:00:04. > :00:13.challenge to date. With just three places in the final to play for,
:00:13. > :00:23.they'll need to give the performance of their lives. This is
:00:23. > :00:48.
:00:48. > :00:53.the semi-final of BBC Young If you've been following our
:00:53. > :00:58.coverage on BBC Four, you will know that the standard has been high.
:00:58. > :01:02.Two years ago I was blown away by the level of performance. This year
:01:02. > :01:08.has been better. Each of our categories has been closely
:01:08. > :01:11.contested with our juries having to make some tough decisions. We can
:01:11. > :01:18.expect tonight's semi-final play- off to produce something very
:01:18. > :01:23.special. Is it's time for our five category winners to compete against
:01:23. > :01:29.each other. They have to prove they have what it takes to make it
:01:29. > :01:35.through to the final and win the title of BBC Young Musician 2012.
:01:36. > :01:41.This round is different. They are compete against other instruments.
:01:41. > :01:46.It will get the adrenaline going up a notch. They will, all of them now,
:01:46. > :01:51.benefit from the exposure and experience they have had from this
:01:51. > :01:56.competition. It's a big thing, a special thing. Unique opportunity.
:01:57. > :02:01.It gives them a fantastic platform. A great start to your professional
:02:01. > :02:07.career. A very important competition. It's a role call of
:02:07. > :02:11.who is who in British classical music. It opens doors for people.
:02:11. > :02:21.For our young competitors, the jury to this semi-final started months
:02:21. > :02:25.ago. After two tough adution rounds, each went on to win their category
:02:25. > :02:29.final. They will repeat their category winning programme in front
:02:29. > :02:31.of a new panel of judges. After achieving so much, none of them
:02:31. > :02:40.will want to leave the competition at this stage. They will really
:02:40. > :02:48.have to give it their all to make it through to the final. Let's meet
:02:48. > :02:54.our five semi-finalists. From 16- year-old Hyun-gi Lee from Seoul,
:02:54. > :02:59.gave a spell binding performance to win the percussion final. Seamless.
:02:59. > :03:08.The movement between instruments, and the complete control. Very
:03:08. > :03:18.impressive. Did you feel in your heart you did enough to win the
:03:18. > :03:18.
:03:18. > :03:25.category? I think so. I did my best. How do you raise your game for the
:03:25. > :03:35.semi-final? I need to make big. When I play I don't think about
:03:35. > :03:35.
:03:35. > :03:45.anything and I go into the music. The second piece I need to listen
:03:45. > :03:48.
:03:48. > :03:54.to the track accompanying. It's a huge achievement to have got this
:03:54. > :04:03.far. Having made it to the semi- final, how determined are you to go
:04:03. > :04:07.through? I am vae determined. I'm very determined. I'm hoping to
:04:07. > :04:16.play a con cert owe. Fingers crossed. Winner of the strings
:04:16. > :04:22.title and the youngest musician left is 14-year-old cellist Laura
:04:22. > :04:32.Vandher Heijden. She had total command of her instrument. I would
:04:32. > :04:33.
:04:33. > :04:38.never have known she was 14. did you feel when your name was
:04:38. > :04:43.called? Absolutely amazing. It's hard to describe the feeling
:04:43. > :04:47.because it's overwhelming, to be honest. Are there any musical
:04:47. > :04:50.challenges or pit falls? beginning of each piece, getting
:04:51. > :04:57.the mood exactly right I find difficult. The beginnings of the
:04:57. > :05:02.three pieces I'm playing are a little bit tricky. I'm never going
:05:02. > :05:10.in with the view I want to win this or I want to get through. I go in
:05:10. > :05:17.thinking, I want to play the best I can. I'm having a great time right
:05:17. > :05:23.now and winning is a huge, huge bonus. 16-year-old Alexander Kelly
:05:23. > :05:30.from Manchester blew emp away in the brass final. What a warm player.
:05:30. > :05:36.He cared about every single note that he played. How expressive and
:05:37. > :05:46.how lyrical your programme was? think of the big symphony. I'm
:05:46. > :05:52.trying to bring across that there are nice pieces. It can be played
:05:52. > :05:59.like a normal instrument. Semi- final day, how do you raise your
:05:59. > :06:06.game? Get into the music. Try and be at one with it. Get it over to
:06:06. > :06:09.the audience and make them enjoy it as well. At just 15, Charlotte
:06:10. > :06:14.Barbour-Condini from London made BBC Young Musician history by
:06:14. > :06:20.becoming the first recorder player to win the woodwind category.
:06:20. > :06:24.were with her from the first note to the last note. Just magic.
:06:24. > :06:30.Secretly, did you think had you done enough to get through? I had
:06:30. > :06:37.no idea. Really, I didn't know. I'm still in shock. Two weeks before I
:06:37. > :06:42.was panicking slightly. All my pieces were starting to not, well,
:06:42. > :06:46.Knott work, there were gliches in there that weren't going away. I
:06:46. > :06:51.think it was a nerves thing. did it feel on the night? Were
:06:51. > :06:58.there high points or low points? wasn't as nervous as I thought I
:06:58. > :07:03.would be. I felt relaxed. The nerves kicked in half way through
:07:03. > :07:09.my programme. How would it feel to get one step further? There is only
:07:09. > :07:14.so much you can do. I will give it my best shot. Our last semi-
:07:14. > :07:19.finalist and winner of the keyboard title is 15-year-old Yuanfan Yang
:07:19. > :07:28.from man chaster. He communicated a very personal tone of voice
:07:28. > :07:33.throughout. What did you learn from your performance at the keyboard
:07:33. > :07:37.category final? Learning to enjoy the music even more and I'm looking
:07:37. > :07:42.forward to playing the same thing again. Hopefully, every day it gets
:07:42. > :07:49.a bit better and better. special is it for you to be here in
:07:49. > :07:53.the semi-final playing one of your compositions? Composing has been an
:07:53. > :07:58.important thing for me. It's part of me. I love to play one of my own
:07:58. > :08:02.pieces here. It represents who I am. How does it feel to be here now?
:08:02. > :08:08.feels great. To be able to come back here and play again in the
:08:09. > :08:13.wonderful hall. I'm really looking forward to tonight. So, that's our
:08:13. > :08:16.line-up. Five superb young musicians who have already proved
:08:16. > :08:20.themselves by winning their categories. Tonight, they go up
:08:20. > :08:23.against each other. For the three who make it through, the final
:08:23. > :08:31.awaits. You can join us for coverage on BBC Two tomorrow
:08:31. > :08:41.evening when we head up to The Sage Gateshead. There, our three fine
:08:41. > :08:41.
:08:41. > :08:49.alists will perform a complete concerto with the Northern Sinfonia
:08:49. > :08:59.under acclaimed conductor KirillKarabits. I for one can't
:08:59. > :09:03.
:09:03. > :09:10.wait. The pressure is on four our semi-finalists. Every spare send is
:09:10. > :09:15.spend rehearsing. With the audience gathering, the time is fast
:09:15. > :09:19.approaching for the first competitor in this BBC Young
:09:19. > :09:23.Musician semi-final. Our five semi- finalists are waiting backstage.
:09:23. > :09:27.It's an exciting line-up, five contrasting instruments. Five
:09:27. > :09:33.different performers, each with something special to say. For me,
:09:33. > :09:43.it's the most impossible to choose between them. The decision is in
:09:43. > :09:46.
:09:46. > :09:56.the hands of our expert jury. They are. Marshal Marus, director of the
:09:56. > :10:02.South bank Centre's ElSistema Programme. Fearlessness, technical
:10:02. > :10:07.excellence, a kind of hunger. Acclaimed composer, Tansy Davies.
:10:07. > :10:10.I'm looking for variety. To get a sense of the personality of an
:10:11. > :10:20.individual performer. Someone showing an interest in different
:10:21. > :10:25.
:10:26. > :10:30.styles and eras of music. HuwWatkins, pianist and composer.
:10:30. > :10:40.Someone who makes me fall in love with something I have never heard
:10:40. > :10:43.
:10:43. > :10:48.before. And our General Adjudicator, conductor and founder of
:10:48. > :10:52.SinfoniaCymru, Gareth Jones. will be a tough job tonight. It's
:10:52. > :10:59.the way you do it more than the piece itself. It's a thrilling
:10:59. > :11:04.challenge for them. It's about going out and enjoying their 20
:11:04. > :11:13.minutes. So, here we go. The first to take the stage, here at the
:11:13. > :11:23.Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is 16-year-old Hyun-gi Lee
:11:23. > :11:25.
:11:25. > :11:33.who gave a mesmerising performance to win the Percussion Category.
:11:33. > :11:39.Born in South Korea, Hyun-gi Lee, or Gima, is a full-time student at
:11:39. > :11:45.the Purcell School. Studying in the UK makes her elible to compete in
:11:46. > :11:52.the BBC Young Musician. I practice six hours a day. It's not hard
:11:52. > :12:02.because that is what I want to do. She knows she has to put in the
:12:02. > :12:10.hours of practice. She is one of the most sensitive marimba players
:12:10. > :12:16.I have come across. I love this instrument so much. She has been
:12:16. > :12:24.study at the Purcell School since moving to the UK with her family
:12:24. > :12:29.four years ago. After two years, her family had to return to Seoul,
:12:29. > :12:34.but she stayed to season her studies, with her parents blessing.
:12:34. > :12:40.It was a hard choice to stay here on my own without my family.
:12:40. > :12:50.Whenever she can, she makes the long journey home to spend precious
:12:50. > :12:54.
:12:54. > :13:00.time with her family and friend. When I go home they always miss me.
:13:00. > :13:07.Back in the UK, she heads to the Royal College of Music Junior
:13:07. > :13:13.Department for a percussion lesson with teacher Cameron Sinclair.
:13:13. > :13:16.think she has it all. She has a fantastic technique. She plays
:13:16. > :13:22.things with clarity and great feel. The most important thing about her
:13:22. > :13:26.is her musicality. She plays with love and care. That was clear when
:13:27. > :13:32.she came here for her audition as 13 yearly. It was obvious she was
:13:32. > :13:36.playing from the heart. She has an additional reason to play from the
:13:37. > :13:40.heart in this semi-final. If I go through to the next round, my
:13:40. > :13:49.parents promised me that they're going to come over to England to
:13:49. > :13:55.watch me. So, it would mean quite a lot of things for me. With a lot
:13:55. > :14:05.riding on this performance, and to open the BBC Young Musician 2012
:14:05. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:14:51. > :15:01.It is meant to be like an African peace but I'm also doing a Japanese
:15:01. > :15:01.
:15:01. > :18:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:18:07. > :18:12.APPLAUSE Huyn-Gi with a dazzling start to her programme. Next, she's
:18:12. > :18:18.going to play a modern multi- percussion piece.
:18:18. > :18:28.I'm also playing garage drummer by James Campbell which is accompanied
:18:28. > :18:28.
:18:28. > :21:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:21:02. > :21:06.APPLAUSE the thing about percussion is that it is amazing the 80 and
:21:06. > :21:09.she has got this off to a captivating start.
:21:09. > :21:12.De - amazing theatre. In a beautifully balanced programme,
:21:12. > :21:17.Hyun-Gi also performed her own arrangement of a Chopin Etude. To
:21:17. > :21:27.end, we're going to hear an unaccompanied piece for marimba.
:21:27. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :24:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:24:27. > :24:33.is very majestic and musical, very Hyun-Gi getting this semi-final
:24:33. > :24:43.underway and giving the jury plenty to think about. She's such an
:24:43. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:48.engaging performer. She is a natural performer at and
:24:48. > :24:52.you can see that this is someone who is going to have a career.
:24:52. > :24:58.was very physical in her performance and you got a real
:24:58. > :25:05.sense of joy. How does it feel? feels great now that I have done it.
:25:05. > :25:08.Did you enjoy yourself? It was fun to play.
:25:08. > :25:13.Hyun-Gi getting this semi-final off to a cracking start. Well, next up
:25:13. > :25:15.it's 14-year-old cellist, Laura van der Heijden. It's extraordinary to
:25:15. > :25:16.think that Laura is the youngest competitor in this semi-final
:25:16. > :25:18.because, as we saw in her triumphant Strings Category
:25:18. > :25:28.performance, she plays such maturity, such grace and also such
:25:28. > :25:33.
:25:33. > :25:43.Laura attends a secondary school in West Sussex where her musical
:25:43. > :25:49.talent is supported and encouraged. It is a normal state school and the
:25:49. > :25:54.way that they support me is they give me a lot of free time. And I
:25:54. > :25:56.can take time off one I want to do music. Laura travels to London
:25:56. > :26:04.every weekend for classes at the Royal College of Music's Junior
:26:04. > :26:08.Department. At my school there were not many people like me who were
:26:08. > :26:15.involved in music so I wanted to see what it was like to be with
:26:15. > :26:22.like-minded people. I have been coming to the junior Royal College
:26:22. > :26:25.of Music for six years. Throughout the week I'm pretty much by myself
:26:26. > :26:30.practising and making music. One of the nicest things about making
:26:31. > :26:33.music is to be with other people because you can share and talk
:26:33. > :26:41.through music together. But Laura's musical education
:26:41. > :26:48.doesn't stop there. She travels to Hanover for one to
:26:48. > :26:53.one tuition with Russian cellist Leonid Gorokhov.
:26:53. > :26:58.I began when he still lived in England and sown after I started
:26:58. > :27:06.within he moved to Germany. Because he is so fantastic I have followed
:27:06. > :27:15.him to Germany and now come to Germany quite regularly.
:27:15. > :27:20.She makes everything her own, it is quite extraordinary. Of course she
:27:20. > :27:30.wants to be very good but not for her own sake, she wants to bring a
:27:30. > :27:31.
:27:31. > :27:35.lot of joy to others. The class, I think they said the other day there
:27:35. > :27:43.were 11 languages spoken in his class and I think that Laura very
:27:43. > :27:53.much enjoys this. He has six students and a huge Friday of
:27:53. > :27:58.
:27:58. > :28:04.countries that they come from. -- variety. Music is like a
:28:04. > :28:12.language and I do not want to be talking to myself, so expressing
:28:12. > :28:22.yourself with someone I think is very special. It's time to find out
:28:22. > :28:32.
:28:32. > :28:38.if her performance will speak to The first movement of the Sonata is
:28:38. > :28:42.a fun and a flirty peace and I love to play it because it is exciting
:28:42. > :28:52.and very Italian. Because I'm playing on an Italian instrument, I
:28:52. > :28:52.
:28:52. > :30:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:30:42. > :30:47.Such a high pressure occasion, especially for a 14-year-old. Shect
:30:47. > :30:52.she's playing that Sonata by Brahms that so impressed the judges in her
:30:52. > :31:00.Strings Final. It's a warm and colourful movement. You can see the
:31:00. > :31:10.relationship between the piano and cell o working it's very much a
:31:10. > :31:10.
:31:10. > :34:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:34:49. > :34:54.duet. The piano has as many She is a class act, Laura Van Der
:34:54. > :35:01.Heijden, only 14 years old. Playing with such grace and sophistication.
:35:01. > :35:05.It's amazing. Laura will end with an arrangement for cello of Rimsky-
:35:05. > :35:15.Korsakov's Golden Cockrell Fantasy. It's flamboyant and beautiful
:35:15. > :35:35.
:35:35. > :35:45.singing lines that I love playing. MUSIC: Rimsky-Korsakov's, Golden
:35:45. > :35:45.
:35:45. > :38:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:38:26. > :38:29.Laura Van Der Heijden bringing her semi-final recital to an end, with
:38:29. > :38:39.a flourish. Her parents seem pleased. Has she done enough to
:38:39. > :38:39.
:38:39. > :38:43.convince the jury to win one of the places in the final? I think Laura
:38:43. > :38:48.has a great potential. She has much maturity. Brahms was a difficult
:38:48. > :38:53.piece to bring off. She had a calm stage presence, at the same time,
:38:53. > :38:56.she was incredibly brave. She wasn't afraid to go for it. Huge
:38:56. > :39:01.congratulations. That was stunning playing. How did it feel to you?
:39:01. > :39:06.Amazing. I had a great time. Yeah, I mean, still quite hyper now.
:39:06. > :39:11.There is no tension in the playing. Very relaxed. She has an engaging
:39:11. > :39:18.manner with the public. I had a good time and did the best I could.
:39:18. > :39:28.With the task of following Laura, next it's Alexander Kelly, winner
:39:28. > :39:31.
:39:31. > :39:35.of the Brass Category. 16-year-old Alexander Kelly is having a kick
:39:35. > :39:45.Sonata by Brahmssonsonson with his mates, but they're not your average
:39:45. > :39:47.
:39:47. > :39:54.bunch of teenagers. We have Patrick who plays the cello. We have a jazz
:39:54. > :39:57.pianist. They are all from Chetham's School of Music where
:39:57. > :40:07.Alex studies the bass trombone. Alex may enjoy his football, but
:40:07. > :40:08.
:40:08. > :40:13.music will always be his passion. Music is my life. I couldn't think
:40:13. > :40:23.of what I'd do if I didn't play the trombone, I wouldn't have anything
:40:23. > :40:25.
:40:25. > :40:29.to do. It takes up, literally, all the time I have. Alex's bass
:40:29. > :40:34.trombone is in high demand. He is Principal at the National Youth
:40:34. > :40:44.Orchestra. He is also keen to show off the trombone as a solo
:40:44. > :40:48.
:40:48. > :40:56.instrument. His lessons with his teacher Les Storey is never a shore.
:40:56. > :41:00.We have a lat laugh, but the serious bit he takes seriously.
:41:00. > :41:05.Don't rush it there. Alex boards at school, but at weekend he and his
:41:05. > :41:11.brother, who is also a Chets pupil, swap musical excellence for
:41:11. > :41:14.ordinary life. On a Saturday afternoon, when they finish having
:41:14. > :41:21.rehearsals at school, they will leave their instruments there and
:41:21. > :41:29.come back here and we have Sunday as family day. There has to be
:41:29. > :41:38.another part of your life as well. Yeah. They need to rest. They try
:41:38. > :41:44.it get normality when they come back here. Will Alex's competitive
:41:44. > :41:48.streak serve him well and see him through to the final? I would love
:41:48. > :41:58.to. It would be fantastic. It would be the best thing in my life.
:41:58. > :42:00.
:42:00. > :42:10.got plenty of support from his family in the audience. He opens
:42:10. > :42:20.with MarceauSmphoniqe, by Guilmantaccompanied by Hillary
:42:20. > :42:20.
:42:20. > :44:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:44:38. > :44:48.MUSIC: Marceau Symphonique by Guilmant was a French composer. It
:44:48. > :44:58.starts off slow with the melodious line and then finishes with the big
:44:58. > :44:58.
:44:58. > :45:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:45:48. > :45:58.The great reaction from the audience there. Next a piece by
:45:58. > :45:58.
:45:59. > :46:04.another French composer. My next piece is by someone who was a
:46:04. > :46:14.professor at the Paris Conservatory. It is quite slow and quiet and
:46:14. > :46:14.
:46:14. > :48:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:48:57. > :49:07.He is such a warm character and makes such an expressive sound with
:49:07. > :49:09.
:49:09. > :49:19.that instrument. This piece is quite Russian, it is
:49:19. > :49:20.
:49:20. > :51:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:51:36. > :51:39.loud but also quite quiet in some A gutsy performance from Alex, and
:51:39. > :51:49.a proud moment for his family in the audience. But what will the
:51:49. > :51:50.
:51:50. > :51:57.jury think? This guide makes such a wonderful
:51:57. > :52:04.sound, I'd really love his sound in all dynamics. How did that compared
:52:04. > :52:10.to the category final? It was a bit scary. I was a bit more nervous
:52:10. > :52:16.beforehand but hopefully it did not show. I was impressed with the
:52:16. > :52:22.fluidity and he was so on top of the technique. He can't really get
:52:22. > :52:25.these low sounds which are just fantastic. But he also has this
:52:25. > :52:35.lire courtside to his playing and it is wonderful to have that
:52:35. > :52:36.
:52:36. > :52:39.contrast. Any particular highlights? Well at the last piece
:52:39. > :52:42.in particular. I hope I did it justice.
:52:42. > :52:46.Lovely warm playing there from Alexander Kelly. Now remember our
:52:46. > :52:48.five semi-finalists are competing for just three places in the final.
:52:48. > :52:50.Next it's 15-year-old Charlotte Barbour-Condini who made BBC Young
:52:50. > :53:00.Musician history by becoming the first ever recorder player to win
:53:00. > :53:09.
:53:09. > :53:15.Like most people, Charlotte's introduction to the recorder was in
:53:15. > :53:22.group lessons at primary school. Soon she started to take it more
:53:22. > :53:26.seriously, moving on to individual lessons. When I tell people that I
:53:26. > :53:33.play the recorder at they usually say it is not a proper instrument.
:53:33. > :53:35.A lot of people have played it at primary school and it is seen as a
:53:35. > :53:38.stepping stone to other instruments in the future.
:53:38. > :53:41.But the recorder's not Charlotte's only instrument, she's a bit of a
:53:41. > :53:44.musical all-rounder. She's Grade 8 on both the piano and the violin
:53:44. > :53:53.and has a collection of competition trophies at home to show for her
:53:53. > :53:59.hard work. I still do not know if I will be a pianist, recorder player
:53:59. > :54:05.or violinist or a mixture of all three. I would like to keep all
:54:05. > :54:09.three for as long as possible. But there does have to, time when I do
:54:09. > :54:16.focus and decide which is my main instrument, because I just do not
:54:16. > :54:19.do know. He will ask which is her favourite
:54:19. > :54:21.and she says, which ever won I'm playing.
:54:21. > :54:28.Charlotte's passion for music sees her attend classes, every weekend,
:54:28. > :54:33.at the Royal Academy of Music with teacher Barbra Law. She introduced
:54:33. > :54:40.me to quite a lot of more modern stuff as well as very early stuff
:54:40. > :54:50.which is nice because I have a wider repertoire. I think we
:54:50. > :54:51.
:54:51. > :54:54.abattoir is everything at this stage. Without that we are missing
:54:54. > :55:00.the Classical and Romantic pieces that other instruments draw upon.
:55:00. > :55:05.So we need to make it as varied as possible. So if that means going
:55:05. > :55:08.back to medieval then that is the way to go. She is really
:55:08. > :55:12.enthusiastic about the recorder which is really good because it
:55:12. > :55:17.gives me confidence. And does Charlotte feel confident that the
:55:17. > :55:21.recorder can compete with the other instruments here in the semi-final?
:55:21. > :55:30.I do not think it is the size or volume of an instrument that
:55:30. > :55:36.matters. I would just like everyone to see what the recorder can do. It
:55:36. > :55:38.could Challenge people's views about the recorder.
:55:38. > :55:44.Charlotte's immediate challenge is to convince the jury that she and
:55:44. > :55:48.the recorder deserve a place in the final.
:55:48. > :55:54.I'm playing a medieval dance that would have been played around
:55:55. > :55:59.Europe with travelling fans. I'm being a company to on percussion
:55:59. > :56:09.and we are trying to recreate the kind of atmosphere of a travelling
:56:09. > :56:09.
:56:09. > :58:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:58:25. > :58:26.A rousing start to her programme. Next, joined by accompanist David
:58:26. > :58:36.Gordon, Charlotte's playing an early Baroque piece - Sonata
:58:36. > :58:38.
:58:38. > :58:48.Seconda by Castello. It does not have separate movements
:58:48. > :58:48.
:58:48. > :03:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:03:40. > :03:43.as such, it is just one piece with Effortless grace from Charlotte
:03:43. > :03:48.Barbour-Condini. Her programme reflects the range of what he can
:03:48. > :03:53.do as a performer but what the recorder is capable of. As part of
:03:53. > :04:00.her varied programme, Charlotte also performed two contemporary
:04:00. > :04:05.pieces, Music for a Bird by Lind and a piece for the tenor recorder.
:04:05. > :04:15.For each line of the poem there is a particular phrase. Have you to
:04:15. > :04:15.
:04:15. > :06:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:06:22. > :06:27.try and bring out what the word are Fantastic reception in the hall.
:06:27. > :06:37.Charlotte's mother looks delighted with her performance. Surely, she's
:06:37. > :06:37.
:06:37. > :06:43.proven that the recorder can more than hold its own. She impressed us
:06:44. > :06:49.all. It's a really impressive recital. When I saw it was a
:06:49. > :06:58.recorder I thought, umm, I was blown away by Charlotte. You looked
:06:58. > :07:04.beautiful out there. Were you feeling nervous at any point?
:07:04. > :07:12.felt more nervous than the Category auditions. She glided effortless
:07:13. > :07:16.between different styles. It was beautiful. Very elegant almost
:07:16. > :07:21.intoxicating recorder playing there from Charlotte Barbour-Condini. Now,
:07:22. > :07:29.to close this semi-final we will be hearing from Yuanfan Yang, the
:07:29. > :07:36.winner of our Keyboard Category. He is also a bit of a veteran of this
:07:36. > :07:43.competition having reached the Category Finals two years ago. He
:07:43. > :07:47.triumphed with a Diaz ling technical display this year.
:07:47. > :07:51.performance in this year's keyboard final won the unanimous vote of the
:07:51. > :07:59.jury. Not a bad outcome given he almost didn't enter the competition
:07:59. > :08:03.this time around. It was only near the deadline for entering that
:08:03. > :08:13.friends and family urged me by saying, "why not give it another
:08:13. > :08:14.
:08:14. > :08:24.go". He has continued his studies at Chetham's School of Music where
:08:24. > :08:28.
:08:28. > :08:36.he's been a full-time student since he was 11. As well as per --
:08:36. > :08:40.performing he is passionate Sonata by Brahmssonsonson composing.
:08:40. > :08:50.not just Sonata by Brahmssonsonson like playing music, it's Sonata by
:08:50. > :08:54.Brahmssonsonson creating new music as well. With the piano he has this
:08:54. > :09:04.first-rate technique. He writes in a way that use it is very
:09:04. > :09:06.
:09:06. > :09:10.effectively. They both help each other as well. He does have an
:09:10. > :09:16.extraordinary knack of finding colours and sounds in an exciting
:09:16. > :09:20.way. To play music, to compose music, I think, is absolutely
:09:20. > :09:24.fantastic. Having knead through to the semi-final this time, can
:09:24. > :09:32.Yuanfan succeed in going all the way to the final? I'm quite
:09:32. > :09:42.determined. I will be overjoyed if I make it to the next round. Will
:09:42. > :09:52.his perseverance pay off? First, we're going to hear him perform
:09:52. > :09:58.
:09:58. > :10:08.Debussy's La Terasse desAudiences du Claire de Lune. It's really
:10:08. > :10:08.
:10:08. > :14:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:14:30. > :14:39.APPLAUSE. A bewitching performance from
:14:39. > :14:43.Yuanfan in his Debussy. As part of his recital, he also performed the
:14:43. > :14:50.First Movement of Beethoven's Sonata in E flat. Now he showcases
:14:50. > :14:55.one of his own compositions, The Haunted Bell. It is boat the belt
:14:55. > :15:05.of a clock tower which sounds 13 times throughout the piece. Ghostly
:15:05. > :15:05.
:15:05. > :17:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:17:13. > :17:23.An unbelievably assured performance. He seemed to love every second of
:17:23. > :17:23.
:17:23. > :17:33.that. The last piece I'm going to play is
:17:33. > :17:33.
:17:33. > :19:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:19:53. > :19:56.a Chopin. It is just really fun to Well, Yuanfan's performance has
:19:56. > :20:01.certainly pleased his teacher and parents. His mum's looking very
:20:01. > :20:11.emotional. It's going to be a difficult decision for the jury, as
:20:11. > :20:12.
:20:12. > :20:20.this semi-final draws to a close. What a way to end the evening. It
:20:20. > :20:25.was just something wonderful. was amazing, how do you feel?
:20:25. > :20:33.feel really great after that, it was a privilege to perform on the
:20:33. > :20:39.stage again. I thought it was magical. A fabulous sense of
:20:39. > :20:41.authority and a quiet confidence. So, that was Yuanfan Yang, bringing
:20:41. > :20:47.the last of our this BBC Young Musician Semi Final Semi-Finalists
:20:47. > :20:50.to a close. We've heard five truly outstanding young performers. A
:20:50. > :21:00.real range of both repertoire and instruments. It's going to be a
:21:00. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:02.very tough call. Tasked with making the decisions:
:21:02. > :21:09.Marshall Marcus - Director of the Southbank Centre's El Sistema
:21:09. > :21:12.Programme. Acclaimed composer, Tansy Davies. Pianist, composer and
:21:12. > :21:22.teacher, Huw Watkins. And our General Adjudicator, conductor and
:21:22. > :21:31.Founder of Sinfonia Cymru, Gareth Jones.
:21:31. > :21:40.The first person on this evening was Hyun-gi Lee. This girl has got
:21:40. > :21:46.great energy and I love the way she just glides around.
:21:46. > :21:52.The engagement for the audience is probable wall. A wonderful
:21:52. > :22:02.performance and almost like a dance piece. She was moving her body so
:22:02. > :22:05.
:22:05. > :22:15.intricately. Second-team we had Laura Van Der
:22:15. > :22:18.
:22:18. > :22:28.Heijden. In her programme she had a sonata as her middle piece. I
:22:28. > :22:29.
:22:29. > :22:34.thought that was a high point in the evening. We were all left at
:22:34. > :22:39.the end thinking, what a piece of music. When you have that you know
:22:39. > :22:49.that the player has done something very special. Wonderfully engaging
:22:49. > :22:55.
:22:55. > :23:02.performance. The next semi-finalist was Alexander Kelly.
:23:03. > :23:10.I love his sound. He was able to achieve that really deep sound that
:23:10. > :23:17.can crackle in the room. Dante was moving freely between the two which
:23:17. > :23:23.was wonderful. There is a level of fluency and
:23:23. > :23:33.fluidity and beauty to that phrasing that makes you think again
:23:33. > :23:43.about the trombone. In the first two pieces of the
:23:43. > :23:44.
:23:44. > :23:52.recorder, that was so spontaneous. It was complete confidence and
:23:52. > :23:55.mastery with each instrument. She communicated to the audience
:23:55. > :24:05.that it is nothing to her to play something old and something very
:24:05. > :24:05.
:24:05. > :24:15.new. I think that is an important quality and it is so rare.
:24:15. > :24:25.And a final semi- finalist was the pianist, Yuanfan Yang.
:24:25. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:41.Loved his piece, The Haunted Bell. Soft sounds in the Debussy, which
:24:41. > :24:46.is hard to do. He was using time at his ledger to make it work for him.
:24:46. > :24:55.There is an integrity to his presentation and performance.
:24:55. > :24:58.I think we have a really difficult decision to try to a live act.
:24:58. > :25:06.-- arrive at. An agonising decision for the jury,
:25:06. > :25:14.but what are the audience thinking? My favourite was the recorder.
:25:14. > :25:20.would put through the pianist, the percussionist and the cellist. I
:25:20. > :25:23.think the wild card is the recorder, she played so beautifully.
:25:24. > :25:33.person that stood out to me was the pianist. Why thought he was
:25:33. > :25:37.fantastic. The whole evening, such young but such confident musicians,
:25:37. > :25:47.it was inspiring. So, the wait is almost over. People
:25:47. > :25:47.
:25:47. > :25:50.here have their favourites. For two of our semi-finalists it's going to
:25:50. > :25:54.be the end of their BBC Young Musician journey. But they will be
:25:54. > :25:58.leaving as Category Winners. For three, a place in the BBC Young
:25:58. > :26:08.Musician 2012 Final awaits. Here to announce the names of the three
:26:08. > :26:11.
:26:11. > :26:16.going through is our General Adjudicator, Gareth Jones.
:26:16. > :26:21.We have had the most amazing evening of music making from five
:26:21. > :26:27.enormously talented young musicians. We have arrived at the decision and
:26:27. > :26:37.it is my pleasure to tell you that the FT semi-finalist going through
:26:37. > :26:47.
:26:47. > :26:55.to the final are, in no particular Pianist Yuanfan Yang the first
:26:55. > :27:00.through to the final, but who will join him?
:27:00. > :27:04.Charlotte Barbour-Condini. Congratulations to Charlotte, the
:27:04. > :27:14.first recorder player ever to make it to the final of this competition.
:27:14. > :27:18.
:27:18. > :27:20.So just one place remains. And Laura Van Der Heijden.
:27:20. > :27:27.So, cellist Laura van der Heijden completes the line-up for the final
:27:27. > :27:29.of BBC Young Musician 2012. The thrilling prospect of performing a
:27:29. > :27:34.concerto of their choice, with the Northern Sinfonia conducted by
:27:34. > :27:38.Kirill Karabits, awaits. Congratulations too to Hyun-Gi and
:27:38. > :27:45.Alex for getting this far in the competition. They of course leave
:27:45. > :27:49.as winners of their individual categories. There were five
:27:49. > :27:55.musicians there, all of them could happily have gone through to the
:27:55. > :27:58.final. So it was difficult for the judges. We have got three real
:27:58. > :28:05.performers going through to the final. They will need time to take
:28:06. > :28:14.it in. Fantastic. Did you have any sense to live that Laura had done
:28:14. > :28:22.it? They'd just had this assurance and confidence that made me feel
:28:22. > :28:27.completely safe but also excited. We feel very happy, very happy to
:28:27. > :28:32.get through to the next stage. the people going through certainly
:28:32. > :28:35.have the capacity to stand up there and really communicate them used to
:28:35. > :28:42.County and their feelings about whatever piece they choose to
:28:42. > :28:48.perform. You must be an extremely proud mother. I am extremely proud.
:28:48. > :28:53.She did amazingly well to have got through. And a rallying cry 84
:28:53. > :28:58.recorders everywhere. All three have got this quality of internal
:28:58. > :29:01.assurance and they know what they're doing. That gives me the
:29:01. > :29:03.impression that an orchestra will not faze them.
:29:03. > :29:07.Congratulations and well done to Laura, Yuanfan and Charlotte, who