Timeline and selection process 12 January 2022 - Applications open 9 March 2022 - Applications close, 12:00 noon (Applicants will be notified by 25 March whether or not they have been accepted to the semi-finals) 20-21 April 2022 - Live semi-final auditions & finalist interviews held in Berlin 22-23 April 2022 - Live semi-final auditions & finalist interviews held in London 19 May 2022 - Public Final Auditions, Wigmore Hall - London NB the entire process will be led by UK government COVID restrictions and may well be subject to change.