Hans and Mary Romney Winners' Concert - 7.30pm Saturday 21 November
Join us at Mayfield School for a special concert to hear the eight brilliant prize-winners from the 2026 Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition. You may remember the wonderful performances of 16-27 year old young musicians at the Competition which took place at Mayfield School in early May this year, as part of the Mayfield Festival.
This year’s Winners’ Concert is named in memory of Hans and Mary Romney, who founded the Competition, and is generously sponsored by their family. TWIMC alumnus and saxophonist Richard Scholfield has been invited to curate the concert, bringing the 2026 prize-winners back to Mayfield to perform together.
The prize-winners will perform music by Bach, Beethoven, Dvořák, Saint-Saëns, Mel Bonis, Louise Farrenc and Caroline Shaw, including new arrangements by Richard. The concert will culminate with Naoe Sasaki, TWIMC 2026 Overall Winner, performing Bach’s Keyboard Concerto in D Major, BWV 1054, accompanied by a chamber ensemble of his fellow prize-winners.
It promises to be a great celebration of the musicians who made TWIMC 2026 such a memorable Competition, giving them the opportunity to return to Mayfield and collaborate to create wonderful music for us.
Venue: Concert Hall, Mayfield School
Tickets: £30 | Under 26s and school staff FREE
And don't miss these opportunities to hear our three First Prize Winners give their Prize Recitals in London:
Samantha Rowe (flute) - lunchtime recital - St James's Piccadilly
Samantha Rowe, flautist, who won First Wind Prize in the 2026 Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition, will perform with Jonathan Musgrave, pianist, at St James's Piccadilly, London.
Monday 9 November, 1.10pm-2pm
Free entry
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Naoe Sasaki (piano) - lunchtime recital - St James's Piccadilly
Naoe Sasaki, pianist, who was the Hans and Mary Romney Overall Prize Winner and First Piano Prize winner in the 2026 Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition, will perform in St James's Piccadilly, London.
Monday 23 November, 1.10pm-2pm
Free entry
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Wojciech Prazuch (cello) - lunchtime recital - St James's Piccadilly
Wojciech Prazuch, cellist, who was the First Strings Prize Winner at the 2026 Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition, will perform in St James's Piccadilly, London.
Friday 27 November, 1.10pm-2pm
Free entry
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