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The Winner
Nicola Benedetti
What are they up to now?
See Also
History - Past Finalists
2004 2002 2000 1998
1994 1992 1990 1988
1986 1984 1982 1980
1978 1978 1978 1978
2004
Click on the class-winners' names to visit their websites.
Brass
ELIZABETH CHELL, horn
CHRISTOPHER GOMERSALL, trombone
DANIEL DE GRUCHY-LAMBERT, trumpet*
CHRISTOPHER PANNELL, tenor horn
PETER SMITH, tuba
Strings
NICOLA BENEDETTI, violin**
SIJIE CHEN, violin
MICHAL CWIZEWICZ, violin
ELEN HYDREF THOMAS, harp
TAMSIN WALEY-COHEN, violin
Keyboard
OTIS BEASLEY
ASHLEY FRIPP
BENJAMIN GROSVENOR*
CLARE HAMMOND
TONI JAMES
Woodwind
ELIZABETH DRURY, saxophone
CATRIONA MACKINNON, oboe
PAUL SKINNER, flute
SUZANNE THORN, oboe
ADAM WALKER, flute*
Percussion
LUCY BEESON*
ADAM CLIFFORD
ANDREA CROSSLEY
RICHARD ELSWORTH
EDDY HACKETT
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
2002
Brass
ANGELA BARNES, horn*
MATTHEW GEE, trombone
EDWARD JONES, trombone
LESLIE NEISH, tuba
THOMAS OSBORNE, trumpet
Strings
ROWAN CALVERT, cello
GEORGE CORBETT, cello
EMMA HANCOCK, violin
JENNIFER PIKE, violin**
LITSA TUNNAH, violin
Piano
COLIN DAVIS
MICHAEL McHALE
ROBERT SCARMADELLA
ANDREW SHIRTLIFF
SARAH TANDY*
Woodwind
KATHERINE BRYAN, flute
SIMON COSGROVE, saxophone
LAURA LUCAS, flute
TIMOTHY ORPEN, clarinet
SARAH WILLIAMSON, clarinet*
Percussion
HENRY BALDWIN
BENJAMIN BRYANT*
STEPHEN BURKE
SCOTT FOSTER
PATRICK KING
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
2000
Brass
DAVID CHILDS*, euphonium
EDWARD JONES, trombone
ANGELA BARNES, french horn
CHRISTOPHER PARKES, french horn
MATTHEW SADLER, trumpet
Strings
ALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY, violin
HELENA SMART, violin
GUY JOHNSTON**, cello
RAKHI SINGH, violin
JACK LIEBECK, violin
Piano
NICHOLAS RIMMER
TOM POSTER*
ASHLEY GROTE (organ)
KODO OSADA
LEO MCFALL
Woodwind
ELIZABETH COULING*, oboe
KATIE LOCKHART, clarinet
SIMON COSGROVE, saxophone
SAMANTHA KERBY, recorder
KATHERINE BRYAN, flute
Percussion
TOWEN GUNNELL*
OLIVER YATES
KEITH FORSTER
SCOTT FOSTER
TOM HUNTER
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
1998
Brass
NIALL KEATLEY, trumpet
DAVID HILTON, trumpet
MARK ALMOND, french horn
ALISON BALSOM*, trumpet
SAM ELLIOTT, tuba
Strings
MAGNUS JOHNSTON, violin
TIM GIBBS, double bass
MARIE MACLEOD*, cello
BENJAMIN ERRINGTON, viola
CALUM COOK, cello
Piano
NATHAN WILLIAMSON
RON ABRAMSKI
HELEN REID
NICHOLAS HAGON
ALISON FARR*
Woodwind
KATHERINE BRYAN, flute
ADRIAN WILSON, oboe
JULIETTE BAUSOR*, flute
JOHN BARKER, saxophone
CHARYS GREEN, clarinet
Percussion
TROY MILLER
EMMA BRODIE
ANDREW COTTEE
ADRIAN SPILLETT**
MAGNUS MEHTA
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
1996
Brass
SAM ELLIOTT, tuba
MARK LAW, trumpet
KATY PRYCE, trombone*
JOHN STOREY, euphonium
ADAM WRIGHT, trumpet
Strings
HELENA WOOD, violin
RAFAL PAYNE, violin**
MIRIAM TEPPICH, violin
SALLY PRYCE, harp
KATHARINE WOOD, cello
Piano
JULIEN CHERIYAN*
ALISON FARR
DAVID QUIGLEY
PETER ROPER-CURZON
DANIEL SMITH
Woodwind
JULIETTE BAUSOR, flute
RICHARD HARPHAM, oboe
BEN HUDSON, bassoon*
KEITH SLADE, clarinet
ADRIAN WILSON, oboe
Percussion
EDWARD CERVENKA
TIM GUNNELL
JAMES HART
MICHAEL RIVES
SAM WALTON*
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
1994
Brass
CLAIRE ALLEN, trumpet*
DAVID THORNTON, euphonium
JAMES ARNOLD, trumpet
SAM ELLIOTT, tuba
TRACEY REDFERN, trumpet*
Strings
NATALIE CLEIN, cello**
ANDREA HALLAM, violin
ADRIAN BRENDEL, cello
JACK LIEBECK, violin
RAFAL PAYNE, violin
Piano
RUTH McGINLEY*
PHILIP MOORE
CLAIRE MADIN
JOSEPH LONG
MATTHEW MYATT*
Woodwind
STUART KING*, clarinet
DAVID EDMONDS, flute
KATHERINE MACKINTOSH, oboe
JULIE STEWART, flute
EMMA BULLOUGH, oboe*
Percussion
COLIN CURRIE*
MATTHEW PERRY
STEPHEN WHIBLEY
ANDREA VOGLER
EDWARD CERVENKA
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
1992
Brass
KEVIN NORBURY, tuba*
HELEN VOLLAM, trombone
ROBIN HAGGART, tuba
HEATHER McNAUGHTON, horn
SIMON COWEN, trombone
Strings
THOMAS CARROLL, cello*
MIRANDA HARDING, cello
ELAINE CLARK, violin
JAMES CUDDEFORD, violin
JAMIE WALTON, cello
Piano
FREDERICK KEMPF**
DANIEL TONG
ANTHONY ZERPA-FALCON
TIM HORTON
JASON RIDGEWAY
Woodwind
RACHEL BARNES, bassoon*
HELEN MOODY, oboe
LOUISE McMAHON, flute
MAXINE WILLIS, flute
REBECCA WOOD, oboe
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
1990
Brass
JEREMY POOLEY, horn*
SIMON COWEN, trombone
SIMON JOHNSON, trombone
MARTIN DOUGLAS, tuba
MARTIN CHAMBERS, trumpet
Strings
NICOLA LOUD, violin**
CATHY BEYNON, harp
AMY CLARICOATES, cello
THOMAS CARROLL, cello
KIRSTY STAINES, violin
Piano
LEON McCAWLEY*
THOMAS ADES
ZOE MATHER
KAREN TWITCHETT
RICHARD ORMROD
Woodwind
JONATHON RIMMER, flute*
RUTH BOLISTER, oboe
GARETH DAVIES, flute
DANIEL JEMISON, bassoon
LAURA JELLICOE, flute
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
1988
Brass
DAVID PYATT, horn**
BEN LEES, trumpet
RACHEL CLARKE, horn
DAVID WHITEHOUSE, trombone
CRAIG PATTERSON, trumpet
Strings
PAUL WATKINS, cello*
BORIS KUCHARSKY, violin
JONATHAN LEATHWOOD, guitar
HEATHER WALLINGTON, viola
LUCY WAKEFORD, harp
Piano
DAVID HORNE*
STEVEN OSBORNE
CHARLES OWEN
ROBERT AGNEW
JONATHAN MIDDLETON
Woodwind
JENNIFER STURGEON, flute*
KATHERINE SPENCER, clarinet
EMILY BEYNON, flute
ANDREW NICHOLSON, flute
SARAH BURNETT, bassoon
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
1986
Brass
ANTHONY NEAL, trombone*
RHYS OWENS, trumpet
JULIAN PLUMMER, horn
STEPHEN STEWART, trumpet
JACOB LUND, tuba
Strings
ALAN BRIND, violin**
VICTORIA WARDMAN, viola
ANNELIS TERRY, cello
BORIS KUCHARSKY, violin
DAVID LE PAGE, violin
Piano
ROBERT MARKHAM*
ANTHONY HUGHES
RACHEL NADIN
SAM HAYWOOD
STEVEN MILLER
Woodwind
FIONA HOWES, flute*
FRANCESCA FRASER, recorder
JULIAN SPERRY, flute
JEREMY MEEHAN, bassoon
EVA STEWART, flute
ANNA PYNE, flute
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
1984
Brass
NAOMI ATHERTON, horn*
OREN MARSHALL, tuba
BRENDAN BALL, trumpet
LOUISE STOPFORTH, trombone
NICOLA BINGHAM, trumpet
Strings
RICHARD MAY, cello*
ROBERT MAX, cello
ABIGAIL YOUNG, violin
URSULA SMITH, cello
JANICE GRAHAM, violin
HANNAH ROBERTS, cello
Piano
LUCY PARHAM*
JULIAN DYSON
SIMON VIDOR
ANDREW HARLEY
SARAH BRIGGS
Woodwind
EMMA JOHNSON, clarinet**
NEYIRE ASHWORTH, clarinet
JULIAN SPERRY, flute
CHRISTOPHER BLAKE, oboe
JOCELYN BOYER, flute
JULIAN CAWDREY, flute
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
1982
Brass
JEANETTE MURPHY, horn*
STEVEN CRAVEN, cornet
RICHARD HENRY, trombone
WENDY PICTON, tuba
ANTHONY CROSS, cornet
Strings
PAUL GALBRAITH, guitar*
JAGDISH MISTRY, violin
TASMIN LITTLE, violin
SIMON SMITH, violin
CARLA MARIA RODRIGUES, viola
Piano
ANNA MARKLAND**
MARIE-NOELLE KENDALL
MARY WU
PAUL RICHARDSON
JAMES KIRBY
Woodwind
KAREN JONES, flute*
SAM COLES, flute
JEAN OWEN, bassoon
ALEXANDER ALLEN, clarinet
MICHAEL BLAND, clarinet
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
1980
Brass
ELAINE WOLFF, cornet*
ROBERT VANRYNE, trumpet
JONATHAN KOWSZUN, euphonium
DAVID McCLENAGHAN, horn
BILL MILLER, euphonium
Strings
CLAIRE McFARLANE, violin*
ANNA CAREWE, cello
PAUL GALBRAITH, guitar
NIALL BROWN, cello
Piano
RONAN O'HORA*
JOHN BRYAN HENRY
HILARY PUNSHON
JACQUELINE LEVERIDGE
Woodwind
NICHOLAS DANIEL, oboe**
JULIE PRICE, bassoon
ANTHONY PIKE, clarinet
LORNA COOK, clarinet
SAMUEL COLES, flute
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.
1978
Brass
MICHAEL HEXT, trombone**
WILLIAM BREWER, horn
KEVIN MORGAN, tuba
DAVID MELVILLE, trombone
KENNETH RHIND, tuba
Strings
CAROLINE DALE, cello*
SUZI MESZAROS, viola
RONA MURRAY, violin
JONATHAN REES, violin
COLIN TWIGG, violin
Piano
STEPHEN HOUGH*
BARRY DOUGLAS
JEREMY ATKIN
PAUL COKER
Woodwind
MICHAEL COLLINS, clarinet*
ROBIN O'NEILL, bassoon
LINDSAY MILLER, oboe
ROBIN WILLIAMS, oboe
WISSAM BOUSTANY, flute
** winners awarded the title of 'Young Musician of the Year'
* indicates a class winner.


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