From opera houses and conservatoires to festivals, orchestras and sister competitions, these partners help us create stages and pathways for emerging singers across the Netherlands and beyond.
Opera companies
- Dutch National Opera
- Dutch Touring Opera (De Nederlandse Reisopera)
- Opera Zuid
Concert halls & venues
- Theater aan de Parade, 's-Hertogenbosch
- Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam
- Theater Artemis, 's-Hertogenbosch
- Willem Twee, 's-Hertogenbosch
- Babel, 's-Hertogenbosch
- Edesche Concertzaal
- Walloon Church (Waalse Kerk), Amsterdam
Local foundations & series
- Bachcantate Foundation, 's-Hertogenbosch
- Heusden Vesting Klassiek Foundation
- Friends of the Lied (Vrienden van het Lied)
- Chamber Music Deventer Foundation
- The 20th-Century Song Foundation
- 'Klassiek in 't Veen', Valthermond
- 'Noten op de Noen', Helvoirt
- Rotary Vught
- CUBUS Businessclub
Conservatoires & education
- Royal Conservatoire The Hague
- Conservatorium van Amsterdam
- Fontys Conservatoire Tilburg
- Dutch National Opera Studio
- Dutch National Opera Academy
- Music Academy Łódź, Poland
- Guildhall School of Music, London
- Ningbo University - College of Arts, China
- Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS)
- Koning Willem I College, 's-Hertogenbosch
- Avans University of Applied Sciences, 's-Hertogenbosch
Composer societies
- Wagner Society Netherlands
- Gustav Mahler Foundation Netherlands
- Richard Strauss Institut, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
International partners
- Nei Stëmmen, Luxembourg
- Centre for Opera Studies in Italy (CO-SI)
- Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy
Networks
- Kunst van Brabant
- Opera Europa
- World Federation of International Music Competitions
Sister competitions
- International Student Lied Duo Competition Groningen
- International Franz Liszt Piano Competition Utrecht
- International Conducting Competition Rotterdam
- Tromp Percussion Eindhoven
- Lyon International Chamber Music Competition
- Princess Christina Competition
Orchestras, choirs & ensembles
- Residentie Orkest
- Philharmonie zuidnederland
- Phion
- Sinfonia Rotterdam
- North Netherlands Orchestra
- Dutch Student Chamber Orchestra (NESKO)
- Alban Berg Ensemble
- Dutch Handel Society
- Royal Men's Choir La Bonne Espérance
- Rotterdam Opera Choir
- South Netherlands Concert Choir (cond. Rick Muselaers)
- Vocal Ensemble Markant (cond. Bernhard Touwen)
- COV Con Amore Leiden
- COV Leidschendam
- Brabant Choir
Festivals
- International Lied Festival Zeist
- Grachtenfestival Amsterdam
- Operadagen Rotterdam
- November Music, 's-Hertogenbosch
- Peter de Grote Festival Groningen
- Delft Chamber Music Festival
- Festival Vocallis
- Bach Festival Dordrecht
- Young Talent Festival Schiermonnikoog
- Festival van Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen
- Musical Olympus Festival, St Petersburg
- Brighton Festival
- Chamber Music Society Colombo, Sri Lanka
Media partners & sponsors
Media partners
- OperaVision
- NPO Klassiek
- NTR
- Stingray Classica
Sponsors
- Golden Tulip Hotel Central
- Story BMW
- Evert Snel Piano's - Grand pianos
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