Timeline and selection process

Friday 15 January 2021 - Applications open

Thursday 25 March 2021 - Applications close at 5 pm

Friday 9 April 2021 - Applicants notified by email whether or not they have been accepted to the semi-finals

15-16 May 2021 - Live semi-final auditions, London

17-18 May 2021 - Finalist interviews, London

Thursday 20 May 2021 - Final audition, Wigmore Hall - London

NB the entire process will be led by UK government COVID restrictions and may well be subject to change.

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Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux

Charlotte was a prize-winner at the 2021 YCAT International Auditions, in partnership with Concert Artists Guild (New York).This summer she completes her Master's at the Royal College of Music with Alina Ibragimova.
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Adelphi Quartet

In 2020 the Adelphi Quartet won 1st Prize in the prestigious Irene Steels-Wilsing Foundation Competition at the Heidelberger Frühling Festival.
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Iyad Sughayer

In 2021 Iyad was a prize-winner at the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) International Auditions. This autumn he records his second CD for BIS with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
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In 2021 the Quatuor Agate were prize-winners at the Young Classical Artists Trust International Auditions.
Irène Duval

Since graduating from the Conservatoire de Paris and Kronberg Academy Irène is firmly establishing herself as a compelling and versatile performer.
Ariel Lanyi

This summer Ariel makes his debut at Wigmore Hall and participates in the Marlboro Festival in Vermont, alongside renowned artists such as Mitsuko Uchida and Jonathan Biss.