Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Concert Hall where the Andrew Downes Performance Prize takes place. Photo by Elliott Brown
The
Andrew Downes Performance Prize is a Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
competition open to a wide range of students, with a first prize of
£1,000.
Andrew is a prolific freelance classical composer from Birmingham. He has composed a diverse span of vocal and instrumental music which has been performed and broadcast throughout the world, in many leading concert halls and cathedrals.
Between
1990 and 2005, Andrew was Head of the School of Composition and
Creative Studies at the Conservatoire. He was awarded a Professorship in
1992, and in 2014 he was made Emeritus Professor of
Birmingham City University for carrying out his work at Birmingham
Conservatoire 'with distinction'.
Past winners:
2014: The Belgrave String Quartet, performing String Quartet No.1
2015: Andrew Randall, baritone, performing Casterbridge Fair Song Cycle
2016: Domonkos Csabay, pianist, performing 7 Preludes for Piano
2017: Edward Leung, pianist, performing Piano Sonata No.1
2020: Curzon Brass, performing Suite for Brass Quintet No.1
2022: Yugen Saxophone Quartet performing Earth Dances
2023: Aza
Saxophone Quartet performing Earth Dances
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