BBC Young Musician | |
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Awarded for | Exceptional musical talent |
Location | Various; Bristol Beacon (2024 final) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | BBC |
Formerly called | BBC Young Musician of the Year (1978–2008) |
First awarded | 1978 |
Winner | Ryan Wang in 2024 |
Website | BBC Young Musician website |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | BBC Two, BBC Four and BBC Radio 3 |
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.
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]
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