Walter Todds
Director
BBC Young Musician (2012)
Season 22
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.
Released Feb. 7, 1978
Episode 86 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.competition
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S22E1 - 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.
May 4, 2020, midnight
S22E2 - 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.
May 11, 2020, midnight
S22E3 - 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.
May 18, 2020, midnight
S22E4 - 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.
May 25, 2020, midnight
S22E5 - 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.
June 1, 2020, midnight
S22E6 - 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.
Nov. 22, 2020, midnight
S22E7 - 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.
April 30, 2021, midnight
S22E8 - Final
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.
May 2, 2021, midnight
BBC Four
86 min/ep
18318 min
Feb. 7, 1978
Oct. 20, 2024, midnight
Returning Series
NR
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