CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER 2026
Please send a pdf copy of all the music to be performed by FRIDAY 8 JANUARY.
Venue: Elder Concert Hall, Bryanston School
Provisional timings of classes: *
0900 – 1000 Elementary – grade 1
0930 – 1030 Grade 7
1015 – 1130 Grades 2 – 3
1100 – 1230 Grade 8
1200 – 1300 Grade 4
1400 – 1600 Grades 5 – 6
1400 – 1800 Trinity Laban Award
*Please note these timings may need to change depending on number of applicants per class.
Adjudicators:
Nic Pendlebury (Head of Strings, Trinity Laban, London),
Clare Rowntree (Head of Music and Performing Arts, Wells Cathedral Prep School)
Applications from previous winners of grades 7 and 8 classes will only be accepted if entered into the Trinity Laban String Award class. Please also note that applications from previous winners of the Trinity Laban String Award cannot be accepted.
Elementary – Grade 1 (£12 + VAT)
2 mins max. One piece of elementary standard ie grade 1.
Prize: £10 voucher
Grades 2-3 (£12 + VAT)
4 mins max. One piece of grade 2 or 3 standard.
Prize: £10 voucher
Grade 4 (£12 + VAT)
5 mins max. One piece of grade 4 standard.
Prize: £10 voucher
Grades 5-6 (£14 + VAT)
6 mins max. One piece of grade 5 or 6 standard.
Prize: £15 voucher
Grades 7 (£14 + VAT)
7 mins max. One piece of grade 7 standard.
Prize: £15 voucher
Grades 8 (£14 + VAT)
10 mins max. One or two pieces of grade 8 standard.
Prize: £15 voucher
Trinity Laban String Award (£20 + VAT)
15 mins max. Two or three pieces of contrasting style and period of advanced standard ie above grade 8. We strongly recommend you bring your own accompanist. The prize for this class will include the opportunity to experience a bespoke day as a student at Trinity Laban. In addition, there is the opportunity for the winner of this award to play a solo with string orchestra at the Trinity Laban String Day at Bryanston which usually takes place in November.
Monetary award: £50 voucher
