LEWIS MEMORIAL PRIZE COMPETITION 2024

The Lewis Memorial Prize Competition was established by the Musica Britannica Trust in 1986 in memory of the first General Editor and Chairman of Musica Britannica, Sir Anthony Lewis. The competition now commemorates the lives of both Sir Anthony and Lesley, Lady Lewis, who supported it for many years. Held annually, the competition is for singers, keyboard players, or consorts.

The 2024 competition was for singers and was held on Tuesday 2 April at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

We are delighted to announce that First Prize in the competition was awarded to:

Daniel Vening (Royal Academy of Music)

Daniel receives £2,000 and three Musica Britannica volumes of his choice.

The panel awarded joint Second Prize to:

Sebastian Hill (Guildhall School of Music and Drama)

and

Daniel Marles (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire)

Sebastian and Daniel each receive £1,000 and three Musica Britannica volumes of their choice.

The panel awarded the Accompanist's Prize to:

Daniel Silcock (Royal Academy of Music)

Daniel receives £750 and three Musica Britannica volumes of his choice.

We also offer our congratulations to the other finalists:

Hugo Brady (Royal College of Music)

Edward Beswick (University of Oxford)

Ava Lewis (University of Leeds)

The judges were Dame Felicity Lott, Professor Rebecca Herissone, Professor Peter Holman and Professor Jonathan Wainwright.

An announcement giving details of the 2025 competition will be placed on this page in early summer 2024.