2018 Finalists Announced at UK’s BBC ‘Young Musician of the Year’ Awards

The 3 Finalists have been announced at the 2018 BBC ‘Young Musician of the Year’ Awards, in Birmingham, United Kingdom

The 3 Finalists have been announced at the 2018 BBC ‘Young Musician of the Year’ Awards, in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

The 2018 Finalists are:

• Maxim Calver (18, Cello)
• Robert Burton (18, Saxophone)
• Lauren Zhang (16, Piano)

Widely regarded as the UK’s leading competition for young classical music soloists 18 years and younger, previous winners include violinist Nicola Benedetti - and VC Artists Jennifer Pike and Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

The Final round will be held on the 13th of May - at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall.

The year’s jury comprises: composer Kerry Andrew, conductor Alpesh Chauhan, cellist Natalie Clein, saxophonist John Harle and pianist Sunwook Kim.