Gregynog Young Musicians Competition

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]

Gregynog Young Musician
Gregynog Hall, Tregynon in 2005 - competition venue
Awarded forExceptional musical talent
Country United Kingdom
Presented byGregynog Young Musicians Committee
First awarded2005
Last awarded2021
WebsiteGregynog Young Musician website

Winners have been:[2]

Year Winner Instrument
2005 Cai Isfryn Trumpet
2006 Helen Pugh Piano
2007 Glain Dafydd Harp
2008 Julia Hwang Violin
2009 Steffan Morris 'Cello
2010 Chloe-Angharad Bradshaw Flute
2011 Andrew Reynish 'Cello
2012 Tom Blomfield Oboe
2013 Charlie Lovell-Jones Violin
2014 Juliana Myslov Harp
2015 Sheku Kanneh-Mason 'Cello
2016 Kirsty Chaplin Piano
2017 Nikita Burzanitsa Piano
2018 Willard Carter 'Cello
2019 Ellis Thomas Piano
2020 (Held Online) Sofia Matvienko Flute
2021 Oliver Simpson 'Cello

Category Winners

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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]

Year Name Category
2013 Charlie 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
2014 Juliana 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
2016 Kirsty Chaplin* Young Pianist of the Year
Benjamin Goldscheider Young Brass Player of the Year
Henry Newbould Young Woodwind Player of the Year
Isobel Howard Young String Player of the Year
Heledd Gwynant Young Percussionist of the Year
Conal Bembridge-Sayers Young Accompanist Prize and Chairman's Trophy
2017 Nikita Burzanitsa* Young Pianist of the Year
Tianlang Zhou
Chloe Ellen Jones Young Woodwind Player of the Year
George Strivens Young Brass Player of the Year
Willard Carter Young String Player of the Year
Hannah Brookes-Hughes
2018 Willard Carter* Young String Player of the Year
Joel Munday
Chloe Ellen Jones Young Woodwind Player of the Year
Ewan Millar
Huw Boucher Young Harpist of the Year
George Strivens Young Brass Player of the Year
Julian Trevelyan Young Accompanist Prize
2019 Ellis Thomas* Young Pianist of the Year
Sofia Matvienko Young Woodwind Player of the Year
Danushka Edirisinghe Young String Player of the Year
Huw Boucher Young Harpist of the Year
Avishka Edirisinghe Young Accompanist Prize
2020 (Held Online) Sofia Matvienko* Young Woodwind Player of the Year
Hui Hing Ngai Young Brass Player of the Year
Owen Putter Young Pianist of the Year
Haru Ogiwara Young String Player of the Year
2021 Oliver Simpson* Young String Player of the Year
Una Pavlovic-Alldridge
Firoze Madon Young Pianist of the Year
Jessica Ellis Young Woodwind Player of the Year
Rosie Gill Young Harpist of the Year

*Overall Winner

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gregynog Young Musician - Cerddor Ifanc Gregynog - Rules". www.gregynogymc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. ^ a b "Gregynog Young Musician - Cerddor Ifanc Gregynog - Winners". www.gregynogymc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Gregynog Report" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Gregynog Report 2014" (PDF).
  5. ^ a b c d e "Gregynog Report 2015" (PDF).