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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...
#YCATartists
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...
#YCATartists
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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...
#YCATartists
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...
#YCATartists
🎻 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
📌 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
🎻 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
📌 Tickets & info: ycat.co.uk/Event/nathan-amaral-wiltshire-music-centre
🎥 Francisco Mignone Valsa de esquina No. 2
#YCATartists #YCATrust #NathanAmaral #violin
🎉 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
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
🎉 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
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
🎻✨ 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
📅 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
🎻✨ 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
📅 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
🎉 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
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
🎉 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
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
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...
www.ycat.co.uk/Event/ycat-w...
December 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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...
www.ycat.co.uk/Event/ycat-w...
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
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
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
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
Rehearsal energy ready for today’s YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Concert!
Toi toi toi, Nathan Amaral and Jonathan Ware!
www.ycat.co.uk/event/wigmor...
Toi toi toi, Nathan Amaral and Jonathan Ware!
www.ycat.co.uk/event/wigmor...
November 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Rehearsal energy ready for today’s YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Concert!
Toi toi toi, Nathan Amaral and Jonathan Ware!
www.ycat.co.uk/event/wigmor...
Toi toi toi, Nathan Amaral and Jonathan Ware!
www.ycat.co.uk/event/wigmor...
The countdown is on to the first of our 2025-26 YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Concerts with the incredible Fibonacci Quartet. 🎉
Rehearsals are sounding excellent, including preparations for the world premiere of YCAT Composer Fellow, Fergus Hall’s ‘Three Hours After High Water’ 👏
Rehearsals are sounding excellent, including preparations for the world premiere of YCAT Composer Fellow, Fergus Hall’s ‘Three Hours After High Water’ 👏
September 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The countdown is on to the first of our 2025-26 YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Concerts with the incredible Fibonacci Quartet. 🎉
Rehearsals are sounding excellent, including preparations for the world premiere of YCAT Composer Fellow, Fergus Hall’s ‘Three Hours After High Water’ 👏
Rehearsals are sounding excellent, including preparations for the world premiere of YCAT Composer Fellow, Fergus Hall’s ‘Three Hours After High Water’ 👏
Sterling Elliott in rehearsal for his BBC Proms debut tonight with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Edwin Outwater!
Watch on BBC 4, BBC iPlayer and BBC Radio 3 📺 📻
www.ycat.co.uk/event/sterli...
Watch on BBC 4, BBC iPlayer and BBC Radio 3 📺 📻
www.ycat.co.uk/event/sterli...
September 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Sterling Elliott in rehearsal for his BBC Proms debut tonight with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Edwin Outwater!
Watch on BBC 4, BBC iPlayer and BBC Radio 3 📺 📻
www.ycat.co.uk/event/sterli...
Watch on BBC 4, BBC iPlayer and BBC Radio 3 📺 📻
www.ycat.co.uk/event/sterli...
Exciting to see former Robey Artist, Randall Goosby, appearing all over London as one of the faces of this year’s BBC Proms! 🤩
He makes his debut with the Orchestre National de France on 23rd July! 🎟️ www.bbc.co.uk/events/effcd4
Congratulations, Randall!
#YCATartists @ukmusicmasters.bsky.social
He makes his debut with the Orchestre National de France on 23rd July! 🎟️ www.bbc.co.uk/events/effcd4
Congratulations, Randall!
#YCATartists @ukmusicmasters.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Exciting to see former Robey Artist, Randall Goosby, appearing all over London as one of the faces of this year’s BBC Proms! 🤩
He makes his debut with the Orchestre National de France on 23rd July! 🎟️ www.bbc.co.uk/events/effcd4
Congratulations, Randall!
#YCATartists @ukmusicmasters.bsky.social
He makes his debut with the Orchestre National de France on 23rd July! 🎟️ www.bbc.co.uk/events/effcd4
Congratulations, Randall!
#YCATartists @ukmusicmasters.bsky.social
Nathan Amaral with composer, Daniel Kidane, after his performance of Daniel’s violin concerto Aloud with Kirill Karabits and the @rcmlondon.bsky.social Symphony Orchestra 👏
Last week at the Aldeburgh Festival ☀️
#YCATartists
Last week at the Aldeburgh Festival ☀️
#YCATartists
July 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Nathan Amaral with composer, Daniel Kidane, after his performance of Daniel’s violin concerto Aloud with Kirill Karabits and the @rcmlondon.bsky.social Symphony Orchestra 👏
Last week at the Aldeburgh Festival ☀️
#YCATartists
Last week at the Aldeburgh Festival ☀️
#YCATartists
Congratulations to former YCAT artist, Timothy Ridout,
for winning the OPUS KLASSIK award for Young Artist Of The Year! 🏆
for winning the OPUS KLASSIK award for Young Artist Of The Year! 🏆
June 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Congratulations to former YCAT artist, Timothy Ridout,
for winning the OPUS KLASSIK award for Young Artist Of The Year! 🏆
for winning the OPUS KLASSIK award for Young Artist Of The Year! 🏆
Love Schubert? Don’t miss Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux’s new album with Joseph Havlat - now available! 💿 The latest in our partnership with @delphianrecords
www.delphianrecords.com/products/sch...
Buy now, or listen on your chosen streaming service!
📸 foxbrushfilms
#YCATartists #schubert
www.delphianrecords.com/products/sch...
Buy now, or listen on your chosen streaming service!
📸 foxbrushfilms
#YCATartists #schubert
May 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Love Schubert? Don’t miss Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux’s new album with Joseph Havlat - now available! 💿 The latest in our partnership with @delphianrecords
www.delphianrecords.com/products/sch...
Buy now, or listen on your chosen streaming service!
📸 foxbrushfilms
#YCATartists #schubert
www.delphianrecords.com/products/sch...
Buy now, or listen on your chosen streaming service!
📸 foxbrushfilms
#YCATartists #schubert
Kasparas Mikužis and Emanuele Viti round off rehearsals…let the auditions begin!!
Join us live on our Facebook and Instagram channels at 9pm where we’ll livestream the announcement of this year’s selected artists!
#YCATauditions2025
Join us live on our Facebook and Instagram channels at 9pm where we’ll livestream the announcement of this year’s selected artists!
#YCATauditions2025
May 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Kasparas Mikužis and Emanuele Viti round off rehearsals…let the auditions begin!!
Join us live on our Facebook and Instagram channels at 9pm where we’ll livestream the announcement of this year’s selected artists!
#YCATauditions2025
Join us live on our Facebook and Instagram channels at 9pm where we’ll livestream the announcement of this year’s selected artists!
#YCATauditions2025
Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson is here ready to open our auditions at 3pm!! 🎶
🎟️ wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/20250…
#YCATauditions2025
🎟️ wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/20250…
#YCATauditions2025
May 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson is here ready to open our auditions at 3pm!! 🎶
🎟️ wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/20250…
#YCATauditions2025
🎟️ wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/20250…
#YCATauditions2025
Next up, the Amelio Trio, Samrat Majumder (guitar) and Matteo Cimatti (violin). They’ll be back for our 7pm auditions session tonight!
Come along and support them 👉 www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
#YCATauditions2025
Come along and support them 👉 www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
#YCATauditions2025
May 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Next up, the Amelio Trio, Samrat Majumder (guitar) and Matteo Cimatti (violin). They’ll be back for our 7pm auditions session tonight!
Come along and support them 👉 www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
#YCATauditions2025
Come along and support them 👉 www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
#YCATauditions2025
And we’re off! Rehearsals start today with cellist, Petar Pejčić!
Hear him live at 3pm
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
#YCATauditions2025
Hear him live at 3pm
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
#YCATauditions2025
May 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
And we’re off! Rehearsals start today with cellist, Petar Pejčić!
Hear him live at 3pm
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
#YCATauditions2025
Hear him live at 3pm
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
#YCATauditions2025
Sterling Elliott and Joseph Havlat are here at Wigmore Hall rehearsing for the final YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Concert of our 40th Anniversary Season!!
Today (15th) at 1pm 👉 www.ycat.co.uk/event/ycat-w...
#YCATartists #YCATrust
Today (15th) at 1pm 👉 www.ycat.co.uk/event/ycat-w...
#YCATartists #YCATrust
April 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Sterling Elliott and Joseph Havlat are here at Wigmore Hall rehearsing for the final YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Concert of our 40th Anniversary Season!!
Today (15th) at 1pm 👉 www.ycat.co.uk/event/ycat-w...
#YCATartists #YCATrust
Today (15th) at 1pm 👉 www.ycat.co.uk/event/ycat-w...
#YCATartists #YCATrust
Another fantastic day of semi final auditions today at the Casals Forum, Kronberg!
#ycatauditions2025
#ycatauditions2025
April 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Another fantastic day of semi final auditions today at the Casals Forum, Kronberg!
#ycatauditions2025
#ycatauditions2025
A beautiful day at the Royal Academy of Music for round one of our semi final auditions...the stage is set! 🌞
#ycatauditions2025
#ycatauditions2025
April 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A beautiful day at the Royal Academy of Music for round one of our semi final auditions...the stage is set! 🌞
#ycatauditions2025
#ycatauditions2025
A special day today as Njioma Grevious made her @wigmore_hall debut! 👏
Made even more memorable with the performance of Electra Perivolaris’ second commission from her YCAT Composer Fellowship, beautifully brought to life by Njioma and pianist, Joseph Havlat 🎻 🎹
#YCATrust
Made even more memorable with the performance of Electra Perivolaris’ second commission from her YCAT Composer Fellowship, beautifully brought to life by Njioma and pianist, Joseph Havlat 🎻 🎹
#YCATrust
April 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A special day today as Njioma Grevious made her @wigmore_hall debut! 👏
Made even more memorable with the performance of Electra Perivolaris’ second commission from her YCAT Composer Fellowship, beautifully brought to life by Njioma and pianist, Joseph Havlat 🎻 🎹
#YCATrust
Made even more memorable with the performance of Electra Perivolaris’ second commission from her YCAT Composer Fellowship, beautifully brought to life by Njioma and pianist, Joseph Havlat 🎻 🎹
#YCATrust
✨ At YCAT, we are enormously privileged to support each artist’s unique journey.
Together, our focus is not simply on the next milestone, but on helping our artists discover who they are, exploring their creativity, and building authentic and sustainable careers.
#YCAT40
Together, our focus is not simply on the next milestone, but on helping our artists discover who they are, exploring their creativity, and building authentic and sustainable careers.
#YCAT40
March 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
✨ At YCAT, we are enormously privileged to support each artist’s unique journey.
Together, our focus is not simply on the next milestone, but on helping our artists discover who they are, exploring their creativity, and building authentic and sustainable careers.
#YCAT40
Together, our focus is not simply on the next milestone, but on helping our artists discover who they are, exploring their creativity, and building authentic and sustainable careers.
#YCAT40
🎥 Watch Hana Chang's recent YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Recital with pianist, Jonathan Ware, on our YouTube channel!
Including Elgar's Violin Sonata in E minor (featured), Mozart's Violin Sonata in D and Elgar's Chanson de Matin (released tomorrow!). ✨
youtu.be/TMhuzukutRw
#YCATartists #elgar
Including Elgar's Violin Sonata in E minor (featured), Mozart's Violin Sonata in D and Elgar's Chanson de Matin (released tomorrow!). ✨
youtu.be/TMhuzukutRw
#YCATartists #elgar
March 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🎥 Watch Hana Chang's recent YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Recital with pianist, Jonathan Ware, on our YouTube channel!
Including Elgar's Violin Sonata in E minor (featured), Mozart's Violin Sonata in D and Elgar's Chanson de Matin (released tomorrow!). ✨
youtu.be/TMhuzukutRw
#YCATartists #elgar
Including Elgar's Violin Sonata in E minor (featured), Mozart's Violin Sonata in D and Elgar's Chanson de Matin (released tomorrow!). ✨
youtu.be/TMhuzukutRw
#YCATartists #elgar
A fantastic performance from Will Duerden with pianist, Svitlana Kosenko today, for the latest in the YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Series!
The audience absolutely loved it and rightly so! Stay tuned to watch the whole thing again on our YouTube channel…👏👏👏
#YCATrust
The audience absolutely loved it and rightly so! Stay tuned to watch the whole thing again on our YouTube channel…👏👏👏
#YCATrust
March 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A fantastic performance from Will Duerden with pianist, Svitlana Kosenko today, for the latest in the YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Series!
The audience absolutely loved it and rightly so! Stay tuned to watch the whole thing again on our YouTube channel…👏👏👏
#YCATrust
The audience absolutely loved it and rightly so! Stay tuned to watch the whole thing again on our YouTube channel…👏👏👏
#YCATrust