Young Classical Artists Trust

🌟 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

🎹 Join us on Tuesday as pianist Ignas Maknickas performs in the penultimate concert of the 2025-26 YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Series! 🗓 Tue 24 March, 1pm 📍 Wigmore Hall, London 🎶 Featuring Schumann, Čiurlionis and Chopin 🎟️ Tickets -ycat.co.uk/Event/wigmore-… #YCATartists

Catch Jonathan Leibovitz across the UK this March! 🎶✨ 📍 Leeds International Concert Season – 18 March, 1:05pm 📍 Maidstone Symphony Orchestra – 21 March, 7:30pm 📍 Wigmore Hall, London – 27 March, 1:00pm 🎟️ Info & tickets: ycat.co.uk/Event/jonathan… #YCATartists

Huge congratulations to YCAT artists, the Fibonacci Quartet and Samrat Majumder, on being awarded prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowships 👏✨ ℹ️ ycat.co.uk/news/ycat-arti…

🎭 70 years ago (yesterday), Lerner & Loewe’s ‘My Fair Lady’ first premiered on Broadway! To celebrate, here’s a special nod from the Fibonacci Quartet, performing their own rendition of “I Could Have Danced All Night.” 🎻✨ 🎬 Full performance -youtu.be/gd6CWEPAxuk

🎻 Petar Pejčić will perform Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the Kensington Symphony Orchestra next week! 📅 Monday, 16th March 📍 Smith Square Hall, London 🕒 7:30pm 🎟️ Info and tickets 👉 ycat.co.uk/Event/petar-pe… 🎥 Featured here: Janáček's Pohádka #YCATartists

🎻 Charlotte Spruit heads to the stage of Amsterdam's Concertgebouw tonight as part of the its ‘Jonge Nederlanders’ series, celebrating outstanding young Dutch musicians. ℹ️ concertgebouw.nl/en/concerts/85… 🎥 Heinrich Franz von Biber: Passacaglia in G minor #YCATartists

YCAT artist James Morley takes his brilliant solo cello programme to the Konzerthaus Berlin tomorrow (11 March, 2pm). 👏 konzerthaus.de/en/programm/es… Coming soon to YouTube - James’ recent Wigmore Hall lunchtime concert in full - including Liza Lim’s Spirit Weapons I (featured).

🎉 We’re delighted to announce Arthur Keegan as the 2026-27 YCAT Composer Fellow. Arthur will write two new chamber works for YCAT artists Samrat Majumder (guitar) and Matteo Cimatti (violin). We’re excited to share his new music with audiences across the UK! #YCATrust

🎹✨Amiri will perform Rachmaninov’s Prelude in G minor (featured here) live as part of his debut at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw next week, 11th March! 🎼 youtu.be/tyWz0pxNVcM #YCATartists

🎻 Hana Chang performs Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in Stuttgart with the SWR Symphony Orchestra tomorrow! 📍 Liederhalle, Stuttgart 🗓 6 March 2026, 19:30 🎟️ Tickets 👉 ycat.co.uk/Event/hana-cha… 🎥 Elgar: Chanson de Matin #HanaChang

Another fantastic YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Concert from James Morley 👏👏 A refreshing solo programme of (mostly) contemporary works including a world premiere! Fantastic to hear YCAT Composer Fellow Fergus Hall's new commission, ‘Adrift’. The audience were blown away!

James Morley brings his latest programme to Wigmore Hall this Tuesday, 3 March, including the second piece from YCAT Composer Fellow, Fergus Hall - join us if you can! James' UK tour continues in Birmingham (4 Mar) and Bristol (5 Mar). ℹ️ ycat.co.uk/Event/james-mo… #YCATartists

📣 Today’s the day! Applications for YCAT's 2026 Auditions close tonight! 👉 ycat.co.uk/audition #YCATrust #YCATauditions2026 #auditions #classicalmusicians

🎻One week to go! James Morley performs Adrift by YCAT Composer Fellow Fergus Hall at the YCAT–Wigmore Lunchtime Series. Fergus’ first commission, Three Hours After High Water, was premiered by the Fibonacci Quartet last September! 🎟️ Tickets: ycat.co.uk/Event/wigmore-…

Congratulations to YCAT Artists, Petar Pejčić (cello) and Samrat Majumder (guitar), who've been announced as two of Classic FM's Rising Stars for 2026: celebrating 30 inspiring classical musicians under 30 👏 🎉👏 ℹ️ classicfm.com/music-news/ris…

📣 Three days left to apply for the 2026 YCAT Auditions! 🗓 Deadline: Thursday 26 February, 11:59pm Full details 👉 ycat.co.uk/audition #YCATauditions2026

What can selected artists expect from YCAT? 🤔 Alongside the more practical elements, it's really about the bigger picture: building a solid foundation from which to launch the rest of your career. Our CEO, Alasdair Tait, explains more. #YCATauditions2026

🎶 James Morley’s UK Tour begins next week! 🎶 Catch James at: 📍 25 Feb, 1:05pm – Leeds International Concert Season 📍 27 Feb, 1:10pm – Brunel University 📍3 Mar, 1pm – Wigmore Hall
 📍 4 Mar, 1:45pm – Birmingham Conservatoire 📍 5 Mar, 1pm – St George’s Bristol

We’re hiring an Operations Assistant to join the YCAT & Countess of Munster Musical Trust at Somerset House, London! Gain hands-on experience across administration, artist management & communications. ✨ 🗓 Apply by 5 March 🔗 Details: ycat.co.uk/operations-ass…

Trio Concept continue their ECHO Rising Stars tour this month! 🎶🌟 📅 Sat 21 Feb, 5:00 pm 📍 Konzerthaus Dortmund 📅 Mon 23 Feb, 7:30 pm 📍 Musikverein, Vienna 🎥 Ravel’s Piano Trio in a minor 🎟️ More details: ycat.co.uk/Pages/Events/C… #YCATartists