Awards
2021, Regency Award
for distinguished studenship at the Royal Academy of Music
2019, Very Highly Commended
at the Bicentenary Prize 2019-2020 with Samantha Quillish
2019, Very Highly Commended
at the Isaac and Pirani Trio Prize with Millais Trio
2019, Highly Commended
at the Historical Women Composers Prize with Victoria Gill
2019, Winner of the Jacob Barnes Award for Pianists
2018, Commended at the Craxton Award at the Royal Academy of Music
with Wind Quintet playing Poulenc’s Sextet
2018, Finalist in the Royal Academy of Music Patrons’ Award (Final - 30th January 2018) with Matilda Lloyd (trumpet)
2017, Academy’s discretionary prizes D Day Fund Award
at the Royal Academy of Music - for a combination of good work, conduct and general achievement throughout the academic year
2016, Very Highly Commended at the Flutes Prize at the Royal Academy of Music (UK) with Jagoda Krzemińska (flute)
2015, Very Highly Commended at the May Mukle / Douglas Cameron Cello Duo Prize (UK) with Lydia Hillerud (cello)
2015, Very Highly Commended at the Robert Dick’s Flute Prize (UK)
with Jagoda Krzemińska (flute)
2013, 1st Prize and Distinction of the Starost of the City of Zgorzelec - for the best interpretation of Frederic Chopin’s piece in Görlich/ Zgorzelec (Germany)
2013, Main Prize from the Mayor of the City of Zgorzelec - for the best points in the International Piano Competition in Görlich/ Zgorzelec (Germany)
2013, Director’s Distinction of the Centre for Art Education for piano duo
2012, Special Prize for the best performance of the chamber piece by Francis Poulenc at the Polish Young Instrumentalists Forum in Rybnik (Poland)
2012, 1st Prize at the Chamber Music Competition in Sochaczew (Poland) with Marianna Żołnacz (flute)
2011, 3rd Prize Competition of Young Pianists in Żyrardów (Poland)
2008, 3rd Prize International Young Pianists Competition in Skarżysko-Kamienna (Poland)
2008, Distinction in Halina Czerny-Stefańska All-Polish Youth Piano Tournament in Żagań (Poland)
2006, 1st Prize Janina Garścia International Competition in Stalowa Wola (Poland)
2006, Special Prize from Professor Biruté Vainiűnaité - for the best performance of Janina Garścia’s “Kamienny Ogród”
2006, Distinction in the Halina Czerny-Stefańska Polish-Germany Piano Tournament in Żagań (Poland)
2005, 1st Prize Macro-Regional Piano Competition in Gdańsk (Poland)
2003, 1st Prize Emma Altberg Piano Competition in Łódź (Poland)
My Students' Awards
2022 2nd Prize at the North London Festival of Music, Speech and Drama (Pupil: Alma-Constance Denis-Smith)
2022 1st and 3rd Prize and Challenge Cup at the Ealing Festival of Music Speech and Drama (Pupil: Alma-Constance Denis-Smith)
2022 The Witbut Cup Outstanding Junior Award, The Aldershot and Farnborough Festival (Pupil:Alma-Constance Denis-Smith)
2022 2*1st Prizes, The Coulsdon and Purley Festival (Alma-Constance Denis-Smith) 2021 1st and
2021 1st🥇and
2nd🥈Prize, Maidstone Music Festival and
Finalist Maidstone Young Musician 2021 Competition for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2021 1st🥇Prize, Nailsea Music Festival for Leah De Morais
2021 1st🥇Prize, Nailsea Music Festival for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2021 2nd 🥈Prize, Sutton Music Festival for Lucas Daminescu
2021 2x 1st🥇🥇 Prizes and
Cheung Cup 🏆 for the best performance intermediate category 4-5 grade, Woking Music Festival for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2021 1st🥇 Prize, Kingston-upon-Thames Festival of the Performing Arts for James Mainwood
2021 1st🥇and
2x 2nd 🥈🥈,
2x 3rd🥉🥉 Prizes and
The Simpson Aggregate Shield 🛡, Kingston-upon-Thames Festival of the Performing Arts for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2021 1st🥇 Prize,
The Betty Walker Cup🏆 - for the highest mark in class 332-335,
Finalist in the Bursary Prize for competitors aged 15 years and under who have entered two or three classes achieving the highest total mark gained from classes at the Sutton Music Festival for Alma Constance Denis-Smith (11)
2021 1st🥇 and
2nd🥈 Prizes, Stratford & East London Music Festival for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2021 1st🥇 Prize, Woking for Robert Mainwood
2021 3rd🥉 Prize, North London Festival of Music Speech & Drama for Leah De Morais
2021 3rd🥉 Prize, Richmond upon Thames Performing Arts for Alma Con stance Denis-Smith
2021 2nd🥈 Prize, Richmond upon Thames Performing Arts for Leah De Morais
2021 2nd🥈 and
3rd🥉 Prizes, Richmond upon Thames Performing Arts for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2021 1st🥇 Prize, Stratford & East London Music Festival for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2021 2nd🥈 Prize, Stratford & East London Music Festival for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2021 3rd🥉 Prize, International Piano Competition “Citta di Arona” (Italy) for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2021 3rd🥉 Prize, I International Piano Competition Music Phenomena 2020 for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
Best Performed piece of Chopin &
Best Performer popularising the music of the composer - Maria Szymanowska
2021 3rd🥉 Prize, VI Odin International Music Competition for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2020 2nd🥈 Prize, Stratford & East London Music Festival for Edward Smith
2020 2nd🥈 Prize, Stratford & East London Music Festival for Emma Tohme
2020 2nd🥈 Prize, Stratford & East London Music Festival for Andreas Eddy
2019 2nd🥈 Prize, West London Festival for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2019 3rd🥉 Award, North London Festival of Music & Drama for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2019 1st🥇 Award, Dulwich Music Festival – the best performance of Marcel Zidani’s piece for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
2018 1st🥇 Award, Dulwich Music Festival – The Clementi Competition for Alma Constance Denis-Smith
Scholarships
2021, Mrs M A Garrett Award
2019, Bob Boas Trust
The English-Speaking Union
John Clemence Trust
Otto Harpner Fund
Franz-Schubert-Insitut
St Marylebone Educational Foundation at the Royal Academy of Music
2018, St Marylebone Educational Foundation at the Royal Academy of Music
2017, William Rayner Scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music
Lyra Foundation Europäische Akademie Für Music Und Darstellende Kunst Montepulciano - Full Scholarship at the Summer Music Course in Montepulciano (Italy)
2016, K M Bayfield Award the Royal Academy of Music
2015, Gilling Family Scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music
2014, Entrance Scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music