BBC Young Musician of the Year

BBC Young Musician of the Year
Former logo/banner used in 2004
Awarded for	Exceptional musical talent
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
First awarded	1978
Website	BBC Young Musician website

The BBC Young Musician of the Year, simply BBC Young Musician since 2010, is a televised national music competition and despite the name, is broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3.^[1]

The competition, a former member of the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY), is designed for British percussion, keyboard, string, brass and woodwind players, all of whom must be eighteen years of age or under on 1 January in the relevant year.^[2] A competitive dance version, BBC Young Dancer, was launched in October 2014 and first awarded in May 2015.^[3]

History

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 usage of percussion instruments was first permitted, alongside the existing keyboard, string, brass and woodwind categories.^[1] Since its introduction, the allowance of percussion instruments has increased interest in the competition among young people.^[1] The competition has five stages, which consist of regional auditions, category auditions, category finals, semi-finals and the final.^[4] The biennial competition is managed and produced by BBC Cymru Wales.

To date, there have been 20 winners, the most recent being Sheku Kanneh-Mason in 2016. At the age of 12, Peter Moore became the youngest winner of the competition.^[5] In 2014, the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award was introduced.^[6] Alexander Bone, a saxophonist, was the inaugural winner.^[7]

As a result of the success of the competition, the Eurovision Young Musicians competition was initiated in 1982.^[1] The first edition was broadcast live from Manchester's Free Trade Hall. The presenter was Humphrey Burton and the producer was Roy Tipping. The winner of the show often proceeded to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Young Musicians.

Broadcast

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, however the category finals and the grand final were broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

Hosts

The following have hosted stages of the competition:^[8]

Co-hosts

Winners

Year	Name	Instrument	Place of study	Winning age	Notes	Finals venue
1978	Hext, MichaelMichael Hext	Trombone	Royal College of Music	17	Now has an orchestral career, with occasional solo performances[9]	RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester
1980	Daniel, NicholasNicholas Daniel	Oboe	Royal Academy of Music	18	Founded the Haffner Wind Ensemble and performed at The Proms.[10] Principal oboe of the Britten Sinfonia.
1982	Markland, AnnaAnna Markland	Piano	Chethams School, Oxford University, Royal Academy of Music	18	Has since developed a reputation as a teacher, adjudicator and singer as Anna Crookes[11]	Free Trade Hall, Manchester
1984	Johnson, EmmaEmma Johnson	Clarinet	Sevenoaks School, Cambridge University	18	Now a solo clarinettist with a repertoire of over 40 concertos[12]
1986	Brind, AlanAlan Brind	Violin	Royal Academy of Music	17	Has since led the European Union Youth Orchestra and won the Young Musician of the Year award[13]
1988	Pyatt, DavidDavid Pyatt	Horn	Watford Grammar School for Boys	14	Youngest winner of the award at the time, performed at numerous BBC Proms.[14] Principal at London Philharmonic Orchestra.[15]
1990	Loud, NicolaNicola Loud	Violin	Royal Academy of Music, Juilliard School	15	Has appeared on multiple famous British orchestras and several abroad[16]	St David's Hall, Cardiff
1992	Kempf, FreddyFreddy Kempf	Piano	Royal Academy of Music, University of London	14	Became the youngest person at the time to win the award, has since released numerous recital discs[17]	Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
1994	Clein, NatalieNatalie Clein	Cello	Royal College of Music, Heinrich Schiff	15	Became the first British winner of the Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians, performs with several well-known British orchestras[18]	Barbican, London
1996	Payne, Rafal ZambrzyckiRafal 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, performs in orchestras in Europe, the United States, South Africa, The Middle East and Zimbabwe[19]	Symphony Hall, Birmingham
1998	Spillett, AdrianAdrian Spillett	Percussion	Royal Northern College of Music	19	Became the first (and to date only) percussionist to win the award, now performs with an array of ensembles including the 4-MALITY Percussion Quartet. Adrian is also Principal Percussion with the CBSO and is Head of Percussion at Birmingham Conservatoire [20]	Waterfront Hall, Belfast
2000	Johnston, GuyGuy Johnston	Cello	Chetham's School of Music, Eastman School of Music	18	A finalist at the Bridgewater Hall, a performance at the Royal Albert Hall, becoming the youngest soloist to appear on the first night of The Proms[21]	Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
2002	Pike, JenniferJennifer Pike	Violin	Chetham's School of Music, Guildhall School of Music & Drama	12	At the time, was the youngest ever winner of the award, now appears as a soloist with British orchestras and performed at other BBC events[22]	Barbican, London
2004	Benedetti, NicolaNicola 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[23]	Usher Hall, Edinburgh
2006	Simpson, MarkMark 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, with current aspirations to be a music composer. Started studies at the Royal College of Music, but dropped out to go to Oxford University.[2]	The Sage, Gateshead
2008	Moore, PeterPeter Moore	Trombone	Chetham's School of Music	12	Currently the youngest winner of the award[24]	Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay
2010	Omeroglu, LaraLara Ömeroğlu	Piano	Purcell School, Royal College Of Music	16	Nowadays known by the name of Lara Melda
2012	Heijden, Laura van derLaura van der Heijden	Cello	Royal College of Music	15	Has performed with 2014 winner, Bartlett, Martin JamesMartin James Bartlett	The Sage, Gateshead
2014	Bartlett, Martin JamesMartin 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[25]	Usher Hall, Edinburgh
	Bone, AlexanderAlexander Bone	Saxophone	Chetham's School of Music	17	Inaugural winner of the separate Jazz Award competition[26]	Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff.
2016	Kanneh-Mason, ShekuSheku Kanneh-Mason	Cello	Royal Academy of Music, Trinity Catholic Comprehensive School	17	He holds the ABRSM Junior Scholarship to The Royal Academy of Music, plays in the Chineke! Orchestra, as well as the JRAM Symphony Orchestra, and plays chamber music with the Kanneh-Mason Piano Trio and the Ash String Trio.[27]	Barbican, London
	Ridout, AlexandraAlexandra Ridout	Trumpet	Royal Academy of Music, Purcell School	17	Winner of the separate Jazz Award competition, her 21-year-old brother Tom was also a finalist[28]	Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff.

Past finalists

Key

†	Person won the competition of that year
Bold	Performer got through to the final
Italics	Performer was present at the semi-final stage

1978

Name	Instrument/Category
Atkin, JeremyJeremy Atkin	Piano
Boustany, WissamWissam Boustany	Flute
Brewer, WilliamWilliam Brewer	Horn
Coker, PaulPaul Coker	Piano
Collins, MichaelMichael Collins	Clarinet
Dale, CarolineCaroline Dale	Cello
Douglas, BarryBarry Douglas	Piano
Hext, MichaelMichael Hext†	Trombone
Hough, StephenStephen Hough	Piano
Martineau, MalcolmMalcolm Martineau	Piano
Melville, DavidDavid Melville	Trombone
Meszaros, SusieSusie Meszaros	Viola
Miller, LindsayLindsay Miller	Oboe
Morgan, KevinKevin Morgan	Tuba
Murray, RonaRona Murray	Violin
O'Neill, RobinRobin O'Neill	Bassoon
Rees, JonathanJonathan Rees	Violin
Rhind, KennethKenneth Rhind	Tuba
Twigg, ColinColin Twigg	Violin
Williams, RobinRobin Williams	Oboe

1980

Name	Instrument/Category
Brown, NiallNiall Brown	Cello
Carewe, AnnaAnna Carewe	Cello
Coles, SamuelSamuel Coles	Flute
Cook, LornaLorna Cook	Clarinet
Daniel, NicholasNicholas Daniel†	Oboe
Galbraith, PaulPaul Galbraith	Guitar
Henry, John BryanJohn Bryan Henry	Piano
Kowszun, JonathanJonathan Kowszun	Euphonium
Leveridge, JacquelineJacqueline Leveridge	Piano
McClenaghan, DavidDavid McClenaghan	Horn
McFarlane, ClareClare McFarlane	Violin
Miller, BillBill Miller	Euphonium
O'Hora, RonanRonan O'Hora	Piano
Pike, AnthonyAnthony Pike	Clarinet
Price, JulieJulie Price	Bassoon
Punshon, HilaryHilary Punshon	Piano
Vanryne, RobertRobert Vanryne	Trumpet
Wolff, ElaineElaine Wolff	Cornet

1982

Name	Instrument/Category
Allen, AlexanderAlexander Allen	Clarinet
Bland, MichaelMichael Bland	Clarinet
Coles, SamSam Coles	Flute
Craven, StevenSteven Craven	Cornet
Cross, AnthonyAnthony Cross	Cornet
Galbraith, PaulPaul Galbraith	Guitar
Henry, RichardRichard Henry	Bass Trombone
Jones, KarenKaren Jones	Flute
Kendall, Marie-NoelleMarie-Noelle Kendall	Piano
Kirby, JamesJames Kirby	Piano
Little, TasminTasmin Little	Violin
Markland, AnnaAnna Markland†	Piano
Marta Rodrigues, CarlaCarla Marta Rodrigues	Viola
Mistry, JagdishJagdish Mistry	Violin
Murphy, JeanetteJeanette Murphy	Horn
Owen, JeanJean Owen	Bassoon
Picton, WendyWendy Picton	Tuba
Richardson, PaulPaul Richardson	Piano
Smith, SimonSimon Smith	Violin
Wu, MaryMary Wu	Piano

1984

Name	Instrument/Category
Ashworth, NeyireNeyire Ashworth	Clarinet
Atherton, NaomiNaomi Atherton	Horn
Ball, BrendanBrendan Ball	Trumpet
Bingham, NicolaNicola Bingham	Trumpet
Blake, ChristopherChristopher Blake	Oboe
Boyer, JocelynJocelyn Boyer	Flute
Briggs, Sarah BethSarah Beth Briggs	Piano
Cawdrey, JulianJulian Cawdrey	Flute
Dyson, JulianJulian Dyson	Piano
Graham, JaniceJanice Graham	Violin
Harley, AndrewAndrew Harley	Piano
Johnson, EmmaEmma Johnson†	Clarinet
Marshall, OrenOren Marshall	Tuba
Max, RobertRobert Max	Cello
May, RichardRichard May	Cello
Parham, LucyLucy Parham	Piano
Roberts, HannahHannah Roberts	Cello
Smith, UrsulaUrsula Smith	Cello
Sperry, JulianJulian Sperry	Flute
Stopforth, LouiseLouise Stopforth	Trombone
Vidor, SimonSimon Vidor	Piano
Young, AbigailAbigail Young	Violin

1986

Name	Instrument/Category
Brind, AlanAlan Brind†	Violin
Fraser, FrancescaFrancesca Fraser	Recorder
Haywood, SamSam Haywood	Piano
Howes, FionaFiona Howes	Flute
Hughes, AnthonyAnthony Hughes	Piano
Kucharsky, BorisBoris Kucharsky	Violin
Le Page, DavidDavid Le Page	Violin
Lund, JacobJacob Lund	Tuba
Markham, RobertRobert Markham	Piano
Meehan, JeremyJeremy Meehan	Bassoon
Miller, StevenSteven Miller	Piano
Nadin, RachelRachel Nadin	Piano
Neal, AnthonyAnthony Neal	Trombone
Owens, RhysRhys Owens	Trumpet
Plummer, JulianJulian Plummer	Horn
Pyne, AnnaAnna Pyne	Flute
Sperry, JulianJulian Sperry	Flute
Stewart, EvaEva Stewart	Flute
Stewart, StephenStephen Stewart	Trumpet
Terry, AnneliesAnnelies Terry	Cello
Wardman, VictoriaVictoria Wardman	Viola

1988

Name	Instrument/Category
Agnew, RobertRobert Agnew	Piano
Beynon, EmilyEmily Beynon	Flute
Burnett, SarahSarah Burnett	Bassoon
Clarke, RachelRachel Clarke	Horn
Horne, DavidDavid Horne	Piano
Kucharsky, BorisBoris Kucharsky	Violin
Leathwood, JonathanJonathan Leathwood	Guitar
Lees, BenBen Lees	Trumpet
Middleton, JonathanJonathan Middleton	Piano
Nicholson, AndrewAndrew Nicholson	Flute
Osborne, StevenSteven Osborne	Piano
Owen, CharlesCharles Owen	Piano
Patterson, CraigCraig Patterson	Trumpet
Pyatt, DavidDavid Pyatt†	Horn
Spencer, KatherineKatherine Spencer	Clarinet
Sturgeon, JenniferJennifer Sturgeon	Flute
Wakeford, LucyLucy Wakeford	Harp
Wallington, HeatherHeather Wallington	Viola
Watkins, PaulPaul Watkins	Cello
Whitehouse, DavidDavid Whitehouse	Trombone

1990

Name	Instrument/Category
Adès, ThomasThomas Adès	Piano
Beynon, CathyCathy Beynon	Harp
Bolister, RuthRuth Bolister	Oboe
Carroll, ThomasThomas Carroll	Cello
Chambers, MartynMartyn Chambers	Trumpet
Claricoates, AmyAmy Claricoates	Cello
Cowen, SimonSimon Cowen	Trombone
Davies, GarethGareth Davies	Flute
Douglas, MartinMartin Douglas	Tuba
Jellicoe, LauraLaura Jellicoe	Flute
Jemison, DanielDaniel Jemison	Bassoon
Johnson, SimonSimon Johnson	Trombone
Loud, NicolaNicola Loud†	Violin
Mather, ZoeZoe Mather	Piano
McCawley, LeonLeon McCawley	Piano
Ormrod, RichardRichard Ormrod	Piano
Pooley, JeremyJeremy Pooley	Horn
Rimmer, JonathanJonathan Rimmer	Flute
Staines, KirstyKirsty Staines	Violin
Twitchett, KarenKaren Twitchett	Piano

1992

Name	Instrument/Category
Barnes, RachelRachel Barnes	Bassoon
Carroll, ThomasThomas Carroll	Cello
Clark, ElaineElaine Clark	Violin
Cowen, SimonSimon Cowen	Trombone
Cuddeford, JamesJames Cuddeford	Violin
Haggart, RobinRobin Haggart	Tuba
Harding, MirandaMiranda Harding	Cello
Horton, TimTim Horton	Piano
Kempf, FreddyFreddy Kempf†	Piano
Lynn, MichaelMichael Lynn	Clarinet
McMahon, LouiseLouise McMahon	Flute
McNaughton, HeatherHeather McNaughton	Horn
Moody, HelenHelen Moody	Oboe
Norbury, KevinKevin Norbury	Tuba
Ridgeway, JasonJason Ridgeway	Piano
Tong, DanielDaniel Tong	Piano
Vollam, HelenHelen Vollam	Trombone
Walton, JamieJamie Walton	Cello
Willis, MaxineMaxine Willis	Flute
Wood, RebeccaRebecca Wood	Oboe
Zerpa-Falcon, AnthonyAnthony Zerpa-Falcon	Piano

1994

Name	Instrument/Category
Allen, ClaireClaire Allen	Trumpet
Arnold, JamesJames Arnold	Trumpet
Brendel, AdrianAdrian Brendel	Cello
Bullough, EmmaEmma Bullough	Oboe
Cervenka, EdwardEdward Cervenka	Percussion
Clein, NatalieNatalie Clein†	Cello
Currie, ColinColin Currie	Percussion
Edmonds, DavidDavid Edmonds	Flute
Elliott, SamSam Elliott	Tuba
Hallam, AndreaAndrea Hallam	Violin
King, StuartStuart King	Clarinet
Liebeck, JackJack Liebeck	Violin
Long, JosephJoseph Long	Piano
Mackintosh, KatherineKatherine Mackintosh	Oboe
Madin, ClaireClaire Madin	Piano
McGinley, RuthRuth McGinley	Piano
Moore, PhilipPhilip Moore	Piano
Myatt, MatthewMatthew Myatt	Piano
Payne, RafalRafal Payne	Violin
Perry, MatthewMatthew Perry	Percussion
Redfern, TraceyTracey Redfern	Trumpet
Stewart, JulieJulie Stewart	Flute
Thornton, DavidDavid Thornton	Euphonium
Vogler, AndreaAndrea Vogler	Percussion
Whibley, StephenStephen Whibley	Percussion

1996

Name	Instrument/Category
Bausor, JulietteJuliette Bausor	Flute
Cervenka, EdwardEdward Cervenka	Percussion
Cheriyan, JulienJulien Cheriyan	Piano
Elliot, SamSam Elliot	Tuba
Farr, AlisonAlison Farr	Piano
Gunnell, TimTim Gunnell	Percussion
Harpham, RichardRichard Harpham	Oboe
Hart, JamesJames Hart	Percussion
Hudson, BenBen Hudson	Bassoon
Law, MarkMark Law	Trumpet
Payne, Rafal ZambrzyckiRafal Zambrzycki Payne†	Violin
Pryce, KatyKaty Pryce	Trombone
Pryce, SallySally Pryce	Harp
Quigley, DavidDavid Quigley	Piano
Rives, MichaelMichael Rives	Percussion
Roper-Curzon, PeterPeter Roper-Curzon	Piano
Slade, KeithKeith Slade	Clarinet
Smith, DanielDaniel Smith	Piano
Storey, JohnJohn Storey	Euphonium
Teppich, MiriamMiriam Teppich	Violin
Walton, SamSam Walton	Percussion
Wilson, AdrianAdrian Wilson	Oboe
Wood, HelenaHelena Wood	Violin
Wood, KatharineKatharine Wood	Cello
Wright, AdamAdam Wright	Trumpet

1998

Name	Instrument/Category
Abramski, RonRon Abramski	Piano
Almond, MarkMark Almond	French horn
Balsom, AlisonAlison Balsom	Trumpet
Barker, JohnJohn Barker	Saxophone
Bausor, JulietteJuliette Bausor	Flute
Brodie, EmmaEmma Brodie	Percussion
Bryan, KatherineKatherine Bryan	Flute
Cook, CalumCalum Cook	Cello
Cottee, AndrewAndrew Cottee	Percussion
Elliott, SamSam Elliott	Tuba
Errington, BenjaminBenjamin Errington	Viola
Farr, AlisonAlison Farr	Piano
Gibbs, TimTim Gibbs	Double bass
Green, CharysCharys Green	Clarinet
Hagon, NicholasNicholas Hagon	Piano
Hilton, DavidDavid Hilton	Trumpet
Johnston, MagnusMagnus Johnston	Violin
Keatley, NiallNiall Keatley	Trumpet
Macloed, MarieMarie Macloed	Cello
Mehta, MagnusMagnus Mehta	Percussion
Miller, TroyTroy Miller	Percussion
Reid, HelenHelen Reid	Piano
Spillett, AdrianAdrian Spillett†	Percussion
Williamson, NathanNathan Williamson	Piano
Wilsom, AdrianAdrian Wilsom	Oboe

2000

Name	Instrument/Category
Barnes, AngelaAngela Barnes	French horn
Bryan, KatherineKatherine Bryan	Flute
Childs, DavidDavid Childs	Euphonium
Cosgrove, SimonSimon Cosgrove	Saxophone
Couling, ElizabethElizabeth Couling	Oboe
Forster, KeithKeith Forster	Percussion
Foster, ScottScott Foster	Percussion
Grote, AshleyAshley Grote	Organ
Gunnell, TowenTowen Gunnell	Percussion
Hunter, TomTom Hunter	Percussion
Johnston, GuyGuy Johnston†	Cello
Jones, EdwardEdward Jones	Trombone
Kerby, SamanthaSamantha Kerby	Recorder
Liebeck, JackJack Liebeck	Violin
Lockhart, KatieKatie Lockhart	Clarinet
McFall, LeoLeo McFall	Piano
Osada, KodoKodo Osada	Piano
Parkes, ChristopherChristopher Parkes	French horn
Poster, TomTom Poster	Piano
Rimmer, NicholasNicholas Rimmer	Piano
Sadler, MatthewMatthew Sadler	Trumpet
Singh, RakhiRakhi Singh	Violin
Sitkovetsky, AlexanderAlexander Sitkovetsky	Violin
Smart, HelenaHelena Smart	Violin
Yates, OliverOliver Yates	Percussion

2002

Name	Instrument/Category
Baldwin, HenryHenry Baldwin	Percussion
Barnes, AngelaAngela Barnes	Horn
Bryan, KatherineKatherine Bryan	Flute
Bryant, BenjaminBenjamin Bryant	Percussion
Burke, StephenStephen Burke	Percussion
Calvert, RowenaRowena Calvert	Cello
Corbett, GeorgeGeorge Corbett	Cello
Cosgrove, SimonSimon Cosgrove	Saxophone
Davis, ColinColin Davis	Piano
Foster, ScottScott Foster	Percussion
Gee, MatthewMatthew Gee	Trombone
Hancock, EmmaEmma Hancock	Violin
Jones, EdwardEdward Jones	Trombone
King, PatrickPatrick King	Percussion
Lucas, LauraLaura Lucas	Flute
McHale, MichaelMichael McHale	Piano
Neish, LeslieLeslie Neish	Tuba
Orpen, TimothyTimothy Orpen	Clarinet
Osborne, ThomasThomas Osborne	Trumpet
Pike, JenniferJennifer Pike†	Violin
Scamardella, RobertRobert Scamardella	Piano
Shirtliff, AndrewAndrew Shirtliff	Piano
Tandy, SarahSarah Tandy	Piano
Tunnah, LitsaLitsa Tunnah	Violin
Williamson, SarahSarah Williamson	Clarinet

2004

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.^[29][A]

Name	Instrument/Category
Beasley, OtisOtis Beasley	Keyboard
Beeson, LucyLucy Beeson	Percussion
Benedetti, NicolaNicola Benedetti†	Violin
Chell, ElizabethElizabeth Chell	Horn
Chen, SijieSijie Chen	Violin
Clifford, AdamAdam Clifford	Percussion
Crossley, AndreaAndrea Crossley	Percussion
Cwizewicz[30], MichalMichal Cwizewicz[31]	Violin
Drury, ElizabathElizabath Drury	Saxophone
Elsworth, RichardRichard Elsworth	Percussion
Fripp, AshleyAshley Fripp	Keyboard
Gomersall, ChristopherChristopher Gomersall	Trombone
Grosvenor, BenjaminBenjamin Grosvenor	Keyboard
Gruchy-Lambert, Daniel DeDaniel De Gruchy-Lambert	Trumpet
Hackett, EddyEddy Hackett	Percussion
Hammond, ClareClare Hammond	Keyboard
James, ToniToni James	Keyboard
Mackinnon, CatrionaCatriona Mackinnon	Oboe
Pannell, ChristopherChristopher Pannell	Tenor horn
Skinner, PaulPaul Skinner	Flute
Smith, PeterPeter Smith	Tuba
Thomas, Ellen HydrefEllen Hydref Thomas	Harp
Thorn, SuzanneSuzanne Thorn	Oboe
Waley-Cohen, TamsinTamsin Waley-Cohen	Violin
Walker, AdamAdam Walker	Flute

2006

The 2006 finals were held at The Sage Gateshead on 20 May 2006.^[2] The adjudicators for this competition were Marin Alsop, Carlos Bonell, Peter Sadlo, Thea King, Sergei Nakariakov, Angela Hewitt and Kathryn McDowell.^[32] The overall number of finalists was significantly smaller for this competition.^[A]

Name	Instrument	Performance	Notes
Kearney, TobyToby Kearney	Percussion	Veni, Veni, Emmanuel	Now a member of the Royal Northern College of Music, his childhood environment encouraged him to be involved in music[32]
Massey, DavidDavid 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;[32] is currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music, London
Morgan, HuwHuw Morgan	Trumpet	Trumpet Concerto (Tomasi)	Principal trumpet of the National Youth Orchestra, began learning piano and other instruments at five years of age[32]
Simpson, MarkMark Simpson†	Clarinet	Clarinet Concerto (Nielsen)	Winner of the 2006 competition, originally played the keyboard and recorder[2][32]
Williams, CordeliaCordelia 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.[32]

2008

The 2008 finals took place at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff on 10 and 11 May 2008.^[33] In celebration of thirty years of the competition broadcasting, the performances lasted for two days.^[34][A]

Name	Hometown	Instrument	Notes
Batty, AnkeAnke Batty	Lyndhurst, Hampshire	Clarinet	Achieved Grade 8 distinction in Singing, Piano and Saxophone as well as playing the clarinet
Day, DanielDaniel 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
Duncumb, JadranJadran Duncumb	Ski, Norway	Guitar	Two time winner of the Norwegian National Youth competition; began playing the Guitar at the age of ten
Edmundson, AlexanderAlexander 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
Elliott, DavidDavid 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
Foyle, MichaelMichael 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
Law, SamSam 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
Lindsay, HenryHenry 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
Maria, Cecilia Sultana DeCecilia 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
Misirlioğlu, ErdemErdem Misirlioğlu	Ipswich	Piano	Studying at the Northgate High School in Ipswich and the Junior Department at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Molyneux, JimJim Molyneux	Littleborough, Greater Manchester	Percussion	Started playing percussion at the age of seven and is studying at the Chetham's School of Music
Moore, PeterPeter 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
Rajeshkumar, KausikanKausikan 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
Robb, KatherineKatherine 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
Rothman, MelanieMelanie 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
Sasaki, JunJun 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
Shiner, JosephJoseph 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
Smith, DavidDavid Smith	Fife	Flute	Began playing the Flute in 2004, his influence being when he heard Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun; he studied at St Mary's Music School in Edinburgh until 2008. He also plays the Saxophone very well
Stevens, DeliaDelia Stevens	Normanton on Soar	Percussion	Studies at Loughborough High School and was influenced to play percussion after seeing the school orchestra performance
White, MatthewMatthew White	Bolton	Euphonium	Studies at Chetham's School of Music, and was Principal Euphonium with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain

2010

Name	Instrument/Category
Bain, FinlayFinlay Bain	French Horn
Bager, FredericFrederic Bager	Piano
Berry, TomTom Berry	Trombone
Dafydd, GlainGlain Dafydd	Harp
Denholm, AnneAnne Denholm	Harp
Dee, SophieSophie Dee	Piano
Douglass, AnnaAnna Douglass	French Horn
Greenwood , Chloé Chloé Greenwood	Oboe
Halnan , Emma Emma Halnan	Flute
Hamilton , Alex Alex Hamilton	French Horn
Hewitt-Jones , John John Hewitt-Jones	Viola
Landymore , Lucy Lucy Landymore	Percussion
Larter , James James Larter	Percussion
Moffitt , Sam Sam Moffitt	Trumpet
Nok , HuiWai HuiWai Nok	Percussion
Norris , Joe Joe Norris	Clarinet
Ömeroğlu, Lara Lara Ömeroğlu†	Piano
Pooley , Oliver Oliver Pooley	Percussion
Redman, LaviniaLavinia Redman	Oboe
Morgan-Rooney, SeánSeán Morgan-Rooney	Piano
Smith, KatyKaty Smith	Violin
Smart, CallumCallum Smart	Violin
Stevens, DeliaDelia Stevens	Percussion
Westlake, BenBen Westlake	Clarinet
Yang, YuanfanYuanfan Yang	Piano

2012

Name	Instrument/Category
Boeker, AdamAdam Boeker	Piano
Kelly, AlexanderAlexander Kelly	Bass Trombone
Barbour-Condini, CharlotteCharlotte Barbour-Condini	Recorder
Cox, CharlotteCharlotte Cox	Bassoon
Dunn, ChristopherChristopher Dunn	Tuba
Grajner-De-Sa, CristianCristian Grajner-De-Sa	Violin
Degavino, DominicDominic Degavino	Piano
Tocknell, ElizabethElizabeth Tocknell	French Horn
Young, ElzbietaElzbieta Young	Trumpet
Lee, Hyun-giHyun-gi Lee	Percussion
Larter, JamesJames Larter	Percussion
Sandelson, JoelJoel Sandelson	Cello
Bates, JonathanJonathan Bates	E flat Tenor Horn
Black, JordanJordan Black	Clarinet
Hwang, JuliaJulia Hwang	Violin
Roos, JulietteJuliette Roos	Violin
Van Der Heijden, LauraLaura Van Der Heijden†	Cello
Dunne, LucindaLucinda Dunne	Saxophone
O'Toole, LukeLuke O'Toole	Flute
Martin James Bartlett	Piano
Lopresti, MollyMolly Lopresti	Percussion
Rayner, PeterPeter Rayner	Percussion
Rayner, RichardRichard Rayner	Percussion
Lim, VictorVictor Lim	Piano
Yang, YuanfanYuanfan Yang	Piano

2014

Classical Award

Name	Instrument/Category
Daniel Shao	Woodwind
Dogyung Anna Im	Strings
Elizaveta Tyun	Strings
Ellena Newton	Brass
Elliott Gaston-Ross	Percussion
Hannah Foster	Woodwind
Hayley Parkes	Keyboard
Isata Kanneh-Mason	Keyboard
Isobel Daws	Brass
Jess Gillam	Woodwind
Jess Wood	Percussion
Julian Trevelyan	Keyboard
Juliana Myslov	Strings
Lewis Bettles	Brass
Martin James Bartlett†	Keyboard
Matilda Lloyd	Brass
Matthew Farthing	Percussion
Nick Seymour	Woodwind
Ning Hui See	Keyboard
Roberto Ruisi	Strings
Sophie Westbrooke	Woodwind
Stefan Beckett	Percussion
Tom Highnam	Percussion
Will Thomas	Brass
William Dutton	Strings

Jazz Award

Name	Instrument/Category
Alexander Bone†	Saxophone
Freddie Jensen	Double bass
Jake Labazzi	Trumpet
Sean Payne	Saxophone
Tom Smith	Saxophone

2016

Classical Award

Name	Instrument/Category
Andrew Woolcock	Percussion
Ben Goldscheider	Brass
Charlie Lovell-Jones	Strings
Gemma Riley	Brass
Harvey Lin	Keyboard
Hristiyan Hristov	Percussion
Jackie Campbell	Keyboard
Jess Gillam	Woodwind
Joanne Lee	Woodwind
Joe Parks	Percussion
Joe Pritchard	Strings
Julian Trevelyan	Keyboard
Louisa Staples	Strings
Lucy Driver	Woodwind
Marie Sato	Woodwind
Matthew Brett	Percussion
Polly Bartlett	Woodwind
Sam Dye	Brass
Sheku Kanneh-Mason†	Strings
Stephanie Childress	Strings
Tom Pritchard	Percussion
Tomoka Kan	Keyboard
Yuanfan Yang	Keyboard
Zak Eastop	Brass
Zoe Perkins	Brass

Jazz Award

Name	Instrument/Category
Alexandra Ridout†	Trumpet
Tom Ridout	Saxophone and Recorder
Tom Smith	Saxophone
Noah Stoneman	Piano
Elliott Sansom	Piano

Footnotes

References

General

• "BBC Young Musician of the Year: Past Finalists". BBC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2016. 

Specific

External links

• BBC Young Musician of the Year at BBC Programmes
  
• European Union of Music Competitions for Youth