The 2011 Sevenoaks Young Musician of the Year Competition was held on Sunday 13 March at the Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks. Fifteen competitors, aged between 14 and 20 years, each gave a 15- minute recital before an appreciative audience. It was a wonderful day and the standard seems to get higher every year, so picking a winner was not an easy task for the two professional adjudicators Ruth Gerald and William Bruce.

The final result was a win for 17-year old cellist Margarita Balanas who received the Sevenoaks Town Council Prize of £500 plus the opportunity of a concerto performance with the Lydian Orchestra at their July concert; second prize, the Sevenoaks School Prize of £250, went to
pianist Daniel Evans; and third was violinist Eunsley Park , who won the Reid Sohn Prize of £100. The two runners-up also receive £50 each from Sevenoaks Music Club plus the chance to play in their
Concert at the Ship Theatre in December.