Dutch soprano Noëlle Drost (1999) graduated with the highest distinction from the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague in 2023, and is currently studying at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin. Next to this, she participated in masterclasses with among others Philippe Herreweghe, Elly Ameling, Graham Johnson and Brigitte Fassbaender. She was invited with pianist Jorian van Nee to the masterclasses of the International Liedfestival in Zeist in 2021 and was a young artist during the Leeds Lieder Festival (UK) in 2023. Noëlle has won multiple prizes, including at the International Student LiedDuo Competition and the Prinses Christina Competition. She performed in several concert halls like the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and in the Hertz-zaal in TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht. She also performed at the Grachtenfestival Amsterdam, the dutch national radiochannel ‘Radio 4’ and for the SWR in Stuttgart.