2007 Concerto Competition Prize Winners  

PIANO SECTION

Overall winner: Miaomiao Yu for performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 4 in G Op 58 – 1st movement

Other Outstanding performances (in alphabetical order):

Andrew Dunlop

Christopher Ellis

William Galton

Julia Hsu

Anton Lyakhovsky

Asagi Nakata

Mitra-Alice Tham

Alexander Ullman

Samantha Ward

STRINGS SECTION

Overall winner: Yuki Ito for performance of Dvorák’s ‘Cello Concerto in B minor Op 104 – 1st and 2nd movements

Other Outstanding performances (in alphabetical order):

Drew Balch

Tatiana Bysheva and Liubov Ulybysheva

Liesbeth Debruyne

Reinoud Ford

Matt Lowe

Caroline Pether

Edward Pether

Alexandra Raikhlina and Gregory Tsiganov

George Ross

Geoffrey Silver

Joo Yeon Sir

Graham Walker

WIND SECTION

Overall joint winners:

Anne Allen for performance of Frank Martin’s Ballade pour Flute

Ben Westlake for performance of Weber’s Concertino for Clarinet in F Op 26

Other Outstanding performances (in alphabetical order):

Unji Chung

Peter Cigleris

Ben Westlake (for performance of Crusell’s Clarinet Concerto in F minor Op 5)

2007 Music Festival Awards and Trophies

Bel Canto Cup for the best vocal solo 11 years and under

Current holder: Ineke Mann

Rive Gauche Cup for the best vocal solo 12-15 years old

Current holder: Natasha Kaeda

Hope Cup for the best vocal solo 16 years old or older

Current holder: Kim Sykes

The Mayor’s Cup for the winner of the Junior School Choir classes

Current holder: Pipers Corner Junior School Choir

Alan Howorth Memorial Cup for the best choir

Current holder: Pipers Corner Junior School Choir

The Bravo Bag for the best piano solo 8 years and under

Current holder: Hannah Squires

TVP Junior Piano Cup for the best piano solo 11 years old or younger (not in a recital)

Current holder: Ellen Sheppard

Ione Constanduros Trophy for the best ensemble

Current holder: Sean Longman and Katrina Thwaites

Moston Cup for the winner of the Junior Piano Recital

Current holder: Lucy Dundas

Rawlings Cup for the winner of the Intermediate Piano Recital

Current holder: Cassandra Yong

Francki Cup for the most outstanding piano performance 12-18 old (not in a recital)

Current holder: Joshua Hagley

Doroszkowski Cup for the winner of the Advanced Piano Recital

Current holder: Anna Cocking

Valerie Childs Cup for the winner of the Open Piano Recital

Current holder: Asagi Nakata

Katrina Blandy Cup for the best piano solo not in an Open class from a performer who has not previously won a piano solo class at Marlow Music Festival and who has not won another award

Current holder: Joe Longman

The highest award winner for the highest mark in an Advanced or Open Piano Class.  Eligibility to compete for the Emanuel Trophy Piano Competition and £300 cash prize at the North London Music Festival.

Current holder: Asagi Nakata

Sir Keith Stuart Cup & £100 for the most promising pianist

Current holder: Asagi Nakata

Lucero Cup for the best violin or viola solo

Current holder: Lucy Anderson

Maritz Cup for the best non violin or viola string solo

Current holder: Alex Watsham

Tony Buzan Cup for the best wind solo 11 years old or younger

Current holder: Liam Haines

Burnham Cup for the best wind solo

Current holder: Theodore Hill

Rivermusik Composition Cup for the most outstanding composition 20 years old or younger.

Current holder: Daniel Rollison

Waitrose Trophy for the best performance in the Festival

Current holder: Asagi Nakata