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After a fantastic day of music competition on Saturday 14th May 2022, the inaugural winners of the CNSO Gwent Young Musician 2022 and CNSO Gwent Concerto Soloist 2022 competitions organised by the City of Newport Symphony Orchestra were judged as follows;
Gwent Young Musician 2022
Gwent Concerto Soloist 2022
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Competition winners L-R: Monty Short, Jake Lewis, Zosia Dzimitrowicz, Patrick Miller
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Zosia Dzimitrowicz
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Patrick Miller
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Jake Lewis
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Monty Short
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The two adjudicators, Elenid Owen, a renowned violin soloist and chamber musician from Maesteg, had herself competed from a young age, winning the TSB Welsh Young Musician of the Year in1984 and performing as soloist with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. She went on to study in Cologne, Germany and Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada and spent 24 years playing with the Quatuor Ludwig String Quartet based in Paris. In 2012 she was made “Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres” by the French Ministry for Culture for her contribution to music in France.
Joining Elenid on the adjudicating panel was Kevin Price from New Zealand. Kevin was a trombonist with the Auckland Philharmonic and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra before coming to London to further his studies. He subsequently became the Principal Trombonist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he held for several years before being appointed Head Brass and Percussion Studies in 2005 at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff. Presently Kevin is Head of Music Performance at RWCMD.
Both adjudicators were effusive in their praise for all the finalists in each competition and especially the maturity of performance in the Concerto Soloist category. They gave special praise to the value of the competition and its importance to the development and training of young musicians. As an organisation, the City of Newport Symphony Orchestra are proud to have inaugurated this event.
We had six Finalists in the Gwent Young Musician 2022 category for age 15 and under, comprising 3 violinists, 2 cellists and 1 tuba.
The variety of each finalists chosen programme was immense, entertaining and diverse from classic composers such as Vivaldi and Saint-Saens and Jim Parker, all equally performed with great style and panache.
The Gwent Concerto Soloist 2022 age 21 and under, had five Finalists, Piano, Violin, Tuba, Trumpet and Flute. Each playing a concerto of their own choice.
This was an amazing contest, the variety of instruments, the diverse choice of composers’ works performed from Bach to Rachmaninov, all exhibiting an outstanding level of ability and maturity.
Both Young Musician winner, Jake and Concerto Soloist winner, Zosia will be invited to play their winning programmes at a public concert with the City of Newport Symphony Orchestra in the autumn and it promises to be a fantastic event, not to be missed!
Joining Elenid on the adjudicating panel was Kevin Price from New Zealand. Kevin was a trombonist with the Auckland Philharmonic and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra before coming to London to further his studies. He subsequently became the Principal Trombonist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he held for several years before being appointed Head Brass and Percussion Studies in 2005 at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff. Presently Kevin is Head of Music Performance at RWCMD.
Both adjudicators were effusive in their praise for all the finalists in each competition and especially the maturity of performance in the Concerto Soloist category. They gave special praise to the value of the competition and its importance to the development and training of young musicians. As an organisation, the City of Newport Symphony Orchestra are proud to have inaugurated this event.
We had six Finalists in the Gwent Young Musician 2022 category for age 15 and under, comprising 3 violinists, 2 cellists and 1 tuba.
The variety of each finalists chosen programme was immense, entertaining and diverse from classic composers such as Vivaldi and Saint-Saens and Jim Parker, all equally performed with great style and panache.
The Gwent Concerto Soloist 2022 age 21 and under, had five Finalists, Piano, Violin, Tuba, Trumpet and Flute. Each playing a concerto of their own choice.
This was an amazing contest, the variety of instruments, the diverse choice of composers’ works performed from Bach to Rachmaninov, all exhibiting an outstanding level of ability and maturity.
Both Young Musician winner, Jake and Concerto Soloist winner, Zosia will be invited to play their winning programmes at a public concert with the City of Newport Symphony Orchestra in the autumn and it promises to be a fantastic event, not to be missed!
Finalists back row: Monty Short, Jake Lewis, Zosia Dzimitrowicz, Patrick Miller, Maya Ross, Ella Laughton.
Front row: Javier Gonzalez, Celyn Middleton, Louix David. Not pictured: Matthew Middleton
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Hywel Davies Trust Awardees Patrick Miller (left) and Chloe Liew (right)
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The Competition was further enhanced by two substantial Awards from the Hywel Davies Trust for Young Musicians. These awards were designed to help two promising musicians taking part in the competitions to help further their future musical studies and were chosen and presented by a member of the Trust, Steven Broom. Steven was for many years, Principal Viola with the Orchestra of the Royal opera House, Covent Garden as well as having been a member of the London Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras during his professional playing career.
The two awards were presented by Steven to violinist, Chloe Liew who studies in Newport and tuba player, Patrick Miller studying at RWCMD.
Competition Prizes and Certificates were presented by, Clare Bailey, Chair of CNSO Committee, Gisele Bonadeo-Boll-Boll, Leader of the CNSO, Jo Biddulph, on behalf of Henllys Rotary Club, and our two adjudicators, Elenid Owen and Kevin Price.
The Orchestra would not have been able to undertake such an event if it were not for the help and support of a number of partners and sponsors which included Gwent Music, Ev-entz of Newport, Hywel Davis Trust for Young Musicians, Henllys Rotary Club, Cardiff Violins, Coach House Pianos in Swansea, Canon Colin Westbrook, St John Baptist Church, Gisele Bonadeo-Boll, Derek Siemens, CNSO Committee & Volunteers.
Picture credits: Mary Geldart
The two awards were presented by Steven to violinist, Chloe Liew who studies in Newport and tuba player, Patrick Miller studying at RWCMD.
Competition Prizes and Certificates were presented by, Clare Bailey, Chair of CNSO Committee, Gisele Bonadeo-Boll-Boll, Leader of the CNSO, Jo Biddulph, on behalf of Henllys Rotary Club, and our two adjudicators, Elenid Owen and Kevin Price.
The Orchestra would not have been able to undertake such an event if it were not for the help and support of a number of partners and sponsors which included Gwent Music, Ev-entz of Newport, Hywel Davis Trust for Young Musicians, Henllys Rotary Club, Cardiff Violins, Coach House Pianos in Swansea, Canon Colin Westbrook, St John Baptist Church, Gisele Bonadeo-Boll, Derek Siemens, CNSO Committee & Volunteers.
Picture credits: Mary Geldart