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 for | Exceptional musical talent |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Gregynog Young Musicians Committee |
| First awarded | 2005 |
| Last awarded | 2021 |
| Website | Gregynog 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ a b "Gregynog Young Musician - Cerddor Ifanc Gregynog - Rules". www.gregynogymc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ a b "Gregynog Young Musician - Cerddor Ifanc Gregynog - Winners". www.gregynogymc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ a b c d e "Gregynog Report" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e f "Gregynog Report 2014" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e "Gregynog Report 2015" (PDF).