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. The auditions are open to members of the public and tickets (free) may be booked at https://www.ram.ac.uk/book/instance/114201
The candidates for the 2026/27 award are: Luke Bartlett; Tohi Harada; Tom Hodgkinson; Eva Schockmel; Les Sons Retenus; Louis Moisan and Daisy Livesey; Declan Hickey and Mia Serracino; and Lotti Szalai.
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)