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Sterling Elliott at the Tippet Rise Art Centre

Join Sterling Elliott at the Tippet Rise Art Centre for a programme of Bartok and Brahms.
YCAT Artists appearing at Wigmore Hall, Autumn 2024

We are thrilled to see so many YCAT Artists, both past and present, featured as part of Wigmore Hall's esteemed Autumn Season.
Iréne Duval performs at the Fidelio Cafe

Violinist Iréne Duval performs at the Fidelio Cafe with cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Charles Owen.
Sterling Elliott Performs with the Chamber Society of Lincoln Centre

Join Sterling Elliott as he performs with the Chamber Society of Lincoln Centre.

Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux

Charlotte was a prize-winner at the 2021 YCAT International Auditions, in partnership with Concert Artists Guild (New York). In 2022, Champs Hill Records released her debut album of solo violin music. 'This sensitively recorded debut presents an artist with something of her own to say, and something worth hearing …' Gramophone/ Champs Hill Records Ostinata / June 2022
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Founded in 1984, the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) supports the early careers of musicians so they can go on to move generations of audiences around the world with their talent.
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Ariel Lanyi

In 2023, Ariel was honored to receive the Prix Serdang, a Swiss prize awarded by the distinguished Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. He was also nominated as a Rising Star Artist by Classic FM in the same year. Prior to this Ariel won 3rd Prize at the 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition, performing Brahms Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Manze in the Finals.
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