Each academic year, CUMS welcomes applications for the opportunity to perform a concerto with one of their ensembles in the following season. Dates for the 2020 competition will be announced at the beginning of the next academic year.
Cambridge University Musical Society Concerto Competition 2019
We are delighted to announce the results of this year’s CUMS Concerto Competition
The jury said that it was an exceptional year and that all the finalists warrant a concerto performance
Winner: Churen Li
2nd place: Francis Bushell
Joint prizewinners: Leo Appel, Sophie Westbrooke, Mark Zang
2019 Finalists
Leo Appel, violin
Francis Bushell, bassoon
Churen Li, piano
Sophie Westbrooke, recorder
Mark Zang, piano
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op.50, III (1927) Medtner (1880-1951)
Mark Zang (piano), accompanied by Oliver Jones
Bassoon Concerto, Op. 75, II (1811) Weber (1786-1826)
Francis Bushell (bassoon), accompanied by Hugh Rowlands
Concerto per Falautino RV443, II-III (1729) Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Sophie Westbrooke (recorder), accompanied by Jamie Conway
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op.18, I (1901) Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Churen Li (piano), accompanied by Antonia Huang
Violin Concerto, Op.35, III (1878) Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Leo Appel (violin), accompanied by Naoki Toyomura
We are very grateful to our round two judges: Professor John Rink, Odile Ollagnon and Melanie Ragge for adjudicating this year’s competition final.
The judges would also like to congratulate the following performer for her excellent performance in the first round audition:
Leora Cohen, violin
Many thanks to this year’s round one judges Melanie Ragge, Odile Ollagnon, and Andrew West.