This page was updated on 5 March 2010
The Handel Singing Competition 2010
Wonderful performances at St George's Hanover Square
produced a very exciting Final.
Results of the Final
Thursday 4 March 2010
St George's Hanover Square - 7pm
Winner of the Adair Prize
Sophie Junker soprano
Winner of the Michael Oliver Prize
Christopher Lowrey countertenor
Winner of the Audience Prize
Katie Bray mezzo-soprano
Finalists
Elinor Rolfe Johnson soprano
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli soprano
Sarah Power soprano
To download the programme click here
Highlights from the Final will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3's Early Music Show
on April 25th at 1pm.
Information about next year's HSC will be posted to the website in the autumn.
Catherine Hodgson
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Adjudicators for HSC 2010
Ian Partridge (Chairman), Michael Chance, Catherine Denley,
Michael George, Patrizia Kwella and David Vickers.
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Dates for HSC 2010
First Round
16, 17, 18, 19 February 2010 from 10.00am
Craxton Studios, 14 Kidderpore Avenue, London, NW3 7SU
This round is not open to the public.
Click here for map
Craxton Studios - 14 Kidderpore Avenue, NW3 7SU
Bus from Portman Street, just off Oxford Street - 82/13/113
Get off at Burrard Road, near junction with top of Fortune Green Road. You will have passed Finchley Road underground station and Camden Arts Centre Craxton Studios is next to St Luke's Church and at the top end of Kidderpore Avenue where it joins Platts Lane.
The LHS does not organise rehearsals or rehearsal space for this Round before the day of the Round. Singers need to discuss rehearsals with their accompanists.
Semi-Final
Wednesday 24 February 6.15pm (please note change of time)
St George's Church, Hanover Square
This round is open to the public.
The LHS does not organise rehearsals or rehearsal space for this Round before the day of the Round. Singers need to discuss rehearsals with their accompanists.
Final
Thursday 4 March 7pm
St George's Church, Hanover Square
The final is open to the public.
Rehearsal for the Final will be on 3 March - venue to be confirmed.
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Deadline for entry:
Friday 8 January 2010
Entries to be emailed if possible
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Accommodation
Unfortunately the LHS is not able to organise accommodation for singers coming from abroad.
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First Prize: £3000 - Adair Prize
Second prize: £1500 - Michael Oliver Prize
and a performance in the London Handel Festival 2011 for both.
Audience Prize: £250 - donated by Michael Normington
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Handel Singing Competition Information
(PDF 799kb)
Handel Singing Competition 2010 Application Form
(45kb Word document)
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Official accompanists for HSC 2010
Briget Cunningham
Erik Dippenaar
Asako Ogawa
Julian Perkins
Anna Tilbrook
Accompanists will be allocated to singers by the organisers
and a schedule will be sent round to all those taking part in the Competition.
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Bursary towards travel costs
There is a small travel bursary available to singers who get through to the
Semi-Final of the Handel Singing Competition 2010.
This applies to singers living outside the United Kingdom only.
The maximum bursary is £250 and there will be 6 available this year.
For more information please contact Catherine Hodgson.
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Please return the application form, with enclosures, to:
Catherine Hodgson
London Handel Society
Horton House
8 Ditton Street
Ilminster
Somerset
TA19 0BQ
Tel/Fax: 01...
Click here to email
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Results of the HSC 2009
First Prize - The Adair Prize
Ruby Hughes soprano
Second Prize - The Michael Oliver Prize
Anna Huntley mezzo-soprano
Finalists' Prizes
David Allsopp counter-tenor
Gary Crichlow counter-tenor
Luanda Siqueira soprano
Audience Prize - donated by Michael Normington
Ruby Hughes soprano
Members of the London Handel Orchestra accompanied the singers,
directed from the harpsichord by Laurence Cummings. |
Results of the Final of the HSC 2008
First Prize - Adair Prize
Erica Eloff - soprano
Second Prize - Michael Oliver Prize
Rhona McKail - soprano
Audience Prize - donated by Michael Normington
Clara Mouriz - mezzo-soprano
Finalists' Prizes
Lisandro Abadie - bass
Clara Mouriz - mezzo-soprano
Greg Tassell - tenor
Accompanist's Prize - Erik Dippenaar
The Times review - 7 April 2008
Seen & Heard review of HSC 2008 Final
Derek Welton's view on winning the HSC 2007
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The Handel Singing Competition was inaugurated in 2002 to celebrate the
25th Anniversary of the London Handel Festival. This annual competition is for young professional singers aged between 23 and 34.
The Society has always helped talented young singers by giving them performing opportunities throughout the thirty year history of the Festival. Many have gone on to very successful careers – Thomas Allen, Ian Partridge, Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, and Emma Kirkby to name but a few. |