BBC Young Musician
Pianist Ryan Wang wins BBC Young Musician 2024
The 17-year-old Canadian triumphed with Rachmaninov in the Final of the much-loved biennial search for the UK’s most promising classical music performers
BBC Young Musician names 2024 finalists
The much-loved biennial search for the UK’s most promising classical music performers has announced its three 2024 finalists
BBC Young Musician 2024 semi-finalists announced
The much-loved biennial search for the UK’s most promising classical music performers has announced its 2024 semi-finalists
Nicola Benedetti on what it takes to win BBC Young Musician... and how to survive afterwards
When violinist Nicola Benedetti won BBC Young Musician in 2004, a million-pound recording contract soon followed. As this year’s competition approaches, she remembers that important day...
BBC Young Musician 2024 broadcast dates announced
The much-loved biennial search for the UK’s most promising classical music performers arrives on our TV screens this September
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...
BBC Young Musician of the Year: the most memorable moments since its inception in 1978
Andrew Stewart asks former BBC Young Musician of the Year presenter Humphrey Burton to select eleven classic moments from past years
BBC Young Musician 2022 winner announced
Percussionist Jordan Ashman is announced as the winner of BBC Young Musician 2022
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
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
BBC Young Musician announces new dates for semi and grand finals
The category finals of BBC Young Musician took place just before the first coronavirus lockdown in March 2020, so the competitors have had to wait over a year for the next stage to be broadcast...
Winners of BBC Young Musician: all the winners and runners-up from the history of the competition
Which famous musicians have previously won BBC Young Musician? We round up all the previous winners and runners-up from the BBC competition's illustrious past
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
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
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
Pianist Deschanel Gordon announced as winner of BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020
22-year-old Hackney-born pianist Deschanel Gordon won this year's BBC Young Jazz Musician competition in a socially distanced final at Cadogan Hall
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
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
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
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
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
BBC Young Musician returns as part of Culture in Quarantine
The biennial competition returns in May with the category finals
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
Lauren Zhang wins BBC Young Musician
16-year-old pianist takes the title with her performance of Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto