Final Results 2024

Thanks to everyone who made the 2024 Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition such a success.

This year we had almost 100 competitors in Round One and we introduced a change to the format of the Semi Finals and Finals. For the Semi Finals we had the usual eight competitors in each section, selected by the judges. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners from each section were awarded their certificates at a ceremony in the Concert Hall at the end of the day on Saturday. The Finals were a significant departure from previous events in that only the 1st prize winners from each section competed for the Overall Prize and the Audience Prize. A brilliant young pianist, Xu Peng, was awarded the Overall Prize, while an engaging violinist Yixuan Ren won the Audience Prize.

If you weren’t able to join us for the Finals, you can see recordings of the winning performances here.

We are delighted to announce the full list of winners of the 2024 Competition:

— Overall winner —

Overall Winner

Xu Peng

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— Piano Section —

Winner

Xu Peng

2nd Prize

Jeremy Chan

3rd Prize

Chong Wang

Highly Commended

Leah Nicholson

Commended

Sawa Ward

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— Strings Section —

Winner

Yixuan Ren, Violin

2nd Prize

Takanori Okamoto, Violin

3rd Prize

Hyukjun Soh, Violin

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— Wind Section —

Winner

Maria Filippova, Flute

2nd Prize

Richard Scholfield, Saxophone

3rd Prize

Koeuke Shirai, Clarinet

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— Audience Prize Winner —

Audience Prize Winner

Yixuan Ren

Congratulations to all the winners and our heartfelt thanks to all our competitors!

We are really grateful to everyone who volunteered, hosted competitors and made donations to support the Competition, and those who came to hear this year’s inspiring competitors.

We look forward to upcoming performances by the 2024 Winners and to the next Competition in 2026.

Mary Anderson
Chair, Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition