WMA Soloist Prize 2026

Sat 28 Feb 2026
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Burntwood School, Burntwood Lane, SW17 0AQ

 Wandsworth Music Academy Soloist Prize 2026

Congratulations to the finalists;

Junior Category – Jonas Xie, Dexter Carey-Temperton, Felicity Rollings, Benjamin Mason and Anna Zhu

Senior Category –  Candace Torres, Amy Ilmane, Chloe Louet, Emily Blender and Clementine Kirk

The Soloist Prize Final Concert

Burntwood School, Saturday 28^th February 2026, 12pm-2pm

10 chosen finalists will play to a WMA audience of family, friends and esteemed individuals in the Soloists Prize Final at Burntwood School on Saturday 28^th of February, 12.00pm-2pm.

Finalists in the Junior category are asked to play two contrasting pieces, no longer than 5 minutes stage time. Finalists in the Senior Category can play a programme of their own choice of up to 10 minutes. We ask finalists to think about the performance as a whole. This includes thinking about presentation, and engaging with the audience. Examples of this could be introducing your pieces, bowing at the beginning and end of pieces.

There will be two winners, one from each category, each awarded a Trophy and a £50 prize voucher to put towards their musical studies. The finalists will also each be invited to perform in future external concert opportunities with Wandsworth Music, the Kensington and Chelsea Music Society and St Luke’s Battersea.

The performances will be judged by a panel of guest judges (to be announced in due course).

An accompanist will be booked for the finalists and will be available for a short rehearsal from 10am on the day of the concert. Parents and finalists can choose to bring their own accompanist should they wish.

We very much look forward to hearing from you and would like to encourage your child to apply to compete and showcase their skills, in what promises to be a very rewarding and exciting event!

With best wishes,

The Wandsworth Music Team