BBC Young Musician

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1978-02-07

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1978-02-14

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1978-02-21

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1978-02-28

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1978-03-07

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1978-03-14

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1978-03-21

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 1978-03-29

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 1978-04-02

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 1978-04-03

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 1978-04-04

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 1978-04-05

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 1978-04-06

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 1978-04-07

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 1978-04-09

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1980-04-08

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1980-04-10

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1980-04-14

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1980-04-15

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1980-04-16

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1980-04-17

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1980-04-18

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 1980-04-20

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1982-04-13

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1982-04-15

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1982-04-16

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1982-04-19

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1982-04-20

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1982-04-21

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1982-04-23

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 1982-04-25

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1984-04-12

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1984-04-16

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1984-04-17

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1984-04-18

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1984-04-19

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1984-04-24

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1984-04-25

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 1984-04-27

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 1984-04-29

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1986-04-14

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1986-04-15

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1986-04-16

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1986-04-17

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1986-04-18

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1986-04-21

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1986-04-23

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 1986-04-24

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 1986-04-27

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1988-04-18

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1988-04-19

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1988-04-20

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1988-04-21

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1988-04-22

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1988-04-25

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1988-04-26

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 1988-04-27

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 1988-04-28

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 1988-04-29

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 1988-05-01

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1990-02-19

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1990-02-26

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1990-03-05

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1990-03-12

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1990-03-19

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1990-03-26

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1990-03-27

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 1990-03-28

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 1990-03-29

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 1990-04-02

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 1990-04-03

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 1990-04-04

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 1990-04-05

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 1990-04-07

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1992-02-15

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1992-02-22

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1992-02-24

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1992-03-02

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1992-03-09

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1992-03-16

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1992-03-23

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 1992-03-30

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 1992-03-31

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 1992-04-01

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 1992-04-02

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 1992-04-06

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 1992-04-07

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 1992-04-08

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 1992-04-09

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 1992-04-10

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1994-02-28

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1994-03-07

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1994-03-14

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1994-03-21

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1994-03-28

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1994-03-29

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1994-03-30

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 1994-03-31

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 1994-04-02

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 1994-04-03

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 1994-04-04

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 1994-04-05

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 1994-04-06

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 1994-04-07

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 1994-04-08

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 1994-04-09

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 1994-04-10

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1996-03-24

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1996-03-25

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1996-03-26

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1996-03-27

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1996-03-28

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1996-03-29

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1996-03-31

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1998-03-20

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1998-03-23

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1998-03-24

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1998-03-25

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1998-03-26

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1998-03-27

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1998-03-29

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2000-05-22

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2000-05-23

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2000-05-24

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2000-05-25

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2000-05-26

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2000-05-28

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2002-05-19

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2002-05-20

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2002-05-21

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2002-05-23

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2002-05-24

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2002-05-25

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2002-05-26

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2004-04-26

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2004-04-27

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2004-04-28

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2004-04-29

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2004-04-30

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2004-05-01

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2004-05-02

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2006-05-13

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2006-05-15

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2006-05-16

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2006-05-17

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2006-05-18

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2006-05-20

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2008-05-04

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2008-05-05

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2008-05-06

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2008-05-07

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2008-05-08

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2008-05-09

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2008-05-11

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2008-05-30

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2010-04-16

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2010-04-23

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2010-04-30

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2010-05-06

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2010-05-14

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2010-05-15

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2010-05-16

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2012-04-14

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2012-04-21

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2012-04-28

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2012-05-05

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2012-05-12

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2012-05-13

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2014-04-18

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2014-04-25

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2014-05-02

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2014-05-09

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2014-05-16

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2014-05-17

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2014-05-18

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2014-05-23

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2016-04-08

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2016-04-15

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2016-04-20

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2016-04-29

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2016-05-06

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2016-05-07

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2016-05-13

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2016-05-15

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2018-04-03

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2018-04-06

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2018-04-13

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2018-04-20

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2018-04-27

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2018-05-04

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2018-05-11

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2018-05-13

1. Keyboard Final

Air Date: 2020-05-04

Five young musicians compete in the keyboard final for a place in the BBC Young Musician 2020 semi-final, performing works by Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven and Rachmaninov.

2. Woodwind Final

Air Date: 2020-05-11

A flautist, clairinettist, oboist, recorder player and bassoonist complete for a place in the BBC Young Musician 2020 semi-final, performing music by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Messiaen and Peter Facer.

3. Brass Final

Air Date: 2020-05-18

Two French horn players, two trombonists and a tuba player compete in the brass category final of BBC Young Musician 2020 for a place in the competition's semi-final.

4. Percussion Final

Air Date: 2020-05-25

Five percussion soloists compete for a place in the BBC Young Musician 2020 semi-final, performing works by John Psathas, Sergei Golovko, Georges Aperghis, Astor Piazzolla and Jago Thornton.

5. Strings Final

Air Date: 2020-06-01

Three violinists, a cellist and a harpist perform works including music by Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Kreisler to win a place in the BBC Young Musician 2020 semi-final.

6. Jazz Final

Air Date: 2020-11-22

Saxophonists Alex Clarke and Matt Carmichael, bassist Kielan Sheard, pianist Deschanel Gordon and guitarist Ralph Porrett compete for the title of BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020.

7. Semi-Final

Air Date: 2021-04-30

The search reaches its penultimate stage as the category winners from the strings, percussion, woodwind, brass and keyboard finals compete for the three places in the grand final.

8. Final

Air Date: 2021-05-02

Three exceptional musicians compete for the title of BBC Young Musician 2020. Each will perform a concerto with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth.

1. Strings Final

Air Date: 2022-10-02

Five outstanding young string players compete to reach the final of BBC Young Musician 2022, under the watchful eyes of judges Jennifer Pike, Philip Dukes and Anna Lapwood.

2. Woodwind Final

Air Date: 2022-10-03

Five outstanding young woodwind players compete for a place in the grand final under the watchful eyes of judges Emma Johnson, Karen Jones and Anna Lapwood.

3. Brass Final

Air Date: 2022-10-04

Five outstanding young brass players compete for a place in the grand final under the watchful eyes of judges Ben Goldscheider, Anne McAneney and Anna Lapwood.

4. Percussion Final

Air Date: 2022-10-05

Five outstanding young percussionists compete for a place in the 2022 BBC Young Musician grand final under the watchful eyes of Paul Philbert, Beibei Wang and Anna Lapwood.

5. Keyboard Final

Air Date: 2022-10-06

Five outstanding young keyboard players compete for a place in the grand final under the watchful eyes of judges Tom Poster, Daniel Tong and Anna Lapwood.

6. Grand Final

Air Date: 2022-10-09

Five outstanding young musicians compete for the title of BBC Young Musician of the Year under the watchful eyes of judges Anoushka Shankar, Ben Gernon, Emma Bloxham, Toks Dada and Anna Lapwood.

1. Auditions 1

Air Date: 2024-09-15

In this first programme of the series, the brilliant saxophonist Jess Gillam, a former Young Musician finalist herself, presents highlights from the live audition stage.

2. Auditions 2

Air Date: 2024-09-15

In this, the second of two programmes from this stage of the competition, we hear performances from pianists, violinists, trumpeters, bassoonists, percussionists, harpists and cellists.

3. Quarter-Final 1

Air Date: 2024-09-29

The pressure is on as the competition reaches the quarter-final stage. Jess Gillam presents with judges Alison Balsom, Alexis Ffrench and Hannah Catherine Jones.

4. Quarter-Final 2

Air Date: 2024-10-06

Jess Gillam presents the second of two quarter-finals. Who will impress judges Alison Balsom, Alexis Ffrench and Hannah Catherine Jones to secure their place in the semi-final?

5. Semi-Final

Air Date: 2024-10-13

Jess Gillam presents the semi-final of BBC Young Musician. Six remain in the competition, but just three can make it through to the final.

6. Grand Final

Air Date: 2024-10-20

Three exceptionally talented musicians vie for the coveted title as the grand final takes place in front of a packed audience in Britain’s newest concert venue. Hundreds of musicians entered this year’s competition but only three remain as they take to the stage at Bristol Beacon, aiming to impress the judges. Star saxophonist and broadcaster Jess Gillam, herself a finalist in 2016, presents. Joining Jess are the 2024 BBC Young Musician judges: award-winning trumpet player and former finalist Alison Balsom; chart topping pianist Alexis Ffrench; and multi-instrumentalist and conductor Hannah Catherine Jones. In the final the musicians perform a concerto of their choice with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and award-winning conductor Ben Gernon. And the judges are in for a surprise when they hear what the finalists have opted to perform.

7. Grand Final Performances

Air Date: 2024-10-20

In the final the musicians perform a concerto of their choice with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and award-winning conductor Ben Gernon. With such spectacular talent on show, the judges will have a huge call to make at the end of another compelling competition. One of the finalists will be named BBC Young Musician 2024 and take their place alongside a stellar list of previous winners and finalists.