Roser Barberà Beltran wins Grachtenfestival Conservatory Concours 2025

Roser Barberà Beltran is the proud winner of the Grachtenfestival Conservatory Concours 2025.

Jury report

“Roser is the ideal ambassador of the piccolo. During the final, she showed the versatility and virtuoso possibilities of the instrument in both early and new music. With her warm sound she enchanted the audience and showed that the piccolo, often seen as a typical orchestral instrument, also comes into its own as a solo instrument,” said the jury.

The professional jury consisted of chairman Daria van den Bercken (pianist), Lilian Farahani (soprano), Michiel Wittink (violist and programmer Concertgebouw), Kenne Peters (programmer Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ) and Leonard Besseling (secretary and programmer Grachtenfestival).

Roser Barberà Beltran

Roser Barberà Beltran (1999) is a Spanish flutist and master's student at the Prince Claus Conservatory in Groningen with Egbert Jan Louwerse. She previously studied in Castelló and Lucca and played with orchestras such as the Orchestra di Rappresentanza di Lucca, FAME'S Institute and the Hanze Symphony Orchestra. She won awards at Rookie Chamber Music (2023), Jovenes Talentos Musicales a Escena Bankia-Las Provincias (2019) and Concurso Jovens Solistes de Faura (2018). She also took master classes with renowned flutists such as Zofia Neugebauer and Vicens Prats.

Roser can be seen during the 28th edition of the Grachtenfestival, which takes place from August 15 to 24, 2025. She will also tour various theaters in the Netherlands.

The runner-up prize went to percussionist Nóra Takács of the Prince Claus Conservatory in Groningen.

Grachtenfestival Conservatory Concours

Since 2003, the Grachtenfestival Conservatory Competition has been the opportunity for students at Dutch conservatories to present themselves to the general public. All conservatories in the country show off their talent and send the best students to the national preliminary round every year.