 By winning the prize, Kuyvenhoven became the first Dutch pianist in sixteen years to win a prize at the competition.As part of the prize, Christiaan Kuyvenhoven had numerous appearances as a concert pianist, both in and outside the Netherlands.In addition to concert engagements at all major Dutch concert halls, he was also invited to appear in Algeria, Germany, France, Trinidad & Tobago, Curaçao, Tunisia and the United States.