Music
7th Annual Pettman/ROSL ARTS Scholarship Winners Announced
The winner of the 7th Annual Pettman/ROSL ARTS International Scholarship is:
Rothko Quartet
THE SCHOLARSHIP
· Total value in excess of $50,000
· Return flights from New Zealand to London
· Accommodation and hospitality for four weeks in the UK
· Cash award of $1000 each
· Concerts in London ROSL, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St. James’s Piccadilly, and Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
· Consultation lessons with prominent UK based teachers and visits to major UK conservatoires
· Participation in International Summer schools and masterclasses.
· Tickets for cultural events including BBC Proms, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Edinburgh Festival
The Quartet was selected from 8 different ensembles nominated by the Universities of Auckland, Canterbury, Christchurch, Victoria, Wellington, and Waikato, Hamilton at auditions held 19 - 21 November at the Academy of Performing Arts at the University of Waikato, Hamilton.
Three ensembles were selected for the Final Concert in the Dr John Gallagher Concert Chamber, Academy of Performing Arts Centre on Monday 21 November 2011: Estrella Quartet Somi Kim, Gemma Lee, Judy Lee, Cindy Tsao pianos (University of Auckland); Duo Vivo Santiago Canon-Valencia cello, Rafaella Garlick-Grice piano (University of Waikato, Hamilton); Sylventus Hugh Roberts flute, Todd Gibson-Cornish bassoon, Jeremy Woodside piano (University of Canterbury, Christchurch). The Final concert was recorded and will be broadcast on Radio New Zealand Concert.
The adjudicating panel was the PLANE NEARY RAHMAN TRIO: Robert Plane clarinet, Alice Neary cello and Sophia Rahman piano, Michael Houstoun piano, Roderick Lakin MBE, Director of Arts, Royal Over-Seas League and Rodney Slatford OBE former Head of Strings, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester (UK).
