Gregynog Young Musician Competition
Patron: Professor Ieuan Jones FRCM
President: Lord Davies of Llandinam
Thank you for joining us
Saturday 31st October 2026
The Maidment Building, Shrewsbury School
2026 Results
Congratulations to every young musician who performed at this year's competition. The 2026 winners will be announced here shortly.
In memory of our Chairman, Gareth Jenkins
A short while ago all of us associated with the Gregynog Competition for Young Musicians were shocked and greatly saddened by the sudden death of our much loved and hugely influential Chairman Gareth Jenkins. Gareth's warm and generous character and his utter commitment to young people and their musical talent have been key factors in the ever growing success of our competition.
His deep interest in and care for each competitor was remarkable and his support, as careers were pursued, long lasting. He was a great man for keeping in touch with these young artists.
Gareth, of all people, would have wished us to continue with this year's competition, which was held on Saturday October 31st in the Maidment Building at Shrewsbury School. Gareth was at the back of many of our minds throughout the day, and it was wonderful (and utterly appropriate) that a specially endowed prize in his name was awarded at the Finals Concert in the evening.
The standard of applicant grows stronger each year. We are proud to hear the names of some of our past winners at the Proms, on Radio 3, and in some of the great concert halls of the land. And there are undoubtedly more to come. There can be few things more enjoyable than hearing these highly talented youngsters doing justice to wonderful music, and we hope you will join us again next year.
The 2026 Competition
The Maidment Building, Shrewsbury School
Saturday 31st October 2026
Thank you to all the competitors, the accompanists, our adjudicators, and everyone who came along or watched online. It was a wonderful day of music.
The 2026 winners will be announced here shortly.
The competition was live streamed throughout the day by:
Micro Video, Shrewsbury Ltd
Details of the 2027 competition will be published here soon.
The Gregynog Young Musician competition was founded in 2005 and has become a prestigious annual event.
Entrants must be eighteen years old or under and have reached Grade 8 or the equivalent on any orchestral, brass band or percussion instrument. The entrant must live or study in the United Kingdom.
Up to eighteen contestants are selected to perform in the semi-finals in front of a panel of specialist adjudicators. The competition takes place over a full day at the Maidment Building, Shrewsbury School, The Schools, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 7BA.
Five winners are chosen to perform in the Finalists' competition.
The finalists compete that evening for the title of Gregynog Young Musician of the Year.
The overall winner receives The Gareth Jenkins Prize £4,000. Each of the five finalists receives £500.
The date and closing date for entries for the 2027 competition will be announced soon.
The Maidment Building
The award-winning Maidment Building is a purpose-built music school, opened by the Prince of Wales in 2001, and is ideally suited to concerts and the Gregynog Young Musician competition.
The Maidment Building has acoustic wall panels in the main auditorium, which provide maximum flexibility in terms of sound, making the hall suitable for the spoken word and all forms of music. The building has numerous teaching rooms, most of which are equipped with pianos. There is also a state-of-the-art recording studio within the building.
Prize money
For the overall winner awarded the title "Young Musician of the Year" The Gareth Jenkins Prize
£4,000.00
Each of the five finalists will receive
£500.00
Young Accompanist winner will receive The Chairman's Trophy
and £200.00
Previous Winners
2005 Cai Isfryn (Trumpet)
2006 Helen Pugh (Piano)
2007 Glain Dafydd (Harp)
2008 Julia Hwang (Violin)
2009 Steffan Morris (Cello)
2010 Chloe-Angharad Bradshaw (Flute)
2011 Andrews Reynish (Cello)
2012 Tom Blomfield (Oboe)
2013 Charlie Lovell Jones (Violin)
2014 Juliana Myslov (Harp)
2015 Sheku Kanneh-Mason (Cello)
2016 Kirsty Chaplin (Piano)
2017 Nikita Burzanitsa (Piano)
2018 Willard Carter (Cello)
2019 Ellis Thomas (Piano)
2020 Sofia Matvienko (Flute)
2021 Oliver Simpson (Cello)
2022 Firoze Madon (Piano)
2023 Ivan Cherednichenko (Cello)
2024 Joel Madalinski-Artur (Piano)
2025 Mayuchi Ono (Cello)
2026 To be announced shortly
"I can honestly say that I thoroughly enjoyed the competition and must say that the atmosphere, location and feedback were among the best I have ever experienced."
Ben Goldscheider
(Finalist of the 2015 Competition)
Overall Winner of the 2025 Competition
Mayuchi Ono - Cello
"Participating in the Gregynog Young Musician Competition was a truly memorable experience. The warm and welcoming atmosphere made it easy to forget the competitive nature of the event and simply focus on the joy of sharing music with the audience."
