London, March 05: A 16-year-old violinist of Indian origin has won this year’s Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year competition and is set to perform at major events.
Therese DeSouza, whose family is originally from Goa, won the event, that included four other finalists on Wednesday.
“I am over the moon. It’s a very surreal feeling to have won. We all played for about 15 to 20 minutes trying to show a range of music within our programmes,” Therese said after winning the event.
“There was panel of judges. It was very nerve-wracking but it was just brilliant,” she added.
Therese, who attends Pate’s Grammer School in Cheltenham, wins the Oldbury Trophy, a 500 pounds prize and will now perform in her own concert series, including a concerto with the Gloucestershire Youth Orchestra and a solo recital as part of this year’s Cheltenham Music Festival.
The event was organised by the Gloucestershire County Council’s music service to discover the musical star of 2010.
The other finalists were Elin White (violin), Alastair Roberts (classical guitar), Thomas Percy (violin) and Andrew McDade (tuba).
—-Agencies