Welcome to the Raphael Sommer Music Scholarship Trust!

Foundation operations are currently suspended due to COVID-19. 

In 2019, the panel awarded £1,000 grants to Anna Garde and Joseph Pritchard.

This year's auditions will be held in Hampstead, Lonon on 29 June 2019. Please check the 'Scholarship' section regularly for more information.

The main purpose of the Trust is to grant music scholarships to talented young cellists studying in the UK. Yearly auditions are held in London. Find out more HERE.

For other news about the Trust, please navigate the various sections.

The Trust organised a tribute concert ‘Remembering Raphael Sommer - Ten Years On’ at the South Bank in London on 17 October 2011. Many colleagues and past disciples took part in a varied programme of music.

The Raphael Sommer Music Scholarship Trust also organises regular events in the UK and France. Details of these can be found in the NEWS feature on the right of your screen.

If you would like to make a donation to help us provide even more for up and coming cellists, you can do so here by donating via PayPal. Please donate HERE.

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