New College Violinist George Lawson wins Merit at the Davison Young Musicians Award

The Recital Merit Award was given to George Lawson, a violinist in his final year studying Music at New College. The recital for the two finalists will take place at The New Space on Wednesday 20 November 2024 at 7.30 pm. Entry is free and tickets can be reserved here. 

The Davison Young Musicians Award was established in March 2021 by Tom and Peter Davison, to provide opportunity for aspiring young musicians to showcase their talent and win an award to assist them with their studies in music.

For the second time, New College has collaborated with the Davison Young Musician Foundation (DYMF) to provide Recital Awards to students studying at the University of Oxford. Students were invited to audition by the Faculty of Music in collaboration with New College. On Monday 28th October, the selected students auditioned for the opportunity to perform a recital at The New Space and receive a monetary award.

The DYMF adjudicating panel made the rare decision to award two Recital Prizes, as the standard of auditionees was extremely high. The first place Recital Award was awarded to Maria del Mar Umbert Kimura, who has recently completed an MSt in Music Performance at Somerville College. The second place Recital Merit Award was awarded to George Lawson.