2014 [BBC Young Musician]

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Brass Category Final20140516BBC Young Musician 2014: the Brass Category Final. Presented by John Shea.

After an extensive audition process, the judges of BBC Young Musician, the UK's leading contest for young classical musicians today, have announced five finalists for each of its categories - Strings, Keyboard, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion. Each performer gives a recital programme in their bid to become a BBC Young Musician Category Winner. Over 450 entries were received for the contest from musicians aged between 8-18 years old. Tonight features the five finalists in the Brass category. The Semi-Final is on BBC 4 on Saturday and then the Final is broadcast live here on Radio 3 on Sunday 18 May.

The performers are:

Ellena Newton (14) - trombone

Isobel Daws (14) - trombone

Matilda Lloyd (18) - trumpet

Lewis Bettles (18) - trombone

William Thomas (13) - trumpet

Followed by Archive Slot - a look into the archives of BBC Young Musician.

Coverage of the Brass Category Final of the BBC Young Musician 2014 competition.

The BBC's long-running competition to find the best young musician in the country.

Grand Final20140518Jamie MacDougall presents coverage of the final of BBC Young Musician 2014, from the Usher Hall, Edinburgh. With expert commentary and analysis from oboist and former Young Musician winner Nicholas Daniel.

Three instrumentalists remain in the UK's leading contest for young classical musicians today. Tonight, the finalists perform concertos of their choice - accompanied by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kirill Karabits - before the winner of Young Musician 2014 is announced.

We also catch up with the winner of Young Musician 2012, cellist Laura van der Heijden, as she performs Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations.

Coverage of the final of BBC Young Musician 2014 from the Usher Hall, Edinburgh.

The BBC's long-running competition to find the best young musician in the country.

Keyboard Category Final20140515BBC Young Musician 2014: the Keyboard Category Final. Presented by Martin Handley.

After an extensive audition process, the judges of BBC Young Musician, the UK's leading contest for young classical musicians today, have announced five finalists for each of its categories - Strings, Keyboard, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion. Each performer gives a recital programme in their bid to become a BBC Young Musician Category Winner. Over 450 entries were received for the contest from musicians aged between 8-18 years old. Tonight features the five finalists in the Keyboard category, the last - Brass - follows tomorrow, leading up to the Semi-Final on BBC 4 on Saturday and then the Final, which we broadcast live on Sunday 18 May.

The performers are:

Martin Bartlett (17) - piano

Ning Hui See (17) - piano

Hayley Parkes (18) - piano

Julian Trevelyan (15) - piano

Isata Kanneh-Mason (17) - piano

Followed by Archive Slot - a look into the archives of BBC Young Musician.

Coverage of the Keyboard Category Final of the BBC Young Musician 2014 competition.

The BBC's long-running competition to find the best young musician in the country.

Percussion Category Final20140513BBC Young Musician 2014: the Percussion Category Final. Presented by Martin Handley.

After an extensive audition process, the judges of BBC Young Musician, the UK's leading contest for young classical musicians today, have announced five finalists for each of its categories - Strings, Keyboard, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion. Each performer gives a recital programme in their bid to become a BBC Young Musician Category Winner. Over 450 entries were received for the contest from musicians aged between 8-18 years old. Tonight features the five finalists in the Percussion category. The others - Woodwind, Keyboard and Brass - follow on each night this week, leading up to the Semi-Final on BBC 4 on Saturday and then the Final, which we broadcast on Sunday 18 May.

The performers are:

Matthew Farthing (17)

Elliott Gaston-Ross (15)

Jess Wood (16)

Tom Highnam (17)

Stefan Beckett (18)

Followed by Archive Slot - a look into the archives of BBC Young Musician.

Martin Handley has coverage of the Percussion Category Final of BBC Young Musician 2014.

The BBC's long-running competition to find the best young musician in the country.

String Category Final20140512BBC Young Musician 2014: the String Category Final. Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

After an extensive audition process, the judges of BBC Young Musician, the UK's leading contest for young classical musicians today, have announced five finalists for each of its categories - Strings, Keyboard, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion. Each performer gives a recital programme in their bid to become a BBC Young Musician Category Winner. Over 450 entries were received for the contest from musicians aged between 8-18 years old. Tonight features the five finalists in the String category, the others - Percussion, Woodwind, Keyboard and Brass - follow on each night this week, leading up to the Semi-Final on BBC 4 on Saturday and then the Final, which we broadcast on Sunday 18 May.

The performers are:

William Dutton (18) - violin

Anna Im (16) - violin

Elizaveta Tyun (18) - violin

Roberto Ruisi (17) - violin

Juliana Myslov (17) - harp

Followed by Archive Slot - a look into the archives of BBC Young Musician.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents coverage of the BBC Young Musician 2014 competition.

The BBC's long-running competition to find the best young musician in the country.

Woodwind Category Final20140514BBC Young Musician 2014: the Woodwind Category Final. Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

After an extensive audition process, the judges of BBC Young Musician, the UK's leading contest for young classical musicians today, have announced five finalists for each of its categories - Strings, Keyboard, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion. Each performer gives a recital programme in their bid to become a BBC Young Musician Category Winner. Over 450 entries were received for the contest from musicians aged between 8-18 years old. Tonight features the five finalists in the Woodwind category, the others - Keyboard and Brass - follow on each night this week, leading up to the Semi-Final on BBC 4 on Saturday and then the Final, which we broadcast on Sunday 18 May.

The performers are:

Hannah Foster (17) - flute

Daniel Shao (18) - flute

Jessika Gillam (15) - saxophone

Nick Seymour (17) - saxophone

Sophie Westbrooke (15) - recorder

Followed by Archive Slot - a look into the archives of BBC Young Musician.

Coverage of the Woodwind Category Final of the BBC Young Musician 2014 competition.

The BBC's long-running competition to find the best young musician in the country.