# Gregynog Young Musicians Competition

Gregynog Young Musicians Competition began in 2005, originally as part of the Gregynog Festival, and more recently as a free-standing event. It is held at Gregynog Hall in Mid Wales and is open to instrumentalists aged 18 and under.
Winners have been:
| Year | Winner | Instrument |
| 2005 | Cai Isfryn | Trumpet |
| 2006 | Helen Pugh | Piano |
| 2007 | Glain Dafydd | Harp |
| 2008 | Julia Hwang | Violin |
| 2009 | Steffan Morris | 'Cello |
| 2010 | Chloe-Angharad Bradshaw | Flute |
| 2011 | Andrew Reynish | 'Cello |
| 2012 | Tom Blomfield | Oboe |
| 2013 | Charlie Lovell-Jones | Violin |
| 2014 | Juliana Myslov | Harp |
| 2015 | Sheku Kanneh-Mason | 'Cello |
| 2016 | Kirsty Chaplin | Piano |
| 2017 | Nikita Burzanitsa | Piano |
| 2018 | Willard Carter | 'Cello |
| 2019 | Ellis Thomas | Piano |
| 2020 (Held Online) | Sofia Matvienko | Flute |
| 2021 | Oliver Simpson | 'Cello |

## Category Winners

In 2013, the structure of the competition was changed and 5 separate categories were introduced; 'Gregynog Young String Player of the Year', 'Gregynog Young Pianist of the Year', 'Gregynog Young Woodwind Player of the Year', 'Gregynog Young Brass Player' and 'Gregynog Young Harpist / Guitarist / Percussionist of the Year'. The 'Young Accompanist Prize' was also instituted for accompanists aged 23 and under. The competition rules allow joint winners in a single category should a winner not be identified in another category.
Category winners have been:
| Year | Name | Category |
| 2013 | Charlie Lovell-Jones$^*$ | Young String Player of the Year |
| 2013 | Iwan Wyn Owen | Young Pianist of the Year |
| 2013 | Daniel Shao | Young Woodwind Player of the Year |
| 2013 | Rhiannon Symonds | Young Brass Player of the Year |
| 2013 | Louis Brookes | Young Guitarist of the Year |
| 2014 | Juliana Myslov$^*$ | Young Harpist of the Year |
| 2014 | Sheku Kanneh-Mason | Young String Player of the Year |
| 2014 | Nurry Lee | Young Pianist of the Year |
| 2014 | Epsie Thompson | Young Woodwind Player of the Year |
| 2014 | Grady Hassan | Young Brass Player of the Year |
| 2014 | Isata Kanneh-Mason | Young Accompanist Prize and Chairman's Trophy |
| 2015 | Sheku Kanneh-Mason$^*$ | Young String Player of the Year |
| 2015 | Benjamin Goldscheider | Young Brass Player of the Year |
| 2015 | Daniel Scott | Young Woodwind Player of the Year |
| 2015 | Alexandra Whittingham | Young Guitarist of the Year |
| 2015 | Janeba Kanneh-Mason | Young Pianist of the Year |
| 2016 | Kirsty Chaplin$^*$ | Young Pianist of the Year |
| 2016 | Benjamin Goldscheider | Young Brass Player of the Year |
| 2016 | Henry Newbould | Young Woodwind Player of the Year |
| 2016 | Isobel Howard | Young String Player of the Year |
| 2016 | Heledd Gwynant | Young Percussionist of the Year |
| 2016 | Conal Bembridge-Sayers | Young Accompanist Prize and Chairman's Trophy |
| 2017 | Nikita Burzanitsa$^*$ | Young Pianist of the Year |
| 2017 | Tianlang Zhou | Young Pianist of the Year |
| 2017 | Chloe Ellen Jones | Young Woodwind Player of the Year |
| 2017 | George Strivens | Young Brass Player of the Year |
| 2017 | Willard Carter | Young String Player of the Year |
| 2017 | Hannah Brookes-Hughes | Young String Player of the Year |
| 2018 | Willard Carter$^*$ | Young String Player of the Year |
| 2018 | Joel Munday | Young String Player of the Year |
| 2018 | Chloe Ellen Jones | Young Woodwind Player of the Year |
| 2018 | Ewan Millar | Young Woodwind Player of the Year |
| 2018 | Huw Boucher | Young Harpist of the Year |
| 2018 | George Strivens | Young Brass Player of the Year |
| 2018 | Julian Trevelyan | Young Accompanist Prize |
| 2019 | Ellis Thomas$^*$ | Young Pianist of the Year |
| 2019 | Sofia Matvienko | Young Woodwind Player of the Year |
| 2019 | Danushka Edirisinghe | Young String Player of the Year |
| 2019 | Huw Boucher | Young Harpist of the Year |
| 2019 | Avishka Edirisinghe | Young Accompanist Prize |
| 2020 (Held Online) | Sofia Matvienko$^*$ | Young Woodwind Player of the Year |
| 2020 (Held Online) | Hui Hing Ngai | Young Brass Player of the Year |
| 2020 (Held Online) | Owen Putter | Young Pianist of the Year |
| 2020 (Held Online) | Haru Ogiwara | Young String Player of the Year |
| 2021 | Oliver Simpson$^*$ | Young String Player of the Year |
| 2021 | Una Pavlovic-Alldridge | Young String Player of the Year |
| 2021 | Firoze Madon | Young Pianist of the Year |
| 2021 | Jessica Ellis | Young Woodwind Player of the Year |
| 2021 | Rosie Gill | Young Harpist of the Year |
$^*$Overall Winner