Top Security/Frank Maher Classical Music Awards 2022 | Applications Open

The Top Security/Frank Maher Classical Music Awards for 2022 are now open for applications from sixth-year string, woodwind, brass and piano students.  

The €5,000 bursary will be used by the winner to attend a recognised place of tuition, a course of study in Ireland or abroad or on a purchase necessary for the development of their talent. The finalists will each receive a €300 bursary.  

The Top Security/Frank Maher Classical Music Awards is Ireland’s largest classical music competition for secondary schools.   

Past winners have received national and international recognition for their achievements and used their prize money as a springboard towards a professional career by funding their studies at some of the world’s most renowned music colleges and institutions, including the Juilliard School, Barenboim-Said Akademie, Royal College of Music, Conservatoire Nationale Superieur de Musique et de Danse, Kronberg Academy and the Meadows School of the Arts to name a few.  

The closing date for this year’s entries is Friday, 7 October 2022 at 5pm.  

A maximum of seven finalists will be selected by an independent board of adjudicators to attend the competition night on Friday, 28 October 2022.  

Further information, rules and a copy of the application form are available for downloading at www.frankmaherclassicalmusicawards.com 

Rules & Apply – Frank Maher Classical Music Awards 

If you have any queries please contact Connie Greven-Fruehmann on 01 4900333.