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{{short description|Biennial British televised national competition for young musicians}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2010}}
{{Infobox award
| name = BBC Young Musician
| current_awards =
| image = BBC Young Musician 2020 logo.jpeg
| image2 = BBC Young Musician of the Year logo.jpg
| caption2 = Former logo/banner used in 2004
| awarded_for = Exceptional musical talent
| presenter = [[BBC]]
| former name = BBC Young Musician of the Year (1978–2008)
| location = Various; [[Bristol Beacon]] (2024 final)
| country = United Kingdom
| year = {{start date and age|1978}}
| year2 =
| winner = [[Ryan Wang]] in 2024
| website = {{URL|https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/|BBC Young Musician website}}
| network = [[BBC Two]], [[BBC Four]] and [[BBC Radio 3]]
| related = {{ubl|[[BBC Young Dancer]]|BBC Young Jazz Musician}}
}}
'''BBC Young Musician''' is a televised national [[music competition]] broadcast [[wikt:biennially|biennially]] on [[BBC Television]] and [[BBC Radio 3]].<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/|title=History. How it all started|access-date=6 March 2008|publisher=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC)| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080407221834/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/| archive-date= 7 April 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> Originally '''BBC Young Musician of the Year''', its name was changed in 2010.

The competition, a former member of the [[European Union of Music Competitions for Youth]] (EMCY), is open to UK-resident [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[String instrument|string]], [[Brass instrument|brass]] and [[woodwind instrument|woodwind]] players, who are eighteen years of age or under on 1 January in the relevant year.<ref name="2006winner"/>

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==History==
The competition was established in 1978 by [[Humphrey Burton]], Walter Todds and Roy Tipping, former members of the BBC Television Music Department.<ref name="History"/> [[Michael Hext]], a [[trombonist]], was the inaugural winner. In 1994, the percussion category was added, alongside the existing keyboard, string, brass and woodwind categories.<ref name="History"/> The competition has five stages: regional auditions, category auditions, category finals, semi-finals and the final.<ref name="Stages">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/entrydetails/stages.shtml|title=Stages of the Competition|access-date=3 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=11 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011210023/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/entrydetails/stages.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The biennial competition is managed and produced by [[BBC Cymru Wales]].

To date, there have been 22 winners, the youngest being 12-year-old [[Peter Moore (trombonist)|Peter Moore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/12/news.bbc|title=Trombonist, 12, sets BBC Young Musician record|first=Martin|last=Hodgson|date=12 May 2008|work=The Guardian |location=UK|access-date=4 April 2009}}</ref> In 2014, the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award was introduced;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22600813 |title=BBC Young Musician 2014 launches new Jazz Award |work=BBC |date=20 May 2013 |access-date=23 May 2014 |archive-date=7 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107035134/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22600813 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Alex Bone (musician)|Alexander Bone]], a [[saxophonist]], was the inaugural winner.<ref name="saxophonist">{{cite news|title=First BBC Young Musician jazz award won by saxophonist|work=BBC News|date=9 March 2014|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26504874|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-date=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701114418/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26504874|url-status=live}}</ref>

As a result of the success of the competition, the [[Eurovision Young Musicians]] competition was initiated in [[Eurovision Young Musicians 1982|1982]].<ref name="History"/> The first edition was broadcast live from Manchester's [[Free Trade Hall]]. The presenter was [[Humphrey Burton]] and the producer was Roy Tipping. The winner of BBC Young Musician often went on to represent the [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Young Musicians]].

For the tenth edition of the competition in 1996, a series of recitals given by past finalists were broadcast on BBC Two in a late-night timeslot. The competition celebrated its 30th anniversary in May 2008 with a documentary narrated by [[Gethin Jones]] on [[BBC Two]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ffdfc6f5589642d3aac330a9c7030cd1|title=BBC Young Musician of the Year – 30 Years – BBC Two England – 4 May 2008 – BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|date=4 May 2008|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716000935/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ffdfc6f5589642d3aac330a9c7030cd1|url-status=live}}</ref> and with former participants speaking to 2006 winner [[Mark Simpson (clarinetist)|Mark Simpson]] for ''Young Musicians Grown Old'' on [[BBC Radio 4]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00b1m9g|title=BBC Radio 4 - Young Musicians Grown Old: BBC Young Musician at 30|website=BBC|accessdate=15 October 2024}}</ref> BBC Four's documentary ''BBC Young Musician: Forty Years Young'' was aired on 3 April 2018. To celebrate the 40th anniversary, the first BBC Young Musician Prom was held at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] and broadcast live on 15 July 2018. Presented by [[Clemency Burton-Hill]], the concert featured performances from past winners and finalists alongside the [[BBC Concert Orchestra]] conducted by [[Andrew Gourlay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b9w8yb|title=Prom 3: BBC Young Musician 40th Anniversary, 2018, BBC Proms – BBC Radio 3|website=BBC|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-date=3 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903081145/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b9w8yb|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 2020 competition was affected by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]], after proceeding as normal up to and including the filming of the semi-final. The five category finals were broadcast in May and June 2020, with broadcast of the semi-final and recording of the final postponed, at first until the autumn, and then into 2021. The Jazz Award final was broadcast as planned on 22 November 2020, having been recorded at [[Cadogan Hall]] in the absence of an audience.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 November 2020|title=Jazz Final 2020|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pqsh|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-04|website=BBC Four|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121122832/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pqsh |archive-date=21 November 2020 }}</ref> The grand final was recorded in April 2021<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 March 2021|title=When is the BBC Young Musician 2020 semi-final?|url=https://www.classical-music.com/features/articles/when-is-the-bbc-young-musician-2020-semi-final/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-04|website=Classical Music|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128105228/https://www.classical-music.com/features/articles/when-is-the-bbc-young-musician-2020-semi-final/ |archive-date=28 November 2020 }}</ref> – also without an audience – and broadcast on 2 May, preceded on 30 April by the delayed broadcast of the semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC Young Musician: Episodes|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bb3wt/episodes/player|url-status=live|access-date=4 May 2021|website=BBC Four|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512132634/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/programmes/b00bb3wt/episodes/player |archive-date=12 May 2012 }}</ref>

The 2022 competition was deferred from spring to early autumn and was broadcast in October; the semi-final stage of the competition (introduced in 2010) was discontinued for that year. For the 2024 competition, a new format was introduced: category finals were replaced by two quarter-finals each featuring six musicians. A total of six musicians progress to the semi-final, and then three to the grand final.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pearce |first=Michael |date=28 November 2023 |title=BBC Young Musician replaces instrument categories with regions |url=https://www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk/news/article/bbc-young-musician-replaces-instrument-categories-with-regions |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Music Teacher |language=en}}</ref>

===Broadcast===
Regional heats were televised in 1978; a round before the category final was aired until 1994, and again in 2002 and 2004. From 1978 to 1984, all programmes were broadcast on [[BBC One]] until it was moved to [[BBC Two]] in 1986; however from 2002 to 2012, the majority of the competition rounds were moved to [[BBC Four]], with only a highlights/preview show (in 2002 and 2004) and the final aired on BBC Two. Previously, additional programmes were broadcast as part of each competition alongside coverage in some later years on [[BBC Radio 3]].

In 2010, highlights of the new semi-final stage were also broadcast on BBC Two. In 2014, all stages of the competition moved to BBC Four, and the category finals and the grand final were broadcast on BBC Radio 3. For the 2018 competition, Radio 3 broadcast a 30-minute concert starring each competitor in the week before their category final aired. For 2024, the grand final will be broadcast on BBC Two for the first time since 2012 in the form of highlights of the concerto performances, whilst the full concert programme is to be aired on BBC Four and BBC Radio 3.<ref name=":0" />

===Hosts===
The following have hosted stages of the competition:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Young_Musician_of_the_Year|title=Young Musician of the Year|publisher=UKGameshows.com|access-date=14 October 2014|archive-date=19 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019151704/http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Young_Musician_of_the_Year|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Classical Award====
{{Div col|colwidth=25em}}
* [[Humphrey Burton]] (1978–1992)
* [[Ernest Lush]] (1978)
* 1978 regional finals
** [[Mary Marquis]] (Scotland)
** [[Alun Williams]] (Wales)
** [[Marian Foster]] (Midlands and East Anglia)
** Margaret Percy (Northern Ireland)
** Jeremy Carrad (South and West of England)
* [[Jane Glover]] (1986, 1988)
* J Mervyn Williams (1990)
* [[Edward Gregson]] (1990 final)
* [[Paul Daniel]] (1992 final)
* [[Sarah Greene]] (1994)
* [[Christopher Warren-Green]] (1996)
* [[Sarah Walker (music broadcaster)|Sarah Walker]] (1996)
* Stephanie Hughes (1998–2004)
* [[Iain Burnside]] (2002–2004)
* [[Alistair Appleton]] (2004)
* [[Howard Goodall]] (2006, 2010 final)
* [[Gethin Jones]] (2008)
* [[Aled Jones]] (2008)
* [[Nicola Loud]] (2008)
* [[Clemency Burton-Hill]] (2010–12, 2014 final, 2016, 2018 final)
* [[Josie d'Arby]] (2012, 2016 final, 2018, 2020, 2022 final)
* [[Alison Balsom]] (2014, 2016, 2018 final)
* [[Miloš Karadaglić]] (2014)
* [[Anna Lapwood]] (2020)
* [[Jess Gillam]] (2020 final, 2022, 2024)
* [[Alexis Ffrench]] (2022)
{{div col end}}

====Jazz Award====
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Josie d'Arby]] (2014, 2016, 2018)
* [[Soweto Kinch]] (2014)
* [[Joe Stilgoe]] (2016)
* [[YolanDa Brown]] (2018, 2020, 2024)
* Jamz Supernova (2022)
* [[Huw Stephens]] (2022, 2024)
{{div col end}}

==Related awards==

=== BBC Young Dancer ===
{{Main|BBC Young Dancer}}
A [[competitive dance]] version, [[BBC Young Dancer]], was launched in October 2014 and first awarded in May 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29442240|title=BBC launches contest to find future dance stars|date=2 October 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=15 January 2015|archive-date=15 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115173041/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29442240|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== BBC Young Jazz Musician ===
A separate competition for a Jazz Award was first held during the 2014 season, with the final broadcast on BBC Four in the week after the classical final.<ref name="saxophonist" /> In 2016, the Jazz Award final was episode 7 of the 8-part BBC Four series, broadcast two days before the classical final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07b39zx|title=BBC Four - BBC Young Musician, 2016, Jazz Award Final|website=BBC|access-date=18 July 2022|archive-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725153210/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07b39zx|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, the jazz competition had an upper age limit of 21<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/tv/young-musician/YM2018-jazz-entry-brochure.pdf|title=BBC Young Jazz Musician 2018: Entry Brochure|date=March 2018|website=BBC|access-date=16 July 2018|archive-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716112605/http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/tv/young-musician/YM2018-jazz-entry-brochure.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the final was recorded for BBC Four in November as part of the [[London Jazz Festival]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/17dfbRRtRt825dkDfHyPHwN/bbc-young-jazz-musician|title=BBC Young Jazz Musician 2018|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=16 July 2018|archive-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711113130/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/17dfbRRtRt825dkDfHyPHwN/bbc-young-jazz-musician|url-status=live}}</ref> it was broadcast on 25 November, six months after the main final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bsrws7|title=BBC Four - BBC Young Musician, 2018, Jazz Final|website=BBC|access-date=18 July 2022|archive-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725153208/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bsrws7|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Winners==
=== Classical Award ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Name
! Instrument
! class="unsortable" |Place of study
! Winning age
! class="unsortable" |Notes
! class="unsortable" |Finals venue
|-
! 1978
| {{sortname|Michael|Hext}}
| [[Trombone]]
| [[Royal College of Music]]
| 17
| Orchestra member at [[The Royal Opera House]] Covent Garden<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roh.org.uk/about/the-orchestra-of-the-royal-opera-house/artists|title=Artists – Royal Opera House|website=www.roh.org.uk|access-date=2017-12-05|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206135916/http://www.roh.org.uk/about/the-orchestra-of-the-royal-opera-house/artists|url-status=live}}</ref> and occasional solo performances<ref name="Hext, Michael">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#mhext|title=1978 Michael Hext&nbsp;— Trombone|access-date=3 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#mhext|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Royal Northern College of Music|RNCM Concert Hall]], Manchester
|-
! 1980
| {{sortname|Nicholas|Daniel}}
| [[Oboe]]
| [[Royal Academy of Music]]
| 18
| International soloist and principal oboe of the [[Britten Sinfonia]]. Founder of the Britten Oboe Quartet and the Haffner Wind Ensemble. Has performed at numerous [[BBC Proms]].<ref name="Daniel, Nicholas">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#ndaniel|title=1980 Nicholas Daniel&nbsp;— Oboe|access-date=3 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#ndaniel|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! 1982
| {{sortname|Anna|Markland}}
| [[Piano]]
| Chethams School, [[University of Oxford]], Royal Academy of Music
| 18
| Has since developed a reputation as a teacher, adjudicator and singer as [[Anna Crookes]]<ref name="Markland, Anna">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#amarkland|title=1982 Anna Markland&nbsp;— Piano|access-date=3 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#amarkland|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |[[Free Trade Hall]], Manchester 
|-
! 1984
| {{sortname|Emma|Johnson|Emma Johnson (clarinettist)}}
| [[Clarinet]]
| [[Sevenoaks School]], [[Cambridge University]]
| 18
| Solo clarinettist with a repertoire of over 40 concertos<ref name="Johnson, Emma">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#ejohnson|title=1984 Emma Johnson&nbsp;— Clarinet|access-date=3 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#ejohnson|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! 1986
| {{sortname|Alan|Brind}}
| [[Violin]]
| Royal Academy of Music
| 17
| Has since led the [[European Union Youth Orchestra]] and won the Young Musician of the Year award<ref name="Brind, Alan">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#abrind|title=1986 Alan Brind&nbsp;— Violin|access-date=3 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#abrind|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! 1988
| {{sortname|David|Pyatt}}
| [[French horn|Horn]]
| [[Watford Grammar School for Boys]]
| 14
| Youngest winner of the award at the time. Has performed at numerous BBC Proms.<ref name="Pyatt, David">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#dpyatt|title=1988 David Pyatt&nbsp;— Horn|access-date=3 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#dpyatt|url-status=live}}</ref> Principal at [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]].<ref name="Pyatt, David2">{{cite web|url=https://www.lpo.org.uk/horn/david-pyatt.html#dpyatt|title=1988 David Pyatt&nbsp;— Horn|access-date=29 April 2016|publisher=LPO|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505072851/https://www.lpo.org.uk/horn/david-pyatt.html#dpyatt|archive-date=5 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! 1990
| {{sortname|Nicola|Loud}}
| Violin
| Royal Academy of Music, [[Juilliard School]]
| 15
| Has appeared in multiple British orchestras and several abroad<ref name="Loud, Nicola">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#nloud|title=1990 Nicola Loud&nbsp;— Violin|access-date=3 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#nloud|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[St David's Hall]], Cardiff 
|-
! 1992
| {{sortname|Freddy|Kempf}}
| Piano
| St Edmund's School, Canterbury, Royal Academy of Music, [[London University]]
| 14
| Became the youngest person at the time to win the award. Has since released numerous recital discs.<ref name="Kempf, Freddy">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#fkempf|title=1992 Frederick Kempf&nbsp;— Piano|access-date=3 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#fkempf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Glasgow Royal Concert Hall|Royal Concert Hall]], Glasgow
|-
! 1994
| {{sortname|Natalie|Clein}}
| [[Cello]]
| Royal College of Music, [[Heinrich Schiff]]
| 15
| Became the first British winner of the [[Eurovision Young Musicians|Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians]]. Has performed with several British orchestras.<ref name="Clein, Natalie">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#nclein|title=1994 Natalie Clein&nbsp;— Cello|access-date=3 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#nclein|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Barbican Centre|Barbican]], London
|-
! 1996
| {{sortname|Rafal Zambrzycki|Payne}}
| Violin
| [[Yehudi Menuhin School]], [[Royal Northern College of Music]], Herbert von Karajan Centre
| 18
| Won second prize at the Luxemburg International Violin Competition. Performed in orchestras in Europe, the United States, South Africa, The Middle East and [[Zimbabwe]].<ref name="Payne, Rafal">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#rpayne|title=1996 Rafal Zambrzycki Payne&nbsp;— Violin|access-date=4 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#rpayne|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Symphony Hall, Birmingham|Symphony Hall]], Birmingham
|-
! 1998
| {{sortname|Adrian|Spillett}}
| [[Percussion]]
| Royal Northern College of Music
| 19
| First percussionist to win the award. Has performed with an array of ensembles including the 4-MALITY Percussion Quartet. Principal Percussionist with the [[City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra|CBSO]]. Former Head of Percussion at [[Royal Birmingham Conservatoire]]<ref name="Spillett, Adrian">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#aspillett|title=1998 Adrian Spillett&nbsp;— Percussion|access-date=4 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#aspillett|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Waterfront Hall]], Belfast
|-
! 2000
| {{sortname|Guy|Johnston}}
| Cello
| [[Chetham's School of Music]], [[Eastman School of Music]]
| 18
| A performance at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] made him the youngest soloist to appear on the first night of [[The Proms]].<ref name="Johnston, Guy">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#gjohnson|title=2000 Guy Johnston&nbsp;— Cello|access-date=4 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#gjohnson|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Bridgewater Hall]], Manchester
|-
! 2002
| {{sortname|Jennifer|Pike}}
| Violin
| Chetham's School of Music, [[Guildhall School of Music & Drama]]
| 12
| At the time, was the youngest ever winner of the award. Has appeared as a soloist with British orchestras and performed at other BBC events.<ref name="Pike, Jennifer">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#jpike|title=2002 Jennifer Pike&nbsp;— Violin|access-date=4 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#jpike|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Barbican Centre|Barbican]], London
|-
! 2004
| {{sortname|Nicola|Benedetti}}
| Violin
| Yehudi Menuhin School
| 16
| Performed with the BBC concert orchestra and recorded her debut album with [[Daniel Harding]] and the [[London Symphony Orchestra]]<ref name="Benedetti, Nicola">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#nbenedetti|title=2004 Nicola Benedetti&nbsp;— Violin|access-date=4 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028075901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/winners.shtml#nbenedetti|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Usher Hall]], Edinburgh
|-
! 2006
| {{sortname|Mark|Simpson|Mark Simpson (clarinetist)}}
| Clarinet
| [[Royal College of Music]], Oxford University, Guildhall School of Music & Drama
| 17
| Was the Principal Clarinet of the [[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain]]. Started studies at the Royal College of Music, but dropped out to go to the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name="2006winner">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/competition/|title=BBC Young Musician of the Year|access-date=4 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=16 June 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616042251/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/competition/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Sage Gateshead|The Sage]], Gateshead
|-
! 2008
| {{sortname|Peter|Moore|Peter Moore (trombonist)}}
| Trombone
| [[Chetham's School of Music]]
| 12
| Youngest winner of the award.<ref name="Moore, Peter">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7395043.stm|title=2008 Peter Moore&nbsp;— Trombone|access-date=12 May 2008|publisher=BBC | date=11 May 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080514142249/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7395043.stm| archive-date=14 May 2008| url-status= live}}</ref> Co-principal at London Symphony Orchestra.
| rowspan="2" |[[Wales Millennium Centre]], Cardiff Bay
|-
! 2010
| {{sortname|Lara|Ömeroğlu|Lara Melda|Omeroglu, Lara}}
| Piano
| [[Purcell School]], Royal College of Music
| 16
| Nowadays known by the name of Lara Melda
|-
! 2012
| {{sortname|Laura van der|Heijden|Laura van der Heijden (musician)|}}
| Cello
| [[Royal College of Music]]
| 15
| Her debut album ''1948'' won the 2018 [[Edison Klassiek Award]]; the following year she won [[BBC Music Magazine]]'s Newcomer of the Year Award.
| [[Sage Gateshead|The Sage]], Gateshead
|-
! 2014
| {{sortname|Martin James|Bartlett}}
| Piano
| Royal College of Music, [[Purcell School]]
| 17
| He appeared in 2012 competition, at the age of 15, as a finalist in the keyboard category<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27464966|title=Pianist Martin James Bartlett wins BBC Young Musician|work=BBC|date=18 May 2014|access-date=19 May 2014|archive-date=16 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616074913/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27464966|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Usher Hall]], Edinburgh
|-
! 2016
| {{sortname|Sheku|Kanneh-Mason}}
| Cello
| Royal Academy of Music, [[Trinity School, Nottingham|Trinity Catholic Comprehensive School]]
| 17
| He holds the [[ABRSM]] Junior Scholarship to The Royal Academy of Music. Has played in the [[Chineke! Orchestra]], as well as the JRAM Symphony Orchestra, and played chamber music with the Kanneh-Mason Piano Trio and the Ash String Trio.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nottingham's Sheku Kanneh-Mason wins BBC Young Musician 2016|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-s-Sheku-Kanneh-Mason-wins-BBC-Young/story-29275825-detail/story.html|access-date=15 May 2016|work=Nottingham Post}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| [[Barbican Centre|Barbican]], London
|-
! 2018
| {{sortname|Lauren|Zhang}}
| Piano
| [[Birmingham Conservatoire|Birmingham Junior Conservatoire]], [[King Edward VI High School for Girls]]
| 16
| Played the fiendishly difficult Prokofiev Concerto no.2 and was commended for her 'inherent musical intelligence' and 'exceptional technical ability'. Won first prize at the 15th Ettlingen International Piano Competition in 2016. First Asian winner of the competition.<ref name="2018_bbc">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44103947 |title=BBC Young Musician: Teenage pianist Lauren Zhang wins 2018 title |author=Mark Savage |publisher=BBC |date=13 May 2018 |access-date=13 May 2018 |archive-date=14 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514013450/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44103947 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2018_guardian" />
| [[Symphony Hall, Birmingham|Symphony Hall]], Birmingham
|-
! 2020
| {{sortname|Fang|Zhang}}
| Percussion
| Chetham's School of Music
| 17
| Member of the China Youth Percussion Orchestra and has won percussions competitions in China, New York and Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56965752|title=BBC Young Musician: Percussionist Fang Zhang wins|work=BBC News|date=2 May 2021|access-date=2 May 2021|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502213634/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56965752|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"|[[Bridgewater Hall]], Manchester
|-
! 2022
| {{sortname|Jordan|Ashman}}
| Percussion
| [[Royal Birmingham Conservatoire]]
| 17
| He has played with the National Children's Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra and the National Youth Brass Band.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/bbc-young-musician-2022-winner/|title=Percussionist Jordan Ashman wins BBC Young Musician 2022|website=www.bbc.co.uk|date=9 October 2022|access-date=9 October 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009220515/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/bbc-young-musician-2022-winner/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! 2024
| {{sortname|Ryan|Wang}}
| Piano
| [[Collingwood School]], [[Eton College]]
| 17
| His performance of Rachmaninov's ''Second Piano Concerto'' in the Final was described by judge [[Alexis Ffrench]] as "world class". 
| [[Bristol Beacon]]
|-
|}

=== Jazz Award ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Name
! Instrument
! class="unsortable" |Place of study
! Winning age
! class="unsortable" |Notes
! class="unsortable" |Finals venue
|-
! 2014
| {{sortname|Alexander|Bone|Alex Bone (musician)}}
| [[Saxophone]]
| [[Chetham's School of Music]]
| 17
| Inaugural winner of the separate Jazz Award competition<ref name="saxophonist" />
| rowspan="2"|[[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]], Cardiff
|-
! 2016
| {{sortname|Alexandra|Ridout}}
| [[Trumpet]]
| [[Royal Academy of Music]], [[Purcell School]]
| 17
| Her 21-year-old brother Tom was also a finalist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/bbc-young-musician-jazz-award|title=Seventeen-year-old Alexandra Ridout wins BBC Young Musician Jazz Award|publisher=BBC Media Centre|date=13 March 2016|access-date=17 May 2016|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602093317/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/bbc-young-musician-jazz-award|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! 2018
| {{sortname|Xhosa|Cole}}
| Saxophone
| [[Holyhead School]], Ladywood Community School of Music
| 22
| Has played saxophone in the Jazzlines Ensemble, Birmingham Schools Symphony Orchestra and Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra among others. While studying in sixth form, Xhosa attended courses with the National Youth Jazz Collective and [[National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain|National Youth Wind Orchestra]]. He performs and teaches regularly around Birmingham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/bbc-young-jazz-musician-winner|title=BBC – BBC Young Jazz Musician 2018 winner announced – Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=26 November 2018|archive-date=26 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126181423/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/bbc-young-jazz-musician-winner|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/bbc-young-jazz-musician-2018-saxophonist-xhosa-cole-winner/|title=Xhosa Cole: Saxophonist wins BBC Young Jazz Musician 2018|work=iPaper|date=26 November 2018|access-date=26 November 2018|archive-date=26 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126180939/https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/bbc-young-jazz-musician-2018-saxophonist-xhosa-cole-winner/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]], London
|-
! 2020
| {{sortname|Deschanel|Gordon}}
| Piano
| [[Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance]]
| 22
| Has collaborated with [[Mercury Prize]]-nominated [[SEED Ensemble]] and Mark Kavuma's The Banger Factory, and also has his own trio.
| [[Cadogan Hall]], London
|-
! 2022
| {{sortname|Ewan|Hastie|Ewan Hastie}}
| Double bass
| [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland]]
| 20
| Has toured with the [[National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland]] and the Sligo Jazz Festival; previously received the Mark McKergow Prize for Jazz Improvisation.
| rowspan="2"|[[Queen Elizabeth Hall]], London
|-
! 2024
| {{sortname|Ursula|Harrison|Ursula Harrison}}
| Double bass
| [[Cardiff University]], [[Conservatorium van Amsterdam]]
| 22
| Has worked with a variety of large ensembles and performed with musicians [[Huw Warren]], [[Ant Law]] and [[Angharad Jenkins]]. Ursula’s band Orbit Street was selected as a [[Forté Project]] artist for 2024 and recorded a new EP, ''Fores''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ukjazznews.com/ursula-harrison-bass-wins-bbc-young-jazz-musician-2024/|title=Ursula Harrison (bass) wins BBC Young Jazz Musician 2024|website=UK Jazz News|first=Sebastian|last=Scotney|date=24 November 2024|accessdate=28 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Past finalists==
;Key
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
|style="background-color:#CFECEC"|†
|Person won the competition of that year
|-
|'''Bold''' 
|Performer got through to the final
|-
|''Italics'' 
|Performer was present at the semi-final stage
|}

===1970s===
====1978====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Jeremy|Atkin|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Wissam|Boustany}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|William|Brewer|nolink=1}} || Horn
|-
| {{sortname|Paul|Coker|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| '''{{sortname|Michael|Collins|nolink=1}}''' || Clarinet
|-
| '''{{sortname|Caroline|Dale}}''' || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Barry|Douglas|Barry Douglas (musician)}} || Piano
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Michael|Hext}}'''† || Trombone
|-
| '''{{sortname|Stephen|Hough}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Malcolm|Martineau}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|David|Melville|nolink=1}} || Trombone
|-
| {{sortname|Susie|Meszaros|nolink=1}} || Viola
|-
| {{sortname|Lindsay|Miller|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|Kevin|Morgan|nolink=1}} || Tuba
|-
| {{sortname|Rona|Murray|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Robin|O'Neill|nolink=1}} || Bassoon
|-
| {{sortname|Jonathan|Rees|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Kenneth|Rhind|nolink=1}} || Tuba
|-
| {{sortname|Gillian|Tingay|nolink=1}} || Harp
|-
| {{sortname|Colin|Twigg|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Robin|Williams|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|}

===1980s===
====1980====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Niall|Brown|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Anna|Carewe|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Samuel|Coles|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Lorna|Cook|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Nicholas|Daniel}}'''† || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|Paul|Galbraith}} || Guitar
|-
| {{sortname|John Bryan|Henry|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Jonathan|Kowszun|nolink=1}} || [[Euphonium]]
|-
| {{sortname|Jacqueline|Leveridge|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|David|McClenaghan|nolink=1}} || Horn
|-
| '''{{sortname|Clare|McFarlane|nolink=1}}''' || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Bill|Miller|nolink=1}} || [[Euphonium]]
|-
| '''{{sortname|Ronan|O'Hora|nolink=1}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Anthony|Pike|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| {{sortname|Julie|Price|Julie Price (bassoonist)}} || Bassoon
|-
| {{sortname|Hilary|Punshon|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Robert|Vanryne|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| '''{{sortname|Elaine|Wolff|nolink=1}}''' || [[Cornet]]
|}

====1982====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Alexander|Allen|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| {{sortname|Michael|Bland|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| {{sortname|Sam|Coles|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Steven|Craven|nolink=1}} || [[Cornet]]
|-
| {{sortname|Anthony|Cross|nolink=1}} || [[Cornet]]
|-
| '''{{sortname|Paul|Galbraith}}''' || Guitar
|-
| {{sortname|Richard|Henry|Richard Henry (musician)}} || Bass Trombone
|-
| {{sortname|Karen|Jones|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| '''{{sortname|Marie-Noelle|Kendall|nolink=1}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|James|Kirby|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Tasmin|Little}} || Violin
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Anna|Markland}}'''† || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Carla|Marta Rodrigues|nolink=1}} || Viola
|-
| {{sortname|Jagdish|Mistry|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| '''{{sortname|Jeanette|Murphy|nolink=1}}''' || Horn
|-
| {{sortname|Jean|Owen|nolink=1}} || Bassoon
|-
| {{sortname|Wendy|Picton|nolink=1}} || Euphonium
|-
| {{sortname|Paul|Richardson|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Simon|Smith|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Mary|Wu|nolink=1}} || Piano
|}

====1984====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Neyire|Ashworth|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| '''{{sortname|Naomi|Atherton|nolink=1}}''' || Horn
|-
| {{sortname|Brendan|Ball|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|Nicola|Bingham|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|Christopher|Blake|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|Jocelyn|Boyer|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Sarah Beth|Briggs|Sarah Beth Briggs}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Julian|Cawdrey|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Julian|Dyson|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Janice|Graham|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Andrew|Harley|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Emma|Johnson|Emma Johnson (clarinettist)}}'''† || Clarinet
|-
| {{sortname|Oren|Marshall|nolink=1}} || Tuba
|-
| {{sortname|Robert|Max|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| '''{{sortname|Richard|May|nolink=1}}''' || Cello
|-
| '''{{sortname|Lucy|Parham|nolink=1}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Hannah|Roberts|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Ursula|Smith|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Julian|Sperry|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Louise|Stopforth|nolink=1}} || Trombone
|-
| {{sortname|Simon|Vidor|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Abigail|Young|nolink=1}} || Violin
|}

====1986====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Alan|Brind}}'''† || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Francesca|Fraser|nolink=1}} || Recorder
|-
| {{sortname|Sam|Haywood}} || Piano
|-
| '''{{sortname|Fiona|Howes|nolink=1}}''' || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Anthony|Hughes|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Boris|Kucharsky|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|David|Le Page|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Jacob|Lund|nolink=1}} || Tuba
|-
| '''{{sortname|Robert|Markham|nolink=1}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Jeremy|Meehan|nolink=1}} || Bassoon
|-
| {{sortname|Steven|Miller|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Rachel|Nadin|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| '''{{sortname|Anthony|Neal|nolink=1}}''' || Trombone
|-
| {{sortname|Rhys|Owens|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|Julian|Plummer|nolink=1}} || Horn
|-
| {{sortname|Anna|Pyne|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Julian|Sperry|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Eva|Stewart|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Stephen|Stewart|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|Annelies|Terry|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Victoria|Wardman|nolink=1}} || Viola
|}

====1988====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Robert|Agnew|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Emily|Beynon|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Sarah|Burnett|nolink=1}} || Bassoon
|-
| {{sortname|Rachel|Clarke|nolink=1}} || Horn
|-
| '''{{sortname|David|Horne|David Horne (composer)}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Boris|Kucharsky|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Jonathan|Leathwood|nolink=1}} || Guitar
|-
| {{sortname|Ben|Lees|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|Jonathan|Middleton|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Andrew|Nicholson|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Steven|Osborne|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Charles|Owen|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Craig|Patterson|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|David|Pyatt}}'''† || Horn
|-
| {{sortname|Katherine|Spencer|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| '''{{sortname|Jennifer|Sturgeon|nolink=1}}''' || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Lucy|Wakeford|nolink=1}} || [[Harp]]
|-
| {{sortname|Heather|Wallington|nolink=1}} || Viola
|-
| '''{{sortname|Paul|Watkins|nolink=1}}''' || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|David|Whitehouse|nolink=1}} || Trombone
|}

===1990s===
====1990====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Thomas|Adès}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Cathy|Beynon|nolink=1}} || [[Harp]]
|-
| {{sortname|Ruth|Bolister|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|Thomas|Carroll|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Martyn|Chambers|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|Amy|Claricoates|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Simon|Cowen|nolink=1}} || Trombone
|-
| {{sortname|Gareth|Davies|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Martin|Douglas|nolink=1}} || Tuba
|-
| {{sortname|Laura|Jellicoe|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Daniel|Jemison|nolink=1}} || Bassoon
|-
| {{sortname|Simon|Johnson|nolink=1}} || Trombone
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Nicola|Loud}}'''† || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Zoe|Mather|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| '''{{sortname|Leon|McCawley}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Richard|Ormrod|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| '''{{sortname|Jeremy|Pooley|nolink=1}}''' || Horn
|-
| '''{{sortname|Jonathan|Rimmer|nolink=1}}''' || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Kirsty|Staines|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Karen|Twitchett|nolink=1}} || Piano
|}

====1992====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| '''{{sortname|Rachel|Barnes|nolink=1}}''' || Bassoon
|-
| '''{{sortname|Thomas|Carroll|nolink=1}}''' || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Elaine|Clark|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Simon|Cowen|nolink=1}} || Trombone
|-
| {{sortname|James|Cuddeford|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Robin|Haggart|nolink=1}} || Tuba
|-
| {{sortname|Miranda|Harding|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Tim|Horton|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Freddy|Kempf|Frederick Kempf}}'''† || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Michael|Lynn|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| {{sortname|Louise|McMahon|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Heather|McNaughton|nolink=1}} || Horn
|-
| {{sortname|Helen|Moody|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|-
| '''{{sortname|Kevin|Norbury|nolink=1}}''' || Tuba
|-
| {{sortname|Jason|Ridgeway|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Daniel|Tong|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Helen|Vollam|nolink=1}} || Trombone
|-
| {{sortname|Jamie|Walton|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Maxine|Willis|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Rebecca|Wood|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|Anthony|Zerpa-Falcon|nolink=1}} || Piano
|}

====1994====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| '''{{sortname|Claire|Allen|Claire Allen (musician)}}''' || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|James|Arnold|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|Adrian|Brendel|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| '''{{sortname|Emma|Bullough|nolink=1}}''' || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|Edward|Cervenka|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Natalie|Clein}}'''† || Cello
|-
| '''{{sortname|Colin|Currie|nolink=1}}''' || [[Drum|Percussion]]
|-
| {{sortname|David|Edmonds|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Sam|Elliott|nolink=1}} || Tuba
|-
| {{sortname|Andrea|Hallam|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| '''{{sortname|Stuart|King|nolink=1}}''' || Clarinet
|-
| {{sortname|Jack|Liebeck|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Joseph|Long|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Katherine|Mackintosh|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|Claire|Madin|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| '''{{sortname|Ruth|McGinley|nolink=1}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Philip|Moore|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| '''{{sortname|Matthew|Myatt|nolink=1}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Rafal|Payne|nolink=1}}|| Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Matthew|Perry|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| '''{{sortname|Tracey|Redfern|nolink=1}}''' || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|Julie|Stewart|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|David|Thornton|nolink=1}} || [[Euphonium]]
|-
| {{sortname|Andrea|Vogler|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Stephen|Whibley|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|}

====1996====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Juliette|Bausor|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Edward|Cervenka|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| '''{{sortname|Julien|Cheriyan|nolink=1}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Sam|Elliot|nolink=1}} || Tuba
|-
| {{sortname|Alison|Farr|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Tim|Gunnell|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Richard|Harpham|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|James|Hart|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| '''{{sortname|Ben|Hudson|nolink=1}}''' || Bassoon
|-
| {{sortname|Mark|Law|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Rafal Zambrzycki|Payne}}'''† || Violin
|-
| '''{{sortname|Katy|Pryce|nolink=1}}''' || Trombone
|-
| {{sortname|Sally|Pryce|nolink=1}} || [[Harp]]
|-
| {{sortname|David|Quigley|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Michael|Rives|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Peter|Roper-Curzon|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Keith|Slade|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| {{sortname|Daniel|Smith|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|John|Storey|nolink=1}} || [[Euphonium]]
|-
| {{sortname|Miriam|Teppich|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| '''{{sortname|Sam|Walton|nolink=1}}''' || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Adrian|Wilson|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|Helena|Wood|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Katharine|Wood|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Adam|Wright|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|}

====1998====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Ron|Abramski|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Mark|Almond|nolink=1}} || [[French horn]]
|-
| '''{{sortname|Alison|Balsom}}''' || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|John|Barker|nolink=1}} || Saxophone
|-
| '''{{sortname|Juliette|Bausor|nolink=1}}''' || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Emma|Brodie|nolink=1}} || [[Drum|Percussion]]
|-
| {{sortname|Katherine|Bryan}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Calum|Cook|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Andrew|Cottee|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Sam|Elliott|nolink=1}} || Tuba
|-
| {{sortname|Benjamin|Errington|nolink=1}} || Viola
|-
| '''{{sortname|Alison|Farr|nolink=1}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Tim|Gibbs|nolink=1}} || [[Double bass]]
|-
| {{sortname|Charys|Green|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| {{sortname|Nicholas|Hagon|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|David|Hilton|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|Magnus|Johnston|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Niall|Keatley|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| '''{{sortname|Marie|Macleod|nolink=1}}''' || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Magnus|Mehta|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Troy|Miller|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Helen|Reid|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Adrian|Spillett}}'''† || [[Drum|Percussion]]
|-
| {{sortname|Nathan|Williamson|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Adrian|Wilsom|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|}

===2000s===
====2000====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Angela|Barnes|nolink=1}} || [[French horn]]
|-
| {{sortname|Katherine|Bryan}} || Flute
|-
| '''{{sortname|David|Childs|nolink=1}}''' || [[Euphonium]]
|-
| {{sortname|Simon|Cosgrove|nolink=1}} || Saxophone
|-
| '''{{sortname|Elizabeth|Couling|nolink=1}}''' || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|Keith|Forster|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Scott|Foster|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Ashley|Grote}} || [[Organ (music)|Organ]]
|-
| '''{{sortname|Owen|Gunnell|nolink=1}}''' || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Tom|Hunter|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Guy|Johnston}}'''† || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Edward|Jones|nolink=1}} || Trombone
|-
| {{sortname|Samantha|Kerby|nolink=1}} || Recorder
|-
| {{sortname|Jack|Liebeck|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Katie|Lockhart|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| {{sortname|Leo|McFall|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Kodo|Osada|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Christopher|Parkes|nolink=1}} || French horn
|-
| '''{{sortname|Tom|Poster|nolink=1}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Nicholas|Rimmer|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Matthew|Sadler|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|Rakhi|Singh}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Alexander|Sitkovetsky}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Helena|Smart|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Oliver|Yates|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|}

====2002====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Henry|Baldwin|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| '''{{sortname|Angela|Barnes|nolink=1}}''' || Horn
|-
| {{sortname|Katherine|Bryan}} || Flute
|-
| '''{{sortname|Benjamin|Bryant|nolink=1}}''' || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Stephen|Burke|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Rowena|Calvert|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|George|Corbett|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-
| {{sortname|Simon|Cosgrove|nolink=1}} || Saxophone
|-
| {{sortname|Colin|Davis|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Scott|Foster|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Matthew|Gee|nolink=1}} || Trombone
|-
| {{sortname|Emma|Hancock|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Edward|Jones|nolink=1}} || Trombone
|-
| {{sortname|Patrick|King|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Laura|Lucas|}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Michael|McHale|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Leslie|Neish|nolink=1}} || Tuba
|-
| {{sortname|Timothy|Orpen|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| {{sortname|Thomas|Osborne|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Jennifer|Pike}}'''† || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Robert|Scamardella|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Andrew|Shirtliff|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| '''{{sortname|Sarah|Tandy|nolink=1}}''' || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Litsa|Tunnah|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| '''{{sortname|Sarah|Williamson|nolink=1}}''' || Clarinet
|}

====2004====
Finals for the 2004 competition took place on 2 May at the [[Usher Hall]], [[Edinburgh]] and were televised on [[BBC Two]]. The trophy used for this year's competition was designed by [[John Rocha (fashion designer)|John Rocha]] at [[Waterford Crystal]].<ref name="2004comp">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/competition/|title=BBC Young Musician of the Year|access-date=19 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616042251/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/competition/|archive-date=16 June 2004}}</ref>{{efn|name=Extended|Extended information used where available.}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Otis|Beasley|nolink=1}} || Keyboard
|-
| '''{{sortname|Lucy|Beeson|nolink=1}}''' || Percussion
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Nicola|Benedetti}}'''† || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Elizabeth|Chell|nolink=1}} || Horn
|-
| {{sortname|Sijie|Chen|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Adam|Clifford|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Andrea|Crossley|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Michal|Cwizewicz<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwizewicz.com/|title=Home|website=Michal Cwizewicz|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715235618/http://www.cwizewicz.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Elizabath|Drury|nolink=1}} || Saxophone
|-
| {{sortname|Richard|Elsworth|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Ashley|Fripp|nolink=1}} || Keyboard
|-
| {{sortname|Christopher|Gomersall|nolink=1}} || Trombone
|-
| '''{{sortname|Benjamin|Grosvenor}}''' || Keyboard
|-
| '''{{sortname|Daniel De|Gruchy-Lambert|nolink=1}}''' || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname|Eddy|Hackett|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Clare|Hammond|nolink=1}} || Keyboard
|-
| {{sortname|Toni|James|nolink=1}} || Keyboard
|-
| {{sortname|Catriona|Mackinnon|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|Christopher|Pannell|nolink=1}} || [[Alto horn|Tenor horn]]
|-
| {{sortname|Paul|Skinner|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-
| {{sortname|Peter|Smith|nolink=1}} || Tuba
|-
| {{sortname|Ellen Hydref|Thomas|nolink=1}} || [[Harp]]
|-
| {{sortname|Suzanne|Thorn|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|Tamsin|Waley-Cohen|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| '''{{sortname|Adam|Walker|Adam Walker (flautist)}}''' || Flute
|}

====2006====
The 2006 finals were held at [[The Sage Gateshead]] on 20 May 2006.<ref name="2006winner"/> The adjudicators for this competition were [[Marin Alsop]], Carlos Bonell, Peter Sadlo, [[Thea King]], [[Sergei Nakariakov]], [[Angela Hewitt]] and Kathryn McDowell.<ref name="2006finalists"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument
!Performance
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| {{sortname|Toby|Kearney|nolink=1}} || Percussion || [[Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (composition by James MacMillan)|Veni, Veni, Emmanuel]] (MacMillan) || Now a member of the Royal Northern College of Music, his childhood environment encouraged him to be involved in music<ref name="2006finalists"/>
|-
| {{sortname|David|Massey|nolink=1}} || Guitar || ''[[Fantasia para un Gentilhombre]]'' || Began guitar lesson at eight years old at the Mid Herts Music Centre, with current aspirations for a career involving music;<ref name="2006finalists"/> is currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music, London
|-
| {{sortname|Huw|Morgan|nolink=1}} || Trumpet || Trumpet Concerto (Tomasi) || Principal trumpet of the [[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain|National Youth Orchestra]], began learning piano and other instruments at five years of age<ref name="2006finalists"/>
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Mark|Simpson|Mark Simpson (clarinetist)}}'''† || Clarinet || ''[[Clarinet Concerto (Nielsen)]]'' || Winner of the 2006 competition, originally played the keyboard and recorder<ref name="2006winner"/><ref name="2006finalists">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/competition/finals_biogs.shtml|title=Stage 5: Finals. 20&nbsp;May 2006: The Sage Gateshead|access-date=8 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=5 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105201658/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/competition/finals_biogs.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Cordelia|Williams|nolink=1}} ||Piano || ''[[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saens)|Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2]]'' || Studied at Chetham's school for 7 years, and is currently studying at the Guildhall School in London.<ref name="2006finalists"/>
|}

The semi-finalists that did not progress were, by category:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/02_february/13/musician.shtml|title=BBC - Press Office - BBC Young Musician of the Year 2006 semi-finals|website=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=15 October 2024}}</ref>

*Keyboard: Lydia Scadding, Kausikan Rajeshkumar, Melissa Gore and David Secchi
*Percussion: Katy Hebditch, Oliver Lowe, David Elliott and Daniel Jones
*Woodwind: Suzanne Thorn (oboe),Helen Wilson (flute), Emily Ross (oboe) and Harry Winstanley (flute)
*Brass: Stephen Sykes (trombone), Sasha Koushk-Jalali (tuba), Aledander Edmundson (French Horn) and Ryan Gray (euphonium)
*Strings: Meherban Gillett (double bass), Victoria Goldsmith (violin), Sarah Oliver (cello) and Sophie Rosa (violin)

====2008====
The 2008 finals took place at the [[Wales Millennium Centre]] in [[Cardiff]] on 10 and 11 May 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/2007/12/17/wales-adds-bbc-young-musician-of-year-contest-to-its-repertoire-91466-20258866/|title=Wales adds BBC Young Musician of Year contest to its repertoire|author=Western Mail|date=17 December 2007|publisher=WalesOnline|access-date=4 April 2009|archive-date=5 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005230550/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/2007/12/17/wales-adds-bbc-young-musician-of-year-contest-to-its-repertoire-91466-20258866/|url-status=live}}</ref> In celebration of thirty years of the competition broadcasting, the performances lasted for two days.<ref name="08competition">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/competition08|title=BBC Young Musician of the Year 2008|access-date=14 March 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=11 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011210018/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/competition08/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|name=Extended}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Hometown
!Instrument
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| {{sortname|Anke|Batty|nolink=1}} || [[Lyndhurst, Hampshire]] || Clarinet || Achieved Grade 8 distinction in Singing, Piano and Saxophone as well as playing the clarinet
|-
| {{sortname|Daniel|Day|nolink=1}} || [[Hayfield, Derbyshire|Hayfield]] || Percussion || Began playing percussion at the age of three after his father, a professional drummer bought him a drum set; currently studies at the [[Chetham's School of Music]]
|-
| '''{{sortname|Jadran|Duncumb|nolink=1}}''' || [[Ski, Norway]] || Guitar || Two time winner of the Norwegian National Youth competition; began playing the Guitar at the age of ten
|-
| {{sortname|Alexander|Edmundson|nolink=1}} || [[Lytham St Annes]] || French Horn || Began playing the French Horn at seven years of age after hearing Mozart's Horn Concert No 4.; he studies at [[Chetham's School of Music]] and is a member of the [[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain]]
|-
| {{sortname|David|Elliott|nolink=1}} || [[Bournemouth]] || Percussion ||  Began playing percussion at the age of three, and currently studies at the [[Trinity College of Music]] after studying at [[Chetham's School of Music]] for three years; he held the position of Co Principal in the [[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain]] percussion section
|-
| {{sortname|Michael|Foyle|nolink=1}} || [[Troon]] || Piano || Began playing piano at the age of six, and is also a violinist, he has led the National Children's Orchestra of Scotland and the [[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain]]; currently studying at Wellington School
|-
| {{sortname|Sam|Law|nolink=1}} || [[Ballymena]] || Piano || Began playing piano at the age of six, and now studies at the [[Ballymena Academy]] and at the [[Royal Irish Academy of Music]] in Dublin
|-
| {{sortname|Henry|Lindsay|nolink=1}} || [[Amersham]] || Tuba || Currently studying at The Purcell School of Music, the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music and is a member of the [[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain]]
|-
| {{sortname|Cecilia Sultana De|Maria|nolink=1}} || [[Warminster]] || [[Harp]] || Began playing the Harp at the age of ten while also playing the Piano and Violin, currently studies at the Junior Department of the [[Royal College of Music]]
|-
| '''{{sortname|Erdem|Misirlioğlu|nolink=1}}''' || [[Ipswich]] || Piano || Studying at the Northgate High School in Ipswich and the Junior Department at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]
|-
| '''{{sortname|Jim|Molyneux|nolink=1}}''' || [[Littleborough, Greater Manchester]] || [[Drum|Percussion]] || Started playing percussion at the age of seven and is studying at the [[Chetham's School of Music]]
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Peter|Moore|Peter Moore (trombonist)}}'''† || [[Stalybridge]] || Trombone || Started to play the trombone at the age of six. Held the position of Principal Trombone of the National Children's Band of Great Britain; he is the youngest musician in this year's competition
|-
| {{sortname|Kausikan|Rajeshkumar|nolink=1}} || [[Harrow, London]] || Piano || Began playing the piano at seven years of age, and currently Studies at The Purcell School of Music; he has received awards for composing, such as Highly Commended at BBC Proms Composers' Competition 2006
|-
| {{sortname|Katherine|Robb|nolink=1}} || [[Bushey]] || Violin || Started playing the Violin at eight after being offered free lessons in her school in Essex; she later became a student at The Purcell School of Music, and was the first violinist in the National Youth Orchestra for 2 years
|-
| {{sortname|Melanie|Rothman|nolink=1}} || [[Carshalton]] || Oboe || Began playing the Oboe at the age of ten, and is studying at The Purcell School of Music, but also studies at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music and is Principal Oboe of the [[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain]] after joining just one year previously
|-
| {{sortname|Jun|Sasaki|nolink=1}} || London || Cello || Began playing the Violin at the age of four, but switched to the Cello at five; he currently studies at [[Yehudi Menuhin School]]
|-
| {{sortname|Joseph|Shiner|nolink=1}} || [[East Brent, Somerset]] || Clarinet || Began playing the Clarinet at eight years of age; he has since achieved Principal Clarinet of the [[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain]] after two years of membership
|-
| '''{{sortname|David|Smith|nolink=1}}''' || [[Fife]] || Flute || Began playing the Flute in 2004, his influence being when he heard ''[[Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun]]''; he studied at [[St Mary's Music School]] in Edinburgh until 2008. He also plays the Saxophone very well
|-
| {{sortname|Delia|Stevens|nolink=1}} || [[Normanton on Soar]] || Percussion || Studies at [[Loughborough High School]] and was influenced to play percussion after seeing the school orchestra performance
|-
| {{sortname|Matthew|White|nolink=1}} || [[Bolton]] || [[Euphonium]] || Studies at [[Chetham's School of Music]], and was Principal Euphonium with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain
|}

===2010s===
====2010====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Finlay|Bain|nolink=1}} || French Horn
|-
| {{sortname|Frederic|Bager|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Tom|Berry|nolink=1}} || Trombone
|-
| {{sortname|Glain|Dafydd|nolink=1}} || Harp
|-
| {{sortname|Anne|Denholm|nolink=1}} || Harp
|-
| {{sortname|Sophie|Dee|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| ''{{sortname|Anna|Douglass|nolink=1}}'' || French Horn
|-
| {{sortname| Chloé|Greenwood |nolink=1}} || Oboe
|-
| '''{{sortname| Emma|Halnan |nolink=1}}''' || Flute
|-
| {{sortname| Alex|Hamilton |nolink=1}} || French Horn
|-
| {{sortname| John|Hewitt-Jones |nolink=1}} || Viola
|-
| ''{{sortname| Lucy|Landymore |nolink=1}}'' || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname| James|Larter |nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname| Sam|Moffitt |nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-
| {{sortname| HuiWai|Nok |nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname| Joe|Norris |nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname| Lara|Ömeroğlu}}'''† || Piano
|-
| {{sortname| Oliver|Pooley |nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Lavinia|Redman|nolink=1}} || Oboe
|-
| {{sortname|Seán|Morgan-Rooney|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-
| {{sortname|Katy|Smith|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-
| '''{{sortname|Callum|Smart|nolink=1}}''' || Violin
|-
| {{sortname|Delia|Stevens|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-
| {{sortname|Ben|Westlake|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-
| {{sortname|Yuanfan|Yang}} || Piano
|}

====2012====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| {{sortname|Adam|Boeker|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-	
| ''{{sortname|Alexander|Kelly|nolink=1}}'' || Bass Trombone
|-	
| '''{{sortname|Charlotte|Barbour-Condini|nolink=1}}''' || Recorder
|-	
| {{sortname|Charlotte|Cox|nolink=1}} || Bassoon
|-	
| {{sortname|Christopher|Dunn|nolink=1}} || Tuba
|-	
| {{sortname|Cristian|Grajner-De-Sa|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-	
| {{sortname|Dominic|Degavino|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-	
| {{sortname|Elizabeth|Tocknell|nolink=1}} || French Horn
|-	
| {{sortname|Elzbieta|Young|nolink=1}} || Trumpet
|-	
| ''{{sortname|Hyun-gi|Lee|nolink=1}}'' || Percussion
|-	
| {{sortname|James|Larter|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-	
| {{sortname|Joel|Sandelson|nolink=1}} || Cello
|-	
| {{sortname|Jonathan|Bates|nolink=1}} || E flat Tenor Horn
|-	
| {{sortname|Jordan|Black|nolink=1}} || Clarinet
|-	
| {{sortname|Julia|Hwang|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-	
| {{sortname|Juliette|Roos|nolink=1}} || Violin
|-	
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''{{sortname|Laura|Van Der Heijden|Laura van der Heijden (musician)}}'''† || Cello
|-	
| {{sortname|Lucinda|Dunne|nolink=1}} || Saxophone
|-	
| {{sortname|Luke|O'Toole|nolink=1}} || Flute
|-	
| [[Martin James Bartlett]] || Piano
|-	
| {{sortname|Molly|Lopresti|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-	
| {{sortname|Peter|Rayner|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-	
| {{sortname|Richard|Rayner|nolink=1}} || Percussion
|-	
| {{sortname|Victor|Lim|nolink=1}} || Piano
|-	
| '''{{sortname|Yuanfan|Yang}}''' || Piano
|}

====2014====
=====Classical Award=====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| Daniel Shao || Flute
|-
| Dogyung Anna Im || Violin
|-
| Elizaveta Tyun || Violin
|-
| Ellena Newton || Trombone
|-
| '''Elliott Gaston-Ross''' || Percussion
|-
| Hannah Foster || Flute
|-
| Hayley Parkes || Piano
|-
| [[Isata Kanneh-Mason]] || Piano
|-
| Isobel Daws || Trombone
|-
| [[Jess Gillam]] || Saxophone
|-
| Jess Wood || Percussion
|-
| [[Julian Trevelyan (pianist)|Julian Trevelyan]] || Piano
|-
| Juliana Myslov || Harp
|-
| Lewis Bettles || Trombone
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''[[Martin James Bartlett]]'''† || Piano
|-
| ''Matilda Lloyd'' || Trumpet
|-
| Matthew Farthing || Percussion
|-
| Nick Seymour || Saxophone
|-
| Ning Hui See || Keyboard
|-
| Roberto Ruisi || Violin
|-
| '''Sophie Westbrooke''' || Recorder
|-
| Stefan Beckett || Percussion
|-
| Tom Highnam || Percussion
|-
| Will Thomas || Trumpet/Flugelhorn
|-
| ''William Dutton'' || Violin
|}

=====Jazz Award=====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''[[Alex Bone (musician)|Alexander Bone]]'''† || Saxophone
|-
| Freddie Jensen || Double bass
|-
| Jake Labazzi || Trumpet
|-
| Sean Payne || Saxophone
|-
| Tom Smith || Saxophone
|}

====2016====
=====Classical Award=====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| ''Andrew Woolcock'' || Percussion
|-
| '''Ben Goldscheider''' || Horn
|-
| Charlie Lovell-Jones || Violin
|-
| Gemma Riley || Trombone
|-
| Harvey Lin || Piano
|-
| Hristiyan Hristov || Percussion
|-
| ''Jackie Campbell'' || Piano
|-
| '''[[Jess Gillam]]''' || Saxophone
|-
| Joanne Lee || Flute
|-
| Joe Parks || Percussion
|-
| Joe Pritchard || Cello
|-
| Julian Trevelyan || Piano
|-
| Louisa Staples || Violin
|-
| Lucy Driver || Flute
|-
| Marie Sato || Flute
|-
| Matthew Brett || Percussion
|-
| Polly Bartlett || Recorder
|-
| Sam Dye || Trombone
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''[[Sheku Kanneh-Mason]]'''† || Cello
|-
| Stephanie Childress || Violin
|-
| Tom Pritchard || Percussion
|-
| Tomoka Kan || Piano
|-
| Yuanfan Yang || Piano
|-
| Zak Eastop || Trumpet
|-
| Zoe Perkins || Trumpet
|}

=====Jazz Award=====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''[[Alexandra Ridout]]'''† || Trumpet
|-
| Tom Ridout || Saxophone and Recorder
|-
| Tom Smith || Saxophone
|-
| Noah Stoneman || Piano
|-
| Elliott Sansom || Piano
|}

====2018====
=====Classical Award=====
The 2018 finals were held at the [[Symphony Hall, Birmingham]], on 13 May 2018. The judges were [[Kerry Andrew]] (chair), [[Alpesh Chauhan]], [[Natalie Clein]], [[John Harle]] and [[Sunwook Kim]].<ref name=2018_guardian>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/may/13/pianist-lauren-zhang-wins-bbc-young-musician-of-the-year |author=Imogen Tilden |title=Pianist Lauren Zhang wins BBC Young Musician |newspaper=The Guardian |date=13 May 2018 |access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
|Adam Heron
|Keyboard
|-
|Alexander Pullen
|Percussion
|-
|Annemarie Federle
|French Horn/Brass
|-
|Elias Ackerley
|Keyboard
|-
|Eliza Haskins
|Recorder/Woodwind
|-
|Elodie Chousmer-Howelles
|Violin/Strings
|-
|Francis Bushell
|Bassoon/Woodwind
|-
|''Isobel Daws''
|Trombone/Brass
|-
|Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
|Keyboard
|-
|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| '''Lauren Zhang'''†
|Keyboard
|-
|Mariam Loladze-Meredith
|Keyboard
|-
|Marie Sato
|Flute/Woodwind
|-
|''Matthew Brett''
|Percussion
|-
|'''Maxim Calver'''
|Cello/Strings
|-
|Meadow Brooks
|Percussion
|-
|Michaias Berlouis
|Bass Trombone/Brass
|-
|'''Robert Burton'''
|Saxophone/Woodwind
|-
|Sam Dye
|Trombone/Brass
|-
|Stephanie Childress
|Violin/Strings
|-
|Tom Hall
|Percussion
|-
|Tom Myles
|Clarinet/Woodwind
|-
|Toril Azzalini-Machecler
|Percussion
|-
|Torrin Williams
|Guitar/Strings 
|-
|Will Duerden
|Double Bass/Strings
|-
|Will Thomas
|Trumpet+Flugelhorn/Brass
|}

=====Jazz Award=====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''Xhosa Cole'''†
| Saxophone
|-
| Reuben Goldmark
| Piano
|-
| [[Fergus McCreadie]] 
| Piano
|-
| James Owston
| Bass
|-
| Seth Tackaberry
| Bass
|}

===2020s===
====2020–21====
=====Classical Award=====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| Alexander Pullen
| Percussion
|-
| Alice Gore
| Woodwind – Bassoon
|-
| '''Annemarie Federle'''
| Brass – French Horn
|-
| Bridget Yee
| Keyboard
|-
| ''Coco Tomita''
| Strings – Violin
|-
| Daisy Noton
| Woodwind – Flute
|-
| Eliza Haskins
| Woodwind – Recorder
|-
| Ellen Baumring-Gledhill
| Strings – Cello
|-
| '''Ewan Millar'''
| Woodwind – Oboe
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''Fang Zhang'''†
| Percussion
|-
| Harvey Lin
| Keyboard 
|-
| Huw Boucher
| Strings – Harp
|-
| Ilai Avni
| Strings – Violin
|-
| Isaac Harari
| Percussion
|-
| Jacky Zhang
| Keyboard
|-
| Joseph Longstaff
| Brass – French Horn
|-
| Lewis Kentaro Isaacs
| Percussion
|-
| Marian Bozhidarov
| Woodwind – Clarinet
|-
| Meggie Murphy
| Brass – Trombone
|-
| Mio Takahashi
| Strings – Violin
|-
| Rhydian Tiddy
| Brass – Trombone
|-
| Sejin Yoon
| Keyboard
|-
| ''Thomas Luke''
| Keyboard
|-
| Toril Azzalini-Machecler
| Percussion
|-
| William Burton
| Brass – Tuba
|}

=====Jazz Award=====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''Deschanel Gordon'''†
| Piano
|-
| Alex Clarke
| Saxophone
|-
| Kielan Sheard
| Bass
|-
| Matt Carmichael
| Saxophone
|-
| Ralph Porrett
| Guitar
|}

====2022====
=====Classical Award=====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| Aki Blendis
| Strings - Violin
|-
| Alex Buckley
| Woodwind - Clarinet
|-
| Clara-Sophia Wernig
| Strings - Violin
|-
| Daniel Hibbert
| Brass - French Horn
|-
| Dawid Kasprzak
| Strings - Violin
|-
| Dida Condria
| Keyboard
|-
| Duru Erdogan
| Keyboard
|-
| Edward Walton
| Strings - Violin
|-
| Eric Zhang
| Percussion
|-
| '''[[Ethan Loch]]'''
| Keyboard
|-
| Firoze Madon
| Keyboard
|-
| Florence Wilson-Toy
| Brass - Trumpet
|-
| George Garnett
| Percussion
|-
| Imogen Moorsom
| Brass - French Horn
|-
| Isaac Skey
| Woodwind - Flute
|-
| Jacky Zhang
| Keyboard
|-
| '''Jaren Ziegler'''
| Strings - Viola
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''[[Jordan Ashman]]'''†
| Percussion
|-
| Joshua Gearing
| Percussion
|-
| Lucas Dick
| Woodwind - Clarinet
|-
| Phoebe Mallinson
| Brass - Trumpet 
|-
| '''Sasha Canter'''
| Brass - Trumpet 
|-
| '''Sofía Patterson-Gutiérrez'''
| Woodwind - Flute
|-
| Sophie Warner
| Percussion
|-
| Thomas Priestley
| Woodwind - Saxophone
|-
|}

=====Jazz Award=====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''Ewan Hastie'''†
| Double bass
|-
| Luke Bacchus
| Piano
|-
| Nick Manz
| Piano
|-
| Ralph Porrett
| Guitar
|-
| [[Emma Rawicz]]
| Saxophone 
|-
|}

====2024====
=====Classical Award=====
Judging every televised round of this year's competition are trumpeter [[Alison Balsom]], pianist and composer [[Alexis Ffrench]], and multi-instrumentalist and broadcaster [[Hannah Catherine Jones]]. The two quarter finals were won by Jamaal Kashim and Shlomi Shahaf respectively, with Hugo Svedberg, Jacky Zhang and Ryan Wang advancing to the semi-final as "wildcards". Zhang, Wang and Shahaf were announced as the finalists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/bbc-young-musician-2024-finalists|title=BBC Young Musician 2024 Finalists announced|website=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=15 October 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
|Alasdair Cottee
|Woodwind
|-
|Alicia Li-Yan-Hui
|Woodwind
|-
|Defne Anar
|Strings
|-
|Finn Anderson-Hendra
|Strings
|-
|''Hugo Svedberg''
|Strings
|-
|'''Jacky Zhang'''
|Keyboard
|-
|''Jamaal Kashim''
|Strings
|-
|Kaelyn Soh
|Strings
|-
|''Maya Broman Crawford-Phillips''
|Strings
|-
|Rose Gosney
|Strings
|-
|bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''Ryan Wang'''†
|Keyboard
|-
|'''Shlomi Shahaf'''
|Strings
|-
|}

=====Jazz Award=====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
!Name
!Instrument/Category
|-
| Klara Devlin
| Trumpet
|-
| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|'''Ursula Harrison'''†
| Double bass
|-
| George Johnson
| Saxophone
|-
| Nils Kavanagh
| Piano
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
;General
*{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/finalists.shtml|title=BBC Young Musician of the Year: Past Finalists|access-date=16 October 2016|publisher=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222073220/http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/history/finalists.shtml|archive-date=22 December 2008}}
;Specific
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{BBC programme|id=b00bb3wt}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090118235856/http://emcy.org/home.php European Union of Music Competitions for Youth]

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