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Percussion Category Final

Coverage of the Percussion Category Final of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Young Musician 2014, with recitals by performers Matthew Farthing, Elliott Gaston-Ross, Jess Wood, Tom Highnam and Stefan Beckett.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Young Musician 2014: the Percussion Category Final. Presented by Martin Handley.

After an extensive audition process, the judges of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Young Musician, the UK's leading contest for young classical musicians today, have announced five finalists for each of its categories - Strings, Keyboard, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion. Each performer gives a recital programme in their bid to become a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Young Musician Category Winner. Over 450 entries were received for the contest from musicians aged between 8-18 years old. Tonight features the five finalists in the Percussion category. The others - Woodwind, Keyboard and Brass - follow on each night this week, leading up to the Semi-Final on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 4 on Saturday and then the Final, which we broadcast on Sunday 18 May.

The performers are:

Matthew Farthing (17)
Elliott Gaston-Ross (15)
Jess Wood (16)
Tom Highnam (17)
Stefan Beckett (18)

Followed by Archive Slot - a look into the archives of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Young Musician.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 13 May 2014 19:30

Broadcast

  • Tue 13 May 2014 19:30