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BBC Young Musician 2024<\/a><\/strong>, the long-running biennial competition that celebrates the UK\u2019s most promising classical music performers, has named its three finalists:<\/p> The three BBC Young Musician 2024 finalists were chosen during a Semi Final featuring six musicians<\/a><\/strong>. Held at The Great Hall, Swansea University in July, two Quarter Finals featuring 12 musicians and the Semi Final this year replaced the instrument category finals of previous years. This\u00a0shakeup to the format<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0was designed to encourage entrants from all over the UK.<\/p> Introduced by saxophonist and broadcaster\u00a0Jess Gillam<\/a><\/strong>, this year’s Grand Final took place at Bristol Beacon<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on 24 September. The Final will be broadcast at 6.30pm (BST) on Sunday 20 October on BBC Two and iPlayer<\/a><\/strong>, during which the winner will be announced. This special programme will include highlights of the three concerto performances with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Ben Gernon. <\/p> The full concert programme, meanwhile, will air on BBC Four and iPlayer on the same date at 11pm.<\/p> BBC Radio 3 and\u00a0BBC Sounds<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0have featured highlights of the Quarter Finals and Semi Final on ‘Classical Live’ since 20 September. The Grand Final will be broadcast in full on Sunday 20 October at 5.25pm.<\/p> Judging this year\u2019s competition are: trumpeter\u00a0Alison Balsom<\/a><\/strong>, pianist and composer\u00a0Alexis Ffrench<\/a><\/strong>, and multi-instrumentalist and broadcaster Hannah Catherine Jones.<\/p> Previous Young Musician winners and alumni include\u00a0Sheku Kanneh-Mason<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(2016),\u00a0saxophonist\u00a0Jess Gillam<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(2016),\u00a0violinist\u00a0Nicola Benedetti<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(2004), pianist\u00a0Benjamin Grosvenor<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(2004), cellist\u00a0Laura van der Heijden<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(2012) and pianist\u00a0Martin James Bartlett<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(2014).<\/p>BBC Young Musician 2024 finalists… When is the Grand Final broadcast?<\/h2>
Who are the past winners of BBC Young Musician?<\/h2>