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ST MARTIN'S CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION In Partnership with Making Music

St Martin’s Chamber Music Competition embodies St Martin’s commitment to the discovery, nurture and promotion of new and emerging musical talent and continues a long history of musical excellence and artistic contribution at the heart of London. With the support of Making Music, the competition is able to offer winners the opportunity to establish a performance profile throughout the UK.

St Martin-in-the-Fields has a long legacy of music making from performances in the church by Handel and Mozart in 16th century to the establishment of the world renowned Academy of St Martin in the Fields by competition patron Sir Neville Marriner in the 20th century and continuing into the 21st century with celebrated lunchtime and evening concert series. St Martin’s Chamber Music Competition builds bridges within both the immediate and wider communities with opportunities for emerging talent and accessibility for audiences of all backgrounds.

The competition is open to acoustic chamber ensembles of between 3 and 8 members where all members are aged between 18 and 30. The competition has three rounds: an initial CD round judged completely blind, then two live performance rounds in the semi-finals and final. Each round is judged by a panel of industry experts of which at least one judges all three rounds.

Two prizes are awarded at the conclusion of the final which takes place during a ticketed evening concert at St Martin-in-the-Fields: The Winner of the competition and The Audience Prize which is awarded to the finalist ensemble receiving the greatest number of audience votes at the Final. The competition prize is a series of professional engagements around the UK through the Making Music Promoter Member network.