BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme (also known as the NGA scheme) was launched in 1999 by

Adam Gatehouse Adam Gatehouse (born c. 1950) is an English conductor, radio producer and editor, and classical music administrator. He was the main conductor of the Ballet Rambert and the Dutch National Ballet before working for BBC Radio 3 (1991–2013), where ...

as part of the BBC's commitment to young musical talent. Each autumn six or seven young artists at the beginning of careers on the national and international music scenes join the scheme for a two-year period. Since 2006 a jazz artist has also been invited every other year. The artists are given performance opportunities, including Radio 3 studio recordings, appearances and recordings with the BBC Orchestras and appearances at several music festivals, including the Cheltenham International Festival and the

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. They also regularly appear at the

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Aldeburgh Festival The Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts is an English arts festival devoted mainly to classical music. It takes place each June in the Aldeburgh area of Suffolk, centred on Snape Maltings Concert Hall. History of the Aldeburgh Festival Th ...

, East Neuk Festival, Gregynog Festival, Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music and the

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. Artists also appear at London's

Wigmore Hall Wigmore Hall is a concert hall located at 36 Wigmore Street, London. Originally called Bechstein Hall, it specialises in performances of chamber music, early music, vocal music and song recitals. It is widely regarded as one of the world's leadi ...

in the Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert series, as well as at The Sage Gateshead and other UK concert venues. As part of the scheme Radio 3 has also collaborated with record companies, including nine co-production CDs with EMI Debut series, three of which (

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, Simon Trpceski and

Jonathan Lemalu Jonathan Fa'afetai Lemalu (born 1976) is a New Zealand bass baritone opera singer. Born to Samoan parents who had emigrated to New Zealand, he was educated in Dunedin. His first singing teacher was Honor McKellar, who began teaching him while ...

) have won

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Awards for the best Debut CD of the year. There have also been co-productions with

Harmonia Mundi Harmonia Mundi is an independent record label which specializes in classical music, jazz, and world music (on the World Village label). It was founded in France in 1958 and is now a subsidiary of PIAS Entertainment Group. Its Latin name ''harm ...

Decca Decca may refer to: Music * Decca Records or Decca Music Group, a record label * Decca Gold, a classical music record label owned by Universal Music Group * Decca Broadway, a musical theater record label * Decca Studios, a recording facility in We ...

, BIS, Sony Classical, Onyx, Signum and Basho Music, while a number of New Generation Artists have also featured on ''

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'' cover CDs.

2019–2022

Eric Lu
piano (United States)
Alexander Gadjiev
piano (Slovenia/Italy)
Timothy Ridout
viola (UK)
Consone Quartet
(UK)
Johan Dalene
violin (Sweden)
Rob Luft
jazz guitar (UK)
Ema Nikoslovska
mezzo-soprano (Macedonia/Canada)

2018–2020

Alessandro Fisher
tenor (UK) * Anastasia Kobekina cello (Russia)
Aris Quartet
(Germany)
Elisabeth Brauss
piano (Germany)
James Newby
baritone (UK) * Katharina Konradi soprano (Kyrgyzstan)

2017–2019

Quatuor Arod
(France)
Aleksey Semenenko
violin (Ukraine)
Mariam Batsashvili
piano (Georgia)
Simon Höfele
trumpet (Germany)
Catriona Morison
mezzo-soprano (Scotland)
Thibaut Garcia
guitar (France)
Misha Mullov-Abbado
jazz bass (UK)

2016–2018

* Amatis Piano Trio (Netherlands)
Andrei Ioniţă
(cello - Romania) * Ashley Riches (bass-baritone - UK)
Calidore Quartet
(United States)
Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad
(viola - Norway)
Fatma Said
(soprano - Egypt)

2015–2017

* Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet – Belgium)
Beatrice Rana
(piano – Italy)
Ilker Arcayürek
(tenor – Turkey)
Kathryn Rudge
(mezzo-soprano – UK)
Laura Jurd
(jazz trumpet – UK)
Peter Moore
(trombone – UK)
Van Kuijk Quartet
(France)

2014–2016

Alec Frank-Gemmill
(French horn - UK) * Armida Quartet (Germany) *

Benjamin Appl Benjamin Appl (born 26 June 1982) is a German-British lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared world-wide in opera houses and concert halls, particularly known as a Lieder singer. Early life and education Born in Regensburg, Appl has ...

(baritone - Germany)
Esther Yoo
(violin - US/Korea/Belgium)
Narek Hakhnazaryan
(cello - Armenia) * Pavel Kolesnikov (piano - Russia)

2013–2015

Kitty Whately
(mezzo-soprano - UK) * Olena Tokar (soprano - Ukraine) * Lise Berthaud (viola - France)
Louis Schwizgebel
(piano - Switzerland) *

Zhang Zuo Zhang Zuo (; died 355), courtesy name Taibo (), formally Prince Wei of (Former) Liang () was a ruler of the Chinese state Former Liang. He was the only ruler of Former Liang to formally declare a break from Jin Dynasty (266–420), and histor ...

(piano - China)
Danish String Quartet
(Denmark)

2012–2014

Mark Simpson
(clarinet - UK)
Robin Tritschler
(tenor - Ireland)
Elena Urioste
(violin - United States)
Leonard Elschenbroich
(cello - Germany)
Sean Shibe
(guitar - UK)
Apollon Musagete
(string quartet - Poland)
Trish Clowes
(jazz saxophone - UK)

2011–2013

* Christian Ihle Hadland (piano - Norway) * Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano - Spain) *

Signum Quartet The Signum Quartet is a string quartet based in Bremen, Germany. Founded in 1994, it has been playing in the current formation since 2016. Concert and festival appearances The Signum Quartet has appeared at the Wigmore Hall in London, the Cité ...

(string quartet - Germany) * Ruby Hughes (soprano - UK) * Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano - UK) * Igor Levit (piano - Germany) * Veronika Eberle (violin - Germany)

2010–2012

Benjamin Grosvenor Benjamin Grosvenor (born 8 July 1992) is a British classical pianist. Education Grosvenor was born and brought up in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. He is the youngest of five brothers. His father is an English and Drama teacher, an ...

(piano - UK) * Ben Johnson (tenor - UK) * Veronika Eberle (violin - Germany) * Alexandra Soumm (violin - France) *

Nicolas Altstaedt Nicolas Altstaedt (born 1982) is a German classical cellist. Biography and career Altstaedt was born in Heidelberg, Germany. As a soloist, conductor, and artistic director, he performs repertoire spanning from early music to the contemporar ...

(cellist - Germany) * Shabaka Hutchings (jazz reeds - UK) * Escher String Quartet (string quartet - United States)

2009–2011

* Atos Piano Trio (piano trio - Germany) * Khatia Buniatishvili (piano - Georgia) * Malin Christensson (soprano - Sweden) * Elias Quartet (string quartet - UK) * Henk Neven (baritone - Netherlands) * Francesco Piemontesi (piano - Switzerland)

2008–2010

* Meta4 Quartet (Finland) *

Jennifer Pike Jennifer Elizabeth Pike (born 9 November 1989) is a British violinist. Early years and education Pike began playing the violin at the age of five, and after auditioning at the age of eight she gained a place at Chetham's School of Music in Ma ...

(violin - UK) * Tai Murray (violin - United States) * Daniela Lehner (mezzo-soprano - Austria) * Giuliano Sommerhalder (trumpet - Italy) * Andreas Brantelid (cello) *

Mahan Esfahani Mahan Esfahani ( fa, ماهان اصفهانی) (born 1984 in Tehran) is an Iranian-American harpsichordist. Education Esfahani received his first guidance on the piano from his father before exploring an interest in the harpsichord as a teenag ...

(harpsichord - United States) * Tom Arthurs (jazz trumpet)

2007–2009

* Allan Clayton (tenor - UK) *

Ingrid Fliter Íngrid Fliter (born September 23, 1973, Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian pianist. She began her formal piano studies with Elizabeth Westerkamp. Her first public appearance in recital was at age 11, and she made her concerto debut at the Teatro ...

(piano - Argentina) *

Pavel Haas Quartet The Pavel Haas Quartet is a Czech string quartet which was founded in 2002. Their first album with the second quartets of Haas and Janáček won the 2007 ''Gramophone'' Award for Chamber music.Maxim Rysanov Maxim Rysanov (born 1978) is a Ukrainian violist and conductor. Rysanov was born in Kramatorsk, and studied at the Central Special Music School in Moscow and later at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In 2000 he won the Gold M ...

(viola - Ukraine) *

Elizabeth Watts Elizabeth Watts (born 1979) is an English operatic soprano. Watts was born in Norwich and attended Norwich High School for Girls. She studied archaeology at Sheffield University and graduated with first class honours. Beginning in 2002, she stud ...

(soprano - UK) *

Shai Wosner Shai Wosner ( he, שי ווזנר) is a pianist. He was born in Israel in 1976 and is now living in the United States. He studied piano with Emanuel Krasovsky in Tel Aviv. From an early age he also studied composition, as well as music theory and i ...

(piano - Israel)

2006–2008

* Aronowitz Ensemble (UK) *

Sharon Bezaly Sharon Bezaly ( he, שרון בצלי; born 1972) is a flutist. Bezaly was born in Israel, but lives presently in Sweden. She has been an international performer since 1997, when she began her solo flute career. She made her solo debut at 13 wi ...

(flute - Israel) * Ronan Collett (baritone - UK) * Ebène Quartet (string quartet - UK) * Danjulo Ishizaka (cello - Germany) * Eduard Kunz (piano - Russia) *

Gwilym Simcock Gwilym Simcock (born 24 February 1981) is a Welsh pianist and composer working in both jazz and classical music, often blurring any distinction between the two musical forms. Simcock was chosen as one of the 1000 Most Influential People in Lo ...

(jazz piano - UK)

2005–2007

* Christianne Stotijn (mezzo soprano - Netherlands) * Cédric Tiberghien (piano - France) * Martin Helmchen (piano - Germany) *

Alina Ibragimova Alina Rinatovna Ibragimova (russian: link=no, Али́на Рина́товна Ибраги́мова; ba, Алина Ринат ҡыҙы Ибраһимова born 28 September 1985) is a Russian-British violinist. Early life and education ...

(violin - Russia) * Andrew Kennedy (tenor - UK) * Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe - Russia) * Psophos Quartet (France)

2004–2006

* Christian Poltera (cello - Switzerland) * Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano - UK) * Trio Ondine (Piano Trio - Denmark) * Alison Balsom (trumpet - UK) * Antoine Tamestit (viola - France) * Royal String Quartet (Poland) * Andrew Kennedy (tenor - UK)

2003–2005

* Llyr Williams (piano - UK) * Artemis Quartet (Germany) * Ailish Tynan (soprano - Ireland) * Martin Fröst (clarinet - Sweden) *

Colin Currie Colin David Currie (born 25 September 1976) is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. He is the founder and leader of the Colin Currie Group, an ensemble dedicated to performing and recording the music of Steve Reich. Biography Early years Colin ...

(percussion - UK)

2002–2004

(bass-baritone - New Zealand) *

Jonathan Biss Jonathan Biss (born September 18, 1980) is an American pianist, teacher, and writer based in Philadelphia. He is the co-artistic director (with Mitsuko Uchida) of the Marlboro Music Festival. Early life and education Biss was born into a fam ...

(piano - United States) * Claudio Bohorquez (cello) * Janine Jansen (violin - Netherlands) * The Galliard Ensemble (UK) *

Sally Matthews Sally Helanna Matthews (born July 1975) is a British operatic soprano. Early life She was born in Southampton; her father was an aspiring popular musician. She recalls that, coming from a musical family, she "sang constantly just to pass the t ...

(soprano - UK)

2001–2003

* Simon Trpceski (piano - Macedonia) * Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano - UK) * Ilya Gringolts (violin) * Li-Wei (cello - China) * Karol Szymanowski Quartet (Germany) * Lawrence Power (viola - UK)

2000–2002

* Alexander Melnikov (piano - Russia) * Ashley Wass (piano - UK) * Kungsbacka Piano Trio * Ronald Van Spaendonck (clarinet - Belgium) * Emma Bell (soprano - UK) * James Rutherford (bass-baritone)

1999–2001

Lisa Batiashvili Elisabeth Batiashvili ( ka, ელისაბედ ბათიაშვილი; born 7 March 1979), professionally known as Lisa Batiashvili, is a prominent Georgian violinist active across Europe and the United States. A former New York P ...

(violin - Georgia) *

Alban Gerhardt Alban Gerhardt (born 25 May 1969, Berlin) is a German cellist. From a musical family, Gerhardt is the son of a mother who sang coloratura soprano, and his father, Axel Gerhardt, was a second violinist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for ov ...

(cello - Germany) * Steven Osborne (piano - UK) * Paul Lewis (piano - UK) *

(UK) * Jerusalem Quartet (Israel) * François-Frédéric Guy (piano - France) *

Natalie Clein Natalie Clein (born Poole, Dorset) is a British classical cellist. Her mother is a professional violinist. Her sister is the actress Louisa Clein. Early life and education Clein started playing the cello at the age of six, and attended Ta ...

(cello - UK) *

Lisa Milne Lisa Milne (born 22 April 1971 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish soprano described by the BBC as "one of RSAMD's best-known alumni", who was among the first artists to be invited to the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme in 1999-2001. Known for ...

(soprano - UK) *

Christopher Maltman Christopher Maltman (born 6 February 1970) is a British operatic baritone. Christopher Maltman was born in Cleethorpes and was educated at Warwick University where he received a degree in Biochemistry and subsequently studied music at the Royal A ...

(baritone - UK) * Emily Beynon (flute - UK) * Leopold String Trio (UK)

Specialist artists

In 2006 Welsh pianist

was invited as the first jazz artist to join the New Generation Artists scheme. This continues every other year with jazz trumpeter Tom Arthurs joining in 2008 and jazz reeds player Shabaka Hutchings in 2010. In 2008 Iranian harpsichordist

joined as the scheme's first artist playing an early instrument, though he has also made a serious mark as an interpreter of 20th-century music and newly commissioned compositions. On 26 September 2012 seven new artists were announced which included the scheme's first guitarist Sean Shibe.

Young Musician of the Year relationship

Several New Generation Artists are also former participants in the

BBC Young Musician of the Year BBC Young Musician is a televised national music competition broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3. Originally BBC Young Musician of the Year, its name was changed in 2010. The competition, a former member of the European Uni ...

competition. ;Winners *

(cello) – 1994 * Guy Johnston (cello) – 2000 (joined NGA scheme as part of Aronowitz Ensemble) *

(violin) – 2002 * Mark Simpson (clarinet) – 2006 * Peter Moore (trombone) – 2008 ;Finalists *

(percussion) – 1994 * Alison Balsom (trumpet) – 1998 * Magnus Johnston (violin) – 1998 (joined NGA scheme as part of Aronowitz Ensemble) * Tom Poster (piano) – 2000 (joined NGA scheme as part of Aronowitz Ensemble) *

(piano) – 2004

10th Anniversary weekend

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the New Generation Artists scheme, over fifty New Generation Artists past and present performed 12 concerts during the bank holiday weekend Saturday 29th - Monday 31 August at the Cadogan Hall in London, as part of the 2009

References

External links

Official BBC websiteYoutube playlist of performances and interviews
{{BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 1999 establishments in the United Kingdom