The competition was established in 1978 by Humphrey Burton , Walter Todds and Roy Tipping, former members of the BBC Television Music Department.[ 1] Michael Hext , a trombonist , was the inaugural winner. In 1994, the percussion category was added, alongside the existing keyboard, string, brass and woodwind categories.[ 1] [ 3] BBC Cymru Wales .
To date, there have been 22 winners, the youngest being 12-year-old Peter Moore .[ 4] [ 5] Alexander Bone , a saxophonist , was the inaugural winner.[ 6]
As a result of the success of the competition, the Eurovision Young Musicians competition was initiated in 1982 .[ 1] Free Trade Hall . The presenter was Humphrey Burton and the producer was Roy Tipping. The winner of BBC Young Musician often went on to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Young Musicians .
For the tenth edition of the competition in 1996, a series of recitals given by past finalists were broadcast on BBC Two in a late-night timeslot. The competition celebrated its 30th anniversary in May 2008 with a documentary narrated by Gethin Jones on BBC Two [ 7] Mark Simpson for Young Musicians Grown Old on BBC Radio 4 .[ 8] BBC Young Musician: Forty Years Young was aired on 3 April 2018. To celebrate the 40th anniversary, the first BBC Young Musician Prom was held at the Royal Albert Hall and broadcast live on 15 July 2018. Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill , the concert featured performances from past winners and finalists alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Andrew Gourlay .[ 9]
The 2020 competition was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic , after proceeding as normal up to and including the filming of the semi-final. The five category finals were broadcast in May and June 2020, with broadcast of the semi-final and recording of the final postponed, at first until the autumn, and then into 2021. The Jazz Award final was broadcast as planned on 22 November 2020, having been recorded at Cadogan Hall in the absence of an audience.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
The 2022 competition was deferred from spring to early autumn and was broadcast in October; the semi-final stage of the competition (introduced in 2010) was discontinued for that year. For the 2024 competition, a new format was introduced: category finals were replaced by two quarter-finals each featuring six musicians. A total of six musicians progress to the semi-final, and then three to the grand final.[ 13]
Regional heats were televised in 1978; a round before the category final was aired until 1994, and again in 2002 and 2004. From 1978 to 1984, all programmes were broadcast on BBC One until it was moved to BBC Two in 1986; however from 2002 to 2012, the majority of the competition rounds were moved to BBC Four , with only a highlights/preview show (in 2002 and 2004) and the final aired on BBC Two. Previously, additional programmes were broadcast as part of each competition alongside coverage in some later years on BBC Radio 3 .
In 2010, highlights of the new semi-final stage were also broadcast on BBC Two. In 2014, all stages of the competition moved to BBC Four, and the category finals and the grand final were broadcast on BBC Radio 3. For the 2018 competition, Radio 3 broadcast a 30-minute concert starring each competitor in the week before their category final aired. For 2024, the grand final will be broadcast on BBC Two for the first time since 2012 in the form of highlights of the concerto performances, whilst the full concert programme is to be aired on BBC Four and BBC Radio 3.[ 13]
The following have hosted stages of the competition:[ 14]
Humphrey Burton (1978–1992)Ernest Lush (1978)1978 regional finals
Jane Glover (1986, 1988)J Mervyn Williams (1990)
Edward Gregson (1990 final)Paul Daniel (1992 final)Sarah Greene (1994)Christopher Warren-Green (1996)Sarah Walker (1996)Stephanie Hughes (1998–2004)
Iain Burnside (2002–2004)Alistair Appleton (2004)Howard Goodall (2006, 2010 final)Gethin Jones (2008)Aled Jones (2008)Nicola Loud (2008)Clemency Burton-Hill (2010–12, 2014 final, 2016, 2018 final)Josie d'Arby (2012, 2016 final, 2018, 2020, 2022 final)Alison Balsom (2014, 2016, 2018 final)Miloš Karadaglić (2014)Anna Lapwood (2020)Jess Gillam (2020 final, 2022, 2024)Alexis Ffrench (2022)
A competitive dance version, BBC Young Dancer , was launched in October 2014 and first awarded in May 2015.[ 15]
BBC Young Jazz Musician
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A separate competition for a Jazz Award was first held during the 2014 season, with the final broadcast on BBC Four in the week after the classical final.[ 6] [ 16] [ 17] London Jazz Festival ;[ 18] [ 19]
Year
Name
Instrument
Place of study
Winning age
Notes
Finals venue
1978
Michael Hext Trombone
Royal College of Music
17
Orchestra member at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden[ 20] [ 21]
RNCM Concert Hall , Manchester
1980
Nicholas Daniel Oboe
Royal Academy of Music
18
International soloist and principal oboe of the Britten Sinfonia . Founder of the Britten Oboe Quartet and the Haffner Wind Ensemble. Has performed at numerous BBC Proms .[ 22]
1982
Anna Markland Piano
Chethams School, University of Oxford , Royal Academy of Music
18
Has since developed a reputation as a teacher, adjudicator and singer as Anna Crookes [ 23]
Free Trade Hall , Manchester
1984
Emma Johnson Clarinet
Sevenoaks School , Cambridge University
18
Solo clarinettist with a repertoire of over 40 concertos[ 24]
1986
Alan Brind Violin
Royal Academy of Music
17
Has since led the European Union Youth Orchestra and won the Young Musician of the Year award[ 25]
1988
David Pyatt Horn
Watford Grammar School for Boys
14
Youngest winner of the award at the time. Has performed at numerous BBC Proms.[ 26] London Philharmonic Orchestra .[ 27]
1990
Nicola Loud Violin
Royal Academy of Music, Juilliard School
15
Has appeared in multiple British orchestras and several abroad[ 28]
St David's Hall , Cardiff
1992
Freddy Kempf Piano
St Edmund's School, Canterbury, Royal Academy of Music, London University
14
Became the youngest person at the time to win the award. Has since released numerous recital discs.[ 29]
Royal Concert Hall , Glasgow
1994
Natalie Clein Cello
Royal College of Music, Heinrich Schiff
15
Became the first British winner of the Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians . Has performed with several British orchestras.[ 30]
Barbican , London
1996
Rafal Zambrzycki Payne Violin
Yehudi Menuhin School , Royal Northern College of Music , Herbert von Karajan Centre
18
Won second prize at the Luxemburg International Violin Competition. Performed in orchestras in Europe, the United States, South Africa, The Middle East and Zimbabwe .[ 31]
Symphony Hall , Birmingham
1998
Adrian Spillett Percussion
Royal Northern College of Music
19
First percussionist to win the award. Has performed with an array of ensembles including the 4-MALITY Percussion Quartet. Principal Percussionist with the CBSO . Former Head of Percussion at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire [ 32]
Waterfront Hall , Belfast
2000
Guy Johnston Cello
Chetham's School of Music , Eastman School of Music
18
A performance at the Royal Albert Hall made him the youngest soloist to appear on the first night of The Proms .[ 33]
Bridgewater Hall , Manchester
2002
Jennifer Pike Violin
Chetham's School of Music, Guildhall School of Music & Drama
12
At the time, was the youngest ever winner of the award. Has appeared as a soloist with British orchestras and performed at other BBC events.[ 34]
Barbican , London
2004
Nicola Benedetti Violin
Yehudi Menuhin School
16
Performed with the BBC concert orchestra and recorded her debut album with Daniel Harding and the London Symphony Orchestra [ 35]
Usher Hall , Edinburgh
2006
Mark Simpson Clarinet
Royal College of Music , Oxford University, Guildhall School of Music & Drama
17
Was the Principal Clarinet of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain . Started studies at the Royal College of Music, but dropped out to go to the University of Oxford .[ 2]
The Sage , Gateshead
2008
Peter Moore Trombone
Chetham's School of Music
12
Youngest winner of the award.[ 36]
Wales Millennium Centre , Cardiff Bay
2010
Lara Ömeroğlu Piano
Purcell School , Royal College of Music
16
Nowadays known by the name of Lara Melda
2012
Laura van der Heijden Cello
Royal College of Music
15
Her debut album 1948 won the 2018 Edison Klassiek Award ; the following year she won BBC Music Magazine 's Newcomer of the Year Award.
The Sage , Gateshead
2014
Martin James Bartlett Piano
Royal College of Music, Purcell School
17
He appeared in 2012 competition, at the age of 15, as a finalist in the keyboard category[ 37]
Usher Hall , Edinburgh
2016
Sheku Kanneh-Mason Cello
Royal Academy of Music, Trinity Catholic Comprehensive School
17
He holds the ABRSM Junior Scholarship to The Royal Academy of Music. Has played in the Chineke! Orchestra , as well as the JRAM Symphony Orchestra, and played chamber music with the Kanneh-Mason Piano Trio and the Ash String Trio.[ 38]
Barbican , London
2018
Lauren Zhang Piano
Birmingham Junior Conservatoire , King Edward VI High School for Girls
16
Played the fiendishly difficult Prokofiev Concerto no.2 and was commended for her 'inherent musical intelligence' and 'exceptional technical ability'. Won first prize at the 15th Ettlingen International Piano Competition in 2016. First Asian winner of the competition.[ 39] [ 40]
Symphony Hall , Birmingham
2020
Fang Zhang Percussion
Chetham's School of Music
17
Member of the China Youth Percussion Orchestra and has won percussions competitions in China, New York and Tokyo.[ 41]
Bridgewater Hall , Manchester
2022
Jordan Ashman Percussion
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
17
He has played with the National Children's Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra and the National Youth Brass Band.[ 42]
2024
Ryan Wang Piano
Collingwood School , Eton College
17
His performance of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto in the Final was described by judge Alexis Ffrench as "world class".
Bristol Beacon
Year
Name
Instrument
Place of study
Winning age
Notes
Finals venue
2014
Alexander Bone Saxophone
Chetham's School of Music
17
Inaugural winner of the separate Jazz Award competition[ 6]
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama , Cardiff
2016
Alexandra Ridout Trumpet
Royal Academy of Music , Purcell School
17
Her 21-year-old brother Tom was also a finalist[ 43]
2018
Xhosa Cole Saxophone
Holyhead School , Ladywood Community School of Music
22
Has played saxophone in the Jazzlines Ensemble, Birmingham Schools Symphony Orchestra and Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra among others. While studying in sixth form, Xhosa attended courses with the National Youth Jazz Collective and National Youth Wind Orchestra . He performs and teaches regularly around Birmingham.[ 44] [ 45]
Queen Elizabeth Hall , London
2020
Deschanel Gordon Piano
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
22
Has collaborated with Mercury Prize -nominated SEED Ensemble and Mark Kavuma's The Banger Factory, and also has his own trio.
Cadogan Hall , London
2022
Ewan Hastie Double bass
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
20
Has toured with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland and the Sligo Jazz Festival; previously received the Mark McKergow Prize for Jazz Improvisation.
Queen Elizabeth Hall , London
2024
Ursula Harrison Double bass
Cardiff University , Conservatorium van Amsterdam
22
Has worked with a variety of large ensembles and performed with musicians Huw Warren , Ant Law and Angharad Jenkins . Ursula’s band Orbit Street was selected as a Forté Project artist for 2024 and recorded a new EP, Fores .[ 46]
Key
†
Person won the competition of that year
Bold
Performer got through to the final
Italics
Performer was present at the semi-final stage
Name
Instrument/Category
Jeremy Atkin Piano
Wissam Boustany Flute
William Brewer Horn
Paul Coker Piano
Michael Collins Clarinet
Caroline Dale Cello
Barry Douglas Piano
Michael Hext Trombone
Stephen Hough Piano
Malcolm Martineau Piano
David Melville Trombone
Susie Meszaros Viola
Lindsay Miller Oboe
Kevin Morgan Tuba
Rona Murray Violin
Robin O'Neill Bassoon
Jonathan Rees Violin
Kenneth Rhind Tuba
Gillian Tingay Harp
Colin Twigg Violin
Robin Williams Oboe
Name
Instrument/Category
Niall Brown Cello
Anna Carewe Cello
Samuel Coles Flute
Lorna Cook Clarinet
Nicholas Daniel Oboe
Paul Galbraith Guitar
John Bryan Henry Piano
Jonathan Kowszun Euphonium
Jacqueline Leveridge Piano
David McClenaghan Horn
Clare McFarlane Violin
Bill Miller Euphonium
Ronan O'Hora Piano
Anthony Pike Clarinet
Julie Price Bassoon
Hilary Punshon Piano
Robert Vanryne Trumpet
Elaine Wolff Cornet
Name
Instrument/Category
Alexander Allen Clarinet
Michael Bland Clarinet
Sam Coles Flute
Steven Craven Cornet
Anthony Cross Cornet
Paul Galbraith Guitar
Richard Henry Bass Trombone
Karen Jones Flute
Marie-Noelle Kendall Piano
James Kirby Piano
Tasmin Little Violin
Anna Markland Piano
Carla Marta Rodrigues Viola
Jagdish Mistry Violin
Jeanette Murphy Horn
Jean Owen Bassoon
Wendy Picton Euphonium
Paul Richardson Piano
Simon Smith Violin
Mary Wu Piano
Name
Instrument/Category
Neyire Ashworth Clarinet
Naomi Atherton Horn
Brendan Ball Trumpet
Nicola Bingham Trumpet
Christopher Blake Oboe
Jocelyn Boyer Flute
Sarah Beth Briggs Piano
Julian Cawdrey Flute
Julian Dyson Piano
Janice Graham Violin
Andrew Harley Piano
Emma Johnson Clarinet
Oren Marshall Tuba
Robert Max Cello
Richard May Cello
Lucy Parham Piano
Hannah Roberts Cello
Ursula Smith Cello
Julian Sperry Flute
Louise Stopforth Trombone
Simon Vidor Piano
Abigail Young Violin
Name
Instrument/Category
Alan Brind Violin
Francesca Fraser Recorder
Sam Haywood Piano
Fiona Howes Flute
Anthony Hughes Piano
Boris Kucharsky Violin
David Le Page Violin
Jacob Lund Tuba
Robert Markham Piano
Jeremy Meehan Bassoon
Steven Miller Piano
Rachel Nadin Piano
Anthony Neal Trombone
Rhys Owens Trumpet
Julian Plummer Horn
Anna Pyne Flute
Julian Sperry Flute
Eva Stewart Flute
Stephen Stewart Trumpet
Annelies Terry Cello
Victoria Wardman Viola
Name
Instrument/Category
Robert Agnew Piano
Emily Beynon Flute
Sarah Burnett Bassoon
Rachel Clarke Horn
David Horne Piano
Boris Kucharsky Violin
Jonathan Leathwood Guitar
Ben Lees Trumpet
Jonathan Middleton Piano
Andrew Nicholson Flute
Steven Osborne Piano
Charles Owen Piano
Craig Patterson Trumpet
David Pyatt Horn
Katherine Spencer Clarinet
Jennifer Sturgeon Flute
Lucy Wakeford Harp
Heather Wallington Viola
Paul Watkins Cello
David Whitehouse Trombone
Name
Instrument/Category
Thomas Adès Piano
Cathy Beynon Harp
Ruth Bolister Oboe
Thomas Carroll Cello
Martyn Chambers Trumpet
Amy Claricoates Cello
Simon Cowen Trombone
Gareth Davies Flute
Martin Douglas Tuba
Laura Jellicoe Flute
Daniel Jemison Bassoon
Simon Johnson Trombone
Nicola Loud Violin
Zoe Mather Piano
Leon McCawley Piano
Richard Ormrod Piano
Jeremy Pooley Horn
Jonathan Rimmer Flute
Kirsty Staines Violin
Karen Twitchett Piano
Name
Instrument/Category
Rachel Barnes Bassoon
Thomas Carroll Cello
Elaine Clark Violin
Simon Cowen Trombone
James Cuddeford Violin
Robin Haggart Tuba
Miranda Harding Cello
Tim Horton Piano
Freddy Kempf Piano
Michael Lynn Clarinet
Louise McMahon Flute
Heather McNaughton Horn
Helen Moody Oboe
Kevin Norbury Tuba
Jason Ridgeway Piano
Daniel Tong Piano
Helen Vollam Trombone
Jamie Walton Cello
Maxine Willis Flute
Rebecca Wood Oboe
Anthony Zerpa-Falcon Piano
Name
Instrument/Category
Claire Allen Trumpet
James Arnold Trumpet
Adrian Brendel Cello
Emma Bullough Oboe
Edward Cervenka Percussion
Natalie Clein Cello
Colin Currie Percussion
David Edmonds Flute
Sam Elliott Tuba
Andrea Hallam Violin
Stuart King Clarinet
Jack Liebeck Violin
Joseph Long Piano
Katherine Mackintosh Oboe
Claire Madin Piano
Ruth McGinley Piano
Philip Moore Piano
Matthew Myatt Piano
Rafal Payne Violin
Matthew Perry Percussion
Tracey Redfern Trumpet
Julie Stewart Flute
David Thornton Euphonium
Andrea Vogler Percussion
Stephen Whibley Percussion
Name
Instrument/Category
Juliette Bausor Flute
Edward Cervenka Percussion
Julien Cheriyan Piano
Sam Elliot Tuba
Alison Farr Piano
Tim Gunnell Percussion
Richard Harpham Oboe
James Hart Percussion
Ben Hudson Bassoon
Mark Law Trumpet
Rafal Zambrzycki Payne Violin
Katy Pryce Trombone
Sally Pryce Harp
David Quigley Piano
Michael Rives Percussion
Peter Roper-Curzon Piano
Keith Slade Clarinet
Daniel Smith Piano
John Storey Euphonium
Miriam Teppich Violin
Sam Walton Percussion
Adrian Wilson Oboe
Helena Wood Violin
Katharine Wood Cello
Adam Wright Trumpet
Name
Instrument/Category
Ron Abramski Piano
Mark Almond French horn
Alison Balsom Trumpet
John Barker Saxophone
Juliette Bausor Flute
Emma Brodie Percussion
Katherine Bryan Flute
Calum Cook Cello
Andrew Cottee Percussion
Sam Elliott Tuba
Benjamin Errington Viola
Alison Farr Piano
Tim Gibbs Double bass
Charys Green Clarinet
Nicholas Hagon Piano
David Hilton Trumpet
Magnus Johnston Violin
Niall Keatley Trumpet
Marie Macleod Cello
Magnus Mehta Percussion
Troy Miller Percussion
Helen Reid Piano
Adrian Spillett Percussion
Nathan Williamson Piano
Adrian Wilsom Oboe
Name
Instrument/Category
Angela Barnes French horn
Katherine Bryan Flute
David Childs Euphonium
Simon Cosgrove Saxophone
Elizabeth Couling Oboe
Keith Forster Percussion
Scott Foster Percussion
Ashley Grote Organ
Owen Gunnell Percussion
Tom Hunter Percussion
Guy Johnston Cello
Edward Jones Trombone
Samantha Kerby Recorder
Jack Liebeck Violin
Katie Lockhart Clarinet
Leo McFall Piano
Kodo Osada Piano
Christopher Parkes French horn
Tom Poster Piano
Nicholas Rimmer Piano
Matthew Sadler Trumpet
Rakhi Singh Violin
Alexander Sitkovetsky Violin
Helena Smart Violin
Oliver Yates Percussion
Name
Instrument/Category
Henry Baldwin Percussion
Angela Barnes Horn
Katherine Bryan Flute
Benjamin Bryant Percussion
Stephen Burke Percussion
Rowena Calvert Cello
George Corbett Cello
Simon Cosgrove Saxophone
Colin Davis Piano
Scott Foster Percussion
Matthew Gee Trombone
Emma Hancock Violin
Edward Jones Trombone
Patrick King Percussion
Laura Lucas Flute
Michael McHale Piano
Leslie Neish Tuba
Timothy Orpen Clarinet
Thomas Osborne Trumpet
Jennifer Pike Violin
Robert Scamardella Piano
Andrew Shirtliff Piano
Sarah Tandy Piano
Litsa Tunnah Violin
Sarah Williamson Clarinet
Finals for the 2004 competition took place on 2 May at the Usher Hall , Edinburgh and were televised on BBC Two . The trophy used for this year's competition was designed by John Rocha at Waterford Crystal .[ 47] [ a]
Name
Instrument/Category
Otis Beasley Keyboard
Lucy Beeson Percussion
Nicola Benedetti Violin
Elizabeth Chell Horn
Sijie Chen Violin
Adam Clifford Percussion
Andrea Crossley Percussion
Michal Cwizewicz[ 48] Violin
Elizabath Drury Saxophone
Richard Elsworth Percussion
Ashley Fripp Keyboard
Christopher Gomersall Trombone
Benjamin Grosvenor Keyboard
Daniel De Gruchy-Lambert Trumpet
Eddy Hackett Percussion
Clare Hammond Keyboard
Toni James Keyboard
Catriona Mackinnon Oboe
Christopher Pannell Tenor horn
Paul Skinner Flute
Peter Smith Tuba
Ellen Hydref Thomas Harp
Suzanne Thorn Oboe
Tamsin Waley-Cohen Violin
Adam Walker Flute
The 2006 finals were held at The Sage Gateshead on 20 May 2006.[ 2] Marin Alsop , Carlos Bonell, Peter Sadlo, Thea King , Sergei Nakariakov , Angela Hewitt and Kathryn McDowell.[ 49]
Name
Instrument
Performance
Notes
Toby Kearney Percussion
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (MacMillan)Now a member of the Royal Northern College of Music, his childhood environment encouraged him to be involved in music[ 49]
David Massey Guitar
Fantasia para un Gentilhombre Began guitar lesson at eight years old at the Mid Herts Music Centre, with current aspirations for a career involving music;[ 49]
Huw Morgan Trumpet
Trumpet Concerto (Tomasi)
Principal trumpet of the National Youth Orchestra , began learning piano and other instruments at five years of age[ 49]
Mark Simpson Clarinet
Clarinet Concerto (Nielsen) Winner of the 2006 competition, originally played the keyboard and recorder[ 2] [ 49]
Cordelia Williams Piano
Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 Studied at Chetham's school for 7 years, and is currently studying at the Guildhall School in London.[ 49]
The semi-finalists that did not progress were, by category:[ 50]
Keyboard: Lydia Scadding, Kausikan Rajeshkumar, Melissa Gore and David Secchi
Percussion: Katy Hebditch, Oliver Lowe, David Elliott and Daniel Jones
Woodwind: Suzanne Thorn (oboe),Helen Wilson (flute), Emily Ross (oboe) and Harry Winstanley (flute)
Brass: Stephen Sykes (trombone), Sasha Koushk-Jalali (tuba), Aledander Edmundson (French Horn) and Ryan Gray (euphonium)
Strings: Meherban Gillett (double bass), Victoria Goldsmith (violin), Sarah Oliver (cello), David Massey (guitar) and Sophie Rosa (violin) The 2008 finals took place at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff on 10 and 11 May 2008.[ 51] [ 52] [ a]
Name
Hometown
Instrument
Notes
Anke Batty Lyndhurst, Hampshire Clarinet
Achieved Grade 8 distinction in Singing, Piano and Saxophone as well as playing the clarinet
Daniel Day Hayfield Percussion
Began playing percussion at the age of three after his father, a professional drummer bought him a drum set; currently studies at the Chetham's School of Music
Jadran Duncumb Ski, Norway Guitar
Two time winner of the Norwegian National Youth competition; began playing the Guitar at the age of ten
Alexander Edmundson Lytham St Annes French Horn
Began playing the French Horn at seven years of age after hearing Mozart's Horn Concert No 4.; he studies at Chetham's School of Music and is a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
David Elliott Bournemouth Percussion
Began playing percussion at the age of three, and currently studies at the Trinity College of Music after studying at Chetham's School of Music for three years; he held the position of Co Principal in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain percussion section
Michael Foyle Troon Piano
Began playing piano at the age of six, and is also a violinist, he has led the National Children's Orchestra of Scotland and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain ; currently studying at Wellington School
Sam Law Ballymena Piano
Began playing piano at the age of six, and now studies at the Ballymena Academy and at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin
Henry Lindsay Amersham Tuba
Currently studying at The Purcell School of Music, the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music and is a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Cecilia Sultana De Maria Warminster Harp Began playing the Harp at the age of ten while also playing the Piano and Violin, currently studies at the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music
Erdem Misirlioğlu Ipswich Piano
Studying at the Northgate High School in Ipswich and the Junior Department at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Jim Molyneux Littleborough, Greater Manchester Percussion Started playing percussion at the age of seven and is studying at the Chetham's School of Music
Peter Moore Stalybridge Trombone
Started to play the trombone at the age of six. Held the position of Principal Trombone of the National Children's Band of Great Britain; he is the youngest musician in this year's competition
Kausikan Rajeshkumar Harrow, London Piano
Began playing the piano at seven years of age, and currently Studies at The Purcell School of Music; he has received awards for composing, such as Highly Commended at BBC Proms Composers' Competition 2006
Katherine Robb Bushey Violin
Started playing the Violin at eight after being offered free lessons in her school in Essex; she later became a student at The Purcell School of Music, and was the first violinist in the National Youth Orchestra for 2 years
Melanie Rothman Carshalton Oboe
Began playing the Oboe at the age of ten, and is studying at The Purcell School of Music, but also studies at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music and is Principal Oboe of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain after joining just one year previously
Jun Sasaki London
Cello
Began playing the Violin at the age of four, but switched to the Cello at five; he currently studies at Yehudi Menuhin School
Joseph Shiner East Brent, Somerset Clarinet
Began playing the Clarinet at eight years of age; he has since achieved Principal Clarinet of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain after two years of membership
David Smith Fife Flute
Began playing the Flute in 2004, his influence being when he heard Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun St Mary's Music School in Edinburgh until 2008. He also plays the Saxophone very well
Delia Stevens Normanton on Soar Percussion
Studies at Loughborough High School and was influenced to play percussion after seeing the school orchestra performance
Matthew White Bolton Euphonium Studies at Chetham's School of Music , and was Principal Euphonium with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain
Name
Instrument/Category
Finlay Bain French Horn
Frederic Bager Piano
Tom Berry Trombone
Glain Dafydd Harp
Anne Denholm Harp
Sophie Dee Piano
Anna Douglass French Horn
Chloé Greenwood Oboe
Emma Halnan Flute
Alex Hamilton French Horn
John Hewitt-Jones Viola
Lucy Landymore Percussion
James Larter Percussion
Sam Moffitt Trumpet
HuiWai Nok Percussion
Joe Norris Clarinet
Lara Ömeroğlu Piano
Oliver Pooley Percussion
Lavinia Redman Oboe
Seán Morgan-Rooney Piano
Katy Smith Violin
Callum Smart Violin
Delia Stevens Percussion
Ben Westlake Clarinet
Yuanfan Yang Piano
Name
Instrument/Category
Adam Boeker Piano
Alexander Kelly Bass Trombone
Charlotte Barbour-Condini Recorder
Charlotte Cox Bassoon
Christopher Dunn Tuba
Cristian Grajner-De-Sa Violin
Dominic Degavino Piano
Elizabeth Tocknell French Horn
Elzbieta Young Trumpet
Hyun-gi Lee Percussion
James Larter Percussion
Joel Sandelson Cello
Jonathan Bates E flat Tenor Horn
Jordan Black Clarinet
Julia Hwang Violin
Juliette Roos Violin
Laura Van Der Heijden Cello
Lucinda Dunne Saxophone
Luke O'Toole Flute
Martin James Bartlett Piano
Molly Lopresti Percussion
Peter Rayner Percussion
Richard Rayner Percussion
Victor Lim Piano
Yuanfan Yang Piano
Name
Instrument/Category
Daniel Shao
Flute
Dogyung Anna Im
Violin
Elizaveta Tyun
Violin
Ellena Newton
Trombone
Elliott Gaston-Ross Percussion
Hannah Foster
Flute
Hayley Parkes
Piano
Isata Kanneh-Mason Piano
Isobel Daws
Trombone
Jess Gillam Saxophone
Jess Wood
Percussion
Julian Trevelyan Piano
Juliana Myslov
Harp
Lewis Bettles
Trombone
Martin James Bartlett Piano
Matilda Lloyd Trumpet
Matthew Farthing
Percussion
Nick Seymour
Saxophone
Ning Hui See
Keyboard
Roberto Ruisi
Violin
Sophie Westbrooke Recorder
Stefan Beckett
Percussion
Tom Highnam
Percussion
Will Thomas
Trumpet/Flugelhorn
William Dutton Violin
Name
Instrument/Category
Alexander Bone Saxophone
Freddie Jensen
Double bass
Jake Labazzi
Trumpet
Sean Payne
Saxophone
Tom Smith
Saxophone
Name
Instrument/Category
Andrew Woolcock Percussion
Ben Goldscheider Horn
Charlie Lovell-Jones
Violin
Gemma Riley
Trombone
Harvey Lin
Piano
Hristiyan Hristov
Percussion
Jackie Campbell Piano
Jess Gillam Saxophone
Joanne Lee
Flute
Joe Parks
Percussion
Joe Pritchard
Cello
Julian Trevelyan
Piano
Louisa Staples
Violin
Lucy Driver
Flute
Marie Sato
Flute
Matthew Brett
Percussion
Polly Bartlett
Recorder
Sam Dye
Trombone
Sheku Kanneh-Mason Cello
Stephanie Childress
Violin
Tom Pritchard
Percussion
Tomoka Kan
Piano
Yuanfan Yang
Piano
Zak Eastop
Trumpet
Zoe Perkins
Trumpet
Name
Instrument/Category
Alexandra Ridout Trumpet
Tom Ridout
Saxophone and Recorder
Tom Smith
Saxophone
Noah Stoneman
Piano
Elliott Sansom
Piano
The 2018 finals were held at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham , on 13 May 2018. The judges were Kerry Andrew (chair), Alpesh Chauhan , Natalie Clein , John Harle and Sunwook Kim .[ 40]
Name
Instrument/Category
Adam Heron
Keyboard
Alexander Pullen
Percussion
Annemarie Federle
French Horn/Brass
Elias Ackerley
Keyboard
Eliza Haskins
Recorder/Woodwind
Elodie Chousmer-Howelles
Violin/Strings
Francis Bushell
Bassoon/Woodwind
Isobel Daws
Trombone/Brass
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
Keyboard
Lauren Zhang †
Keyboard
Mariam Loladze-Meredith
Keyboard
Marie Sato
Flute/Woodwind
Matthew Brett
Percussion
Maxim Calver
Cello/Strings
Meadow Brooks
Percussion
Michaias Berlouis
Bass Trombone/Brass
Robert Burton
Saxophone/Woodwind
Sam Dye
Trombone/Brass
Stephanie Childress
Violin/Strings
Tom Hall
Percussion
Tom Myles
Clarinet/Woodwind
Toril Azzalini-Machecler
Percussion
Torrin Williams
Guitar/Strings
Will Duerden
Double Bass/Strings
Will Thomas
Trumpet+Flugelhorn/Brass
Name
Instrument/Category
Xhosa Cole †
Saxophone
Reuben Goldmark
Piano
Fergus McCreadie
Piano
James Owston
Bass
Seth Tackaberry
Bass
Name
Instrument/Category
Alexander Pullen
Percussion
Alice Gore
Woodwind – Bassoon
Annemarie Federle
Brass – French Horn
Bridget Yee
Keyboard
Coco Tomita
Strings – Violin
Daisy Noton
Woodwind – Flute
Eliza Haskins
Woodwind – Recorder
Ellen Baumring-Gledhill
Strings – Cello
Ewan Millar
Woodwind – Oboe
Fang Zhang †
Percussion
Harvey Lin
Keyboard
Huw Boucher
Strings – Harp
Ilai Avni
Strings – Violin
Isaac Harari
Percussion
Jacky Zhang
Keyboard
Joseph Longstaff
Brass – French Horn
Lewis Kentaro Isaacs
Percussion
Marian Bozhidarov
Woodwind – Clarinet
Meggie Murphy
Brass – Trombone
Mio Takahashi
Strings – Violin
Rhydian Tiddy
Brass – Trombone
Sejin Yoon
Keyboard
Thomas Luke
Keyboard
Toril Azzalini-Machecler
Percussion
William Burton
Brass – Tuba
Name
Instrument/Category
Deschanel Gordon †
Piano
Alex Clarke
Saxophone
Kielan Sheard
Bass
Matt Carmichael
Saxophone
Ralph Porrett
Guitar
Name
Instrument/Category
Aki Blendis
Strings - Violin
Alex Buckley
Woodwind - Clarinet
Clara-Sophia Wernig
Strings - Violin
Daniel Hibbert
Brass - French Horn
Dawid Kasprzak
Strings - Violin
Dida Condria
Keyboard
Duru Erdogan
Keyboard
Edward Walton
Strings - Violin
Eric Zhang
Percussion
Ethan Loch Keyboard
Firoze Madon
Keyboard
Florence Wilson-Toy
Brass - Trumpet
George Garnett
Percussion
Imogen Moorsom
Brass - French Horn
Isaac Skey
Woodwind - Flute
Jacky Zhang
Keyboard
Jaren Ziegler
Strings - Viola
Jordan Ashman Percussion
Joshua Gearing
Percussion
Lucas Dick
Woodwind - Clarinet
Phoebe Mallinson
Brass - Trumpet
Sasha Canter
Brass - Trumpet
Sofía Patterson-Gutiérrez
Woodwind - Flute
Sophie Warner
Percussion
Thomas Priestley
Woodwind - Saxophone
Name
Instrument/Category
Ewan Hastie †
Double bass
Luke Bacchus
Piano
Nick Manz
Piano
Ralph Porrett
Guitar
Emma Rawicz
Saxophone
Judging every televised round of this year's competition are trumpeter Alison Balsom , pianist and composer Alexis Ffrench , and multi-instrumentalist and broadcaster Hannah Catherine Jones . The two quarter finals were won by Jamaal Kashim and Shlomi Shahaf respectively, with Hugo Svedberg, Jacky Zhang and Ryan Wang advancing to the semi-final as "wildcards". Zang, Wang and Shahaf were announced as the finalists.[ 53]
Name
Instrument/Category
Alasdair Cottee
Woodwind
Alicia Li-Yan-Hui
Woodwind
Defne Anar
Strings
Finn Anderson-Hendra
Strings
Hugo Svedberg
Strings
Jacky Zhang
Keyboard
Jamaal Kashim
Strings
Kaelyn Soh
Strings
Maya Broman Crawford-Phillips
Strings
Rose Gosney
Strings
Ryan Wang †
Keyboard
Shlomi Shahaf
Strings
Name
Instrument/Category
Klara Devlin
Trumpet
Ursula Harrison †
Double bass
George Johnson
Saxophone
Nils Kavanagh
Piano
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