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The Gold Medal 2020

Guildhall's most prestigious prize for musicians

,Barbican Hall
Samantha Clarke, 2019 Gold Medal winner, receiving applause

We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled.

Instrumentalists from Guildhall School of Music & Drama compete for the School’s most prestigious music prize, performing concertos with Guildhall Symphony Orchestra.

The Gold Medal was endowed by Sir H. Dixon Kimber in 1915 and since the 1950s it has been open to singers and instrumentalists in alternate years. In 2020 it’s the turn of instrumentalists, who will perform concertos with Guildhall Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Leaper.

Previous winners of the Gold Medal include Jacqueline du Pré (1960), Tasmin Little (1986), Sir Bryn Terfel (1989) and, most recently, soprano Samantha Clarke (2019, pictured).

Programme:

Soohong Park piano
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 18

Ben Tarlton cello
Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85

Ke Ma piano
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 in B-flat minor, Op 23

Tagged with: Classical music Guildhall School

Finalists

  • Soohong Park   piano
  • Ben Tarlton   cello
  • Ke Ma   piano
  • Adrian Leaper   conductor
  • Guildhall Symphony Orchestra  

Jury

  • Jonathan Vaughan   Vice-Principal & Director of Music
  • Adrian Leaper   Conductor
  • Emma Bloxham   Editor, BBC Radio 3
  • Huw Humphreys   Head of Music, Barbican Centre
  • Nicholas Mathias   Director, IMG Artists

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