The Borletti-Buitoni Trust announces fourteen exceptional young musicians – a string quartet, two piano trios, a pianist, violinist, violist and percussionist. Awards of £30,000 and Fellowships of £20,000 are provided for the advancement of their musical careers across a wide range of projects. As always the BBT team offers advice, encouragement and practical support, as well as finance, to help them realise their long held ambitions.
Awards
- The Aris Quartet – founded in Frankfurt in 2009 by Katharina Wildermuth (violin), Noémi Zipperling (violin ), Caspar Vinzens (viola ) and Lukas Sieber (cello)
- Filippo Gorini – Italian pianist (24)
- Alexi Kenney – American violinist (26)
Fellowships
- The Amatis Trio – founded in Amsterdam in 2014 by German violinist Lea Hausmann, British cellist Samuel Shepherd and Dutch/Chinese pianist Mengjie Han
- Timothy Ridout – British violist (24)
- Simone Rubino – Italian percussionist (26)
- Trio Sora – French trio founded in 2015 by Pauline Chenais (piano), Clémence de Fourceville (violin), Angèle Legasa (cello)
