Laureate
Advaith Jagannath
United Kingdom
The only formal musical education I had was my GCSE in music at my secondary school. However I've been apart of a few different competitions over the years. I won 3rd place in the Surrey Hills Young Composer Competition in 2022 for a short piano trio I wrote. In 2023, I was one of the winners of the ORA Singers Young Composers' Competition and as a part of the programme, I had to write a choral work that was performed by the ORA Singers in the Three Choirs Festival in Gloucester cathedral. Recently, I was one of the winners of the BBC Young Composers' Competition. As a part of programme, I have been commissioned to write a piece of music for the BBC concert orchestra - which will be played later this year.
Latest Recognition
- 1st Prize with Special Mention
Composition
Classical Music Stars — 2/2024
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Classical Music Stars — 2/2024
Composition
Suite of Paintings (for orchestra):
This short suite of three movements were inspired by three famous paintings, each of them corresponding to their respective movement. Saturn Devouring his Son by Francisco Goya was the inspiration for the first movement, which explores the contrast between the innocence of the son and the brutality of the monster. Starry Night Over the Rhône by Vincent van Gogh inspired the second movement, which features a peaceful opening and includes metallic percussion instruments to give it a shimmering quality. The Face of War by Salvador Dalí inspired the final movement. The movement is short, energetic and aims to portray the fearful, macabre expression of the face in the painting.
- 1st Prize with Special Mention
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