Roza Herwig
Mezzo-soprano
Roza Herwig is a Dutch mezzo-soprano and laureate of the inaugural IVC Theatre in Song competition in September 2025. Her duo with pianist Julius Backer received the Friends of the IVC Prize - an award funded directly by the competition's membership community of friends and patrons.
The Friends Prize sits alongside the formal jury awards and reflects the choice of the IVC's longstanding supporters, who attend the live rounds and select the duo whose programme they would most like to host in follow-on recitals. Herwig and Backer's programme was praised for its clarity of voice and the unforced theatrical instincts that the new competition format was created to reward.
Since the IVC
Herwig has continued recital and ensemble work on the Dutch concert circuit following the award. Further public dates are expected as the Friends Prize engagement is scheduled.
Active on the Dutch concert circuit following the award.