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About The Elias Fawcett Trust

10-Word Summary
The EFT gives young musicians opportunities to play in public. .

50-Word Summary
The EFT is an educational trust for helping young musicians. It was set up in memory of Elias Fawcett, a promising guitarist who died in 1996 not long before his 18th birthday. The trust's main work is giving young players in London a chance to perform before a listening public.

100-Word Summary
The EFT helps young musicians in and around London. It was set up in memory of Elias Fawcett, a promising guitarist who died in 1996 not long before his 18th birthday. The singer Woodstock Taylor, who heard him play at the 12-Bar Club said: "I felt like Jon Landau must have when he first heard Bruce Springsteen." The trust's main work is giving young players a chance to perform before a listening public. The trust's chairperson, Natalia Jimenez, says, "Playing to an audience is one of the best ways to foster the skill and enthusiasm at the heart of music."

Selected Quotes

"A showcase for emerging talent"
Hannah Horovitz, Springboard Concerts Trust

"A great chance to do recitals when you're starting out."
Tom Hankey, violinist and leader of the Tavec Quartet

"Focused support for promising young performers"
Roderick Lakin, director of Royal Overseas League Arts

"Without the Elias Fawcett Trust's consistent support and encouragement, we would never have been able to build this series."
Katherine Ives, General Manager, Lauderdale House

"This Trust is a really welcome encouragement to young performers"
Sulamita Aronovsky, artistic controller and chairman of the London International Piano Competition

"The Elias Fawcett Trust has enabled us to do things in our Pimlico concerts that we could never have done without it"
David Murphy, former director of Special Music, Pimlico School, London