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The DYMF Recital Awards are generously supported by the Davison Young Musician Foundation.

The Davison Young Musicians Award was established in March 2021 by Tom and Peter Davison, to provide opportunity for aspiring young musicians to showcase their talent and win an award to assist them with their studies in music.

For the third time, New ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ has collaborated with the Davison Young Musicians Foundation (DYMF) to provide Recital Awards to students studying at the University of Oxford. On Saturday 17th May, students auditioned for the Recital Prize - a monetary award and the opportunity to perform a recital at The New Space.

The Recital Prize was awarded to Anneka Vetter, a second-year undergraduate reading music at Oriel ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ. Alongside singing in Merton ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Choir, she is a choral scholar at Pusey House. Anneka also performs regularly as a soloist, having sung with the Britten Sinfonia and New Chamber Opera. This year, she made her operatic debut with Oxford Student Opera, singing the role of Zita in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi. Other roles include the titular role in Offenbach's La belle Helene and Mrs Slender in Salieri's Falstaff.

Details of Anneka's recital at The New Space will be released soon.

The DYMF adjudicating panel made the rare decision to award two Recital Prizes. The first place Recital Award was awarded to Maria del Mar Umbert Kimura, who has recently completed an MSt in Music Performance at Somerville ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ. The second place Recital Merit Award was awarded to George Lawson, a violinist in his final year studying Music at New ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ. 

The winners' recital for the second Award Series at New ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ took place on the 20th of November at The New Space, featuring winner Maria Umbert Kimura (piano) and runner-up George Lawson (violin). 

Programme:

GEORGE LAWSON (accompanied by Mar Umbert)

Brahms' Violin Sonata No. 2
Beethoven's Romance in F Major

MAR UMBERT

Aiguablava (Alicia de Larrocha)
5 Danzas Gitanas (Joaquín Turina)
El amor y la muerte - from Goyescas (Enrique Granados)
Invitación (Alicia de Larrocha)

The inaugural DYMF recital at New ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ took place on the 7th of June at The New Space, featuring winner Alfred Fardell (piano).

Alfred was in his final year reading music at St. Peter's ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Oxford. He performs regularly as a solo pianist and chamber musician in Oxford and London, and has appeared at venues including St John's Smith Square, Winchester Cathedral and the Holywell Music Room.

He started his musical training as a chorister at Westminster Cathedral, before winning a music scholarship to study at Winchester ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ. He currently studies the piano with Anna Tilbrook and took up a scholarship on the Ensemble Piano course at the Royal Academy of Music in September 2024. 

Programme:

FRANZ SCHUBERT

Piano Sonata in A Major, D.959

Trinity 2025, Anneka Vetter Voice

Michaelmas 2024

• Recital Award (1st place): Maria del mar Umbert Kimura Piano
• Recital Merit Award (2nd place): George Lawson Violin

Trinity 2024, Alfred Fardell Piano