Junior Guildhall Lutine Prize

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First broadcast on Saturday 10 October, 7pm

Six instrumentalists from Junior Guildhall compete for the School’s prestigious Lutine Prize, Junior Guildhall’s equivalent of the Senior School’s Gold Medal competition. Six students are selected from a preliminary round to perform in the final and the winner is given the opportunity to perform a concerto with one of the Junior Guildhall ensembles, in addition to a cash prize.

The Lutine Prize was founded in 1982, originally supported by Lloyds of London, who named the competition after their Lutine bell.  The bell was formerly rung at the insurers' offices to announce the loss of a ship or other news of great importance to the underwriters.  Previous winners of the Prize include Thomas Adès, Tom Poster and Annabel Thwaite, and many have gone on to have professional careers in music.

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2020 Finalists: 

Samuel Frith flute
Ellen Baumring-Gledhill cello
Marlon Barrios Araya violin
George Smith cello
Sasha Canter trumpet
Viviane Ghiglino flute 

Adjudicators:

YolanDa Brown Musician / Broadcaster
Paul Hoskins Director of Music, Purcell School
Armin Zanner Head of Vocal Studies and Deputy Director of Music, Guildhall School
 

Programme: 

Welcome from Rosie Whitfield, Head of Junior Guildhall

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Samuel Frith flute
John Flinders piano 

Tchaikovsky (arr. Guy Braunstein) Lensky’s Aria from ‘Eugene Onegin’
Jolivet Chant de Linos 

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Ellen Baumring-Gledhill cello
Louisa Lam piano

JS Bach Prelude from Cello Suite No 2 in D minor BWV1008
Chopin Scherzo and Largo from Cello Sonata in G minor Op 65
Cassadó Intermezzo e Danza Finale from Suite for Solo Cello 

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Marlon Barrios Araya violin
Jane Beament piano 

JS Bach Gavotte en Rondeau from Partita No 3 in E major BWV1006
Debussy Movements II & III from Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor
Tchaikovsky Valse-Scherzo in C major Op 34

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George Smith cello
John Flinders piano 

JS Bach Prelude from Cello Suite No 6 in D major BWV1012
Cassadó Preludio – Fantasia from Suite for Solo Cello
Schnittke Presto from Sonata for Cello and Piano No 1 (1978)

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Sasha Canter trumpet
Jane Beament piano

Schumann (arr. Sasha Canter) Zart und mit Ausdruck from Fantasiestücke Op 73
Sasha Canter Migration for Solo Trumpet
Gaubert Cantabile et Scherzetto
Gershwin Someone to Watch Over Me

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Viviane Ghiglino flute
Louisa Lam piano

Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasia No 2 in A minor 
Paul Taffanel Fantasie über ‘Der Freischütz’ 

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Performance during adjudicators' deliberation:

Marian Bozhidarov clarinet
John Flinders piano

Monti Csárdás