BBC Young Musician
BBC Young Musician is a televised national music competition broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3.[1] Originally BBC Young Musician of the Year, its name was changed in 2010.
BBC Young Musician
Exceptional musical talent
Various; Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (since 2020)
United Kingdom
BBC Young Musician of the Year (1978–2008)
1978
Jordan Ashman in 2022
BBC Four and BBC Radio 3
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]
Related awards[edit]
BBC Young Dancer[edit]
A competitive dance version, BBC Young Dancer, was launched in October 2014 and first awarded in May 2015.[14]
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] In 2016, the Jazz Award final was episode 7 of the 8-part BBC Four series, broadcast two days before the classical final.[15] In 2018, the jazz competition had an upper age limit of 21[16] and the final was recorded for BBC Four in November as part of the London Jazz Festival;[17] it was broadcast on 25 November, six months after the main final.[18]