Here you can find information about Florian’s success in music competitions, the support he has received from trusts and foundations, and his academic awards and scholarships. Florian currently holds a Making Music Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artist award for 2017-19 and is a Kirckman Concert Society Artist for 2018-19. In March 2018 the Royal Academy announced that Florian had been appointed Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM): an honour awarded to former students who have made a significant contribution to the music profession.
International Competitions
2018
New York Piano Festival and Competition
Winner (officially second prize, no first prize being awarded) and Special Prize for Virtuoso Performance
Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition
Winner of Keyboard section and Gold Medal Finalist
International Music Competition Harbin, China
Finalist (fourth prize)
2017
Concours International de Piano Saint-Priest
Audience prize and third prize
Suzana Szörenyi International Duo Competition (Romania)
First prize in the piano duo (two pianos) section with Alexandra Vaduva
Scottish International Piano Competition (UK)
Second Prize and the Glasgow UNESCO City of Music Prize for the best performance of the commissioned piece
2016
RNCM-James Mottram International Piano Competition (UK)
Second Prize
Verona International Piano Competition (Italy)
Joint winner (officially described as second prize ex aequo)
2015
Hamamatsu International Piano Competition (Japan)
Double prize winner (Chamber Music Award and Fourth Prize)
Santa Cecilia International Piano Competition (Portugal)
Second Prize
Premio Città di Imola (Italy)
Second Prize
2014
ARD International Music Competition (Germany)
Double prize winner (Classical Concerto Prize and Third Prize)
Lagny-sur-Marne International Piano Competition (France)
First Prize
2010
Panmusica Vienna International Piano Competition
First prize
Student and youth competitions
Intercollegiate competitions
In addition to numerous internal awards at the Royal Academy of Music, and twice being awarded a SoNoRo Chamber Music Festival Scholarship, Florian has received the following awards:
2013
Cavatina Intercollegiate Piano Trio Competition
First Prize (as part of the Trio Cardinale)
2011
Sheepdrove Intercollegiate Competition
First Prize
2010
Beethoven Senior Intercollegiate Competition
First Prize
Youth competitions
Ada Ulubeanu Piano Competition
Grand Prize
National Music Olympics (Romania)
First prize in three consecutive years
Jeunesses Musicales International Competition
Third Prize
Scholarships and grants
Florian’s musical education was generously supported by the Rațiu Family Foundation, and by the following awards:
2013/14
Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Tillett Trust
Worshipful Company of Musicians (Silver Medal)
2012/2013
Roy King Scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music
2010/11
Enescu Scholarship awarded by the Romanian Cultural Institute
Academic awards
2018
Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM)
Awarded to former students who have made a significant contribution to the music profession
2014/15
Hodgson Memorial post-studentship Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music
2014
DipRAM (Diploma of the Royal Academy of Music: for outstanding performance in a Postgraduate level Final Recital)
Master of Arts degree with Distinction
Alumni Development Award for distinguished studentship
Fellowship at the Yale University – Norfolk Music Festival
2013
BMus with First Class Honours
Regency Award for notable achievement