Radio 2's Young Brass Award 2018
We are thrilled to announce that the winner of the Young Brass Award 2018 is Thomas Nielsen on the Cornet.
Listen to the Young Brass Award Final (available until 20 May 2018)
The Young Brass Award final was broadcast live from the Royal Northern College of Music Manchester. The judges were conductor Nicholas Childs, Helen Vollam Principal Trombone 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra and international trumpet soloist Andrew Crowley.
In no particular order, the finalists were:
Cameron Scott – Euphonium
Sam Dye – Trombone
Ross Dunne – Tenor Horn
Thomas Nielsen – Cornet
The semi-final took place in The Philharmonic Studio Salford on February 10 where the 8 semi-finalists recorded a 10 minute programme of their own choice and were accompanied by Foden’s Band Conductor Michael Fowles. The judges were Andrew Crowley and Russell Gray. The standard of entrants this year was very high and we’d like to thank everyone who took part!
Young Brass Award Alumni
Previous winners include trumpet player who subsequently appeared at the 大象传媒 Proms; , who attended the The Karajan Academy in Berlin and performed with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra before becoming the Principal Tuba with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Geneva, and who plays with the world famous Black Dyke Band.
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Catch up with what happened in the 大象传媒 Radio 2 Young Brass Award 2017.
