Alexa Valencia wins Butterfield’s Musician of the Year award
The 18th annual Butterfield Young Musician of the Year competition took place on 27 Feb. at the George Town Library, showcasing eight of the Islands’ most impressive young performers.
The winner was Alexa Valencia, who was awarded the 2026 Young Musician of the Year after delivering two exceptional piano performances, which included ‘Feodora’ by Carl Czerny and ‘Claire de lune’ by Claude Debussy. Valencia is a student of Spark! School of Performing Arts where her teacher is Aleksandra Henszel. She also attends St. Ignatius Catholic School. She impressed the adjudicators with her technical command and refined musicianship, a recent press release said. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Mar 12, 2026 11:28 AM