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The Bob Harding Bursary for Young Conductors provides an opportunity each year for a young conductor to assist in and observe rehearsals and concerts of the Havant Symphony Orchestra throughout a season. London music colleges are each invited to nominate one candidate, and selection is by audition in July.
Here is a complete list of the recipients to date of the bursary, from the most recent back to the first in 1987, together with some information (found via web searches) on their subsequent careers. Where there appears to be a reasonably up to date web site (as of June 2008), such as a personal home page or a biography page at an employer or agency, a link is provided to the site, otherwise notes have been added mentioning organizations or activities with which the conductor’s name has been associated.
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| Year | Name | Nominated by | Links and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | Jessica Cottis | Royal Academy of Music |
Current bursary holder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Cottis |
| 2007-2008 | Christian Ludwig | Royal Academy of Music | Cologne Chamber Orchestra |
| 2006-2007 | Andrew Gourlay | Royal College of Music | http://www.andrewgourlay.com/ |
| 2005-2006 | Daniel Cohen | Royal Academy of Music | http://www.danielcohenconductor.com/ |
| 2004-2005 | Clement Power | Royal College of Music |
Ensemble Intercontemporain; London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Luis Machado | Royal Academy of Music | Orquestra do Algarve | |
| 2003-2004 | Rei Munakata | Trinity College London | http://www.reimunakata.com/ |
| 2002-2003 | Leo Hussain | Royal Academy of Music |
English Touring Opera; Newbury Choral Society; University of London Symphony Orchestra |
| 2001-2002 | Daniel Capps | Royal Academy of Music |
Royal Opera House; Royal Ballet; Sirius Ensemble; Imperial College Sinfonietta |
| 2000-2001 | Toby Purser | Royal Academy of Music | http://www.tobypurser.co.uk/ |
| 1999-2000 | Ludovic Morlot | Royal Academy of Music | Opus 3 Artists |
| 1998-1999 | Michael Hall | Royal Academy of Music | Pacific Symphony |
| Jason Lai | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | http://www.jasonlai.co.uk/ | |
| 1997-1998 | Judith Kubitz | Royal Academy of Music |
Mecklenburg-Schwerin Staatskapelle, Germany; Staatstheater Cottbus, Germany; Kassel Opera, Germany |
| 1996-1997 | Alexander Chaplin | Royal College of Music | Wokingham Choral Society |
| Rumon Gamba | Royal Academy of Music | http://www.rumongamba.com/ | |
| 1995-1996 | Haig Utidjian | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Many Czech professional orchestras; Barbican Chamber Orchestra |
| 1994-1995 | Sarah Ioannides | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | http://www.sarahioannides.net/ |
| 1993-1994 | Jacques Cohen | Royal College of Music | http://www.jacquescohen.co.uk/ |
| 1992-1993 | Peter Gilbert-Dyson | Royal Academy of Music | The Belmont Ensemble |
| 1991-1992 | Benjamin Pope | Royal College of Music | Horsham Symphony Orchestra 1997-2006 |
| 1990-1991 | Stuart Dunlop | Royal Academy of Music | Director of Music at University of Reading since 2005 |
| 1989-1990 | (not awarded) | Mark Wigglesworth continued as assistant conductor | |
| 1988-1989 | Mark Wigglesworth | Royal Academy of Music | http://www.markwigglesworth.com/ |
| 1987-1988 | Paul Murphy | Royal Academy of Music |
Birmingham Royal Ballet since 1992; Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra 1990-2001 |