Original title
BBC Young Musician
Released
2/7/1978
Origin country
GB
Genre
Reality
Production companies
BBC
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
24
Number of episodes
213
BBC Young Musician (Young Musician of the Year) first appeared on our TV screens in 1978. The brainchild of BBC producers Humphrey Burton, Walter Todds and Roy Tipping, the biennial competition has developed an enviable reputation for finding superstar musicians including Nicola Benedetti, Mark Simpson and Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
Five young musicians compete in the keyboard final for a place in the BBC Young Musician 2020 semi-final, performing works by Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven and Rachmaninov.
A flautist, clairinettist, oboist, recorder player and bassoonist complete for a place in the BBC Young Musician 2020 semi-final, performing music by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Messiaen and Peter Facer.
Two French horn players, two trombonists and a tuba player compete in the brass category final of BBC Young Musician 2020 for a place in the competition's semi-final.
Five percussion soloists compete for a place in the BBC Young Musician 2020 semi-final, performing works by John Psathas, Sergei Golovko, Georges Aperghis, Astor Piazzolla and Jago Thornton.
Three violinists, a cellist and a harpist perform works including music by Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Kreisler to win a place in the BBC Young Musician 2020 semi-final.
Saxophonists Alex Clarke and Matt Carmichael, bassist Kielan Sheard, pianist Deschanel Gordon and guitarist Ralph Porrett compete for the title of BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020.
The search reaches its penultimate stage as the category winners from the strings, percussion, woodwind, brass and keyboard finals compete for the three places in the grand final.
Three exceptional musicians compete for the title of BBC Young Musician 2020. Each will perform a concerto with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth.
BBC Young Musician is a televised national music competition broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3.
Five outstanding young string players compete to reach the final of BBC Young Musician 2022, under the watchful eyes of judges Jennifer Pike, Philip Dukes and Anna Lapwood.
Five outstanding young woodwind players compete for a place in the grand final under the watchful eyes of judges Emma Johnson, Karen Jones and Anna Lapwood.
Five outstanding young brass players compete for a place in the grand final under the watchful eyes of judges Ben Goldscheider, Anne McAneney and Anna Lapwood.
Five outstanding young percussionists compete for a place in the 2022 BBC Young Musician grand final under the watchful eyes of Paul Philbert, Beibei Wang and Anna Lapwood.
Five outstanding young keyboard players compete for a place in the grand final under the watchful eyes of judges Tom Poster, Daniel Tong and Anna Lapwood.
Five outstanding young musicians compete for the title of BBC Young Musician of the Year under the watchful eyes of judges Anoushka Shankar, Ben Gernon, Emma Bloxham, Toks Dada and Anna Lapwood.
The UK's best young musicians compete to win the coveted title of BBC Young Musician 2024.
In this first programme of the series, the brilliant saxophonist Jess Gillam, a former Young Musician finalist herself, presents highlights from the live audition stage.
In this, the second of two programmes from this stage of the competition, we hear performances from pianists, violinists, trumpeters, bassoonists, percussionists, harpists and cellists.
The pressure is on as the competition reaches the quarter-final stage. Jess Gillam presents with judges Alison Balsom, Alexis Ffrench and Hannah Catherine Jones.
Jess Gillam presents the second of two quarter-finals. Who will impress judges Alison Balsom, Alexis Ffrench and Hannah Catherine Jones to secure their place in the semi-final?
Jess Gillam presents the semi-final of BBC Young Musician. Six remain in the competition, but just three can make it through to the final.
Three exceptionally talented musicians vie for the coveted title as the grand final takes place in front of a packed audience in Britain’s newest concert venue. Hundreds of musicians entered this year’s competition but only three remain as they take to the stage at Bristol Beacon, aiming to impress the judges. Star saxophonist and broadcaster Jess Gillam, herself a finalist in 2016, presents. Joining Jess are the 2024 BBC Young Musician judges: award-winning trumpet player and former finalist Alison Balsom; chart topping pianist Alexis Ffrench; and multi-instrumentalist and conductor Hannah Catherine Jones. In the final the musicians perform a concerto of their choice with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and award-winning conductor Ben Gernon. And the judges are in for a surprise when they hear what the finalists have opted to perform.
In the final the musicians perform a concerto of their choice with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and award-winning conductor Ben Gernon. With such spectacular talent on show, the judges will have a huge call to make at the end of another compelling competition. One of the finalists will be named BBC Young Musician 2024 and take their place alongside a stellar list of previous winners and finalists.
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