The 2024 competition will be presented by Steven Devine and judged by Bart Demuyt (Director AMUZ/ Alamire Foundation); internationally acclaimed lutenist Elizabeth Kenny (Royal Academy of Music); producer and recording engineer Philip Hobbs (Linn Records); Lionel Meunier, (Director of Vox Luminis); and clarinettist/lecturer Emily Worthington (University of York).

The winners of the Competition will be announced at the end of the afternoon and will receive a professional CD recording contract from Linn Records, a cheque for £1,000 and opportunities to work with BBC Radio 3 and the National Centre for Early Music. In addition we offer prizes supported by the Cambridge Early Music Festival, the European Union Baroque Orchestra Development Trust and the Friends of York Early Music Festival.