The information below provides an outline of the competition arrangements but competitors should carefully consider the Rules for full details of all entry criteria and conditions of the competition.
The winner of the competition will: receive a cash prize of £1000; have the opportunity to perform a second concerto with the SSO at one of their scheduled concerts in the following season; receive the SIYMC 2021 trophy.
The two runners-up in the Final receive £300 each
The Competition is open to musicians born between 29 March 2000 and 29 March 2008 who have attained a standard at least equivalent to Grade 8 ABRSM. Please see the Entry Conditions section of the Rules for full details.
Eligible instruments
Piano
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Saxophone
Bassoon
Horn
Trumpet
Trombone
Tuba
Initial selection will be made from a video recording of candidates’ audition piece(s). Your performance should have been recorded after 1 March 2024 and last no more than 12 minutes from first note to last, inclusive of all tuning or other breaks. You have a free choice to play whatever you think best showcases your talents. You may play from memory or music. Variety in the chosen repertoire is recommended. Performances of each distinct piece must be recorded in one take from a single static camera position with no cuts or edits. They may be solo or accompanied. Those with the necessary skills may record their own accompaniment on split screen video or audio only.
There is a £50 entry fee which is non-refundable save in limited circumstances (see Rules).
Grieg
Tchaikovsky
Beethoven 3
VIOLIN: Brahms; Tchaikovsky; Mozart 5 K.219
VIOLA: Walton; Stamitz concerto in D; Bartok
CELLO: Dvorak; Elgar; Schumann
DOUBLE BASS: Dittersdorf 2; Vanhal; Koussevitzky
FLUTE: Mozart K.313; Ibert; Khachaturian
OBOE: Strauss; Mozart K.314; Martinu
CLARINET:Mozart K.622; Finzi; Weber 1
SAXOPHONE: Glazunov; Richard Rodney Bennett concerto for Stan Getz; Nyman ‘Where the Bee Dances’
BASSOON: Mozart K.191; Weber; Hummel
HORN: Mozart 3 K.447; Mozart 4 K.495; Strauss 1
TRUMPET: Haydn; Arutiunian; Hummel
TROMBONE: Rimsky-Korsakov; Grondahl; Ferdinand David Concertino
TUBA: Vaughan Williams; Gregson; Arutiunian