BBC Young Musician (Sun, BBC2, 6pm).WATCHED by millions and widely regarded as a showcase of the bona fide stars of tomorrow, the BBC Young Musician of the Year BBC Young Musician of the Year is a televised competition for British keyboard, percussion, string, brass and woodwind players, up to 18 years old. The competition was established in 1978, and runs every two years. The percussion category was added in 1994. competition has become Britain's leading classical music event for young people. Established in 1978 by Humphrey Burton Humphrey Burton, CBE (born 25 March 1931) is a British classical music presenter, broadcaster, director, producer, and biographer of musicians. Born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, he attended The Judd School, Tonbridge before reading music and history at Fitzwilliam College, and the late Walter Todds of BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Television's Music Department, it attracted outstanding musical talent from the very beginning. Many of the winners and finalists have gone on to lead very successful careers, among them Stephen Hough Stephen Hough (born November 22, 1961) is a British-born classical pianist, composer and writer. He became an Australian citizen in 2005 and thus has dual nationality.[1] , Barry Douglas, Michael Collins, Nicholas Daniel, Emma Johnson, Tasmin Little, Leon McCawley and David Pyatt. This year, the competition will receive more coverage across the different broadcast platforms than ever before. Television coverage starts with a 60- minute documentary looking back at the history of the competition, catching up with past winners, finalists and judges and examining the impact that the UK's most prestigious classical music competition for young people has had on the young musicians themselves. On Monday, the competition moves to BBC Four and each night across the week leading up to the grand final weekend, when an hour-long programme of performance and documentary will follow the competitors as they take part in the category finals, each with their sights set on winning a place in the grand final. BBC Two will host coverage of the grand final weekend in a two hour special next Sunday, just moments after the live event has finished. |
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