Adjudicating and Examining
George Caird has served as an examiner and adjudicator for music competitions on numerous occasions over the past forty years. These have included conservatoire entrance examinations and bachelors and masters final panels, external examining, and adjudicating for schools competitions, competitions and festivals for young musicians and international competitions. Notable among these have been:
ARD München Competitions
Oboe 1996
Oboe 2007
Flute 2009 (Chair)
Oboe 2011 (pre-selection panel)
Wind Quintet 2014 (Chair)
Audi Young Musician
Barbirolli International Oboe Competition
2005 (Chair)
2009 (Chair)
2013 (Chair)
2017 (Chair)
2020 (Chair)
BBC Young Musicians
1994 (Woodwind Final)
1996 (Concerto Final)
1998 (Woodwind Final)
Bromley Young Musician Competition
2005
Bromsgrove Festival International Young Musicians Platform
1995
Chetham’s School Concerto Final
2008
2011
Conservatoire Nationale et Superieure de Paris
2000 Premier Prix Oboe
Conservatoire du Quebec
2007 Premier Prix
Countess of Munster MusicTrust
2007 – Trustee
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
2006 – 2011 External Examiner MMus Performance and Leadership
Purcell School Concerto Final
2001
2010
Royal College of Music
Final recitals (oboe)
Royal Overseas League Competition
2008
2011
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
2001 – 2004 External Examiner MMus Performance
Shell/LSO Competition
Shropshire Concerto Competition
1996
2011
Sir James Caird Travelling Scholarship Trust
2012 – Music Panel
Tomassini International Oboe Compeition
2017
Tunbridge Wells International Music Compeition
2002
2006
2010
2018
Wingate Foundation
Yamaha Music Awards