24-year-old soprano Jane Burnell from Cuckfield
Sponsored by Traditional Oak and Timber Company (Tradoak), the competition gave young musicians the chance to receive cash grants to help support their music studies.
Coro Nuovo chairman Catherine Kent said: “Due to Covid restrictions the competition has been run online for the second year.
“Nonetheless the competition attracted over 30 entries. The finalists were judged by Sakari Oramo, chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. This autumn, Sakari will be conducting the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms, which he has conducted since 2014.
“It was Jane’s performances in four songs sung in German of all different styles that won over judge Sakari Oramo and she was awarded the first prize of £1,000 to help her with her music masters studies at the Royal Northern College of Music.”