BBC Young Musician

Season 22

2020 · 8 episodes · 10h 21m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Keyboard Final

   4 May 2020 · 58 min

   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. 2

   2. Woodwind Final

   11 May 2020 · 59 min

   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. 3

   3. Brass Final

   18 May 2020 · 59 min

   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. 4

   4. Percussion Final

   25 May 2020 · 58 min

   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. 5

   5. Strings Final

   1 Jun 2020 · 59 min

   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. 6

   6. Jazz Final

   22 Nov 2020 · 120 min

   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. 7

   7. Semi-Final

   30 Apr 2021 · 89 min

   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. 8

   8. Final

   2 May 2021 · 119 min

   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.