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 & Episodes
Season 1
15 episodes
Feb 7, 1978
Season 2
8 episodes
Apr 8, 1980
Season 3
8 episodes
Apr 13, 1982
Season 4
9 episodes
Apr 12, 1984
Season 5
9 episodes
Apr 14, 1986
Season 6
11 episodes
Apr 18, 1988
Season 7
14 episodes
Feb 19, 1990
Season 8
16 episodes
Feb 15, 1992
Season 9
17 episodes
Feb 28, 1994
Season 10
7 episodes
Mar 24, 1996
Season 11
7 episodes
Mar 20, 1998
Season 12
6 episodes
May 22, 2000
Season 13
7 episodes
May 19, 2002
Season 14
7 episodes
Apr 26, 2004
Season 15
6 episodes
May 13, 2006
Season 16
8 episodes
May 4, 2008
Season 17
7 episodes
Apr 16, 2010
Season 18
6 episodes
Apr 14, 2012
Season 19
8 episodes
Apr 18, 2014
Season 20
8 episodes
Apr 8, 2016
Season 21
8 episodes
Apr 3, 2018
Season 22
8 episodes
May 4, 2020
Series 23
6 episodes
Oct 2, 2022
BBC Young Musician is a televised national music competition broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3.
Series 24
7 episodes
Sep 15, 2024
The UK's best young musicians compete to win the coveted title of BBC Young Musician 2024.
