The Inaugural Eastbourne International Singing Competition

Winners

Finalist

Felix Gygli

"The whole experience was super nice and by far one of the best run competitions I’ve ever been a part of. I really hope you will be running this for a very long time - the UK needs more opportunities like this, especially at the moment. I have told all my friends to apply for next year!" 

Finalist

Emyr Lloyd Jones

"Thank you very much for everything this weekend. It was an amazing and pleasant experience to come and compete in your excellent competition. Brendan and all the team were brilliant and kind all weekend long, I’ll never forget the experience" 

Finalist

Shafali Jalota

"I had a wonderful experience at the competition and would like to thank you for making it happen. If there's anything I can do to help it grow, please let me know." 

Finalist

Felicitas Wrede

"Thank you very much for creating this great opportunity in Eastbourne.

It was a great pleasure to perform at the competition and I wish you all the best for the future. 

The organisation was one of the best and friendliest I have ever encountered in a competition."

Finalist

Annabel Kennedy


Finalist

Samuel Stopford

The Nicholas Partridge Award for Outstanding Creativity: 

Zheng Jiang - counter-tenor

"I feel very honored to have been given this privilege and I would like to thank you again for your support and help, it means a lot to me!" 







Accompanist's Prize: Daniel Silcock 


"It was honestly such a pleasure to participate in this year’s competition, and sincere thanks for all the incredibly hard work which went into all the logistics and making sure everything ran so smoothly. 

Thanks, too for including an accompanist's prize! It’s really appreciated to be thought of and recognised at competitions like this, and it was a honour to receive the prize with all the fantastic playing which went on on the afternoon."


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