The Final of this year’s Delius Prize Competition hosted by The Delius Society has been won by pianists Joachim Lim and Keelan Carew.

The Competition took place at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on Sunday 8 February and was adjudicated by Stephen Barlow. Current students of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire took part with entrants required to prepare a programme of their own choice, lasting not more than 20 minutes, with at least 10 minutes being a complete work or works by Delius. The programme could also include a work or works (part or whole) by other composers who were contemporaries of Delius (1862-1934).

The programme of the public competition was as follows:

Zixin Wen piano

Faure: Nocturne No 6 in Db Op 63
Delius: Three Preludes
Delius: Six Piano Pieces

Sin-Yu Wang violin
Charles Matthews (staff) piano

Delius: Violin Sonata No 3

Joachim Lim piano
Keelan Carew piano

Delius, arr Fenby for two pianos: A Song of Summer
Ravel, arr for two pianos: La Valse
FIRST PRIZE (£1,500)