| De Gruchy-Lambert wins BBC Young Musician brass final | September 22, 2004  |
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ITG member Daniel de Gruchy-Lambert has won the 2004 Brass Final of the BBC's "Young Musician of the Year" competition at the age of 15. The final took place at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, where Daniel performed Incantation from Two Portraits by Joseph Turrin, Salm'O Dewi Sant by Karl Jenkins and Slavonic Fantasy by Carl Hohne. As a result Daniel had the privilege of performing the Arutunian Concerto at the Grand Final in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, on BBC2 television with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov. Daniel was rewarded with a £2000 cash prize and a Tuesday Lunchtime Recital in London's Wigmore Hall on 21st December 2004. De Gruchy-Lambert now studies with James Watson, Head of Brass at the Royal Academy of Music, London, to which he has been travelling every fortnight while continuing his school work in Wales. Daniel is currently a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales and of National Youth Symphonic Brass Wales. Future concert engagements include a spot as soloist at the Royal Albert Hall in London on October 2nd 2004 for the "Festival for Massed Welsh Male Voice Choirs"; performing a concerto with the National Youth Orchestra of Wales in March 4th 2005 in Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, Wales; and concert engagements in the Channel Islands in 2005 with his recorder/flautist sister Aimee. As well as classical music, his musical tastes range from jazz (with Miles Davies getting a strong mention) to hip hop. He loves to dabble in composition and improvisation and, when he has the time, to busk. From September this year Daniel will be a DFES scholar at the Purcell School of Music, London whilst continuing his studies with James Watson. The next BBC Young Musician of the Year competition takes place in 2006, with details and entry form available on the website from January 2005. Websites:
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