Interpretation Final, St Albans International Organ Competitions 2025
18th July 2025
The St Albans International Organ Competitions attract young organists from all over the world, to perform in front of a jury of organists of international standing. A total of 15 competition events run from Monday 7 July to the finals on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 July.
Interpretation First Prize and Gold Medal Interpretation: £12,000 plus recital engagements, sponsored by The Williams Church Music Trust
Interpretation Second Prize: £5,000, sponsored by Amphion Fund
Peter Hurford Bach Prize: £2,500, jointly sponsored by the RCO Foundation and the late Mrs Elisabeth Wells
Audience Prize: £1,000, sponsored by Mr Andrei Lussmann
Best performance of the commissioned work: £1,000
Douglas May Award: £1,000, for the best performance in any Quarter-Final or Semi-Final of either competition