Nominations Nieuw Geneco Fair Practice Award 2026

The Nieuw Geneco Fair Practice Award recognises good examples of fair practice in the field. Nieuw Geneco has asked its members to nominate such good examples from their own experience. The following longlist has been drawn up based on the submissions.

The presentation of the New Geneco Fair Practice Award 2026 will take place on Friday afternoon, 11 September 2026, from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm at Club9, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht.

The presentation is part of the ‘Mapping Fair Practice Across Europe’ programme. The event will be conducted in English.

Admission is free, but registration is required.

List of Nominees 2026

Calefax
nominated by Ned McGowan for the project *De Stoet*, premiere June 2026

Dianto Reed Quintet
nominated by Ramin Amin Tafreshi and Fuensanta Mendez for their composition commissions for the project ‘DNA’, premiere November 2025 – tour ongoing

Dudok String Quartet
nominated by Celia Swart for the composition commission ‘Opwellingen’, premiere May 2026

Gulbenkian Orkest and Philzuid
nominated by Hawar Tawfiq for the joint commission for a new orchestral work by the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbon) and Philzuid, premiering in December 2026

Joe Puglia
nominated by Jasper de Bock for the composition commission *Ghosts and Grounds*, to premiere in June 2027

Koor Het Zingend Hart
nominated by Huub de Vriend for the composition commission for the *Licht van Geluid* project, premiered in June 2026

Nederlands Studenten Orkest
nominated by Jan-Peter de Graaff for the commissioned composition *Stronk*, premiering in 2027

Orkest de Ereprijs
nominated by Reza Namavar and Silvia Borzelli for the Hanzesteden project, premiered july 2026
nominated by Cecilia Arditto Delsoglio for the In Orbit project, premiered  2025, tour 2026
nominated by Yu Oda and Sara Zamboni for the co-commission by Ereprijs and the Gaudeamus Festival, premiering on 11 September 2026