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Classical/Contemporary:
17 - 18 age range (shortlist)
Listen to the winning entries below.
Category shortlists
Listen to the winning entries.
Classical/Contemporary (17 - 18)
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Winner: Thomas Chevis (18)
Enclos'd in cinders
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Elspeth Lewis-Taylor (18)
The Chase
Oliver Dukes (17)
String Quartet
Runner-up: Maya Kashif (17)
Scherzo for the Kalderash
Xiaotian Shi (17)
Within the Pure World
Laurence Tompkins (18)
Oryctolagus Cuniculus
Steven Troughton (18)
Archways
A-list judges
The result of the online voting in the Classical/Contemporary (17-18) category will carry the same weight as one of these star judges:
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| Steve Reich “America’s greatest living composer” |
Karl Jenkins Acclaimed composer |
Leonard Slatkin Legendary conductor |
Esa-Pekka Salonen LA Philharmonic conductor |
Simon Bates Classic FM presenter |
Michael Torke Renowned composer |








