Young Classical Artists Trust

🎉📣 Introducing our 2026 YCAT Finalists! 📣🎉 Itamar Carmeli (piano) Willard Carter (cello) Milda Daunoraite (piano) Callum McLachlan (piano) Ewan Millar (oboe) Sofía Ros (accordion) Pauline van der Rest (violin) Sarah Luisa Wurmer (zither) Learn more 👉 ycat.co.uk/news/ycat-2026…

A glimpse into Spain’s Golden Age: vihuela music by Alonso Mudarra, performed on classical guitar by Samrat Majumder. ✨ Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/l2YyvQ2zm7w #YCATartists #YCATrust #classicalguitar #guitarist

A musical sigh 🤍 Elgar's 'Sospiri', Op.70, performed by Matteo Cimatti. Catch Matteo live at St George's Bristol, this Thursday 21st May, 1pm. ycat.co.uk/Event/matteo-c… The full recording of Sospiri is available on our YouTube channel 🎬 #YCATartists

Join violinist Hana Chang this weekend with pianist Nikola Meeuwsen for an afternoon of extraordinary chamber music at the Teatime Classics series at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. ✨ 🎶 Mozart, Takemitsu, Franck 📍 Laeiszhalle Hamburg 🗓 16 May, 4pm 🎟️ elbphilharmonie.de/de/programm/te…

Amiri Harewood performs Enrique Granados’ Valses poéticos - the traditional Viennese waltz infused with Spanish character. Recorded at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw by Grycko Films - full recording on Youtube! 🔗 youtu.be/Nx_4QB0fP5w #YCATartists #pianist #piano

🎻✨ Concert Artists Guild and @ycatrust are delighted to welcome violinist Joshua Brown and cellist Willard Carter as shared artists for 2026, as the CAG-YCAT partnership enters its seventh year! ℹ️ ycat.co.uk/news/cag-ycat-…

Join new YCAT artist Callum McLachlan live at the St James’ Club in Manchester! 🎹 This special recital is the second concert in a brand new series launched by fellow YCAT artist Iyad Sughayer. 🗓️ 29th May 🍷6:30pm, 🎶 8pm. 🎟 eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-w… #YCATartists

Debussy’s final chamber masterpiece, his Violin Sonata in G minor, premiered in 1917 with Claude Debussy himself at the piano - his last public performance before his death in 1918. Here, Charlotte Spruit performs the sonata’s opening pages: youtu.be/mCcTYrA2SJ0 #YCATartists

Samrat Majumder showcasing the grandeur of Spanish Classicism in Fernando Sor's Grand Solo Op.14. Now on YouTube! youtu.be/SoYLrMQvrFs #YCATartists #YCATrust #classicalguitar #guitar

📣 Meet our new 2026 YCAT Artists! 📣 After a wonderful day of final auditions, we couldn't be more delighted to introduce five new musicians to the YCAT family! 🔗 ycat.co.uk/News/ycat-new-… #YCATauditions

Introducing Spanish Accordionist, Sofía Ros, the last of this year's YCAT Finalists! 🎶 📽️ La Campanella from Liszt's Études d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S.140 Sofía will open the 3pm session of our Final Auditions at @wigmore_hall, 7 May! ycat.co.uk/Event/ycat-fin…

Our Final Auditions are just one week away - and you're invited! 🎶 Sessions at 3pm and 7pm at Wigmore Hall. Tickets are £12 per session or £20 for both. We hope to see you there! ℹ️ / 🎟️ ycat.co.uk/Event/ycat-fin… #YCATauditions

A proud moment for YCAT 💫 Three former artists - Sean Shibe, Timothy Ridout and Jonathan Ware - are featured in The Times’ pick of this month’s best classical albums. 📖 thetimes.com/culture/classi…

Introducing our penultimate 2026 YCAT Finalist, oboist Ewan Millar! 🎶 One of the most prominent young oboists in the UK, here he performs Facer's 'Manhattanhenge' with pianist, Tomos Boyles. Join Ewan at our Final Auditions, @wigmore_hall, 7 May! 🎟️ ycat.co.uk/Event/ycat-fin…

Introducing 2026 YCAT Finalist, violinist Pauline van der Rest! 🎶 Here, she performs Bartók's Rhapsody No.1, recorded at Studio150 in Amsterdam with pianist Karolina Aavik. Hear Pauline at our Final Auditions, @wigmore_hall, Thursday, 7 May! 🔥 Tickets: ycat.co.uk/Event/ycat-fin…

On 27th May, our partners at @ukbapam and @rsmgb are hosting a free webinar exploring self-esteem, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome in musicians. ⏰ 10:30–11:45am (BST) 💻 Online & free ℹ️ rsmgb.org/whats-on/impos…

From quiet tranquility to radiant intensity - Ignas Maknickas plays Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60, at Wigmore Hall, inspired by Venetian gondolier songs. Now available on YouTube! youtu.be/_noAGl4br7o #YCATartists

Meet 2026 YCAT Finalist, zitherist Sarah Luisa Wurmer! 🎶 Here she performs her own arrangement of the Gigue from J.S. Bach's Suite for Solo Cello No.6 in D major BWV 1012 💿 Join Sarah Luisa at our Final Auditions, @wigmore_hall, 7 May! ycat.co.uk/Event/ycat-fin… #YCATauditions

Through Tonic Music's programmes, musicians can access practical support and tools to better understand and manage mental health difficulties in a supportive, creative way. 💿 🔗 Explore their services this #MusiciansMentalHealthMonth: ycat.co.uk/performance-an…

Pianist Callum McLachlan, one of our 2026 YCAT Finalists, performs Schumann's Symphonic Etudes. 🔥 Hear him and his fellow finalists live at Wigmore Hall at our Final Auditions on Thursday 7th May. ycat.co.uk/Event/ycat-fin… 🎟️ #YCATauditions

Looking after your health as a performer matters. 🎶 @ukbapam supports performers with their physical and mental health, helping you stay well and sustain your career long-term 💛 Explore their amazing services: ycat.co.uk/introduction-t… #MusiciansMentalHealthMonth