The Delius Prize

The Delius Prize was inaugurated with the purpose of introducing young musicians to the music of Delius. It was felt that the challenge of a prize competition held at a music academy would provide an encouragement to investigate this repertoire and to study it to a level suitable for public performance. This has proved to be the case, as well over 100 music students have entered the competition since its inception.

The Delius Prize is in two parts: a preliminary round, held in private at the music academy, and a public final. An eminent musician is invited to adjudicate the final event.

The locations, adjudicators and winners of The Delius Prize have been as follows:

Year	Location	Adjudicator	First Prize / Second Prize
2004	RAM	David Lloyd-Jones	David Worswick and Neil Georgeson
2005	RAM	Lionel Friend	Cappa Quartet / Shula Olivera (runner-up)
2006	RAM	Sir Charles Mackerras	Liv-Marie Fletcher and Timothy End / Edgar Bailey and Timothy End
2007	RAM	Piers Lane	Jessica Hayes and Christopher White / (no Second Prize awarded)
2008	RAM	Bo Holten	Rita Mascagna and Michele Gamba / Mihai Cocea and Florian Mitrea
2009	BC	Julian Lloyd Webber	Rebecca Omordia / Anna Ovsyanikova
2010	BC	Paul Spicer	Claire Lees / Philip Handy
2011	BC	Mark Stone	Dominika Fehér / Natalie Hyde

RAM = Royal Academy of Music, London
BC = Birmingham Conservatoire

Notes

1. A runner-up was identified in 2005 but a Second Prize was first awarded in 2006
2. The finalists at the RAM were judged as duos; at the BC they were judged as soloists
3. The members of the Cappa Quartet (winners in 2005) were Anthony Sabberton and Giovanni Guzzo (violins), Adam Newman (viola) and Brian O'Kane ('cello)

Details of the 'Delius Composition Prize 2012' are to be found on the 2012 page.