New Elizabethan Award (for guitarists and lutenists)
A biennial award for classical guitarists and lutenists for the performance of solo and/or ensemble music, written by composers from the two Elizabethan ages.
The award has a total value of £15,000 and is generously sponsored by David & Sandra Brierwood, Michael Beverley and the Kathleen Hannay Memorial Charity.
The next Selection Round will take place at the Royal Academy of Music on 9th July 2026. Please download an application form and the Regulations using the links below. Please also visit the following links: Repertoire suggestions for lutenists and theorbists and NEA Wigmore Hall programmes 2019-2025
The Panel for the Selection Round will comprise Julian Anderson CBE, singer James Gilchrist, concert promoter Andrew West, lutenist Paula Chateauneuf, and guitarists Paul Galbraith and Helen Sanderson, with Pastmaster Michael Lewin as non-voting chairman.
The holders of the 2024/25 award are
- Georgi Dimitrov (solo guitar)
- and the Londinium Consort: Emanuele Addis (lute), Rachel Allen (soprano), Otto Hashmi (recorders and electronics), Ozgur Kaya (viol) and Mikolaj Piszczorowicz (viol)