Young Musician of the Year 2025

The Brookes Gryphon Young Musician of the Year 2025

We are delighted to invite your school children to ‘unlock their potential’ and apply for entry to the 2025 Brookes Gryphon Young Musician of the Year Award. Since launching this event, back in 2019, and in the presence of HRH Prince Michael of Kent, we were delighted to repeat this splendid occasion in 2021, in 2023 and in 2024. This year, 2025 we expect our contest to be even more successful and representative.

Calling Young Musicians!

Applications to this auspicious event are welcomed from all International, local and private Russian schools in Russia, but exclude professional music schools. The aim of the event is to bring together those children passionate about classical music and who have a willingness to perform for the glory of taking the title, Young Musician of the Year.

Rules and Registration Procedure

To read more about the rules of the contest and to register, please follow the link.

For other information please ask the Organizing Committee: gryphon@moscow.brookes.org

Two Age Groups:

First group

8-12 years old

Second group

13-17 years old

Five Nominations

Piano (classical)

Strings (violin, viola and cello)

Guitar (classical)

Woodwind and brass (flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone)

Voice (Academic)

The Prizes

250 000 rubles

100 000 rubles

for 10 finalists

Key Dates

The deadline for applications is 15th of March, 2025.

The live auditions will take place on Saturday, 19th of April, 2025 in the Performance Hall of Brookes Moscow (7, Lazorevyy proezd).

The Final round will be held as a recital evening performance which will be open to the public, families of participants and the school’s representatives, at 7:00 pm on Wednesday 23rd of April in the Performance Hall of Brookes Moscow.

Music Feeds the Soul

Do not miss your chance to showcase yourself in the world of music!

Looking forward to seeing you at Brookes Moscow!

Check out our The Gryphon Award 2023 video -

Unlock Your Potential with Brookes Moscow

As you know, Brookes Moscow prioritizes the well-rounded development of the child to maximize their talents and prepare them for life's independent journeys.

Our Music Plus individual music lessons program, led by piano teacher and concert pianist Alexei Skanavi, is ideally suited to foster an enthusiastic erudite individual.

We believe that regular practice on musical instruments not only helps you achieve your goals, but also builds a lasting habit of self-expression and creativity. In these times when many educational institutions are moving away from important phenomena such as the arts, Brookes Moscow remains committed to its mission of promoting the arts in all its aspects.

We support creative children and teens to help them reach their potential and establish themselves in the world of the arts, which is why we are proud to announce the launch of the music contest.