On May 31, 2025, a festive Gala Concert of the VOICEandVILLAS Competition Winners took place at Villa Lentz, during which the winners of this year’s edition were announced. The jury awarded 3 main prizes, 5 special prizes, 3 honorable mentions, 8 material prizes, and 1 additional award.
The performers were evaluated by a jury composed of:
Prof. Dr. Mariusz Kwiecień (Chair),
Prof. Dr. Katarzyna Dondalska – Artistic Director of the Competition,
Dr. Tomasz Tokarczyk,
Prof. Marcin Nałęcz-Niesiołowski,
Prof. Dr. Piotr Kusiewicz,
and KS Gabriele Rossmanith.
- First Prize (€600) and a material prize from BMW Bońkowscy (partner of Villa Lentz) were awarded to Aleksandra Gawrych (Blanik).
- Second Prize (€500) and a material prize from PKO Bank Polski (partner of Villa Lentz) went to Piotr Bujnowski.
- Third Prize (€300), a material prize from PKO Bank Polski, and an Additional Award – a guest performance at the Grand Theatre in Łódź, funded by Marcin Nałęcz-Niesiołowski – went to Tetiana Bilczak.
Special Awards:
- The Villa Lentz Special Prize (organization of a recital and an honorarium of 3000 PLN) and the ZASP Theatre Section Award for the most outstanding artistic personality of the competition (2000 PLN) were awarded to Grzegorz Pelutis.
Honorable Mentions:
- The Irena Brodzińska Award (€200) went to Sara Aasen.
- An Honorable Mention (€200) and a material prize from Kobietowo.pl were awarded to Sebastian Mach and Wiktoria Nowak.
Wiktoria Nowak additionally received:
- The Teresa Żylis-Gara Special Prize for the best soprano of the 2nd International VOICEandVILLAS Vocal Competition (3000 PLN),
- A material prize from Atelier Bosska in Szczecin,
- And another Special Award: participation in a chamber concert in the 2025/2026 season held at the Teresa Żylis-Gara Salon in Krynica-Zdrój, as well as a set of books by Sylwia Trojanowska.
Sebastian Mach also received:
- The Special Award of Prof. Katarzyna Dondalska (1000 PLN),
- And a material prize from Atelier Bosska in Szczecin.
Congratulations to all the laureates!
Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC
More information on the website: https://willa-lentza.pl/projekty/11-VOICE_and_VILLAS_2025
