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🌟 Applications are NOW OPEN for YCAT's 2026 Auditions! 🌟

Selected musicians receive 3-5 years of developmental and holistic management (performances, career development, digital, materials, marketing & more!).

🗓️ Apply by 26th Feb: ycat.co.uk/audition

#YCATauditions2026
Audition Information
2026 audition applications are open! Deadline: Thursday 26th February 2026. 11:59pm . Each year, we hold auditions to identify young artists with exceptional potential.  Audition performances are...
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🎹 Join us on Tuesday (3rd Feb) at Wigmore Hall as Amiri Harewood opens the season with the first lunchtime concert of the year ✨

🎟️ Info & tickets: ycat.co.uk/Event/wigmore-lunchtime-concert-series-amiri-harewood

🎥 Auerbach Preludes Op. 41

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January 29, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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Celebrating Mozart's birthday 🎉 with a throwback to this wonderful performance of his Rondo in D major by pianist, Ariel Lanyi, at his YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Recital in 2021 🎹✨

Watch the full performance here 👉 youtu.be/Sx2h9EvjO8I

#YCATartists #YCATrust #Mozart #ArielLanyi #pianist
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Two of our incredible artists are heading to Australia to perform at the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival! 🇦🇺✨

🎶 Will Duerden with Reuben Tsang - Fri 6 Feb, 11.00am

🎻 Matteo Cimatti with Daniel de Borah - Sat 7 Feb, 11.00am

Tickets 👉 www.ycat.co.uk/Event/ycat-a...

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January 23, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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What is YCAT, actually? 🤔

YCAT isn’t a competition or a booking agency. We support our artists as individuals - creatively, professionally & personally - at a pivotal moment in their career.

Apply today: www.ycat.co.uk/audition

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January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Just two weeks to go until Amiri Harewood opens our Spring season as part of the YCAT-Wigmore Lunchtime Concert Series! 🎹🌸

🗓️ Tue 3 Feb
⏰ 1pm
📍 Wigmore Hall, London

🎟️ Info & Tickets: ycat.co.uk/Event/wigmore-lunchtime-concert-series-amiri-harewood

🎥 Chopin: Ballade No. 2 in F major

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January 20, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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"It always comes back to listening to others."
...and more thoughts from our CEO on life as a musician - in @thestradmagazine.bsky.social! 👏
Read here: ebx.sh/DlS4is
‘It always comes back to listening to others’ - Alasdair Tait’s life lessons
The Scottish cellist and chief executive of Young Classical Artists Trust on communication and creativity
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January 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Unhurried, poised, and quietly captivating - music that gives you space to breathe.

Enjoy the full performance of Fauré’s Pavane by Trio Concept, Will Duerden and Jaren Ziegler over on our YouTube channel. 🎶

youtu.be/oJPbrLvrcJA

#YCATartists #YCATrust #Fauré #ClassicalMusic #Breathe
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Nathan Amaral & Kasparas Mikužis are performing in Harrogate this Sunday as part of the Harrogate International Sunday Series! 🎶

✨🎹Ahead of the concert, they share insights on their musical journeys and the programme: harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/news/meet-cl...

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January 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Amiri Harewood joined the YCAT roster in 2024 and is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most exciting pianists of his generation. 🎹

Discover more about Amiri 👉 www.ycat.co.uk/amiri-harewood

#YCATartists #YCATrust #AmiriHarewood #Piano
January 12, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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⏰ Final call for charity finance professionals!
Just 1 day left to apply for our part-time Finance Manager role at YCAT.
📅 Deadline: 12 Jan
Join a small team supporting exceptional musicians.
🔗 www.ycat.co.uk/finance-mana...
#charityjobs #charityfinance #financejobs #musicjobs
Finance Manager
Reports to: CEO Direct Reports: None Hours of work: 14 hours per week (equivalent to two days), with up to an additional 7 hours per week during busy periods. Hours may be distributed flexibly across ...
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January 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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It's a busy start to the year for the Fibonacci Quartet performing across the UK and Europe!

For more info head to the ‘What’s On’ section of our website!

🎥 Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor 'From my life'

#YCATartists #YCATrust #FibonacciQuartet #StringQuartet
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Happy Birthday, Francis Poulenc 🎂

Today we celebrate with a clip from his Sonata for Cello and Piano, performed by Sterling Elliott (cello) and Joseph Havlat (piano).

Watch the full video here 👉 youtu.be/Vd8A0fDrE18

#YCATartists #YCATrust #poulenc #sterlingelliott
January 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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🌟 Applications are NOW OPEN for YCAT's 2026 Auditions! 🌟

Selected musicians receive 3-5 years of developmental and holistic management (performances, career development, digital, materials, marketing & more!).

🗓️ Apply by 26th Feb: ycat.co.uk/audition

#YCATauditions2026
Audition Information
2026 audition applications are open! Deadline: Thursday 26th February 2026. 11:59pm . Each year, we hold auditions to identify young artists with exceptional potential.  Audition performances are...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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Vaughan Williams’ rarely heard Piano Quintet, performed by Trio Concept, Will Duerden and Jaren Ziegler ✨

The inclusion of double bass makes this an unusual line-up, adding richness to Vaughan Williams’ sound world.

Full performance on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/INp4svmgwHM

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December 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Artist Spotlight: the Fibonacci Quartet 🎻

Prolific prize-winners and the only ensemble to win both First & Audience Prize at the 2024 Borciani Competition. Discover more + watch their Bartók performance: www.ycat.co.uk/fibonacci-qu...

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December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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🎻 Nathan Amaral performs at Wiltshire Music Centre next Wednesday, 17th Dec!

📌 Tickets & info: ycat.co.uk/Event/nathan-amaral-wiltshire-music-centre

🎥 Francisco Mignone Valsa de esquina No. 2

#YCATartists #YCATrust #NathanAmaral #violin
December 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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🎉 Happy Birthday to Jean Sibelius! Born on this day in 1865!

To celebrate, enjoy this gorgeous excerpt from 5 Pieces by Sibelius performed by pianist Iyad Sughayer 🎶✨

Watch the full video here 👉 youtu.be/wksZ9HXVxqQ

#YCATartists #YCATrust #Sibelius #IyadSughayer
December 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Tonight’s the night! 💫

Earlier this year at Battersea Arts Centre, five leading young classical musicians were joined by the 12 Ensemble for a showcase of classical music hosted by Julian Lloyd Webber.

Watch Classic FM’s Rising Stars with Julian Lloyd Webber on Sky Arts at 9pm tonight. 📺
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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🎻✨ The pace doesn’t let up for Trio Concept, as they head to Kammermusik Basel next week!

📅 9 Dec 2025, 7:30pm
🎶 Programme featuring Rachmaninov, Mendelssohn, and Weinberg

🎟️ Tickets 👉 www.ycat.co.uk/Event/trio-c...

🎥 Schumann's Duett from Phantasiestucke Op. 88

#YCATartists #TrioConcept
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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🎉 Born on this day in 1883, today we celebrate composer Anton Webern!

Take a look at Hana Chang's impressive performance of Webern’s Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 7, on our YouTube Channel. 🎻✨

👉 youtu.be/4HCI_be897c

#YCATartists #YCATrust #Webern #HanaChang #violinist
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Trio Concept, Will Duerden and Jaren Ziegler sounding fantastic in rehearsals for today’s YCAT @wigmore-hall.org.uk Lunchtime Concert!

www.ycat.co.uk/Event/ycat-w...
December 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Trio Concept, violist Jaren Ziegler and double bassist Will Duerden present a programme of Ravel and Vaughan Williams during their lunchtime recital today 🎻

🕰️ 1.00pm
🎟️ https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202512021300
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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📣 Applications for our 2026 Auditions open Tuesday 6th January! 📣

Visit our website to learn more about the application and audition process: www.ycat.co.uk/audition

ℹ️ Applications are submitted via Muvac - get ahead and create your free account today.

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2026 audition applications open Tuesday 6th January  Sign up to our newsletter for updates . Each year, we hold auditions to identify young artists with exceptional potential.  Audition perf...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Opportunities to hear the Fibonacci Quartet in the UK this month! 🇬🇧
15 Nov, Claygate
16 Nov, Stratford-Upon-Avon
17 Nov, Bury St Edmonds
27 Nov, Cardiff

Here they perform Smetana's String Quartet No. 1 in E minor 'From my life' - watch on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/Zo5jlM-f8Zk
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Violinist Nathan Amaral returns to Wigmore Hall this afternoon with pianist Jonathan Ware for a programme of Mozart, Francisco Mignone and Elgar 🌟

🕰️ 1.00pm
🎟️ https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202511041300
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM