The Manchester International Organ Competition was part of the biennial Manchester Festival. The Organ Competition ran from 1978 until 1986.
1978 - First competition
editThe First competition was held between 1 and 9 September 1978. The venues were Manchester Town Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester Cathedral, Birchfields, St. Ann's Church, St. Phillip's Church and Manchester University.[1] The artistic director was Geraint Jones.[1]
- First prize - John Scott
- Second prize - Peter Sweeney
1980 - Second competition
editThe Second competition was held between 9 and 26 July 1980
- First prize -
- Second prize - Thomas Trotter, Patricia Snyder (joint)
1982 - Third competition
editThe third competition was held 6–11 September 1982.
- First prize - Michael Overbury
- Second prize -
1984 - Fourth competition
edit- First prize - John Keys
- Second prize - Nick Murdoch
1986 - Fifth competition
edit- First prize - Andrew Lumsden
- Second prize - Giovanni Feltrin[2]
After 1986 the Manchester International Festival continued biennially, but the organ competition was dropped.
References
edit- ^ a b "Search". Concert Programmes.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae". giovannifeltrin.net. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018.