Young Classical Artists Trust - YCAT

18/06/2026

Happy Birthday, Samrat Majumder! 🎵🥳

17/06/2026

"There shall be time no longer."

The biblical text that inspired Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time (Quatuor pour la fin du temps).

Willard Carter performs Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus at the 2026 YCAT Final Auditions, with pianist Madeleine Brown.

Full performance on YouTube 👉 https://youtu.be/1UVggrAZgDQ

16/06/2026

A Fibonacci Quartet Summer ☀️
📍18 June, Royal Academy of Music
📍20 June, Thaxted Festival*
📍23 June, St Magnus International Festival*
📍24 June, St Magnus International Festival
📍26 June, Internationale Wolfegger Konzerte
📍28 June, Mozartfest Würzburg
📍4/5 July, Rheingau Musik Festival
📍1 Aug, Verbier Festival

📽️ Here the quartet perform Haydn's 'Sunrise' Quartet 👉 https://youtu.be/TQ3EHlhhtLo

*dates include Fergus Hall's YCAT Commission, 'Three Hours After High Water'

12/06/2026

This weekend, three YCAT artists (pianist Amiri Harewood, cellist Sterling Elliott and violinist Nathan Amaral) come together as part of the Sphinx Organization Piano Quintet, alongside Elena Urioste and Celia Hatton, for the first performance of their UK residency!

Catch them in the following locations:
📍14 June - Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Festival
📍16 June - Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford
📍17 June - Wigmore Hall, London

Find out more: https://www.ycat.co.uk/Event/ycat-artists-perform-with-the-sphinx-organisation

YCAT artists Nathan Amaral, Sterling Elliott and Amiri Harewood join Elena Urioste and Celia Hatton as the Sphinx Piano Quintet for a three-concert UK tour.

10/06/2026

A cornerstone of the oboe repertoire, Robert Schumann's First Romance, Op. 94, is a masterclass in lyricism, phrasing, and breath control.

Watch YCAT artist Ewan Millar's beautiful performance on our YouTube channel!

🎥 https://youtu.be/MG27zLvOxBI

09/06/2026

The fourth and final movement of Sergei Prokofiev's Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80. A feverish sprint towards the sonata's fade into silence.

Watch Pauline van der Rest's performance with Angus Webster at our Final Auditions, now on YouTube 👉 https://youtu.be/kgaGkv67ynk

09/06/2026

We're delighted to introduce our new initiative bringing together current and former YCAT artists for intensive creative residencies, touring opportunities, and meaningful community engagement.

The first residency takes place this June in Germany, featuring current YCAT artists Hana Chang (violin) and Jonathan Leibovitz (clarinet) alongside Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula (piano) and Quatuor Agate, with performances in Wertheim, TauberPhilharmonie Weikersheim and Schloss Leitheim.

Learn more & book tickets: https://www.ycat.co.uk/News/ycat-residency-model-news

Introducing a new initiative pairing intensive creative residencies with extended touring. The first results can be heard at four concerts in Germany in June 2026!

08/06/2026

Callum McLachlan's performance of Robert Schumann's Eintritt from Waldszenen, recorded live at our Final Auditions at Wigmore Hall, is now on YouTube!

A poetic invitation into an enchanted forest – and, by complete coincidence, today also happens to be the anniversary of Schumann's birth! We can't think of a better way to celebrate. 🎂🌲

Watch here 👉 https://youtu.be/LuW--Ig5VkE

01/06/2026

The melancholic lyricism of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos' Élégie, Op. 87, performed by Brazilian violinist and YCAT Robey Artist, Nathan Amaral.

Watch the full performance with former YCAT artist, Jonathan Ware, on our YouTube channel 👉 https://youtu.be/7i-dQSP2gmk

🎬 Recorded by Grycko Films at the Concertgebouw.

29/05/2026

Coming soon! 🎬

Experience the excitement of our live Final Auditions at Wigmore Hall all over again.

Recordings of performances by every one of our outstanding Finalists will be released on our YouTube channel over the coming weeks, starting Monday! 👏