More than 400 young classically trained instrumentalists entered the competition in 2012 and it is anticipated that numbers will increase in 2014, particularly with the introduction of the jazz award. To be eligible to enter, you music be Grade 8 Standard or above, 18 years old or younger on 1 January 2014 and a resident of the UK (including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man). Regional auditions take place in September and October 2013 in Cardiff, Manchester, Gateshead, Newcastle, Belfast and London. Category auditions take place in Cardiff, 150 candidates from the regional auditions will be invited to take part. Category finals (brass, keyboard, percussion, strings, woodwind) take place on 3 - 7 March 2014 at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Five performers per category will perform in front of an audience and adjudicators, these finals will be broadcast on BBC Four. The semi-final will also be broadcast on BBC Four as will the final, which will also be on Radio 3.
For further information see the BBC website.
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