Gregynog Young Musicians Competition

Last updated
Gregynog Young Musician
Gregynog Hall, Tregynon, near Newtown, Powys, Wales, UK.jpg
Gregynog Hall, Tregynon in 2005 - competition venue
Awarded forExceptional musical talent
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Presented byGregynog Young Musicians Committee
First awarded2005
Last awarded2021
Website Gregynog Young Musician website

Gregynog Young Musicians Competition began in 2005, originally as part of the Gregynog Festival, and more recently as a free-standing event. It is held at Gregynog Hall in Mid Wales and is open to instrumentalists aged 18 and under. [1]

Winners have been: [2]

YearWinnerInstrument
2005Cai IsfrynTrumpet
2006Helen PughPiano
2007Glain DafyddHarp
2008 Julia Hwang Violin
2009Steffan Morris'Cello
2010Chloe-Angharad BradshawFlute
2011Andrew Reynish'Cello
2012Tom BlomfieldOboe
2013Charlie Lovell-JonesViolin
2014Juliana MyslovHarp
2015 Sheku Kanneh-Mason 'Cello
2016Kirsty ChaplinPiano
2017Nikita BurzanitsaPiano
2018Willard Carter'Cello
2019Ellis ThomasPiano
2020 (Held Online)Sofia MatvienkoFlute
2021Oliver Simpson'Cello

Category Winners

In 2013, the structure of the competition was changed and 5 separate categories were introduced; 'Gregynog Young String Player of the Year', 'Gregynog Young Pianist of the Year', 'Gregynog Young Woodwind Player of the Year', 'Gregynog Young Brass Player' and 'Gregynog Young Harpist / Guitarist / Percussionist of the Year'. The 'Young Accompanist Prize' was also instituted for accompanists aged 23 and under. The competition rules allow joint winners in a single category should a winner not be identified in another category. [1]

Category winners have been: [2]

YearNameCategory
2013Charlie Lovell-Jones* [3] Young String Player of the Year
Iwan Wyn Owen [3] Young Pianist of the Year
Daniel Shao [3] Young Woodwind Player of the Year
Rhiannon Symonds [3] Young Brass Player of the Year
Louis Brookes [3] Young Guitarist of the Year
2014Juliana Myslov* [4] Young Harpist of the Year
Sheku Kanneh-Mason [4] Young String Player of the Year
Nurry Lee [4] Young Pianist of the Year
Epsie Thompson [4] Young Woodwind Player of the Year
Grady Hassan [4] Young Brass Player of the Year
Isata Kanneh-Mason [4] Young Accompanist Prize and Chairman's Trophy
2015 Sheku Kanneh-Mason* [5] Young String Player of the Year
Benjamin Goldscheider [5] Young Brass Player of the Year
Daniel Scott [5] Young Woodwind Player of the Year
Alexandra Whittingham [5] Young Guitarist of the Year
Janeba Kanneh-Mason [5] Young Pianist of the Year
2016Kirsty Chaplin*Young Pianist of the Year
Benjamin GoldscheiderYoung Brass Player of the Year
Henry NewbouldYoung Woodwind Player of the Year
Isobel HowardYoung String Player of the Year
Heledd GwynantYoung Percussionist of the Year
Conal Bembridge-SayersYoung Accompanist Prize and Chairman's Trophy
2017Nikita Burzanitsa*Young Pianist of the Year
Tianlang Zhou
Chloe Ellen JonesYoung Woodwind Player of the Year
George StrivensYoung Brass Player of the Year
Willard CarterYoung String Player of the Year
Hannah Brookes-Hughes
2018Willard Carter*Young String Player of the Year
Joel Munday
Chloe Ellen JonesYoung Woodwind Player of the Year
Ewan Millar
Huw BoucherYoung Harpist of the Year
George StrivensYoung Brass Player of the Year
Julian TrevelyanYoung Accompanist Prize
2019Ellis Thomas*Young Pianist of the Year
Sofia MatvienkoYoung Woodwind Player of the Year
Danushka EdirisingheYoung String Player of the Year
Huw BoucherYoung Harpist of the Year
Avishka EdirisingheYoung Accompanist Prize
2020 (Held Online)Sofia Matvienko*Young Woodwind Player of the Year
Hui Hing NgaiYoung Brass Player of the Year
Owen PutterYoung Pianist of the Year
Haru OgiwaraYoung String Player of the Year
2021Oliver Simpson*Young String Player of the Year
Una Pavlovic-Alldridge
Firoze MadonYoung Pianist of the Year
Jessica EllisYoung Woodwind Player of the Year
Rosie GillYoung Harpist of the Year

*Overall Winner

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BBC Young Musician</span> Biennial British televised national competition for young musicians

BBC Young Musician is a televised national music competition broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3. Originally BBC Young Musician of the Year, its name was changed in 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Synge Street CBS</span> Christian Brothers-founded school in Dublin, Ireland

Synge Street CBS (colloquially Synger) is a boys' non-fee-paying state school, under the auspices of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust, located in the Dublin 8 area of Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded in 1864 by Canon Edward McCabe and Brother Edward O'Flaherty, as part of a mid-nineteenth century programme to expand the provision of Catholic schooling across the city, particularly for poorer boys. It was important in developing multiple new Christian Brothers schools in the local area and beyond.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">English Bridge Union</span> Player-funded organisation

The English Bridge Union or EBU is a player-funded organisation that promotes and organises the card game of duplicate bridge in England. It is based at offices in Aylesbury. The EBU is a member of the European Bridge League and thus affiliated with the World Bridge Federation, which promulgates the laws of the game.

The Golden Demon competition is the miniature painting and modelling competition run by Games Workshop, and is held during the Games Day Event in the UK, United States and other countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plaid Ifanc</span> Youth wing of Welsh political party, Plaid Cymru

Plaid Ifanc is the youth and student wing of Plaid Cymru, a political party in Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eurovision Young Musicians 1982</span> International youth classical music contest

The Eurovision Young Musicians 1982 was the first edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, a biennial event inspired by the success of the BBC Young Musician of the Year. The contest took place at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, United Kingdom on 11 May 1982, and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Musicians from six participating countries took part in début contest, which was televised across the Eurovision Network. Humphrey Burton was the host of the contest and welcomed all of the participants in English, French, and German.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists</span> International violin competition

The Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists is an international music competition for violinists under the age of 22. It was founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983 with the goal of nurturing young violinists. In its early years, the competition took place in Folkestone on the south coast of England. Since 1998, it has been held biennially in different cities around the world. Several of the competition's past laureates, including Julia Fischer, Tasmin Little, and Nikolaj Znaider, have gone on to major international careers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Young Fiddler of the Year</span>

Shetland's Young Fiddler of the Year is an annual competition held over two days organised by the Shetland Folk Society.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Let the Peoples Sing</span> Award

Let the Peoples Sing is an international choral competition currently organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The final, encompassing three categories and around ten choirs, is offered as a live broadcast to all EBU members. The Silver Rose Bowl is awarded to the best choir in the competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Open Mic UK</span>

Open Mic UK is a live music competition run by Future Music Management in the UK for singers, vocalists and solo artists. Acts compete at regional auditions to get the chance to perform live at live music showcases to reach an annual national final, which is held at indigo at The O2 complex in London and The National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. The event, which offers a recording contract and investment to the final winner, was described by Joel James of BBC York & North Yorkshire as "one of the toughest competitions in the country."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sunderland A.F.C. Reserves and Academy</span> Football club

Sunderland A.F.C. Academy is the collective name for the youth development squads of Sunderland Association Football Club, primarily the U18 and U21 teams. Sunderland have an 'Elite' Category 1 football academy based on the Elite Player Performance Plan and their teams are members of the Professional Development League.

The Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) is a youth development scheme initiated by the Premier League. The intention of the EPPP is to improve the quality and quantity of home-grown players produced by top English clubs. Measures introduced by the EPPP to free up movement of younger players by establishing a hierarchy of association football academies in England and fixing the transfer fees between academies have proved controversial and some smaller clubs closed their academies in response to the changes.

Brentford F.C. Reserves was the reserve team of Brentford. The reserve team played at varying times from 1900 until 2011. During the 2012 off-season, the English reserve football pyramid and youth system was overhauled under the Elite Player Performance Plan and replaced with a new Academy system and development leagues. Brentford's reserve team was relaunched as the Brentford Development Squad in 2011 and in 2012 it began competing in Professional Development League 2 South. After closing the academy in May 2016, the club withdrew from the Elite Player Performance Plan and Professional Development League and launched a new Brentford B team. Following the first team's promotion to the Premier League in 2021, the club reopened its academy in time for the start of the 2022–23 season, under the Elite Player Performance Plan, while retaining the B team.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s is a football team that competes in Division 2 of the newly created Premier League 2. The club qualify as an entrant in the competition, by virtue of their academy holding Category 1 status. Although the league is designed for players aged 23 and below, three overage players may also feature.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United Kingdom in the Eurovision Young Musicians</span> United Kingdom in youth classical music contest

The United Kingdom has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians sixteen times since its debut in 1982, most recently taking part in 2018 after a 8-year absence. The United Kingdom hosted the inaugural contest in 1982 and won the contest in 1994. The country returned to the contest in 2018 as hosts, but did not return for the next edition in 2022.

Colchester United Football Club Under-23s are the under-23 team of Colchester United Football Club. They play in the South Division of the Professional U21 Development League 2, the second tier of reserve football in England. The team mostly consists of the club's under-23 players, although senior players have occasionally made appearances for the side, for instance, during recovery from injury. The team are coached by Richard Hall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Astronomy Photographer of the Year</span> Prize competition

Astronomy Photographer of the Year is an annual astronomy photography competition and exhibition that is organised by the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a British cellist who won the 2016 BBC Young Musician award. He was the first Black musician to win the competition since its launch in 1978. He played at the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018 under the direction of Christopher Warren-Green. As of 2021, Kanneh-Mason plays a Matteo Goffriller cello that was made in 1700.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nurry Lee</span> South Korean British pianist

Nurry Lee is a South Korean-British concert pianist. Nurry Lee has performed in Europe, America, Africa and Asia. She made her debut performance at Carnegie Hall in 2023.

References

  1. 1 2 "Gregynog Young Musician - Cerddor Ifanc Gregynog - Rules". www.gregynogymc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. 1 2 "Gregynog Young Musician - Cerddor Ifanc Gregynog - Winners". www.gregynogymc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gregynog Report" (PDF).
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gregynog Report 2014" (PDF).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gregynog Report 2015" (PDF).