Clonter Opera Prize, February 2025,
sponsored by the Ann Driver Trust
sponsored by the Ann Driver Trust
Winner of the 2025 Clonter Opera Prize
and of the Audience Prize
Henna Mun
representing the Royal College of Music
The runner-up, Conrad Chatterton, representing the Royal Academy of Music.
A special mention also goes to Daniel Ott, representing the Royal Northern College of Music,
who took home the Audience Prize.
and of the Audience Prize
Henna Mun
representing the Royal College of Music
The runner-up, Conrad Chatterton, representing the Royal Academy of Music.
A special mention also goes to Daniel Ott, representing the Royal Northern College of Music,
who took home the Audience Prize.
The Judges and Contestants of the Opera Prize
Ann Driver was greatly influenced by the teaching of Emile Jacques-Dalcroze, and she adapted his method for her own pupils. This short video from the Irish Chamber Orchestra Academy shows how some applications of the Dalcroze Method were used on a recent course for young musicians. Click the link for the video: youtu.be/TVHvA-WzaZQ
Ann Driver teaching
BBC Photo Library, with permission
Isabel Morton-Sale from ‘Something Particular’ by
Ann Driver and Rosalind Ramirez
‘Portrait of Ann Driver by Austin Spare
(collection John Slater)
