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Welcome to the Chorleywood Young Musician of the Year Competition
From 2027, we are pleased to be introducing a new name for our well-established and highly regarded young musician competition.
Formerly the Rickmansworth Young Musician of the Year Competition, it will now be known as the Chorleywood Young Musician of the Year Competition.
While the name is changing, our purpose remains the same: to inspire, encourage and celebrate outstanding young musicians, giving them the opportunity to perform, build confidence and showcase their talent before expert adjudicators and supportive audiences.
The new name reflects the role of Chorleywood Music, which has organised, developed and funded the competition for the past five years. It has become an important part of our charitable mission to nurture young musical talent and create meaningful performance opportunities.
A highlight for the overall winner is the opportunity to perform as a soloist with the Chorleywood Orchestra - an invaluable experience of performing with a full orchestra before a public audience.
Our name has changed, but our commitment has not. We remain dedicated to providing an inspiring, welcoming and professionally run competition that celebrates musical excellence and helps the next generation of musicians flourish.
We look forward to welcoming competitors to this exciting new chapter.
About CYMY
Chorleywood Music encourages music making in our local community. It is keen to develop and encourage talented, young performers in our local area and neighbouring counties and holds an annual Young Musicians’ Competition. Chorleywood Music is delighted to present the 2027 event.
The Chorleywood Young Musician of the Year (formally the Rickmansworth Young Musician of the Year) has been held annually since 1983. It has attracted high calibre students of classical music from a wide area of Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and London.
This prestigious event has been the launch pad for our competitors reaching the finals of the BBC Young Musician Competition and international events and for many of our young performers making careers in music.
Previous winners
View the archive of previous winners dating back to 1983
Chorleywood Young Musician of the Year 2027
The CYMY 2027 competition is accepting entries! Visit the Chorleywood Young Musician of the Year 2027 competition page for full details and the entry form.
2026 RYMY Competition Results
Winner –Yoko Afi (cello)
2nd place – Tymofii Burzanistsa (piano)
3rd place – Yakub Ali (violin)
The winner of Rickmansworth Young Musician of the Year 2026 was Yoko Afi (cello), with Tymofii Burzanistsa (piano) in second place and Yakub Ali (violin) in third
