As of Tuesday 11th February, applications for the 2020 YCAT Auditions are now open. The deadline for applications and video submissions is Friday 27 March 2020 at 5.00pm. Read more
YCAT COVID-19 Update Monday 16 March 2020 Read more
Timothy Ridout has recently been announced as 1 of 4 recipients of a prestigious 2020 £20,000 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship. Read more
Scottish label Delphian Records partners with Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) to create a dedicated collection recorded by YCAT Artists. Read more
YCAT is delighted to announce that violist Timothy Ridout is moving on to Harrison Parrott’s Roster for general management. Read more
We are absolutely delighted to announce a new partnership with NYC's Concert Artists Guild (CAG). This unique collaboration will offer young artists the opportunity to develop flourishing careers on both sides of the Atlantic. Read more
The RPS Allianz Instrumentalist Prize is a £2,500 cash prize awarded to an outstanding solo instrumentalist. The purpose of the Prize is to support the recipient’s performance opportunities and career development. Read more
We are delighted that the recorder player Tabea Debus has won the 2019 WEMAG Soloists Prize of 5000 euros at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Read more
On Sunday 6 October, cellist Jamal Aliyev and recorder player, Tabea Debus were successful at the Concert Artist Guild (CAG) Victor Elmaleh Competition at Merkin Concert Hall, New York. Read more
To celebrate our 35 anniversary, we are delighted to launch three new residencies with St George’s Bristol, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Read more
Our new artist, bassoonist Theo Plath has won 3rd Prize at the ARD Competition held in Munich on 14 September 2019. Read more
On 25 June 2019 violinist Mayumi Kanagawa performed Mozart Concerto No.5 and Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yuri Simonov and won 4th Prize. Read more
Young Classical Artists Trust and London Music Masters (LMM) are excited to launch a new partnership which will support the shared aims of education, diversity and inclusion within classical music. Read more
For the first time in 35 years, all 7 finalists were selected for representation by the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) at the Final Public Auditions held at Wigmore Hall on Thursday 16 May 2019. Read more
We are delighted that Timothy Ridout will be a BBC New Generation Artist between 2019-2020. Read more
We are delighted that the cellist Jamal Aliyev won 2nd Prize and the Audience Prize at the Windsor Festival International String Competition held in Windsor Castle on Saturday 30 March 2019. Read more
We are also delighted to announce that, following an audition before a prestigious jury in Berne, the pianist Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula has received a prestigious Kiefer Hablitzel │Göhner Music Prize of 15,000 swiss francs. Read more
We are delighted that the violist Timothy Ridout has won the prestigious Thierry Scherz Prize at the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad Festival. Read more
On Sunday 24th November, Ema Nikolovksa & Michael Sikich won 1st prize – the Eugène Panebakker LiedDuo Award – at the International Vocal Competition in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Read more
We are delighted to announce that on Thursday 28 November 2019 the Castalian String Quartet won the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artists Award. Read more