The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music has announced the five winners of the 2025 Lenya Competition.

Taking home the First Prize of $25,000 was George Robarts. Second prize and $20,000 went to Tamara Bounazou. In third was Eleonora Hu of Delft. She got $15,000 to go along with her win.

Queen Hezumuryango and Gemma Nha were each given a $6,000 discretionary award for outstanding performance in an individual selection. The remaining finalists all received $3,000 prizes.

Taking home the Audience Choice Award was Rebecca Madeira, who received $3,000.

In sum, $93,000 was awarded to the 11 finalists.

Audiences are now able to stream the finals via the Kurt Weill Foundation website.

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