BBC Young Musician

The most successful BBC Young Musician runners-up: what happens when you don't win?

We investigate the fates of previous BBC Young Musician runners-up. Does it matter if you don't win? Seemingly not...
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Fang Zhang becomes second percussionist in history to win BBC Young Musician

The 17-year-old percussionist from Chetham's School of Music follows in the footsteps of Adrian Spillett, who became the first – and most recent – percussionist to win BBC Young Musician in 1998
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BBC Young Musician 2020 finalists announced after a yearlong delay

The semi final of BBC Music Magazine was recorded in March last year, but the broadcast was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Who is in the 2020 BBC Young Musician Semi-Finals?

Ahead of the broadcast of the delayed BBC Young Musician semi-finals and grand finals, we remind you of the brilliant five semi-finalists who are in the running
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When is the BBC Young Musician 2020 semi-final?

The BBC's broadcasts of the semi and grand finals of the 2020 competition for young musicians was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown – but now has a new date
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The BBC invites young UK musicians to enter its BBC Young Composer competition

Students can submit music from any genre and style and for any instrumentation
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Violinist Coco Tomita wins Strings Final of BBC Young Musician 2020

18-year-old Coco Tomita will progress to the BBC Young Musician semi-finals in autumn
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16-year-old Fang Zhang wins Percussion Final of BBC Young Musician 2020

The Chinese-born percussionist from Chetham's School of Music will proceed through to the semi-finals later this year
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French horn player Annemarie Federle wins 2020 BBC Young Musician Brass Final

The 17-year-old French horn player from Cambridge's winning performance included a world premiere
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Oboist Ewan Millar wins 2020 BBC Young Musician Woodwind Final

18-year-old oboist and Oxford University student Ewan Millar becomes the second category final winner
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16-year-old Thomas Luke wins Keyboard Final of 2020 BBC Young Musician

The first category final of this year's BBC Young Musician competition saw pianist Thomas Luke from the Isle of Wight through to the semi-finals
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BBC Young Musician returns as part of Culture in Quarantine

The biennial competition returns in May with the category finals 
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The winner of BBC Young Musician 2018: An interview with Lauren Zhang

BBC Music Magazine talks to the winner of this year's winner of BBC Young Musician
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Lauren Zhang wins BBC Young Musician

16-year-old pianist takes the title with her performance of Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto
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Conductor Bernard Haitink • BBC Young Musician • Grazyna Bacewicz

In our May 2018 issue episode, we discuss the critic-composer Twitter spat, France's contract to help Saudi Arabia set up an opera house and orchestra, the death of El Sistema founder José Abreu, and a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/mar/28/viola-player-wins-royal-opera-house

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Six of the best BBC Young Musician performances

As this year’s BBC Young Musician is now underway, BBC Music Magazine looks back at some of the greatest performances from the legendary competition.
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Looking forward to BBC Young Musician 2018

Freya Parr speaks to 2016 winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason ahead of this year’s competition
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Meet the winner of BBC Young Musician 2016

We speak to the 17-year-old cellist who won the 2016 competition
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason wins BBC Young Musician

17-year-old cellist has been named winner of the 2016 competition
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