Fleur Strijbos, soprano

Belgian soprano Fleur Strijbos studied with Anne Cambier at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp and continued her training with Barbara Bonney at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. 

In 2024, she was selected by the Belgian national radio station Klara for De Twintigers, a series highlighting emerging Belgian musicians. She has also been named Young Talent by Flanders LiedFest, the Festival of Flanders Ghent, and Prima La Musica, led by Dirk Brossé. 

She is a laureate of several international competitions, including First Prize at the Concours Lyrique International Bell’Arte in 2024 and Third Prize at the Symphonies d’Automne International Singing Competition in 2023. 

She has appeared at venues including Flagey, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, La Monnaie / De Munt in Brussels, the Royal Palace of Brussels, the Gran Teatro Giacomo Puccini in Torre del Lago Puccini, and Teatro Zoco in Santiago, Chile. 

A large part of Fleur Strijbos’ work is rooted in recital and chamber music, where she combines a strong sensitivity to text with a personal and intimate approach to performance. She works closely with pianist Babette Craens, with whom she created several programmes and recorded their debut album Lacunes (Etcetera Records, 2026). She also performs with guitarist Emma Wills as Duo Leora and appears on Wills’ album Serenades of Spain in 2025. 

From 2022 to 2023, she was Artist in Residence with SWUK Vlaanderen. As a SWUK Vlaanderen Laureate 2026, she received the support that made Lacunes possible. 

Since 2023, she has been an Artist in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, under the direction of Sophie Koch and Stéphane Degout. 

For more information about Fleur Strijbos, please visit her website at www.fleurstrijbos.com  and her duo’s website at www.duostrijboscraens.com .