Gibraltar Festival for Young Musicians 2022
31 Mar 2022
The Gibraltar Festival for Young Musicians 2022 took place from the 14th to 18th February at the John Mackintosh Hall. The festival saw over 600 children participating with a very high number of international entries too.
The participants competed in several categories such as: piano, strings, brass, woodwind, ensembles and choirs. The Festival was adjudicated by Mr Brian Husband from the Federation of British and International Music Festivals.
The Gala was held on Saturday 19th February where the following awards were given:
The Hassans Trophy & £500 Bursary
THE YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Ella Vinet
The U-Mee Trophy & £250 Bursary
BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSICIAN
WINNER: Chloe Barnett
The EY Trophy & £250 Bursary
MOST PROMISING LOCAL SENIOR
WINNER: Eve Nahon
The Castiel Winser Trophy & £250 Bursary
MOST PROMISING LOCAL INTERMEDIATE
WINNER: Adele Caetano
The Charles Gomez & Co. Trophy & £250 Bursary
MOST PROMISING LOCAL JUNIOR
WINNER: Yarah Matos
The Peter J Isola Foundation Trophy & £100 Bursary
MOST PROMISING LOCAL INFANT
WINNER: Lottie Azopardi
The Chief Minister's Trophy and EY £100 Bursary
BEST LOCAL ENSEMBLE
WINNER: GAMPA Singers
BEST LOCAL SCHOOL CHOIR
The Erin Valverde Trophy & Bassadone Motors £200 Bursary
WINNER: Loreto Convent School Choir
The Gibraltar Live Music Society Award
The James Montegriffo Trophy and £250 Bursary
Best Performance
WINNER: Darius Oliva
The Masbro Trophy
Most Promising Pianist
WINNER: Aditya Dhanwani
The Gibmaroc Trophy
Most Promising Vocalist
WINNER: Shaun Jeffries
The Glass House Trophy
Most Promising Percussionist
WINNER: Brody Soiza
The Valmar Trophy
Most Promising Woodwind Instrumentalist
WINNER: Violet Bailey
The Momy Levy Trophy
Most Promising Brass Instrumentalist
WINNER: Adrian Monge Aixela
The William Gomez Trophy
Most Promising String Instrumentalist
WINNER: Natalia Lundin
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