Previous Winners

The Philharmonia Orchestra Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, administered by the Philharmonia Orchestra, has given invaluable support to countless young musicians since 1968. Usually over 60 Awards are made each year.

The general policy is to make awards purely on the combination of ability and need. Each year the fund receives hundreds of applications for assistance. Every application is carefully judged on its merits, whether for tuition – both abroad and in the UK – or general maintenance. For a young, gifted musician, these awards enable them to either continue or complete an essential period of study that, due to financial constraints, may otherwise be impossible. The culmination of the Fund’s commitment is to offer the opportunity of a recital at the Purcell Room at Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall, which for these talented performers is an inspiring occasion that marks a milestone in their careers.

The Fund benefits from the generous support of the following individual awards that continue to regularly contribute to the Philharmonia Orchestra Martin Musical Scholarship Fund:

Martin Musical Awards
£30,000 (various awards) offered to all applicants

The Sydney Perry Foundation Scholarships
£15,000 (various awards) for post-graduate study

The John E Mortimer Foundation Awards
£10,000 (various awards) offered to all applicants

The June Allison Award
£500 (single award) for an outstanding woodwind player. This award also includes a recital in the La Dolce Musica Series

The Emanuel Hurwitz Award
£500 (single award) for an outstanding UK violinist

The Reginald Conway Memorial Award
£500 (single award) for an outstanding string player

The Prince of Wales Award
£2,500 (single award) for an outstanding cellist

The Duchess of Cornwall Award
£2,500 (single award) for an outstanding harpist

The Friends of the Philharmonia Award
£1,000 (single award)

The Oliver Green Memorial Horn Award
£1,000 (single award) granted to an outstanding horn player, in commemoration of a young member of the Philharmonia Orchestra

Ensemble Award
£6,000 (single award) for an ensemble of 3-10 players 

In addition, the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund sponsors a number of pre-concert recitals in the main auditorium of Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall and full evening recitals in the Purcell Room at Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Previous winners

The list of award winners over the last few decades is very long, but notable winners include:

Piano: Barry Douglas, Freddy Kempf, Hamish Milne, Steven Osborne, Roger Vignoles, Ashley Wass, Alexander Karpeyev, Amandine Savary, Qian Wu, Evalina Puzaite, Mei Yi Foo, Alexander Grynyuk, James Willshire, John Pitts

Violin: Levon Chilingirian, Clio Gould, Maya Iwabuchi, Nigel Kennedy, So-Ock Kim, Tasmin Little, Nicola Loud, Anthony Marwood, Rafal Zambrzycki-Payne, Jennifer Pike, Alina Ibragimova, Min-Jin Kym

Viola: Scott Dickinson, Philip Dukes, Lawrence Power, Rachel Roberts

Cello: Thomas Carroll, Natalie Clein, David Cohen, Steven Isserlis, Guy Johnston, Julian Lloyd-Webber, Raphael Wallfisch, Jamie Walton, Brian O'Kane

Double Bass: Timothy Gibbs, Graham Mitchell

Flute: Owain Bailey, Emily Beynon, Karen Jones

Oboe: Nicholas Daniel, Owen Dennis, Nicholas Harcourt-Smith

Clarinet: David Campbell, Michael Collins, Joy Farrall, Michael Whight, Mark van de Wiel

Bassoon: Sarah Andrew, Rachel Gough

Horn: Claire Briggs, Richard Watkins

Trumpet: Alison Balsom, Melanie McLoughlin

Trombone: Byron Fulcher, Robert Goodhew

Percussion: Daniel Greeson, Matthew Perry

Chamber Music: Lindsay Quartet, Fitzwilliam Quartet, Sitkovetsky Piano Trio, Dali Piano Trio, St James Wind Quintet