Davison Young Musician Foundation: Recital Award Winners' Concert

Wednesday 20 November 2024, 7.30pm
The New Space, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TZ
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Free entry, registration recommended.

Join us at The New Space for an evening of wonderful music from the winners of the DYMF Recital Award competition.

Programme:

7:30 - 8:15 pm: George Lawson (violin), Recital Merit Award 
- Brahms' Violin Sonata No. 2
- Beethoven's Romance in F Major

8:15 - 8:30 pm: Interval

8:30 - 9:15 pm: María Del Mar Umbert Kimura (piano), Recital Award
- Aiguablava (Alicia de Larrocha)
- 5 Danzas Gitanas (Joaquín Turina)
- El amor y la muerte - from Goyescas (Enrique Granados)
- Invitación (Alicia de Larrocha)

 

For the second time, New College has collaborated with the Davison Young Musician Foundation (DYMF) to provide Recital Awards to students studying at the University of Oxford. Students were invited to audition by the Faculty of Music in collaboration with New College. On Monday 28th October, the selected students auditioned for the opportunity to be selected for a recital award - a monetary award and the opportunity to perform a recital at The New Space. 

The DYMF adjudicating panel made the rare decision to award two Recital Prizes, as the standard of auditionees was extremely high. 

The first place Recital Award was awarded to Maria del Mar Umbert Kimura, who has recently completed an MSt in Music Performance at Somerville College. Mar has performed with leading ensembles such as the Oxford University Orchestra, Oxford University Sinfonietta, orchestra VOX, Ensemble Isis, Somerville College Choir, Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Opus 48 Choir, and Komuna Collective. Mar was awarded the Margaret Irene Seymour Music Award as an undergraduate, as well as a substantial music scholarship towards her MSt, and the Archibald Jackson Prize for high performance in her master's degree.

The second place Recital Merit Award was awarded to George Lawson, a violinist in his third year reading Music at New College. He is currently co-leader of the Oxford University Orchestra, is part of the mentorship scheme at the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, and has performed as a member of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra as an orchestral apprentice. He was also most recently a member of the National Youth Orchestra of the U.S. on its European tour to Amsterdam (Concertgebouw), Berlin (Konzerthaus), Ravello, and the Lucerne Summer Festival (KKL) under the direction of Daniel Harding. During his time at Oxford, George has also founded the Lawson quartet and performed as part of the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.