The Gerald Moore Award is a biennial competition for piano accompanists of the song repertoire.
It was founded by Graham Johnson in 1992 in memory of the late great Gerald Moore, an iconic figure in the world of accompanists during the 20th century, and made possible by the generosity of the pianist’s family.
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Gerald Moore CBE
1899 – 1987
The profession of concert accompanist was irrevocably changed by the advent of Gerald Moore on the musical scene. His charm and legendary sense of humour were firmly underpinned by a sense of proportion and fair play which never allowed the more temperamental among his singing colleagues to gain a selfishly deployed upper hand.
He was shaped like an artist by his collaboration with many of the great singers of his generation, including John Coates, Elena Gerhardt, Elizabeth Schumann, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Victoria de los Angeles, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf and the great Kathleen Ferrier. His recordings with artists like Peter Dawson and John McCormack gave his fame an added popular base. His memoir Am I Too Loud (a rhetorical question unnecessary from one so well balanced) was a resounding success worldwide.
The Gerald Moore Award is open to nominated candidates from the major UK conservatoires plus a small number of independent candidates who are selected to be offered an audition on the strength of their paper applications.
Next Competition
The date of the next competition, planned for Autumn 2020, has had to be postponed due to COVID-19. Hopefully the auditions will now be held in Spring 2021 and details of the date and venue will be posted on this website as soon as they are known, probably sometime during autumn 2020.
Candidates
Candidates must be under the age of 29 at the time of the auditions and must be residing or studying full-time in the UK.
2018
Michael Pandya
Ema Nikolovska
2016
Dylan Perez
James Newby
2014
Somi Kim / Panaretos Kyriatzidis
Tim Nelson
2012
Finnegan Downie Dear / Ian Tindale
Anna Goodhew
2010
Timothy End
Marcus Farnsworth / Martin Hässler
2008
William Vann
Anna Devin
2006
Francois Salignat
Ben Johnson
2004
John Reid
Anna Grevelius
2002
Christopher Glynn / Laetitia Fédérici
Ruby Hughes
2000
Simon Lepper
Marianne Vidal
1998
Christopher Gould
Sophie Karthauser / Daniel Norman
1996
Hazel Ramsay / Alexander Schmalz
Turid Moberg
1994
Suzie Allen
Katarina Karneus
1993
Andrew Noble
Ian Bostridge
1992
Andrew West
David Mattison
For more information about the competition, its winners and how to apply for an audition contact the administrator on info@geraldmooreaward.org.uk
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Honorary President: David Moore
Trustees: Paul Strang, Wendy Pyatt