The Milton Keynes Young Musician of the Year competition is the final part of the annual Milton Keynes Festival of the Arts for Dance, Music and Drama, Milton Keynes' largest and longest-running annual festival of performing arts for amateurs of all ages and levels of ability and is sponsored by Kawai Pianos.

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       Milton Keynes Young Musician of the Year 2025

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This was a celebration of the musicianship of our 8 chosen young musicians, and the culmination

of our annual Milton Keynes Festival of the Arts for Dance, Speech and Music. 

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Every performer in this year's showcase was highly praised by our judges Gill Johnston and Jena Pang, both acclaimed musicians, teachers and adjudicators. The winner of this year's title went to violinist Sean Lau, with second and third places to pianists Adrian and Aaron Tai. The other finalists were pianist Yiding Wang, violinists Ezra Bail and Reeka Chanelle Manglicmot, flautist Georgia Haydon and clarinettist Theodora Colvin. Each performer took away a special trophy and certificate and a small amount of prize money.

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Two special guest performances by Milton Keynes Young Singer of the Year 2025 Rosie Freear and the Calliope Flute Quartet added an extra level of entertainment to the event, which was hosted by Festival Vice-President Mr Adrian Boynton. 

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We are indebted to our sponsors at Kawai UK for providing a top of the range Kawai Shigeru for our performers' use.​​​​​​​​​​​​