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Paul Chamberlain was the winner of the Governor’s Recital Prize at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. He is the first undergraduate to study classical accordion at the RSAMD since it was accepted into the keyboard department in 2008 and it is a great achievement to have won this major competition against 12 other pianists. In February, he was also awarded second place in the Tony and Tania Webster Prize which was for performance of rare Russian repertoire. Currently in his third year of undergraduate study under the tutelage of Djordje Gajic, Paul is making strides to raise the profile of the accordion.

In April, Paul performed at the NAO UK Championships held in Blackpool and was selected to represent the UK in the 2010 Coupe Mondiale. The event is being held in Varaždin, Croatia from 19th - 25th October.

On 12th June, Paul took part in the competition for Concert Artists at the 4th Accordion Art Festival held in Pinteo, Italy. This event was organised by Renzo Ruggeri. After a performance of music by Nagayev and Khachaturian, Paul was awarded the 2nd Prize of the Italia Award - Concertists Category.