Four finalists are now confirmed for the Royal Over-Seas League Gold Medal on 18 July in Wigmore Hall, the culmination of the 73rd competition run this year.
Oboist Ewan Millar won the ROSL Prize for Woodwind and is a prominent young British oboist building a career in the UK. As a freelance, Millar — an Oxford graduate and Royal Academy of Music alumni — has played with the RPO, Aurora Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, and Birmingham Royal Ballet, and London Concertante.
British soprano and Royal College of Music graduate Madeleine Perring secured the ROSL Prize for Singers. Madeleine started her musical career as a chorister including as Head Chorister at Wells Cathedral. She’s currently continuing her Master’s studies as a Brooks-Anderson Award holder with Rosa Mannion at RCM.
ROSL Keyboard winner, Portuguese pianist Rafael Kyrychenko studied at the Madeira School of Arts, the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels the Imola Piano Academy, and is currently studying at the Escuela Superior Reina Sofia.
Thoroughly Good saw German born, South-Korean violinist Mabelle Young-Eun Park secure the ROSL Prize for Strings, in a captivating programme she delivered with verve, spirit and sensitivity. The Royal Academy of Music graduate is currently on the Master of Arts programme studying with So-Ock Kim.
Although not performing in the Gold Medal, pianist Julian Chan was chosen as the 2025 winner of the ROSL Collaborative Piano prize — judged during the semi-finals and finals of the wind and brass, strings and singers rounds for all eligible pianists. Malaysian pianist Chan performed with cellist and duo partner Hugh Mackay in the Solo Strings round.
