Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra

Past Recipients of the APO Young Composers' Award

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2010 - Max Charles Davies

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2009 - Graham Ross

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2008 - Matthew Peterson

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2007 - Christina Athinodorou

The work of the composer-conductor Christina Athinodorou attracts the increasing attention of audiences described as “rich”, “intensively interpreted”, “engaging”. Her music has been performed by Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble Wien, Endymion, Ensemble, Jyväskylä Sinfonia Finlandia, Ensemble Sentieri Selvaggi, Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, St Albans SO/City of London Sinfonia, Duo Disecheis, Liquid Architecture Chamber Ensemble amongst others, in prestigious festivals, venues and concert series including: MITO Settembre Musica, Italia Classic-Wave Florence, Spaziomusica, Teatro Dal Verme (Italy), Labyrinthmaker Project (tour in twelve countries), Forfest (Czech Republic), Viitasaari Musiikin Aika, New Music Festival PeriFČRIA (Finland), Reading Concert Hall, Notting Hill MayFest, Dartington Hall (UK), Kanagawa Art Hall (Japan) and others.

Her distinctions include the Aristotle University Chamber Music Composition Prize and the Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra Young Composers’ Award which led to three commissions and concerts in the UK with the composer conducting. Christina is one of the invited conductors to participate in the Summer MasterCourse at the Herrenhaus-Edenkoben 2009 with Peter Eötvös and Zsolt Nagy supported by a grant from the Solti Foundation. Later this year and supported by the Dame Margaret Tuke Travel Bursday she will be serving as a Composer-in-Residence at the Visby International Centre for Composers in Sweden.

Born in Paphos, Cyprus 1981, Christina Athinodorou studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Conservatoire National Supèrieur de Musique et Danse de Lyon, France. She is currently working toward a doctoral degree at the Royal Holloway University of London where she also teaches composition.For more info: www.athinodorou.com

2006 - Fumiko Miyachi

Fumiko was the recipient of the 2005/06 Young Composer's Award; her Variations on the Theme of Purcell-Warlock Fantasia was premiered in January 2006 at the Reading Concert Hall.

Her music draws inspiration mainly from her multi-cultural background, Japanese and European which are seemingly at odds with each other. Her interest lies in searching for a marriage between the two cultures on levels of aesthetic, deeper musical understanding and meaning, always striving for clarity in her music. The Irish Times described her music as "...ethereal, meditative...and moving." (October 2003)

Her music has been performed and commissioned by musicians and performance groups worldwide, including The BBC Singers, Opera North, Lontano, de Ereprijs, Concorde and Decibel.

She has recently completed her DPhil at University of Sussex and is an SPNM shortlisted composer. For more information please visit www.fumikomiyachi.com.

2005 - Mark Westwood

Mark was the recipient of the Young Composers' Award in 2005 when APO commissioned an overture for their January concert. Mark's piece, Preluminance was a wonderful beginning to the concert.

2004 - Roger May

Roger was the first recipient of the Young Composers' Award in 2004 and composed his Concerto for Euphonium for APO and local euphonium player Chris Smith. He has already written many other works for other ensembles and for more information about Roger or his music then please visit his website at www.rogermay.co.uk.