Highlights

Calliope Tsoupaki has been awarded the Johan Wagenaar Prize for 2026, marking the first time a woman has received this prestigious lifetime achievement award. The prize will be presented on October 16, 2026, during a concert by the Residentie Orkest at Amare in The Hague, where two of Tsoupaki’s compositions will be performed.

Calliope Tsoupaki was Composer Laureate (Componist des Vaderlands) from 2018 to 2021. She contributed to many concerts and festivals: for concert introductions, and to collaborate with venues, ensembles, orchestras and festivals.

Calliope Tsoupaki’s new piece Thin Air is performed in dozens of festivals worldwide, in prominent venues like Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. But it is also played or scheduled for performance in New Zealand, Russia, New York and Teheran.