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BBC Young Musician

Seasons

24

Episodes

213

Networks

BBC Four

Countries

GB

First aired

1978-02-07

Last aired

2024-10-20

Language

en

Rating

10.0 / 10

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Synopsis and details

BBC Young Musician (Young Musician of the Year) first appeared on our TV screens in 1978. The brainchild of BBC producers Humphrey Burton, Walter Todds and Roy Tipping, the biennial competition has developed an enviable reputation for finding superstar musicians including Nicola Benedetti, Mark Simpson and Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

Seasons and episodes

Season 1

15 episodes · 1978-02-07

Season 2

8 episodes · 1980-04-08

Season 3

8 episodes · 1982-04-13

Season 4

9 episodes · 1984-04-12

Season 5

9 episodes · 1986-04-14

Season 6

11 episodes · 1988-04-18

Season 7

14 episodes · 1990-02-19

Season 8

16 episodes · 1992-02-15

Season 9

17 episodes · 1994-02-28

Season 10

7 episodes · 1996-03-24

Season 11

7 episodes · 1998-03-20

Season 12

6 episodes · 2000-05-22

Season 13

7 episodes · 2002-05-19

Season 14

7 episodes · 2004-04-26

Season 15

6 episodes · 2006-05-13

Season 16

8 episodes · 2008-05-04

Season 17

7 episodes · 2010-04-16

Season 18

6 episodes · 2012-04-14

Season 19

8 episodes · 2014-04-18

Season 20

8 episodes · 2016-04-08

Season 21

8 episodes · 2018-04-03

Season 22

8 episodes · 2020-05-04

Series 23

Series 23

6 episodes · 2022-10-02

BBC Young Musician is a televised national music competition broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3.

Series 24

Series 24

7 episodes · 2024-09-15

The UK's best young musicians compete to win the coveted title of BBC Young Musician 2024.

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