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NewsViolinist Coco Tomita wins string category finals of BBC Young Musician 2020
The 17-year-old violinist played music by Ysaÿe, Debussy/Heifetz and Hubay in the category finals, recorded in December
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NewsPianist Lauren Zhang wins BBC Young Musician 2018
American born 16-year-old Royal Birmingham Conservatoire student impressed judges with performance of Prokofiev Concerto no.2
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VideoMaxim Calver's performance in the BBC Young Musician strings category final
This video is Maxim Calver’s performance from the strings category final of BBC Young Musician 2018, featuring works by Lutoslawski, Brahms and Stravinsky. Calver, 18, a Menuhin School student, has now gained a place in the overall semi-final, which will be broadcast on Friday 11 May.
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NewsCellist Maxim Calver wins the string category of BBC Young Musician 2018
Eighteen-year-old Menuhin School student gains place in semi-final playing works by Lutoslawski, Brahms and Stravinsky
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ArticleGuy Johnston breaks cello string at BBC Young Musician 2000
I had this dream - which turned out to be a premonition - that I was going to break a string at the competition - and it actually happened!'British cellist Guy Johnston talks about the moment that his string snapped at the live televised 2000 BBC Young Musician ...
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ArticleBBC Young Musician cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs on Britain's Got Talent
2016 BBC Young Musician finalist, cellist Sheku-Kanneh Mason performs with his siblings on Britain's Got Talent in 2015.Read: BBC Young Musician of the Year names three finalists
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NewsBBC Young Musician of the Year names three finalists
The line-up includes 17-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason
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BlogsDoes winning a violin competition at an early age place too much pressure on the artist?
An interview with violinist Nicola Benedetti this week highlights the potential risks of too much success for the very young, writes Charlotte Smith