For piano, violin, viola, cello, voice, vocal or chamber ensemble.
FIRST PRIZE: £1,500
SECOND PRIZE: £750
Founded in 2004 by the generous sponsorship of the Delius Society, which exists to encourage interest in the life and works of Delius. This Competition is open to all current students of the Royal Academy of Music. Where piano accompanists form part of a duo, they must be current students or have graduated from the Academy not more than two years previously.
Students taking part must prepare a programme lasting no more than 20 minutes. At least 10 minutes of music must be by Delius, and should be a complete work or works. The programme may also include a work or works (part or whole) by other composers who were contemporaries of Delius (1862-1934).
Adjudicator: Stephen Threlfall
The Competition Final is open to the public to attend free of charge, but is ticketed. Tickets can be obtained here:
The programme for the Final is as follows:
Jayden Lamcellari cello
Milda Daunoraite piano
Vaughan Williams 6 Studies in English Folk Song
Delius Serenade from Hassan
Delius Caprice and Elegy
Moeran Prelude for Cello and Piano
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Muriel Oberhofer violin
Julian Chan piano
Delius Légende
Delius Romance
Tchaikovsky/Auer Lensky’s Aria from Eugene Onegin
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Hannah Dienes-Williams soprano
Tammas Slater piano
Debussy Chevaux de bois from Ariettes oubliées
Delius Il pleure dans mon coeur
Delius Le ciel est par-dessus le toit
Fauré En Sourdine from 5 Mélodies
Fauré Puisque l’aube grandit from La bonne chanson
Delius Avant que tu ne t’en ailles
Delius Chanson d’automne
Delius La lune blanche
Debussy Fantoches from Fêtes galantes
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Rachael Kwa violin
Andrew Zhao piano
Beach Romance, Op 23
Delius Violin Sonata No 2