0:00:02 > 0:00:07To witness the emergence of a new artist is always exciting.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10For nearly four decades, BBC Young Musician
0:00:10 > 0:00:13has been providing a showcase for the brightest and the best.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18BBC Young Musician is the most important accolade that
0:00:18 > 0:00:19a young musician can have.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24This is a fantastic chance for them to make a reputation
0:00:24 > 0:00:26and to make an impression on the audience.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Many of today's leading musicians have taken part in the competition.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36And the list of winners includes some of the biggest names
0:00:36 > 0:00:39in British classical music.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Nicholas Daniel.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Frederick Kempf.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46Nicola Benedetti.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Two years ago, 17-year-old pianist Martin James Bartlett
0:00:53 > 0:00:56delivered an unforgettable performance in the final
0:00:56 > 0:00:59to join a star-studded line-up.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02It is the best musical experience I have had
0:01:02 > 0:01:05and I am sure it will be for the rest of my life.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09And, as the winner of the first-ever BBC Young Musician Jazz Award,
0:01:09 > 0:01:10launched that same year,
0:01:10 > 0:01:15Alexander Bone also took his place in British musical history.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16It's so amazing.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18I can't believe that I won it.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26The search for the next generation is underway
0:01:26 > 0:01:29and tonight we begin our coverage of the Category Finals
0:01:29 > 0:01:33as five remarkable young pianists take centre stage.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Welcome to BBC Young Musician 2016.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05One of the great joys of presenting this series
0:02:05 > 0:02:07is the opportunity it gives to witness the emergence
0:02:07 > 0:02:10of outstanding young musical talent.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11We were both in Edinburgh two years ago
0:02:11 > 0:02:13and I don't know about you, Ali,
0:02:13 > 0:02:14but I can still remember the excitement
0:02:14 > 0:02:17of seeing Martin James Bartlett's performance in that final.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19It was a really special evening.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21All three finalists did themselves proud,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23but it was Martin's moment.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31A very exciting new talent, indeed.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33And if this competition lives up to previous years,
0:02:33 > 0:02:37I'm sure, yet again, we're in for something quite extraordinary.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Well, we're back at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
0:02:40 > 0:02:42and over the next five weeks, we'll be introducing you
0:02:42 > 0:02:43to all of the competitors
0:02:43 > 0:02:46and bringing you highlights of their performances.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48If you'd like to see those in full,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50you can find them on the BBC website...
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Ahead tonight, music includes Chopin, Mozart, Liszt
0:02:57 > 0:03:01and Rachmaninov as five pianists compete in the Keyboard Final.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02But before we get started,
0:03:02 > 0:03:04let's have a look at how our finalists made it
0:03:04 > 0:03:06to this stage of the competition.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13The search for the next BBC Young Musician began last year,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16with nearly 450 entries across five categories.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Keyboard,
0:03:20 > 0:03:21woodwind,
0:03:21 > 0:03:22percussion,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24brass
0:03:24 > 0:03:26and strings.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28To enter, they must be Grade 8 or equivalent,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30so the standard is already set high.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36To have reached this level, we are talking outstanding musicians.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41You have to literally spend hours practising.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46One thing in common that the competitors will have
0:03:46 > 0:03:48is a determination.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Give it your all.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53You have to give up a lot of things that other teenagers
0:03:53 > 0:03:57are probably doing, cos otherwise, it's never going to work.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59At this stage, they have to get out there
0:03:59 > 0:04:02and really just play the music, play their heart and souls out
0:04:02 > 0:04:05and that is a challenge at a young age.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07It's really quite a scary thing.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Following two rounds of auditions in front of expert panels,
0:04:12 > 0:04:1525 were selected for these finals,
0:04:15 > 0:04:16five in each category.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23The keyboard finalists are...
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Yuanfan Yang.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29At 19, already a veteran of the competition.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31When I got to the Grand Final in 2012,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33that was sort of a farewell thing.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I wouldn't think that I would be doing this competition again.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42So, it really feels to be like a great joy and a pleasure to be back.
0:04:45 > 0:04:4817-year-old A-Level student Tomoka Kan from London.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I'm really excited for the category finals.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58I've been looking forward to this and I'm really excited
0:04:58 > 0:05:01to play my programme through in front of the audience and jury.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06From Salford, 15-year-old Jackie Campbell,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09who's a student at Chetham's School of Music.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14I think I'm just going to try and focus on the music as best I can.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21I just really hope I can do my best and then that's good enough for me.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Julian Trevelyan, who's 17 and comes from St Albans.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29He competed in the Keyboard Final in 2014, too.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37I enjoyed it last time and I'm enjoying it so far this time.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42And our youngest Category Finalist,
0:05:42 > 0:05:4413-year-old Harvey Lin from Berkshire.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Most of the competitors are 16 to 18 and I'm only 13,
0:05:49 > 0:05:51so I'm really proud to get this far.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56If I don't get further, I'm still going to be happy,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59so I think, now, just really go for it.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05So, a really impressive line-up
0:06:05 > 0:06:07and very nice to see some familiar faces in there.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10The winner of tonight will take their place alongside
0:06:10 > 0:06:12the other category winners in the semifinal,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15where they'll compete for the three places in the Grand Final.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16We'll tell you more about that later.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Tonight, though, it's all about the piano.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21What's unique about this category is that everyone is playing
0:06:21 > 0:06:24the same instrument, so you can really compare like with like.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26But that has its challenges, too. Ali, what do you think
0:06:26 > 0:06:29is going to make these performances really stand out?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Well, of course, it is important
0:06:31 > 0:06:34that they've made good repertoire choices and have a good technique,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36but in the end, it is the same as all the categories,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38it's about who is the best musician.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Well, we have a lot to look forward to
0:06:40 > 0:06:42and plenty for our judges to consider.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Let's find out what they'll be looking for.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48The Keyboard Judges are
0:06:48 > 0:06:50concert pianist Leon McCawley,
0:06:50 > 0:06:53a BBC Young Musician keyboard winner in 1990.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I'm looking for someone who has imagination,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59who can convey that to the audience.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Someone expressive, poetic
0:07:03 > 0:07:06and someone who has emotional commitment to the music,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08who really makes each piece speak.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12And Llyr Williams, also a concert pianist,
0:07:12 > 0:07:15known in particular for his interpretation of Beethoven.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17What's interesting about these youngsters
0:07:17 > 0:07:21is the daring adventurousness of a lot of their programmes.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Sometimes you have to move the audience
0:07:23 > 0:07:26and something very slow and sensitive in other pieces
0:07:26 > 0:07:28has got to be very impressive.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31It can't just be rattling away at 90mph
0:07:31 > 0:07:34with no real sense of communicating to the audience.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40And the Chair of the Jury, composer Dobrinka Tabakova.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Ultimately, what I will be looking for is for that ability
0:07:43 > 0:07:45to read the composer's intentions,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47to inhabit the music
0:07:47 > 0:07:49and to make it their own
0:07:49 > 0:07:53in the heightened atmosphere of cameras, audience, action,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55to manage to soar above that
0:07:55 > 0:07:58and deliver a really effortless performance.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02So, that's who our Keyboard finalists have to impress.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07So, the scene is set.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Five incredibly talented young pianists ready to share their music
0:08:11 > 0:08:13with audience and jury alike
0:08:13 > 0:08:17here at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Well, it's almost time to see the first competitor in these category finals.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Ali, you've been in their shoes.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27How do you prepare for a moment like this?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29I think at this point, it's just got to be about the music.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31The months and years they've spent preparing
0:08:31 > 0:08:33have got to be put out of their heads
0:08:33 > 0:08:35and they've got to find a way of captivating us
0:08:35 > 0:08:38as an audience, just to bring out something extra special for us.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Well, our first pianist is no stranger to this competition.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45You may remember his performance in the Grand Final back in 2012,
0:08:45 > 0:08:47when he was just 15.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Now 19, he's back to make one last bid for the title.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51It's Yuanfan Yang.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Yuanfan first came to our attention
0:09:04 > 0:09:08as a 13-year-old category finalist back in 2010.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10I know it is the third time that I'm doing this competition,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13but I think in so many ways, my approach to the entire thing
0:09:13 > 0:09:14hasn't changed from the first time.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17It is still just as fresh. It is just as new.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19It is just as exciting as it has been back in 2010.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24As a musician, it's very hard to get opportunities to perform out there
0:09:24 > 0:09:27and I think Young Musician is something that can really
0:09:27 > 0:09:29just give you that bit of a push upwards.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Two years, later Yuanfan came within touching distance
0:09:34 > 0:09:38of the Young Musician trophy when he made it to the Grand Final.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44It all happened very, very quickly.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I remember just standing there waiting to go on, really,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49and I think I have all prepared and my mind was completely
0:09:49 > 0:09:51just absorbed in the music that I was about to play,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54and I think that was the best that I could have done at that point,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58and I don't have any regrets of my performance whatsoever.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Obviously, I feel as if I have matured as a performer
0:10:02 > 0:10:05and hopefully that will come across through my playing.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Yuanfan has now left school and moved to London
0:10:13 > 0:10:15to study at the Royal Academy of Music,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18where he's taught by Christopher Elton.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21I think he is one of the most gifted
0:10:21 > 0:10:24and advanced young pianists of his age that I know.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28We say, "Make the piano sing", but also make it talk.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29So you begin...
0:10:32 > 0:10:37It is now more and more trying to explore how he communicates,
0:10:37 > 0:10:42to capture the essence of a piece in a way that really communicates
0:10:42 > 0:10:45with an audience and tells you, as I think a great performer does,
0:10:45 > 0:10:50something about him as a person, as a musician, as an artist.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59As a newcomer to London,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Yuanfan is trying to soak up all the city has to offer.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12I love it here. It's so full of life. It is buzzing.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14It is full of music everywhere.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17It is full of people and activeness and culture.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23That's definitely something that is just making
0:11:23 > 0:11:25a mark on my musical integrity.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Do you feel like a different player now compared to four years ago?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Over the years, I have hopefully matured as a player
0:11:35 > 0:11:37and hopefully I can bring more integrity
0:11:37 > 0:11:41and a deepness to my interpretation for my performance.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43I know your teacher, Christopher Elton,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45had a lot of success in the competition,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48with Freddie Kempf being one of his pupils, who was a winner in 1992.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Has he given you any specific advice?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Just to really make the most of the experience.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55You know, learn even more. I mean, I think Young Musician
0:11:55 > 0:11:59is such a fantastic educational opportunity.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Each time I've learnt so much from the experience
0:12:01 > 0:12:04I don't think you can get in other situations.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09And here is Yuanfan
0:12:09 > 0:12:12to open this year's BBC Young Musician category finals
0:12:12 > 0:12:15with a notoriously difficult piece by Franz Liszt.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20La Campanella is a really, really virtuosic piece.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23A pianist gets so much opportunity to showcase themselves.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25It's really, really beautiful.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14APPLAUSE
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Yuanfan dealing magnificently
0:17:16 > 0:17:19with the delicate but demanding La Campanella,
0:17:19 > 0:17:21that grande etude by Liszt.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22Also in his programme,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25he played the second movement of Beethoven's Sonata in D minor.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53To end his programme,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Yuanfan turns to 1940s Russia.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59The third movement of Prokofiev's seventh sonata
0:18:59 > 0:19:02is taken from his set of war sonatas,
0:19:02 > 0:19:05which Prokofiev wrote during the Second World War.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08It's really energetic and it's a very powerful piece as well.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10It doesn't stop. It very relentless.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13It starts and it just goes all the way to the end
0:19:13 > 0:19:16without a single pause, so it's a really fun piece to play.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48APPLAUSE
0:21:53 > 0:21:5519-year-old Yuanfan Yang
0:21:55 > 0:21:57getting this competition off to a tremendous start.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05It was so full of bravura virtuosity
0:22:05 > 0:22:07and to start with La Campanella,
0:22:07 > 0:22:09it's such a scary piece to begin with,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13but he accomplished such a wonderful expertise throughout his programme.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14It was very impressive.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17A very musical performance over the Beethoven
0:22:17 > 0:22:20and then a very strong finish, I think, with the Prokofiev,
0:22:20 > 0:22:22and the last movement of the seventh sonata,
0:22:22 > 0:22:24so I was very impressed.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26I just wanted to do the best I could and try and interpret
0:22:26 > 0:22:29the music as faithfully and as honestly as possible
0:22:29 > 0:22:33and I hope I managed to convey that to the audience tonight.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38A remarkable performance from Yuanfan,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40hoping to make it third time lucky.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Very brave of him to come back.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45For me, that was an incredibly assured performance, Alison,
0:22:45 > 0:22:49and I was so gratified to see how emotionally mature he is now.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51We know he's got all the dazzling technical fireworks,
0:22:51 > 0:22:53but I thought he played with such soul,
0:22:53 > 0:22:54especially in that Beethoven.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57I agree totally. It's really, really hard to come out
0:22:57 > 0:22:59and be the first performer, but I felt he created an energy
0:22:59 > 0:23:02in the room straightaway and, as you say,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04the Beethoven was really special. I hope the judges thought so, too.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Well, a wonderful way to start this final.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Next up it's 17-year-old Tomoka Kan from London.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20At the weekend, Tomoka studies at the Junior Royal College of Music.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24During the week, she's a full-time student at Westminster School
0:23:24 > 0:23:25in the heart of London.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Morning assembly takes place at Westminster Abbey,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41with Tomoka accompanying the school choir on the organ.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44On Mondays and Fridays, we have assemblies in Westminster Abbey.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Obviously, it's really beautiful there
0:23:46 > 0:23:48and also the acoustic is wonderful.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Just the sheer sound of the organ resonating around the Abbey
0:23:54 > 0:23:58and blending in with the sound of the choir is really amazing.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00That is the highlight of my day.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Apart from music, I also really love maths.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14I'd like to present my research...
0:24:14 > 0:24:18'Last summer I attended a maths summer camp in Boston
0:24:18 > 0:24:21'and this is where I actually started my research project
0:24:21 > 0:24:23'on kissing numbers.'
0:24:23 > 0:24:25If we consider this blue ball here,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28what we want to do is we want to find the maximum
0:24:28 > 0:24:32number of balls we can have touching this ball here without any overlaps.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35My team and I really found this problem interesting,
0:24:35 > 0:24:39so we decided to continue working on it even after the camp ended.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41'We've got some results now
0:24:41 > 0:24:43'and we are trying to get our work published,
0:24:43 > 0:24:46'which is really exciting.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50In maths, there are lots of symmetry and lots of patterns within numbers
0:24:50 > 0:24:54and I think that's also true for music,
0:24:54 > 0:24:57where the theme is often repeated in many forms
0:24:57 > 0:25:00and I think that's kind of like sequences in numbers.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Tomoka is such an extraordinary young woman.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16The wonderful things she's doing in the fields of maths and science
0:25:16 > 0:25:19at the same time as excelling on the piano
0:25:19 > 0:25:21and all the other things she does...
0:25:21 > 0:25:24You know, the sky is the limit for someone like Tomoka.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31So what does the future hold for Tomoka?
0:25:31 > 0:25:35I've applied to university for maths but that is only because I think
0:25:35 > 0:25:38it is easier to carry on both maths and music that way around.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40I'm not sure what I want to do in the future,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43so I'll definitely be carrying on music at the same level.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Tell me about your experience of the BBC Young Musician competition.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52What's been the highlight so far?
0:25:52 > 0:25:55The highlights have been the performance opportunities.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57It was really great to be able
0:25:57 > 0:26:00to perform my repertoire in the first and second rounds
0:26:00 > 0:26:03and all this filming has been a great experience as well.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05And was it hard to choose the repertoire?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Because of course, you have so much to choose from.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10I am quite happy with my own programme at the moment.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12I really love all three pieces
0:26:12 > 0:26:15and they are all quite contrasting, which is really good.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Tomoka begins her programme with Chopin's Nocturne in B major.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24The piece I'm playing is one of Chopin's later works.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Throughout his life, Chopin got more and more interested in counterpoint
0:26:27 > 0:26:30so all of his later works are quite contrapuntal.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32I really enjoy that aspect.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Tomoka creating a spellbinding atmosphere in the hall
0:31:14 > 0:31:17with Chopin's Nocturne in B major.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Next she performs Liszt's Transcendental Etude No. 5.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24The Liszt is notorious as one of the most difficult piano works,
0:31:24 > 0:31:28and I've chosen it because I enjoy a challenge.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Although it's from around the same era as the Chopin,
0:31:31 > 0:31:33it's really different in terms of characters and textures.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37To close her performance, Tomoka plays a piece
0:33:37 > 0:33:40by contemporary British composer Michael Zev Gordon.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43The piece that I'm playing is called A Tango There Was,
0:33:43 > 0:33:46and the tango rhythm keeps on coming back throughout the piece.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50But there are also snatches of Jewish Klezmer music,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53which is a type of Jewish tango which existed in Eastern Europe.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24APPLAUSE
0:36:27 > 0:36:3017-year-old Tomoka with a really strong sense
0:36:30 > 0:36:33of her own musical voice and what she wants to say.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Tomoka opened with a beautiful nocturne,
0:36:38 > 0:36:39she's a very poetic player,
0:36:39 > 0:36:43and then she chose this unusual piece by Michael Zev Gordon,
0:36:43 > 0:36:46I was totally blown away by it.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Graceful and elegant all the way through,
0:36:49 > 0:36:52and then I was just so pleased that she chose the Michael Zev Gordon
0:36:52 > 0:36:54as her final piece, to really show some contrast
0:36:54 > 0:36:57and show that she can be gutsy.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59It was good, a good experience.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Just playing to an audience was really good,
0:37:01 > 0:37:06to try to convey a story and express the emotion of the piece.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Tomoka Kan there giving a remarkable performance,
0:37:13 > 0:37:14so bold this programme choice.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16The Chopin of course enchanted us straightaway,
0:37:16 > 0:37:18the Liszt, the clarity of sound was wonderful,
0:37:18 > 0:37:20and the Michael Zev Gordon, what a brilliant choice,
0:37:20 > 0:37:22I love this piece, don't you, Clemmie?
0:37:22 > 0:37:24It was a fantastic piece, Ally, I completely agree,
0:37:24 > 0:37:26I hope it was the right programme for her.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29I was so captivated by that Chopin, I was in bits,
0:37:29 > 0:37:32but then I hope that the next two pieces really show off all aspects
0:37:32 > 0:37:35of her pianistic personality, because it's clearly huge.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37But what an extraordinary performance.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Amazing, yeah, really well balanced.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41And a reminder that you can see Tomoka's
0:37:41 > 0:37:43and all of the other performances
0:37:43 > 0:37:46in full on the BBC Young Musician website.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Next tonight, it's Jackie Campbell from Salford.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55MUSIC: Hallelujah Chorus by Handel
0:37:55 > 0:37:5715-year-old Jackie is studying for his GCSEs
0:37:57 > 0:37:59at Chetham's School of Music,
0:37:59 > 0:38:02a specialist music school in Manchester.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Jackie has been a pupil there since he was just eight years old.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Our first work is going to concentrate on oratorio.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Chetham's is a very good place for me to come to school,
0:38:20 > 0:38:23because I get the chance both to do music
0:38:23 > 0:38:26and devote a lot of time to it,
0:38:26 > 0:38:29and I also can do all my academic subjects
0:38:29 > 0:38:31like at any normal school.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34So I'm not losing out on either.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Let's have a look, how are you getting on there?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Um...
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Yeah, you can see that there, can't you?
0:38:40 > 0:38:42I think I do like learning new things,
0:38:42 > 0:38:46because it's something about just learning about the world
0:38:46 > 0:38:47and how we are,
0:38:47 > 0:38:51and I think everything can be interesting in its own way.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- TEACHER SINGS TUNE - Go on, that's it.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01I think I first started playing the piano when I was about...five maybe?
0:39:01 > 0:39:02To be honest,
0:39:02 > 0:39:05I can't quite remember why I chose the piano at first,
0:39:05 > 0:39:09but I'm still happy with it now, so I think that's good.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15Following in Jackie's footsteps is his younger brother Jordie,
0:39:15 > 0:39:17who's also a student at the school.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21To be honest, I think he started playing the piano
0:39:21 > 0:39:23because I was playing the piano and he wanted to join in.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30When we play duets, we can both be part of the music.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36I do feel like there is some kind of musical connection,
0:39:36 > 0:39:40because we can hear each other playing and so we don't need to
0:39:40 > 0:39:42see each other making the sound,
0:39:42 > 0:39:45but we can almost feel it and go together with it.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53I think, for me, when I play by myself at the piano,
0:39:53 > 0:39:58I want to go into the music and give this music to people.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11I want to think about the way the music's going together,
0:40:11 > 0:40:13what it's trying to express,
0:40:13 > 0:40:18because it expresses feelings much more accurately than words can.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30It's beyond words, but it speaks far more clearly to me
0:40:30 > 0:40:33and to, I think, many people as well.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36I just want to express the music, then I'm happy.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Jackie, how challenging is the step of taking your music
0:40:44 > 0:40:46from the practice room into the concert hall stage?
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Do it in the practice room properly,
0:40:48 > 0:40:53it's not that difficult to take it to the stage, but it still needs
0:40:53 > 0:40:56the willpower on the stage to do it properly
0:40:56 > 0:40:58and the ability to focus more.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00How does it feel when you step onto the stage,
0:41:00 > 0:41:03that magical moment just before you walk out?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05I guess it's a sense of purpose,
0:41:05 > 0:41:08because I'm there to deliver something to the audience
0:41:08 > 0:41:10and I need to do it properly.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14And so, really it's just the music that's occupying all of my mind.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18First we'll hear Jackie's performance of
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Scriabin's Preludes Op 11, Nos 10 and 11.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21APPLAUSE
0:44:25 > 0:44:29Next, Jackie plays Debussy's Prelude from Book II, No. 12,
0:44:29 > 0:44:32Feux d'Artifice, or "Fireworks".
0:44:32 > 0:44:36Debussy wanted just pure feeling in his music
0:44:36 > 0:44:39without being bound to any old laws,
0:44:39 > 0:44:41and this piece is really exciting,
0:44:41 > 0:44:44it's the sound of lights,
0:44:44 > 0:44:49it's the way all this magic can come together in a slightly mystical way.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52In his programme, Jackie also performed Ligeti's Etude No. 4,
0:47:52 > 0:47:55but to end, we're going to hear him play
0:47:55 > 0:47:58Rachmaninov's Etudes-Tableaux, Opus 39, No. 9.
0:48:00 > 0:48:07Rachmaninov's music is very, very rich music, it's music that
0:48:07 > 0:48:12expresses a lot, it's very... almost sophisticated, in a way.
0:48:12 > 0:48:16But at the same the time, it's very plain speaking.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36APPLAUSE
0:50:41 > 0:50:44The audience understandably impressed by Jackie's performance,
0:50:44 > 0:50:46but what did the judges make of it?
0:50:48 > 0:50:53From coming on stage, you're just captivated by him.
0:50:53 > 0:50:57All of the pieces he chose, on paper you'd say maybe there's similarity,
0:50:57 > 0:51:01but actually he really inhabited each of those worlds so, so well.
0:51:01 > 0:51:05He moved me to tears, actually, in one of the Scriabin pieces,
0:51:05 > 0:51:07very special performer.
0:51:07 > 0:51:11Of course there were bits that didn't quite go to plan, I guess,
0:51:11 > 0:51:13but that always happens.
0:51:13 > 0:51:17I did the best I could, so that's good enough for now.
0:51:19 > 0:51:23Jackie Campbell making some fiendishly difficult repertoire seem incredibly easy.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26Alison, you've been talking to him, we know he's a sensitive soul,
0:51:26 > 0:51:29how did that come through in the performance?
0:51:29 > 0:51:31You know what really moved me?
0:51:31 > 0:51:33I felt like he was serving the music,
0:51:33 > 0:51:35it wasn't about him, it was about the composers.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38Especially in the Debussy, I actually had goose pimples,
0:51:38 > 0:51:41because I knew this piece really well, because I just thought,
0:51:41 > 0:51:44"This is taking us out of this space and into another world,
0:51:44 > 0:51:47"this world of fireworks from Debussy." I loved it.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49Well, before we hear the last two performers
0:51:49 > 0:51:52in this keyboard category, let's have a look forward to
0:51:52 > 0:51:55the Grand Final of BBC's Young Musician 2016.
0:51:55 > 0:51:58This year it's taking place at London's Barbican Centre
0:51:58 > 0:51:59on the 15th of May.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02Three finalists will each perform a full concerto
0:52:02 > 0:52:05with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08It's always an incredibly special occasion, and it provides
0:52:08 > 0:52:12a real opportunity to see the next generation of young musical talent.
0:52:12 > 0:52:16You'll be able to watch the final in full, here on BBC Four.
0:52:16 > 0:52:18Later in this programme, we'll catch up with
0:52:18 > 0:52:21the current BBC Young Musician titleholder, Martin James Bartlett,
0:52:21 > 0:52:23and find out what he's been up to
0:52:23 > 0:52:26since that night in Edinburgh almost two years ago.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28But meanwhile, back to the competition,
0:52:28 > 0:52:30and another face you may remember from last time around.
0:52:30 > 0:52:32It's Julian Trevelyan.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46Julian is no stranger to BBC Young Musician,
0:52:46 > 0:52:49having made it to this stage of the competition two years ago.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57He's home-schooled and lives in St Albans.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06There, he can often be found performing, whether in choir
0:53:06 > 0:53:10at St Albans Abbey, or as part of the local theatre group.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12..thus advises thee.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15Remember who commended thy yellow stockings...
0:53:17 > 0:53:18..and wished to see...
0:53:18 > 0:53:20'I've been acting in plays'
0:53:20 > 0:53:23since at least I was seven or before.
0:53:24 > 0:53:28'It's just a different perspective on performance,'
0:53:28 > 0:53:29which I find very interesting.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37So how have these experiences helped Julian prepare for this competition?
0:53:39 > 0:53:40He was confident then,
0:53:40 > 0:53:43but now I think he feels he has reached a stage
0:53:43 > 0:53:46where he can play any piece of music on the piano,
0:53:46 > 0:53:51there are no challenges he can't...try and master.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56I like new challenges, I like new sounds.
0:53:56 > 0:54:00In a performance, I'm always trying to find new paths
0:54:00 > 0:54:04through the characters, through the emotions.
0:54:06 > 0:54:10I'm going to continue exploring the music of every composer
0:54:10 > 0:54:13from here to the sun.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16There is so much out there,
0:54:16 > 0:54:20I don't think I will ever feel satisfied, because...
0:54:20 > 0:54:23there's so much in everything.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32Julian, what do you hope to tell the jury about you as a performer?
0:54:32 > 0:54:36I hope to tell the jury that I am an interesting performer
0:54:36 > 0:54:39with a daring sense of the musicality.
0:54:39 > 0:54:41And how did you choose the repertoire
0:54:41 > 0:54:42for this evening's programme?
0:54:42 > 0:54:46I chose the repertoire to give, like, a varied meal.
0:54:46 > 0:54:50There's courses of different characters and sounds,
0:54:50 > 0:54:54and...just give the audience a fun time.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00APPLAUSE
0:55:02 > 0:55:06The first piece we're going to hear from Julian is Noctuelles,
0:55:06 > 0:55:10or "Moths", by the 20th-century French composer Ravel.
0:58:48 > 0:58:50Julian playing Ravel's Noctuelles,
0:58:50 > 0:58:54and next it's one of Schumann's Fantasie pieces - Warum.
0:58:54 > 0:58:59The Schumann has got interweaving lines, it feels almost
0:58:59 > 0:59:04as though it's a string quartet, with a quartet of singers.
1:02:09 > 1:02:12APPLAUSE
1:02:13 > 1:02:16Julian also played the first movement from Chopin's Sonata No. 2,
1:02:16 > 1:02:21but to finish, it's a piece composed in 1992,
1:02:21 > 1:02:24the first of five etudes in different intervals
1:02:24 > 1:02:25by Nikolai Kapustin.
1:04:10 > 1:04:12APPLAUSE
1:04:15 > 1:04:18A 17-year-old pianist with great flair,
1:04:18 > 1:04:21Julian Trevelyan looking completely comfortable up there on the stage.
1:04:21 > 1:04:24But what do the judges think?
1:04:24 > 1:04:26That was a really impressive programme,
1:04:26 > 1:04:29I mean, he just walked on with all this confidence
1:04:29 > 1:04:33- and just captured everyone. - SHE LAUGHS
1:04:33 > 1:04:36This one-page piece of Schumann called Warum
1:04:36 > 1:04:38was one of the highlights of the evening for me,
1:04:38 > 1:04:44magically played, I think the way he managed to weight all the harmonies,
1:04:44 > 1:04:47he really captured the audience's attention with this piece.
1:04:47 > 1:04:49The audience was very responsive and warm,
1:04:49 > 1:04:53and I think they especially enjoyed the last piece, the Kapustin.
1:04:56 > 1:05:00Julian Trevelyan there giving us a incredible all-round performance.
1:05:00 > 1:05:04I think he's developed astonishingly since he was here two years ago.
1:05:04 > 1:05:06The thing I loved about his playing the most, Clemmie,
1:05:06 > 1:05:08was that he wasn't just playing the notes,
1:05:08 > 1:05:11he was really inside that music, he'd really considered it,
1:05:11 > 1:05:14he understood what he was playing, it was quite remarkable.
1:05:14 > 1:05:16Yeah, not hard to see why he's back again
1:05:16 > 1:05:18two years after being in the final.
1:05:18 > 1:05:20Tremendously stylish performance I thought,
1:05:20 > 1:05:24and I love someone who can conjure that whole soundscape,
1:05:24 > 1:05:28the real spectrum, from wit to gravitas and everything in between.
1:05:28 > 1:05:30Going to be hard to beat, I suspect.
1:05:30 > 1:05:33Well, the last to perform this evening, and the youngest
1:05:33 > 1:05:37across all our category finals this year, is 13-year-old Harvey Lin.
1:05:44 > 1:05:46Harvey, from Bracknell,
1:05:46 > 1:05:49has been playing the piano for the past six years.
1:05:49 > 1:05:53When I was seven-and-a-half, I was at my old school,
1:05:53 > 1:05:57there was a sheet of daytime club lists, and then I saw "piano",
1:05:57 > 1:06:01and I just wanted to try something new.
1:06:04 > 1:06:06I really liked the piano sound,
1:06:06 > 1:06:08you can create all sorts of emotions on the piano.
1:06:08 > 1:06:10If you don't have emotion,
1:06:10 > 1:06:13then it really doesn't make your music come alive.
1:06:16 > 1:06:17And if you want it to come alive,
1:06:17 > 1:06:20then you've got to put your soul into the music.
1:06:27 > 1:06:30At the weekend, Harvey returns home for lessons
1:06:30 > 1:06:33with piano teacher Edita Stankeviciute.
1:06:35 > 1:06:38The lessons are really intensive
1:06:38 > 1:06:42and you have to put all of your focus into it.
1:06:42 > 1:06:46# Bom...bom, bom, bom, bom. #
1:06:46 > 1:06:50But it's really useful, and the advice that my teacher gives,
1:06:50 > 1:06:52it's really helpful.
1:06:57 > 1:07:01To have talent, it's just a gift, isn't it?
1:07:01 > 1:07:06To use talent and to work hard, this is something,
1:07:06 > 1:07:07and Harvey has that something.
1:07:10 > 1:07:14I think my dream is to become a top concert pianist.
1:07:15 > 1:07:18And Harvey takes another step closer to realising his dream,
1:07:18 > 1:07:21as he prepares to play Beethoven's First Piano Concerto
1:07:21 > 1:07:23with the Reading Symphony Orchestra.
1:07:32 > 1:07:35Being the best is one of the things that motivates me.
1:07:35 > 1:07:38I think you have to be the top of the top
1:07:38 > 1:07:40to really stand out in the crowd.
1:07:47 > 1:07:51He's got this musical maturity that seems to come from within him,
1:07:51 > 1:07:53which is really natural.
1:07:53 > 1:07:56It's really genuine, which is very rare for someone that young.
1:07:56 > 1:07:59Isn't he amazing? Absolutely astounding.
1:07:59 > 1:08:02For us it's amazing, because you don't even need to worry about
1:08:02 > 1:08:05being together with him, cos he's such a strong musical personality
1:08:05 > 1:08:08that you just join his musical inspiration.
1:08:10 > 1:08:12Harvey's talent also found him a place
1:08:12 > 1:08:15at the Lang Lang Foundation's Junior Music Camp,
1:08:15 > 1:08:19where he received some advice from the world's most famous pianist.
1:08:19 > 1:08:23The advice Lang Lang gave me was really, really helpful,
1:08:23 > 1:08:26and he's a really good teacher as well, very clear,
1:08:26 > 1:08:30you can understand what he's saying. I think he's really good.
1:08:30 > 1:08:32He's one of my top heroes.
1:08:39 > 1:08:42Harvey, tell us how it feels when you're standing at the side
1:08:42 > 1:08:45of the stage, that split second before you walk on?
1:08:45 > 1:08:49It's a very, very big thrill just to walk on the stage
1:08:49 > 1:08:51with all these people clapping and cheering.
1:08:51 > 1:08:55It makes me feel very happy and also proud of myself,
1:08:55 > 1:08:59and also motivates me to play very nice music for them.
1:09:01 > 1:09:04How did you choose the music and what does it mean to you?
1:09:04 > 1:09:05Well, I chose the Mozart,
1:09:05 > 1:09:08because it is a minor sonata in a minor key,
1:09:08 > 1:09:12so I thought it would be interesting to play a sonata
1:09:12 > 1:09:15that is more dark and gloomy.
1:09:15 > 1:09:17Well, I'm sure Harvey will bring light and joy
1:09:17 > 1:09:19to his performance nonetheless.
1:09:19 > 1:09:22Here he is with the first movement of Mozart's Sonata in C minor.
1:11:20 > 1:11:22APPLAUSE
1:11:22 > 1:11:24Following that Mozart sonata,
1:11:24 > 1:11:27Harvey turns to another titan of the piano repertoire.
1:11:27 > 1:11:31I also chose a piece by Chopin, the Scherzo No. 1.
1:11:31 > 1:11:33It's a very expressive melody
1:11:33 > 1:11:37and I think it contrasts very well with the outer sections.
1:11:37 > 1:11:41Fast, fiery, but also slow and singing.
1:15:55 > 1:16:00Harvey Lin, playing Chopin's Scherzo No. 1 with remarkable maturity.
1:16:00 > 1:16:02To end his performance,
1:16:02 > 1:16:06he plays Rachmaninov's Prelude Opus 32, No. 12.
1:16:06 > 1:16:10I chose the Rachmaninov because it's a very lyrical piece
1:16:10 > 1:16:14and it has a lot of complicated harmony,
1:16:14 > 1:16:17and there's always a very nice, lyrical melody
1:16:17 > 1:16:19singing throughout the whole piece.
1:19:11 > 1:19:14APPLAUSE
1:19:16 > 1:19:20Harvey Lin, bringing this BBC Young Musician Keyboard Final
1:19:20 > 1:19:21to a close.
1:19:25 > 1:19:27Harvey is a great talent, he's only 13 years of age,
1:19:27 > 1:19:30and I especially liked his Chopin's Scherzo.
1:19:30 > 1:19:34Full of brilliance, really, lots of energy.
1:19:34 > 1:19:36The Prelude, at the end,
1:19:36 > 1:19:38that was one of the highlights of the evening, for me.
1:19:38 > 1:19:40That's how I hope I would play that piece,
1:19:40 > 1:19:43with the beautiful, singing melodies.
1:19:43 > 1:19:45Well, after all the preparation,
1:19:45 > 1:19:48it's all been done, and really, just...
1:19:48 > 1:19:52I have to put emotion and enjoy the music and that's what I did.
1:19:52 > 1:19:55I'm really happy with how I played.
1:19:57 > 1:20:00Another astonishingly self-assured performance from Harvey, there.
1:20:00 > 1:20:03He's the youngest across all of the categories.
1:20:03 > 1:20:07Ali, if I shut my eyes, I could not believe I was hearing a 13-year-old.
1:20:07 > 1:20:08He's only been playing for six years,
1:20:08 > 1:20:11but there's something he brings to the music,
1:20:11 > 1:20:13an incredible maturity,
1:20:13 > 1:20:15and he's quite captivating to listen to, don't you think?
1:20:15 > 1:20:18Totally captivating. I was also transfixed by his hands.
1:20:18 > 1:20:20They've obviously all got amazing hands,
1:20:20 > 1:20:22but his were really mesmerising.
1:20:22 > 1:20:24Well, we've now seen all five performers
1:20:24 > 1:20:25in this Keyboard Final.
1:20:25 > 1:20:27You've probably got your favourites.
1:20:27 > 1:20:31I have to say, I would not want to be in the jury's shoes.
1:20:31 > 1:20:32I mean, on any given year,
1:20:32 > 1:20:34any one of them could be going through,
1:20:34 > 1:20:36but there can, of course, only be one winner.
1:20:36 > 1:20:39But while the jury are making the all-important decision,
1:20:39 > 1:20:42we're going to catch up with the current BBC Young Musician,
1:20:42 > 1:20:44Martin James Bartlett.
1:20:44 > 1:20:46A very popular winner in 2014,
1:20:46 > 1:20:49the past two years have seen his life change in many ways.
1:20:49 > 1:20:53MUSIC: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov
1:21:00 > 1:21:04Competing in BBC Young Musician was such an exhilarating experience.
1:21:04 > 1:21:07My first time ever to play with a professional orchestra
1:21:07 > 1:21:10on such a wonderful stage.
1:21:10 > 1:21:12I was so zoned in on what I was doing
1:21:12 > 1:21:16that I had no idea of the cameras at all, moving around.
1:21:16 > 1:21:18And I think once you know a piece so well,
1:21:18 > 1:21:20that it's really ingrained in you,
1:21:20 > 1:21:23there's that capability to just lose yourself in the music.
1:21:23 > 1:21:25APPLAUSE
1:21:25 > 1:21:28It was an unforgettable experience.
1:21:28 > 1:21:31Since being named BBC Young Musician
1:21:31 > 1:21:34Martin has been in huge demand at concert venues across the country,
1:21:34 > 1:21:37and last summer he gave his first-ever performance
1:21:37 > 1:21:40at the biggest classical music festival in the world.
1:21:40 > 1:21:44The Proms debut was an incredibly wonderful experience,
1:21:44 > 1:21:46and to walk out onto the stage of the Royal Albert Hall
1:21:46 > 1:21:50and to see so many people there really does set the nerves a little,
1:21:50 > 1:21:53but at the same time, it's great fun.
1:21:53 > 1:21:56MUSIC: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin
1:22:23 > 1:22:25As well as his busy concert schedule,
1:22:25 > 1:22:29Martin also studies full-time at London's Royal College of Music.
1:22:29 > 1:22:32I'm now studying here, in my second year of my degree,
1:22:32 > 1:22:35with Vanessa Latarche.
1:22:35 > 1:22:37SHE VOCALISES
1:22:37 > 1:22:38I think it's very important
1:22:38 > 1:22:41never to stop your development as a musician,
1:22:41 > 1:22:43and that's what college does so well,
1:22:43 > 1:22:45is that it provides you with the background knowledge
1:22:45 > 1:22:49whilst also allowing you to hone your craft of performing.
1:22:49 > 1:22:51HE PLAYS ENERGETIC PIECE
1:22:55 > 1:22:58I feel very humbled to be invited
1:22:58 > 1:23:00to these concert halls all around the country,
1:23:00 > 1:23:03and I'm definitely sure that BBC Young Musician
1:23:03 > 1:23:05is the reason for that,
1:23:05 > 1:23:08so it's a wonderful platform to really show what you have.
1:23:14 > 1:23:17The unique and wonderful Martin James Bartlett, there.
1:23:17 > 1:23:18Gosh, I find him so inspiring,
1:23:18 > 1:23:21and I'm sure we'll be hearing lots more of him in the future.
1:23:21 > 1:23:24As you can see now, I'm backstage with this year's keyboard finalists,
1:23:24 > 1:23:26and we're just about to hear the announcement.
1:23:26 > 1:23:29First, though, a quick recap of tonight's performances.
1:23:36 > 1:23:38Yuanfan gave a really controlled performance.
1:23:41 > 1:23:44Very professional, he had lots of poise at the piano.
1:23:44 > 1:23:47I especially liked his Prokofiev at the end,
1:23:47 > 1:23:49it was a real blistering account of it.
1:23:54 > 1:23:56Tomoka started off with some Chopin,
1:23:56 > 1:23:59which was very beautiful in its own right,
1:23:59 > 1:24:03but I got the impression slightly she was playing for herself.
1:24:04 > 1:24:06But then she finished with a piece
1:24:06 > 1:24:10by a composer I'd never encountered before.
1:24:10 > 1:24:14She really made the piece build from beginning to end.
1:24:14 > 1:24:17This was probably the most convincing performance
1:24:17 > 1:24:20of a contemporary piece in the concert tonight.
1:24:23 > 1:24:26Jackie has very special qualities.
1:24:26 > 1:24:30He's a very natural player and he let the music speak.
1:24:33 > 1:24:38He communicated to the audience in a very sincere way
1:24:38 > 1:24:41and there were moments that were really touching.
1:24:44 > 1:24:46Julian's programme
1:24:46 > 1:24:49was one of the best-constructed programmes in the evening
1:24:49 > 1:24:52and his Schumann was particularly beautiful, I think -
1:24:52 > 1:24:54he really held me there.
1:24:56 > 1:24:59He finished off with another of these pieces I've never encountered,
1:24:59 > 1:25:01and it looked horrendously difficult
1:25:01 > 1:25:02from following the music in the score.
1:25:04 > 1:25:07It made my right hand ache just to look at the music,
1:25:07 > 1:25:09never mind trying to play it,
1:25:09 > 1:25:11but he seemed to be coping all right
1:25:11 > 1:25:13and giving it a sense of fun.
1:25:17 > 1:25:19Harvey - incredible young musician.
1:25:19 > 1:25:23All the way through he projected this real calm,
1:25:23 > 1:25:26that kind of ability to be happy with yourself.
1:25:29 > 1:25:31Maybe the programme was something
1:25:31 > 1:25:33that one would expect from a competition,
1:25:33 > 1:25:37and I would have liked to see him choose something more unusual,
1:25:37 > 1:25:40potentially, but he delivered it all to such a high level.
1:25:44 > 1:25:47It was an unforgettable evening. The standard was exceptionally high.
1:25:47 > 1:25:49It was great to experience,
1:25:49 > 1:25:53we were really privileged to just sit there and listen.
1:25:53 > 1:25:55APPLAUSE
1:25:55 > 1:25:57So here is chair of the jury, Dobrinka Tabakova,
1:25:57 > 1:26:01to announce the winner of this BBC Young Musician Keyboard Final.
1:26:01 > 1:26:04My colleague adjudicators and I would like to thank
1:26:04 > 1:26:07tonight's contestants for a spectacular evening.
1:26:07 > 1:26:09The level was exceptionally high.
1:26:09 > 1:26:13It was really rather difficult, but it gives me great pleasure
1:26:13 > 1:26:18to announce the winner of the BBC Young Musician 2016 Keyboard Final
1:26:18 > 1:26:20is Jackie Campbell.
1:26:20 > 1:26:23APPLAUSE
1:26:38 > 1:26:40Jackie stood out immediately.
1:26:40 > 1:26:43There was just something really unique about him.
1:26:43 > 1:26:45He interpreted the works his own way,
1:26:45 > 1:26:49it's his style and he had something to say to us as well.
1:26:49 > 1:26:51I found his performance really moving.
1:26:51 > 1:26:54Jackie, congratulations. That's fantastic.
1:26:54 > 1:26:56You played so wonderfully. How are you feeling?
1:26:56 > 1:26:58I don't know, to be honest!
1:26:58 > 1:27:02I just...I just played and I didn't expect anything.
1:27:02 > 1:27:03We all did our best,
1:27:03 > 1:27:06and I think... I...
1:27:06 > 1:27:08I think we're all really special.
1:27:08 > 1:27:12Well, I can't speak for myself, I take that back, actually!
1:27:12 > 1:27:15You must be so pleased. I'm so thrilled for you, well done.
1:27:15 > 1:27:17Thank you.
1:27:17 > 1:27:19APPLAUSE
1:27:19 > 1:27:22Huge congratulations to Jackie Campbell.
1:27:22 > 1:27:24We'll be seeing him again in four weeks' time,
1:27:24 > 1:27:26when he performs in the semifinal
1:27:26 > 1:27:28with the other four category winners.
1:27:28 > 1:27:30They'll all be after those three coveted places
1:27:30 > 1:27:34in the Grand Final of BBC Young Musician 2016.
1:27:34 > 1:27:37Tonight really has been a fantastic night of music-making, hasn't it?
1:27:37 > 1:27:40And a wonderful way to kick off this year's competition.
1:27:40 > 1:27:42A reminder that if you'd like to hear and see
1:27:42 > 1:27:45the performances in full, you can do so on our website -
1:27:45 > 1:27:48bbc.co.uk/youngmusician.
1:27:48 > 1:27:51We'll be back again next Friday for the woodwind category final,
1:27:51 > 1:27:53so hope you can join us, then.
1:27:53 > 1:27:56Meanwhile, from all of us here in Cardiff, goodnight.
1:27:59 > 1:28:01We'll definitely see fireworks.
1:28:01 > 1:28:05I still can't believe that I got this far.
1:28:05 > 1:28:06I just love playing the saxophone,
1:28:06 > 1:28:10and to be able to play in the competition is brilliant.
1:28:10 > 1:28:13Being on stage, it's just the rush.
1:28:13 > 1:28:16What a privilege to hear such accomplished performers.
1:28:16 > 1:28:18The whole audience was with her.
1:28:18 > 1:28:20Sensational.