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American violinist Joshua Brown won 2nd Prize at the 2024 Queen Elisabeth Competition and a 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grant. He performs with leading orchestras across Europe and the Americas. Read more
Multifaceted pianist Itamar Carmeli has established himself as a versatile soloist, chamber musician, and composer. Read more
Willard is a Berlin-based British cellist who has performed at major venues including Wigmore Hall, Buckingham Palace, and the Berlin Konzerthaus, and won the VP Opus Bank Award in 2025. Read more
Pauline van der Rest is a Belgian violinist studying at Kronberg Academy with Janine Jansen and mentored by Gidon Kremer. A laureate of several international competitions, she has performed as a soloist at major venues across Europe with ensembles including Amsterdam Sinfonietta and Kremerata Baltica. Read more
Ewan Millar is one of the UK's most prominent young oboists, winning the BBC Young Musician Woodwind Final in 2020 and the Royal Over-Seas League Gold Medal in 2025. A sought-after soloist and freelancer, he has performed with many of the UK's leading orchestras and on stages across the UK and Europe. Read more
Acclaimed British pianist Callum McLachlan has been praised for his virtuosic performances and captivating musicality. Read more
Matteo Cimatti is an award winning Italian violinist based between London and Switzerland who has appeared as a soloist alongside several orchestras, including the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne and the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, and has performed in numerous festivals and concert seasons such as the Sion Festival, Amici della Musica di Firenze and Festival dei Due Mondi among others. Read more
Kasparas Mikužis is a Lithuanian pianist celebrated for his artistry and versatility. He has performed at some of Europe’s most renowned venues, including Wigmore Hall in London and Concertgebouw Hall in Amsterdam, as well as at London Fashion Week and the Lithuanian Presidential Palace. Read more
Scottish-Indian guitarist Samrat Majumder is a Konzertexamen student at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. A graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, he co-founded the Classical Guitar Reach Foundation of India, promotes guitar education internationally, and is a D’Addario artist and ambassador for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Read more
A Prizewinner and youngest Finalist of the 2nd International Queen Elisabeth Competition, Petar Pejčić proves to be one of the most promising artists of his generation. Read more
Basel/Berlin-based cellist James Morley is a new-music-focused solo/collaborative musician and has been hailed as “Australia’s most exciting young cellist” (Limelight). Read more
The Fibonacci Quartet are one of Europe's leading young string quartets, and are prolific prize winners in both the UK and abroad. Read more
Pianist Amiri Harewood has performed at some of the UK’s most prestigious venues, including Royal Albert Hall (as part of the Steinway Young Artist series), St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Wigmore Hall and Royal Festival Hall. Read more
First prize winner of the 27th Sphinx Competition, the Brazilian violinist Nathan Amaral has earned a reputation in South America, USA and Europe for being a "versatile, charismatic violinist with a natural musical understanding" (Liza Ferschtman). Read more
Hana is a member of BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist 24-26, a Borletti-Buitoni Fellowship 2024 Award artist, and nominated as one of Classic FM’s Rising Stars of 2024 Read more
The Trio Concept (formerly Trio Chagall) was founded in 2013 by Lorenzo Nguyen, Edoardo Grieco and Francesco Massimino while studying at the Conservatory of Music ‘G.Verdi’ of Turin. Read more
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Sterling Elliott joined YCAT in 2023 as the YCAT-Music Masters Robey Artist. He is a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, winner of the Senior Division of the 2019 National Sphinx Competition, and a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist 24-26. Read more
Described as “superb” by the Chicago Classical Review, violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious is an emerging, passionate and versatile solo, chamber and orchestral musician and performer. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School and a winner of its John Erskine Prize for scholastic and artistic achievement. Read more
In 2022 Jonathan was a prize-winner at the Young Classical Artists Trust and Concert Artists Guild joint International Auditions held at Wigmore Hall. That same year he was also nominated as a 2022 Classic FM ‘Rising Star’. Read more