Winners at Bristol Rotary Young Musician Competition 2025
28 January 2025
Congratulations to Antonia Z (HH) and Edmund H (NT) who won 1st and 2nd place respectively at the prestigious Bristol Rotary Young Musician Competition at the Bristol Beacon this January 2025.
Competing in heats and in finals against over 30 competitors from other Bristol Schools and beyond (including candidates from specialist music schools), both were praised for not only technically polished performances, but their engaging programme choices and powers of communication.
Edmund, music scholar and cellist in Year 13, played Shostakovich, Dvorak’s ‘Slient Woods’, Debussy and solo Bach. Later in the year he looks forward to playing a movement from Dvorak’s Cello Concerto with professional orchestra in the College Chapel.
Overall winner, Antonia, also Yr 13 music scholar and violinist, played Ravel’s Tzigane and the opening movement of Debussy’s violin sonata. She will progress to the regional final in Cheltenham, as well as preparing for her own concerto movement.
The success continues that enjoyed by Vera H, Yr 9 Clifton College music scholar who won the competition in 2024.