Rogier van Otterloo Award
Most talented
The Rogier van Otterloo Award is presented every summer by Cultuurfonds. The winner of this award receives € 5000 and will be invited to write a composition for Jong Metropole in the spirit of Rogier van Otterloo, the late Dutch legendary composer and former chief conductor of the Metropole Orkest. The composition will be performed by Jong Metropole during its next Summer Tour. The Rogier van Otterloo Award encourages the most talented young composer / arranger / conductor / orchestra leader living in the Netherlands to continue his or her own development in the area between classical and pop music.
Potential candidates for this award are being scouted through a broad network of teachers, artistic leaders, programmers, et cetera. An expert jury will then assess the arrangements, compositions and videos sent in by young (maximum 35 years old) contestants and preselect the final candidates. The artistic leadership of Jong Metropole decides upon the final winner.
Winner in 2024
Suzan Veneman
Known for her masterful trumpet playing and distinctive compositions, she has more than earned this prestigious music award. "Her work, with a deep knowledge of the jazz tradition and a fresh, contemporary approach, makes her music exciting and relevant," according to the jury. In 2012, Veneman received a scholarship from het Cultuurfonds for her continued studies in jazz trumpet at Rutgers University in the United States.
Suzan Veneman (left) with Ellen Overweel from het Cultuurfonds. Photo: Veerle Bastiaanssen
Former winners
2023: Camiel Jansen
2022: Bernard van Rossum
2021: Kika Sprangers
2019: Damiano Pascarelli
2018: Tijn Wybenga
2017: Jesse Passenier
2016: Zacharias S. Falkenberg
Rogier van Otterloo
Rogier van Otterloo (1941-1988) left his unique mark on popular music in The Netherlands in the 1970s and 1980s. He did so as arranger, conductor and composer for countless albums, projects, television programmes and from 1980 to 1988 as chief conductor of the Metropole Orkest.