Biennial British televised national competition for young musicians
Award
BBC Young Musician is a televised national music competition broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3 .[ 1] BBC Young Musician of the Year , its name was changed in 2010.
The competition, a former member of the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY), is open to UK-resident percussion , keyboard , string , brass and woodwind players, who are eighteen years of age or under on 1 January in the relevant year.[ 2]
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 [ edit ] 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
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 .[ 46] [ 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[ 47] 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.[ 48]
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[ 48] 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;[ 48] Huw Morgan Trumpet Trumpet Concerto (Tomasi) Principal trumpet of the National Youth Orchestra , began learning piano and other instruments at five years of age[ 48] Mark Simpson Clarinet Clarinet Concerto (Nielsen) Winner of the 2006 competition, originally played the keyboard and recorder[ 2] [ 48] 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.[ 48]
The semi-finalists that did not progress were, by category:[ 49]
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.[ 50] [ 51] [ 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.[ 52]
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
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