Жас музыканттардың ұлттық байқауы

Biennial British televised national competition for young musicians

BBC Young Musician is a televised national music competition broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3. Originally 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. The biennial competition is managed and produced by BBC Cymru Wales. To date, there have been 22 winners, the youngest being 12 year old Peter Moore. In 2014, the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award was introduced; Alexander Bone, a saxophonist, was the inaugural winner. As a result of the success of the competition, the Eurovision Young Musicians competition was initiated in 1982. BBC Four's documentary 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. 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. The grand final was recorded in April 2021 – also without an audience – and broadcast on 2 May, preceded on 30 April by the delayed broadcast of the semi final. The 2022 contest was deferred from spring to early autumn and was broadcast in October; the semi final stage of the competition (introduced in 2010) was discontinued.

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 heats were moved to BBC Four, with only the final aired on BBC Two. 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.

A competitive dance version, BBC Young Dancer, was launched in October 2014 and first awarded in May 2015.

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. In 2018, the jazz competition had an upper age limit of 21 and the final was recorded for BBC Four in November as part of the London Jazz Festival; it was broadcast on 25 November, six months after the main final.

Year Name InstrumentPlace of study Winning ageNotesFinals venue 1978 Trombone Royal College of Music 17 Orchestra member at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden and occasional solo performancesRNCM Concert Hall, Manchester 1980 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. 1982 Piano Chethams School, University of Oxford, Royal Academy of Music 18 Has since developed a reputation as a teacher, adjudicator and singer as Anna CrookesFree Trade Hall, Manchester 1984 Clarinet Sevenoaks School, Cambridge University 18 Solo clarinettist with a repertoire of over 40 concertos 1986 Violin Royal Academy of Music 17 Has since led the European Union Youth Orchestra and won the Young Musician of the Year award 1988 Horn Watford Grammar School for Boys 14 Youngest winner of the award at the time. Has performed at numerous BBC Proms. Principal at London Philharmonic Orchestra. 1990 Violin Royal Academy of Music, Juilliard School 15 Has appeared in multiple British orchestras and several abroad St David's Hall, Cardiff 1992 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. Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow 1994 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. Barbican, London 1996 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. Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1998 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 Waterfront Hall, Belfast 2000 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. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 2002 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. Barbican, London 2004 Violin Yehudi Menuhin School 16 Performed with the BBC concert orchestra and recorded her debut album with Daniel Harding and the London Symphony OrchestraUsher Hall, Edinburgh 2006 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. The Sage, Gateshead 2008 Trombone Chetham's School of Music 12 Youngest winner of the award. Co principal at London Symphony Orchestra. Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay 2010 Piano Purcell School, Royal College of Music 16 Nowadays known by the name of Lara Melda 2012 Cello Royal College of Music 15 Has performed with 2014 winner, The Sage, Gateshead 2014 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 Usher Hall, Edinburgh 2016 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. Barbican, London 2018 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. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 2022 Percussion Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 17 He has played with the National Children’s Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra and the National Youth Brass Band.

Year Name InstrumentPlace of study Winning ageNotesFinals venue 2014 Saxophone Chetham's School of Music 17 Inaugural winner of the separate Jazz Award competition 2018 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. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 2020 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 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