Huddersfield Music Student Scoops £30k Prize and Recording Deal After Major Win

Huddersfield music student scoops £30k prize and recording deal after major win

Composer and violinist Bethan Morgan-Williams scoops prestigious prize

University of Huddersfield scholar wins €35,000 and one of the most prestigious prizes in contemporary music

University of Huddersfield PhD scholar Bethan Morgan-Williams is celebrating after being awarded one of the most prestigious prizes in contemporary music. Bethan is one of just three recipients of the Composer Prize of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 2026, for which she also receives €35,000 and a recording deal. A composer and violinist, Bethan is the current recipient of the university’s Jonathan Harvey PhD Scholarship in Composition and tea…