2017 Platform
The final of the 2017 Bromsgrove Young Musicians' Platform was held in the Memorial Chapel at Bromsgrove School on Saturday, 11 February.
The three adjudicators were Gina McCormack, Malcolm Green and David Saint.
The competitors were divided into two sections: 9 to 13 years old, and 14 to 17 years old.
The prize winners were as follows:
Junior section: 1st Prize Liam Leonard (piano); 2nd Prize Aleksandra Penlington (piano)
Senior section: 1st Prize Jude Wynter (piano); 2nd Prize Jia Jie Huang (piano)
Front row left to right: Sophie Essenhigh (piano – finalist), Katie Baker (cello – finalist), Liam Leonard, Aleksandra Penlington, and Henry Hiscock (piano – finalist)
Middle row: Natasja Enthoven (piano – finalist), Holly Lovell (voice – finalist), Jude Wynter, Jia Jie Luang, Haolei Wang (piano – finalist)
Back row: Malcolm Green, Gina McCormack, Alastair Moseley (adjudicator in preliminary round), and David Saint.
The Senior winners' performance can be viewed on YouTube. Extracts from all Senior and Junior competitors can be seen here.