Thursday 26 February 7.30 pm
Bradby Hall
Musician of the Year 2026 Final
Etude Op. 10 No. 3
Frédéric Chopin
Joseph Aves Piano
Rumores de la Caleta
Isaac Albeniz
Priscillia Lam Piano
La plus que lente
Claude Debussy
Austin Lao Piano
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega
Joe Arekion Guitar
Come To Your Senses from ‘Tick Tick Boom’
Jonathan Larson (music and lyrics)
Sabrina Quinlivan Voice
Sea Fever
John Ireland (music); John Masefield (words)
Benjamin Strong Voice
Raining from ‘Rocky The Musical’
Stephen Flaherty (music); Lynn Ahrens (lyrics)
Sophia Wylde Voice
Howl's Moving Castle
Joe Hisaishi
Dorothy Mao Piano
Liebestraum No. 3
Franz Liszt
Bérenger Morel Piano
Crossing Paths
Dave Weckl
Oscar Baggs Drums
Scaramouche
Darius Milhaud
Nathan Tang Saxophone
Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Gaëtano
Pugnani
Fritz Kreisler
Nina Breitschwerdt Violin
Concerto No.1 in C (1st movement)
Franz Joseph Haydn
Luca Gildein Cello
Sonata no 3 (1st movement)
Sergei Prokofiev
Jesús Moreno Iglesias Piano
Elegie
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Benjamin Shiraz Piano
INTERVAL
Popular from ‘Wicked’
Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics)
Millie Whale Performance by Musician of the Year 2025
Feedback from David Hill, our adjudicator, and results
Please silence your phones for the duration of the performance and refrain from taking any photos or recordings throughout.
Welcome
I am delighted to welcome you to this year ’ s Young Musician of the Year Final This highlight of the musical calendar provides an opportunity for our pupils to showcase their very best performances, while providing the audience with an exceptional evening of music All of our performers tonight gained a distinction mark in the preliminary heats of the Grade 7+ categories But tonight the scores are even, and we look forward to an exciting programme of performances as we are taken on a musical journey from the Classical era to Broadway. In addition, we shall hear a performance from last year ’ s Musician of the Year winner, Millie Whale.
As always, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues for all the hard work they have put into preparing the pupils for their performances. Thank you also to the Operations staff for their support in staging this evening’s concert. Special thanks also to Mr Ali, Mr Gibson-Smith and Mr Smith for accompanying the pupil performances. I hope you have a wonderful evening.
Richard Brain Director of Music
Guest Ajudicator
David Hill is a choral and orchestral conductor of international renown. David is Musical Director of The Bach Choir, Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society and Associate Guest conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra He was Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers from September 2007 to September 2017, Principal Conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum from 2013 to 2024, and is a former Music Director of Southern Sinfonia. In March 2018, he was honoured with the prestigious Royal College of Organists medal, in recognition of distinguished achievement in choral conducting and organ playing, and received an MBE in the New Year 2019 Honours list for services to music.
David was educated at Chetham’s School of Music as a violinist and pianist He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists at the age of 17 and won an organ scholarship to St John’s College, Cambridge where he served under the direction of the late Dr George Guest. His previous posts have included Master of Music at Winchester Cathedral (1987–2002) and Westminster Cathedral (1982–7), Associate Conductor and then Artistic Director of the Philharmonia Chorus (1986–97), Music Director of The Waynflete Singers (1987-2002) and Director of Music at St John’s College, Cambridge (2003-2007)
David has a broad-ranging discography covering repertoire from Thomas Tallis to a number of world premiere recordings. As well as achieving prestigious Gramophone Awards, many of his discs have been recommended as Critic’s Choices His ongoing series of English choral music for Naxos has received particular acclaim including being shortlisted for the 2010 Gramophone Awards
Upcoming Events
Concerto Concert
Thursday 12 March, 7 30 pm, Big School
Haileybury and Haileybury Turnford 10 Year Partnership Concert Monday 16 March, 7 pm, Bradby Hall