Queenswood Musician of the Year 2025: The Results
Friday 7 March 2025
The final of the Queenswood Musician of the Year competition, held in the Ernest Read Hall on Thursday 6 March, was a glorious celebration of the many diverse talents of our instrumentalists and soloists.
24 finalists performed on the night - a record in the history of the competition. Prizes were awarded for the best vocalists and instrumentalists in both the Lower and Upper School, as well as to the two overall winners.
Congratulations to all the finalists, and especially to the prizewinners:
| MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: INSTRUMENTAL | |
| Overall and Upper School WinnerOOO | Melania de M (Year 11) |
| Lower School WinnerOOO | Maya L (Year 8) |
| Highly Commended Upper SchoolOOO | Camilla T (Year 11) |
| Commended Upper SchoolOOO | Elly K (Year 12) |
| Highly Commended Lower SchoolOOO | Rachel F (Year 8) |
| Commended Lower SchoolOOO | Lilia C (Year 7) |
| MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: INSTRUMENTAL | |
| Overall and Upper School WinnerOOO | Kalli Z (Year 11) |
| Lower School WinnerOOO | Cicely R (Year 7) |
| Upper School Highly Commended | Christina W (Year 11) |
| Upper School CommendedOOO | Annabelle R (Year 10) |
| Lower School Highly CommendedOOO | Emily L (Year 8) |
Video excerpts from the concert will be available to view soon – watch this space!
Our adjudicator was Dave Land. Dave is an accomplished trumpet and cornet player with over 35 years of experience, performing worldwide with leading Pop and Motown artists and contributing to more than 170 albums, including numerous Gold, Silver, and Platinum recordings. A former solo trumpeter for the Band of HM Coldstream Guards, he has also had a prolific career in London’s West End, most notably spending 16 years with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express, while continuing to record, tour, and support emerging artists globally.