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The James Mottram concludes

Competitions

Winners announced at the RNCM in Manchester

Amid growing infection worries in the United Kingdom, the James Mottram International Piano Competition of the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester has concluded with an excellent performance. Winner of the biennial Competition was Elia Cecino (21) of Italy, a student of Eliso Virsaladze and winner of multiple national and international competitions. Henry Cash (UK) and Giulia Contaldo followed with the second and third prizes.

 

 

Winners and Jury of the James Mottram International Piano Competition

Finals with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Winners: 

1st Prize:  Elia Cecino (Italy)

2nd Prize: Henry Cash (UK)

3rd Prize: Giulia Contaldo (Italy)

 

Jury: Carlo Guaitoli, Piers Lane, Alexey Lebedev, Piotr Paleczny, Niklas Pokki, Graham Scott, Uta Weyand

Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/ Joshua Weilerstein, Conductor

 

The RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition was inaugurated in 2008 thanks to a generous bequest from the late James Mottram. James Mottram was born in March 1930 in Stockport, Cheshire and studied Psychology at the University of Oxford. In 1961, he took up the post of lecturer in the School of Politics and Contemporary History at Salford University, before taking early retirement in 1982.

James Mottram was a keen piano enthusiast, and particularly enjoyed the works of Scarlatti, Chopin and Debussy. It was his lifetime ambition to see an international piano competition staged in Manchester to celebrate the music of his favourite composers, and to provide a platform for the next generation of talented pianists.