2025 Festival Class Winners
Congratulations to all the performers who have won their class in this year’s festival.
Entries in italics were awarded an “outstanding” grade.
6th November – Vocal
Vocal Duet – under 13yrs (B47): Lucy Anderson and Freddie Male
Vocal Duet – under 19yrs (B48): Ellie Grant and Megan Saffrett
Vocal Ensemble – under 19yrs (B50): Arthur Banks, Polly Banks, Sadie Banks and Lyra Worrall (The Beecham Cup)
Pop/Jazz –11 to 13yrs (B29): Niall Rina
Musical (after 1970) – under 16yrs (B26): Grace Hardicre
7th November – Piano
Piano – preliminary (C19): Harry Chen
Piano – primary (C20): Freya Zhang (The Kathleen Grainger Cup)
Piano – beginners – under 8yrs (C6): Georgia Liu
Sonata – under 19yrs (C28): Nicholas Yang (The Hilda Spencer Cup)
Jazz/Pop – junior (C52): Ethan Wong
Jazz/Pop – intermediate (C53): Alvin Crova
Jazz/Pop – advanced (C54): Yash Saran
Piano – Challenge – under 17yrs (C34): Sergey Druzhinin (The Woking Opinion Cup)
Piano Recital – open (C40): Jeanne Kalorkoti (The Cavenham Cup)
Chopin – open (C50): Sophie Hill (The Laredo Trophy)
8th November – Piano
Piano – Grade 3 (C13): Hiu Yu Tiu
Piano – Grade 4 (C14): Teo Palladino
Piano – intermediate (C22): Cecilia Jiang (The Cheung Cup)
Piano – Grade 5 (C15): Aarika Roy
Piano – Challenge – under 14yrs (C33): Enning Zhu (The Barber Cup)
Christmas Class – any age (C56): Leah Yan
Piano – senior (C24): Hikaru Nito (The Olive Croft Memorial Trophy)
11th November – Choral
School Choirs – under 9yrs (A2): West Byfleet Junior School Lower School Choir (The Keswick Cup)
School Choirs – under 17yrs (A6): Cranmore Senior Chamber Choir (The Page Cup)
School Choirs – under 11yrs (A3): St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School (The Millennium Shield)
School Choirs – under 13yrs (A4): Bishopsgate School Senior Choir and Bishopsgate School Chamber Choir (The Oakfield Shield)
School Choirs – under 15yrs (A5): Farnborough Hill Junior Choir (The Swallow Shield)
Men’s Choirs – open (A16): The Downsmen (The Radbone Cup)
Barbershop Choirs (A18): The Downsmen (The Merrow Chimes Shield)
Barbershop Quartet (A19): Great Scott!
12th November – Instrumental
Percussion – solo/multiple – senior (D53): Beatrice Tsang (tuned) and Shay Brighouse (untuned)
Chamber Ensembles – under 20yrs (D96): St Catherine’s Martinu Quartet (The Balfour Cup)
Chamber Ensembles – any age (D98): Br4ss
Strings – senior (D13): Sophie Hill (The Readings Cup)
Orchestras/Bands from other organisations – open (D106): XY Strings
Brass – advanced (D35): Edward Newton
Brass – senior (D36): Horatio Mackie (The Rotan Cup)
13th November – Instrumental
Guitar – junior (D47): Logan Miles
Guitar – intermediate (D48): Harry Eccles
Composition – under 11yrs (D67): Annie Male
Composition – under 13yrs (D68): Noah Davey and Freddie Male
Guitar – advanced (D49): Rithi Naren (acoustic) and Shay Brighouse (electric)
Strings – junior (D10): Chloe Chen (The Hewlins Cup)
Strings – primary (D9): Darwin Cheng
Woodwind/Brass Recital – under 14yrs (D38): Emily Huang and Jonas Huirong Xie
Woodwind – senior (D30): Sophie Haywood and Emily Huang (The Unwin Cup)
14th November – Vocal
Musical (before 1970) – under 10yrs (B19): Emilia Moss
Musical (before 1970) – under 13yrs (B20): Tom Watson
Musical (before 1970) – under 16yrs (B21): Emelie Zeitlin and Evangeline Cotton
Musical (after 1970) – under 10yrs (B24): Yohanna Raal Nunes and Neve George
Folk Song – 19yrs and over (B12): Charlotte Nicholas (The Newman Cup)
Musical (before 1970) – under 19yrs (B22): Sophie Haywood
Musical (before 1970) – 19yrs and over (B23): Chloe Ayres
Oratorio – 19yrs and over (B44): Charlotte Nicholas (The Timbury Cup)
Musical (after 1970) – under 13yrs (B25): Scarlett Von Strohe Grech (The Nancy Leigh Cup)
Pop/Jazz – 19yrs and over (B32): Chloe Ayres
16th November – Speech and Drama
Poetry Reading – Under 13yrs (S11): Neve George
Prose Reading – Under 10yrs (S14): Neve George (The Boroughs Cup)
Prose Reading – 10-12yrs (S15): Serenna Pettifor
Public Speaking – 9-11yrs (S29): Neve George
Verse Speaking – 9yrs (S4(ii)): Daisy Price
Verse Speaking – 9yrs (S4(i)): Lexi Eliza Kattapuram (The Othon Polak Cup)
Verse Speaking – 7yrs (S2): Zoe Bryan
Verse Speaking – 8yrs (S3): Isabella Clarkson
Groups – Improvisation Group – 14-17yrs (S75): Lilah Daykin, Ben Hodges, Sofia McLaughlin, Ansh Parate, Fleur Rogers and Minnie Taylor
Solo Acting – 10-11yrs (S21(iii)): Alayna Karim
Verse Speaking – 10-11yrs (S5(i)): Lyra de Courcy Arora
17th November – Piano
Piano – Grade 2 (C12): Harry Leach
Piano – junior (C21): Enzo Lo (The Meredith Cup)
Piano – Challenge – under 11yrs (C32): Joy Liu (The Lomax Cup)
Sonatina – under 14yrs (C25): Emily Huang (The Peter Newman Cup)
Bach – under 13yrs (C47): Gabriel Balasubramanian-Basu (The Oliver Atkins Cup)
Bach – under 17yrs (C48): Yunyin Fang (The Ena Margaret Churchill Cup)
Modern – under 17yrs (C30): Leah Yan
Piano – Challenge – under 20yrs (C35): Miya Sato Wilson (The Fedder Cup)
French Class – advanced (C45): Yash Saran
19th November – Piano
Piano – Grade 1 (C11): Mai Shibata
Piano – Grade 7 (C17): Henry McGray
Bach – open (C49): Tsz Yuen (Jason) Fan (The Surrey Music Store Trophy)
Piano Recital – under 14yrs (C37): Youer Chen (The Buzzard Cup)
Piano Recital – under 18yrs (C38): Anxo Garcia (The Penny Bazire Memorial Cup)
Outstanding grades were also awarded to:
Piano Recital – under 18yrs (C38): Jerry Liu
Piano Recital – under 18yrs (C38): Yash Saran
20th November – Vocal
Boys and Girls – under 13yrs (B5): Zoya Topalova Ward (The Constance Shacklock Cup)
Boys and Girls – under 16yrs (B6): Yunyin Fang (The Mansfield Cup)
Junior Folk Song – under 16yrs (B10): Lilia Nigrelli (The Grace Wright Cup)
Junior Folk Song – under 10yrs (B8): Neve George
Junior Folk Song – under 13yrs (B9): Julian Wong
Chorister – Boys & Girls – under 10yrs (B13): Neve George
Chorister – Boys & Girls – under 13yrs (B14): Keira O’Sullivan
Christmas Song or Carol – under 10yrs (B16): Lyra Worrall
Christmas Song or Carol – under 13yrs (B17): Reese Harris and Polly Banks
Musical (after 1970) – under 19yrs (B27): Kate Brazendale
Musical (after 1970) – 19yrs and over (B28): Chloe Ayres (The Ryde Cup)
English Art Song – under 19yrs (B37): Sophie Haywood (The Borrell Cup)
Lied (B39): Yunyin Fang (The Gordon Maxwell Cup)
Opera – 19yrs and over (B42): Charlotte Nicholas
Solo – under 19yrs (B7): Yunyin Fang (The Hilliger Memorial Trophy)
21st November – Instrumental
Strings – intermediate (D11): Jolie Liu (The Acklima Cup)
Strings – intermediate (D11): Emily Huang (The Acklima Cup)
Harp – intermediate (D60): Jemima Sarkar
Strings – advanced (D12): Annabelle Wang (The Mora Ker Quaich)
Sonata for brass/wind instrument and piano – open (D37): Elizabeth Chwu (The Crane Cup)
String Recital – under 14yrs (D16): Anaiyah Kashim
Strings – unaccompanied Bach – open (D15): Hayley Huixi Xie
An outstanding grade was also awarded to:
Sonata for brass/wind instrument and piano – open (D37): Jonas Huirong Xie
22nd November – Piano
Piano – Grade 8 (C18): Adelynn Lee
Collaborative Piano – under 17yrs (C58): Lanson Tse
Piano Duet – under 12yrs (C62): Teo Palladino and Leo Price (The Allenby Silver Jubilee Cup)
Piano Duet – under 14yrs (C63): Hilson and Lanson Tse
Piano Duet – open (C66): Simon Phillips and Stephen Ridge (The Primo Secondo Award presented by Margaret Bolt)
Piano Duet – family under 16yrs (C68): Ines and Isabelle Wong (The Kirkman Cup)
Piano – Grade 6 (C16): Faith Yau
23rd November – Speech and Drama
Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – 8-11yrs (S35): Zoe Nicholas
Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 8-11yrs (S40): Matilda Davies
Duos – Musical Theatre Duet – 8-11yrs (S51): Matilda Davies, Shara Moore
Duos – Musical Theatre Duet – 12-17yrs (S52): Rose Clowes, Annabel Drummond (The Elizabeth Trophy)
Groups – Musical Theatre Group – under 8 (S70): Inner Ambition Rising Stars
Groups – Musical Theatre Group – 8-11yrs (S71): Theatre Rocket Junior Allstars
Groups – Musical Theatre Group – 12-17yrs (S72(ii)): Theatre Rocket Allstars (The Tapner Trophy)
Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 12-14yrs (S41): Marni Clowes
Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – 12-14yrs (S36): Lauren-Beth Smith
Duos Acting – Duologue – 14-17yrs (S46): Yvie Gregory, Niamh McLaren (The Speech and Drama Duologue Shield)
Trios or Quartets – Musical Theatre – 8-11yrs (S60): Kira Collighan, Matilda Davies, Shara Moore, Zoe Nicholas
Trios or Quartets – Musical Theatre – 12-17yrs (S61): Georgia Green, Emily Lovelock, India Sneddon, Daniella Torok
Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – 15-17yrs (S37): Hattie Wisbey
Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 15-17yrs (S42): Annabel Drummond
Outstanding grades were also awarded to:
Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 8-11yrs (S40): Kira Collighan
Duos – Musical Theatre Duet – 12-17yrs (S52): Jenny Duarte, Will Whyke
Groups – Musical Theatre Group – 12-17yrs (S72(i)): Theatre Rocket Senior Allstars
29th November – Speech and Drama
Solo Acting – 10-11yrs (S21(i)): Hui Ka Foo
Solo Acting – 7-9yrs (S20(i)): Sophie Knight
Solo Acting – 7-9yrs (S20(ii)): Celina Tate
Verse Speaking – 10-11yrs (S5(ii)): Penelope Newman
Verse Speaking – 12-13yrs (S6): Lauren-Beth Smith
Verse Speaking – 14-15yrs (S7): Yvie Gregory (The Bradly Cup)
Solo Acting – 10-11yrs (S21(ii)): Ella Simons (The Woking Drama Festival Cup)
Group Drama – any age (S65): Theatre Rocket Acting Company (The Mansfield Speech and Drama Cup)
Solo Acting – 12-14yrs (S22): Lola Cole (The Woking Cup)
Solo Acting – Shakespeare – 13-18yrs (S27): Jack Lines
Solo Acting – 15-16yrs (S23): Annabel Drummond
An outstanding grade was also awarded to:
Solo Acting – 10-11yrs (S21(ii)): Matilda Davies