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About BBC Young Musician

BBC Young Musician is a reality TV series that premiered on BBC Four on February 7, 1978. It has 25 seasons and 213 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 25 Episode 3 "Quarter-Final", aired on October 18, 2026.

BBC Young Musician (Young Musician of the Year) first appeared on our TV screens in 1978. The brainchild of BBC producers Humphrey Burton, Walter Todds and Roy Tipping, the biennial competition has developed an enviable reputation for finding superstar musicians including Nicola Benedetti, Mark Simpson and Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

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Episodes

213 episodes · 25 seasons

Season 1

1978 · 15 episodes · Last episode: 48 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 1 release dates →
  1. E15

    15. Episode 15

    Finale
  2. E14

    14. Episode 14

  3. E13

    13. Episode 13

  4. E12

    12. Episode 12

  5. E11

    11. Episode 11

  6. E10

    10. Episode 10

  7. E9

    9. Episode 9

  8. E8

    8. Episode 8

  9. E7

    7. Episode 7

  10. E6

    6. Episode 6

  11. E5

    5. Episode 5

  12. E4

    4. Episode 4

  13. E3

    3. Episode 3

  14. E2

    2. Episode 2

  15. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 2

1980 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 46 years ago

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  1. E8

    8. Episode 8

    Finale
  2. E7

    7. Episode 7

  3. E6

    6. Episode 6

  4. E5

    5. Episode 5

  5. E4

    4. Episode 4

  6. E3

    3. Episode 3

  7. E2

    2. Episode 2

  8. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 3

1982 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 44 years ago

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  1. E8

    8. Episode 8

    Finale
  2. E7

    7. Episode 7

  3. E6

    6. Episode 6

  4. E5

    5. Episode 5

  5. E4

    4. Episode 4

  6. E3

    3. Episode 3

  7. E2

    2. Episode 2

  8. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 4

1984 · 9 episodes · Last episode: 42 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 4 release dates →
  1. E9

    9. Episode 9

    Finale
  2. E8

    8. Episode 8

  3. E7

    7. Episode 7

  4. E6

    6. Episode 6

  5. E5

    5. Episode 5

  6. E4

    4. Episode 4

  7. E3

    3. Episode 3

  8. E2

    2. Episode 2

  9. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 5

1986 · 9 episodes · Last episode: 40 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 5 release dates →
  1. E9

    9. Episode 9

    Finale
  2. E8

    8. Episode 8

  3. E7

    7. Episode 7

  4. E6

    6. Episode 6

  5. E5

    5. Episode 5

  6. E4

    4. Episode 4

  7. E3

    3. Episode 3

  8. E2

    2. Episode 2

  9. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 6

1988 · 11 episodes · Last episode: 38 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 6 release dates →
  1. E11

    11. Episode 11

    Finale
  2. E10

    10. Episode 10

  3. E9

    9. Episode 9

  4. E8

    8. Episode 8

  5. E7

    7. Episode 7

  6. E6

    6. Episode 6

  7. E5

    5. Episode 5

  8. E4

    4. Episode 4

  9. E3

    3. Episode 3

  10. E2

    2. Episode 2

  11. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 7

1990 · 14 episodes · Last episode: 36 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 7 release dates →
  1. E14

    14. Episode 14

    Finale
  2. E13

    13. Episode 13

  3. E12

    12. Episode 12

  4. E11

    11. Episode 11

  5. E10

    10. Episode 10

  6. E9

    9. Episode 9

  7. E8

    8. Episode 8

  8. E7

    7. Episode 7

  9. E6

    6. Episode 6

  10. E5

    5. Episode 5

  11. E4

    4. Episode 4

  12. E3

    3. Episode 3

  13. E2

    2. Episode 2

  14. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 8

1992 · 16 episodes · Last episode: 34 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 8 release dates →
  1. E16

    16. Episode 16

    Finale
  2. E15

    15. Episode 15

  3. E14

    14. Episode 14

  4. E13

    13. Episode 13

  5. E12

    12. Episode 12

  6. E11

    11. Episode 11

  7. E10

    10. Episode 10

  8. E9

    9. Episode 9

  9. E8

    8. Episode 8

  10. E7

    7. Episode 7

  11. E6

    6. Episode 6

  12. E5

    5. Episode 5

  13. E4

    4. Episode 4

  14. E3

    3. Episode 3

  15. E2

    2. Episode 2

  16. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 9

1994 · 17 episodes · Last episode: 32 years ago

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  1. E17

    17. Episode 17

    Finale
  2. E16

    16. Episode 16

  3. E15

    15. Episode 15

  4. E14

    14. Episode 14

  5. E13

    13. Episode 13

  6. E12

    12. Episode 12

  7. E11

    11. Episode 11

  8. E10

    10. Episode 10

  9. E9

    9. Episode 9

  10. E8

    8. Episode 8

  11. E7

    7. Episode 7

  12. E6

    6. Episode 6

  13. E5

    5. Episode 5

  14. E4

    4. Episode 4

  15. E3

    3. Episode 3

  16. E2

    2. Episode 2

  17. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 10

1996 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 30 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 10 release dates →
  1. E7

    7. Episode 7

    Finale
  2. E6

    6. Episode 6

  3. E5

    5. Episode 5

  4. E4

    4. Episode 4

  5. E3

    3. Episode 3

  6. E2

    2. Episode 2

  7. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 11

1998 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 28 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 11 release dates →
  1. E7

    7. Episode 7

    Finale
  2. E6

    6. Episode 6

  3. E5

    5. Episode 5

  4. E4

    4. Episode 4

  5. E3

    3. Episode 3

  6. E2

    2. Episode 2

  7. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 12

2000 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 26 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 12 release dates →
  1. E6

    6. Episode 6

    Finale
  2. E5

    5. Episode 5

  3. E4

    4. Episode 4

  4. E3

    3. Episode 3

  5. E2

    2. Episode 2

  6. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 13

2002 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 24 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 13 release dates →
  1. E7

    7. Episode 7

    Finale
  2. E6

    6. Episode 6

  3. E5

    5. Episode 5

  4. E4

    4. Episode 4

  5. E3

    3. Episode 3

  6. E2

    2. Episode 2

  7. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 14

2004 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 22 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 14 release dates →
  1. E7

    7. Episode 7

    Finale
  2. E6

    6. Episode 6

  3. E5

    5. Episode 5

  4. E4

    4. Episode 4

  5. E3

    3. Episode 3

  6. E2

    2. Episode 2

  7. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 15

2006 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 20 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 15 release dates →
  1. E6

    6. Episode 6

    Finale
  2. E5

    5. Episode 5

  3. E4

    4. Episode 4

  4. E3

    3. Episode 3

  5. E2

    2. Episode 2

  6. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 16

2008 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 18 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 16 release dates →
  1. E8

    8. Episode 8

    Finale
  2. E7

    7. Episode 7

  3. E6

    6. Episode 6

  4. E5

    5. Episode 5

  5. E4

    4. Episode 4

  6. E3

    3. Episode 3

  7. E2

    2. Episode 2

  8. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 17

2010 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 16 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 17 release dates →
  1. E7

    7. Episode 7

    Finale
  2. E6

    6. Episode 6

  3. E5

    5. Episode 5

  4. E4

    4. Episode 4

  5. E3

    3. Episode 3

  6. E2

    2. Episode 2

  7. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 18

2012 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 14 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 18 release dates →
  1. E6

    6. Episode 6

    Finale
  2. E5

    5. Episode 5

  3. E4

    4. Episode 4

  4. E3

    3. Episode 3

  5. E2

    2. Episode 2

  6. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 19

2014 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 12 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 19 release dates →
  1. E8

    8. Episode 8

    Finale
  2. E7

    7. Episode 7

  3. E6

    6. Episode 6

  4. E5

    5. Episode 5

  5. E4

    4. Episode 4

  6. E3

    3. Episode 3

  7. E2

    2. Episode 2

  8. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 20

2016 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 10 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 20 release dates →
  1. E8

    8. Episode 8

    Finale
  2. E7

    7. Episode 7

  3. E6

    6. Episode 6

  4. E5

    5. Episode 5

  5. E4

    4. Episode 4

  6. E3

    3. Episode 3

  7. E2

    2. Episode 2

  8. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 21

2018 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 8 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 21 release dates →
  1. E8

    8. Episode 8

    Finale
  2. E7

    7. Episode 7

  3. E6

    6. Episode 6

  4. E5

    5. Episode 5

  5. E4

    4. Episode 4

  6. E3

    3. Episode 3

  7. E2

    2. Episode 2

  8. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 22

2020 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 5 years ago

BBC Young Musician Season 22 release dates →
  1. E8

    8. Final

    Finale

    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.

  2. E7

    7. Semi-Final

    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.

  3. E6

    6. Jazz Final

    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.

  4. E5

    5. Strings Final

    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.

  5. E4

    4. Percussion Final

    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.

  6. E3

    3. Brass Final

    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.

  7. E2

    2. Woodwind Final

    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.

  8. E1

    1. Keyboard Final

    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.

Series 23

2022 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago

BBC Young Musician is a televised national music competition broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3.

BBC Young Musician Series 23 release dates →
  1. BBC Young Musician S23 E6 still E6

    6. Grand Final

    Finale

    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.

  2. BBC Young Musician S23 E5 still E5

    5. Keyboard Final

    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.

  3. BBC Young Musician S23 E4 still E4

    4. Percussion Final

    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.

  4. BBC Young Musician S23 E3 still E3

    3. Brass Final

    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.

  5. BBC Young Musician S23 E2 still E2

    2. Woodwind Final

    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.

  6. BBC Young Musician S23 E1 still E1

    1. Strings Final

    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.

Series 24

2024 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 2 years ago

The UK's best young musicians compete to win the coveted title of BBC Young Musician 2024.

BBC Young Musician Series 24 release dates →
  1. BBC Young Musician S24 E7 still E7

    7. Grand Final Performances

    Finale

    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.

  2. BBC Young Musician S24 E6 still E6

    6. Grand Final

    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.

  3. BBC Young Musician S24 E5 still E5

    5. Semi-Final

    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.

  4. BBC Young Musician S24 E4 still E4

    4. Quarter-Final 2

    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. BBC Young Musician S24 E3 still E3

    3. Quarter-Final 1

    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.

  6. BBC Young Musician S24 E2 still E2

    2. Auditions 2

    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.

  7. BBC Young Musician S24 E1 still E1

    1. Auditions 1

    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.

Series 2026

2026 · 3 episodes · Last episode: 3 weeks ago

The search for the next classical music superstar begins. For more than four decades, this competition has celebrated the very best emerging musical talent from across the UK and launched the careers of some of the biggest names in classical music such as Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Nicola Benedetti. Now, a new generation of exceptional young musicians takes to the stage, ready to make their mark.

BBC Young Musician Series 2026 release dates →
  1. E3

    3. Quarter-Final

    It’s all to play for as the competition reaches a crucial stage. Petroc Trelawny presents highlights with judges Joanna MacGregor, Ben Gernon and Julian Bliss.

  2. E2

    2. Live Auditions Part 2

    The live auditions continue as more of the UK’s young classical stars compete for a place in the quarter-final. Petroc Trelawny presents.

  3. E1

    1. Live Auditions Part 1

    The hunt for the next classical music superstar begins. Thrilling performances in front of this year’s respected jury, recorded at Bath Spa University. Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

Cast & crew

Created by Humphrey Burton, Walter Todds and Roy Tipping

  • Humphrey Burton

    Self - Host

  • Yehudi Menuhin

    Yehudi Menuhin

    Self

  • Fanny Waterman

    Fanny Waterman

    Self

  • Mary Marquis

    Mary Marquis

    self

  • Anoushka Shankar

    Anoushka Shankar

    Judge

  • Ben Gernon

    Ben Gernon

    Judge

  • Emma Bloxham

    Emma Bloxham

    Judge

  • Toks Dada

    Toks Dada

    Judge

  • Alex Buckley

    Alex Buckley

    Clarinetist

  • Isaac Skey

    Isaac Skey

    Flute Player

  • Lucas Dick

    Lucas Dick

    Clarinetist

  • Sofia Patterson-Gutierrez

    Sofia Patterson-Gutierrez

    Flute Player

  • Thomas Priestley

    Thomas Priestley

    Saxophonist

  • Aki Blendis

    Aki Blendis

    Violinist

  • Clara-Sophia Wernig

    Clara-Sophia Wernig

    Violinist

  • Dawid Kasprzak

    Dawid Kasprzak

    Violinist

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The most recent episode of BBC Young Musician, Season 25 Episode 3 "Quarter-Final", aired on October 18, 2026.

How many seasons of BBC Young Musician are there?

BBC Young Musician has 25 seasons with 213 episodes in total.

When did BBC Young Musician first air?

BBC Young Musician first aired on BBC Four on February 7, 1978.

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