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For a teacher as young as Ben Wragg, his achievements are quite impressive. Soon after finishing his own studies, his efforts were rewarded by being offered a teaching post at London's Royal Academy of Music Junior Department as it's youngest violin teacher. Here are some of his pupils' achievements over the past few years:


Previous years:

Mitch McGugan: Offered place at Royal Academy of Music junior dept which he accepted.
Soloist in Saint - Saens Violin Concerto @ St John's Smith Square with Allaens School Orchestra, Awarded scholarship to study violin & viola at Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester which he accepted, as well as being offered places and scholarships at Royal College of Music London, Royal Academy of Music London & Guildhall School of Music & Drama London.

Faye Cullen - Regional Finalist of Young Musician of the Year, Finalist of Violin Prize, Junior Academy, offered places at Royal Academy of Music London (which she accepted - she was the only violinist from Junior Academy to proceed to Senior Academy that year), Royal Northern College of Music and Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Rebecca Reid - Offered place at Royal Northern College of Music, which she accepted.

Henry Bentley - offered place at the prestigious specialist music school - The Purcell School, which he accepted. Finalist of The Violin Prize at Junior Academy and selected for masterclasses with Diana Cummings and Sergei Kravchenko.

Thomas Aldren - Finalist of Violin Prize at Junior Academy (Senior)

Naomi Giarraputo - Grade 8 distinction. Winner of Ealing Festival junior violin division.

Harry O'Keefe -Achieved 143 Distinction for Grade 8. Finalist of Violin Prize (Intermediate) at Junior Academy

Felix Hale - Offered place at Royal Academy of Music junior dept which he accepted.
Achieved 138 distinction for Grade 8.
Lara Karmel - Awarded concert performance of Bruch Violin Concerto 1st mov at South Hampstead School with orchestra.

Min Hwee Lim - Grade 8 distinction.

Nick Karmel - Awarded 1st prize at St Paul's School for Strings Prize and awarded concerto performance of Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto 3rd movement in The Wathen Hall with St. Paul's school orchestra.

Nicholas Rose - Awarded concerto performance of Bruch's Violin Concerto at The Great Hall, UCS with UCS school orchestra. Offered place at Royal Academy of Music junior dept which he accepted.

Eva Tausig - Grade 8 distinction. Awarded concerto performance of Vivaldi's Autumn with South Hampstead School String Orchestra. Offered place at Royal Academy of Music junior dept which she accepted. Awarded Leask Music Scholarship at St Catherine's College, Oxford.


Congratulations to all who took part as members of the "Junior Violin Ensemble" (all of whom were my pupils) in the Concordia Christmas Concert at St paul's Church Covent Garden.

Adam Kelly-Penso - Grade 8 distinction.


2009:

Felix Hale - Awarded Concerto performance of Prokofiev Violin Concero no.2 with Westminster School orchestra. Runner-up at Ealing Festival in Concerto Class.

Yuto Yamahara - Awarded place in NCO Training Orcestra which he accepts. Winner of Grade 4-5 Strings category of North London Music Festival.

Rei Yamahara - Winner of Grade 2-3 Strings Category of North London Violin Festival.

Thomas Aldren - Winner of Violin Prize at Junior Academy (Senior). Performs Bach's A minor Violin Concerto with orchestra. Reaches Semi - Finals of BBC Young Musician of Year. (Will take place Dec 09)

Henry Bentley- Awarded highly commended at Purcell School Concerto auditions and awarded a run through with Junior Academy Symphony Orchestra of Wieniawski Violin Concerto no.2 as a result of his impressive performance at their concerto auditions.
Winner of Harpenden Musicale Concerto Competition and awarded a concerto performance of Wieniawski Concerto no.2 with their orchestra.
Awarded place at the Royal Academy of Music (He was again the only violinist from Junior Academy to proceed to senior dept.)
Winner of Sonata Class at North London Festival.

Harry O'Keefe - Offered place at The Purcell School which he turns down.
Winner of Violin Prize at Junior Academy (Intermediate).
Performs Bloch Nigun on local radio.
Chosen as a soloist of the Royal Academy of Music Junior dept to perform at Queenswood School Strings Day.
Awarded place in National Youth Orchestra which he accepts.

Siubhan Andrews - Awarded place in National Children's Orchestra which she accepts.

Naomi Giarapputo - Accepted at Purcell School starting September '10.

2010:

Charlotte Barbour - Achieves 144 for Violin Grade 6.
Awarded 3rd Prize at Ealing Festival.
Awarded place at Royal Academy of Music Junior dept.
Winner of Beckenham Festival.

Mari Honjo- Awarded 2nd prize at under 10s category at North London Festival and 1st prize for duo category.

Yuki Honjo - Awarded 1st prize at under 10s category at North London Festival and 1st prize for duo category.

Thomas Aldren - Made leader of Junior Academy Symhony Orchestra for 09-10. Highly commended at Junior Academy Concerto Auditions and awarded run through of Bruch Concerto with JA Symphony Orchestra.
Reaches 2nd round of BBC Young Musician and 1st reserve place for strings final.

Clara Tiphine - Achieves Grade 8 distinction.

Harry O'Keefe - Finalist in Concerto Prize Category at Ealing Festival this year and joint winner of this year's Senior division Violin Prize at Junior Academy. Accepted at Purcell School to start Sep '10. Member of NYO.

Adam Penso - Achieves 1st level ABRSM Diploma Certificate.

Kazuki Hashimoto - Awarded joint 3rd place in Junior Division of this year's ViolinPrize at Junior Academy.

Natalie Tsang - Awarded NCO Leverhulme Trust Scholarship Award and accepted into NCO.

2011:

Ben gives Performance Class to post-graduate students at Royal Academy of Music.

Thomas Aldren (pupil until summer 2010) - Now leader of NYO.

Yuki & Mari Honjo - Awarded places at Purcell School. Decided to take music scholarship and places at South Hampstead Girls School. Winners of North London Festival Solo & Duo categories. Achieved 139 & 141 for Gr 8 (aged 10).

Natalie Tsang - Chosen to perform at the NCO Leverhulme Trust Scholars Concert and accepted at Primary Academy.

Charlotte Barbour - Condini - Awarded 1st & 2nd prize at Stratford & Bromley Festivals. Ist prize at Ealing festival (U15s).