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2025 festival: 26 May - 1 June, St Thomas Church, Lymington.

This prestigious award of £3000, generously spons

This prestigious award of £3000, generously sponsored by Neil Lawson-May (left), is now in its fifth year and has already attracted over a thousand entries from all over the world. The award is open to composers of all ages and nationalities.

The 2025 competition is now receiving entries. The work must be a ballade for solo piano between 6 and 12 minutes in length.

The world premiere will be given at the 2025 Solent Music Festival and must not have been previously performed in public or recorded for public distribution.

Please send scores as a PDF file, ideally with an attached audio file or a link to one, to Sophia (lawsonmayaward@gmail.com). The deadline is 16th January, 2025 and results will be announced on 1st March, 2025

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Don't miss our final concert today with Sam Jewiso

Don't miss our final concert today with Sam Jewison! @samjewison

Our wonderful 'Brahms 3 Ways' team! @semenenkoalek

Our wonderful 'Brahms 3 Ways' team! @semenenkoaleksey @sarah_williamson_clarinet Andrew Skidmore and @samhaywoodmusic with Festival Director Sophia Pagoni

Our gorgeous Steinway Model D arriving on Tuesday.

Our gorgeous Steinway Model D arriving on Tuesday. Thanks so much to Steve from A2B Pianos for transporting the instrument from Herefordshire for the past 12 years. Photo: Julia Sargent

The incredible Ukrainian violinist @semenenkoaleks

The incredible Ukrainian violinist @semenenkoaleksey having performed Brahms' third sonata for piano and violin. You can hear him and Sam Haywood again tonight with Schubert's Fantasy in C major.

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