0:00:02 > 0:00:06Last week, BBC Young Musician began with an exhilarating keyboard final,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10but deciding on a winner proved far from easy.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13It was an unforgettable evening. The standard was exceptionally high.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17In the end, 15-year-old Jackie Campbell won the day
0:00:17 > 0:00:20and claimed the first of five places in the semifinal.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Tonight the focus is on woodwind.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35We'll be hearing five more supremely talented young performers
0:00:35 > 0:00:37in this, the second of our category finals,
0:00:37 > 0:00:41here at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44To reach this stage of the competition requires talent,
0:00:44 > 0:00:46combined with many, many hours of practice.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49All of tonight's competitors will now be hoping to give that winning
0:00:49 > 0:00:52performance, which will earn them a place in the semifinal.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Welcome to BBC Young Musician 2016.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Tonight it's all about the girls!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Our all-female line-up includes three flautists,
0:01:23 > 0:01:25one saxophonist and a recorder player.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Unlike last week's keyboard final,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30we have three very different instruments to hear tonight,
0:01:30 > 0:01:32each with their own individual characteristics.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34There's also a wide range of repertoire to enjoy,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36from Telemann to Dutilleux.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39I think we're in for another spellbinding evening of music.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42We certainly are, and our finalists will be giving their all
0:01:42 > 0:01:46as they continue their challenge for the BBC Young Musician 2016 title.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53Woodwind has been represented in the last two BBC Young Musician finals,
0:01:53 > 0:01:55a recorder player on both occasions.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58But, since the competition began back in 1978,
0:01:58 > 0:02:02only three from this category have won the overall title -
0:02:02 > 0:02:05oboe player Nicholas Daniel,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07clarinettist Emma Johnson,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09and ten years ago, Mark Simpson,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11also a clarinet player.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21If any of tonight's finalists do go on to join that distinguished list,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24they'll do so with a new instrument, flute, saxophone or recorder.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31One of the really lovely things about BBC Young Musician is
0:02:31 > 0:02:33that all the competitors talk about how they've watched it
0:02:33 > 0:02:35in the past and have been really inspired.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Ali, you and I took part in this competition
0:02:37 > 0:02:40when we were younger and, for me, I used to watch it religiously.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42These people were like my heroes.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43Yes, I was glued to it, as well.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45I remember so clearly when Helen Vollam won the brass final.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48I just watched every second of what she was doing.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50And, of course, who could forget the amazing Peter Moore
0:02:50 > 0:02:53winning the whole competition at the age of 12.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02It's so important for a young performer
0:03:02 > 0:03:04to have something to aspire to, and for nearly 40 years,
0:03:04 > 0:03:06this competition has been just that.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Well, hopefully, some of you at home will be inspired to take up
0:03:09 > 0:03:11an instrument or practise even harder after hearing
0:03:11 > 0:03:14tonight's brilliant finalists.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17This is how they made it to this stage of the competition.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23The search for the next BBC Young Musician began last year.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Nearly 450 young people entered across five categories -
0:03:27 > 0:03:29keyboard,
0:03:29 > 0:03:30percussion,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32brass,
0:03:32 > 0:03:33strings
0:03:33 > 0:03:35and woodwind.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38To enter they must be Grade 8 or equivalent,
0:03:38 > 0:03:40so the standard is already set high.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43It takes months,
0:03:43 > 0:03:47sometimes years to really perfect the skills that are required.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50One thing in common that the competitors will have
0:03:50 > 0:03:52is a determination.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55The pressure, I hope, is a positive pressure.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58This, of course, is a tremendous platform for them to experience
0:03:58 > 0:04:01some of what it is to be a professional musician.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Following two rounds of auditions in front of expert panels,
0:04:05 > 0:04:0825 were selected for these finals,
0:04:08 > 0:04:10five in each category.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Tonight's finalists are...
0:04:18 > 0:04:20..17-year-old Lucy Driver,
0:04:20 > 0:04:23the first of three flautists.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I didn't think I'd get this far.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28There are so many amazing people that are playing in the concert,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30so, I'm just so honoured to be part of it.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I've just really enjoyed having something so big
0:04:36 > 0:04:39to work towards because it's really pushed my technique
0:04:39 > 0:04:41and my performance skill even further.
0:04:44 > 0:04:4717-year-old saxophonist, Jess Gillam.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49You may remember her from two years ago,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52when she also made the woodwind final.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55It's brilliant to be back. I enjoyed it so much last time.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03I would say I'm quite competitive with myself.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Even after a performance that I know has gone well,
0:05:06 > 0:05:10still I'm not 100% happy and I don't think any musician ever is.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Flautist Marie Sato, who's 15 and based in London.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21I feel excited, but then, I kind of feel a bit nervous, obviously,
0:05:21 > 0:05:23because then I'll be playing in front of loads of people
0:05:23 > 0:05:25and it's probably more than the amount of people
0:05:25 > 0:05:27I've played in front of as a soloist,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31so it will be a new experience for me but, yes, I'm really excited.
0:05:32 > 0:05:3718-year-old recorder player Polly Bartlett, who's from Bournemouth.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38It feels surreal, to be honest.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41I can't believe that it's finally arrived, but I'm so excited.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42There are, of course, some nerves
0:05:42 > 0:05:44and seeing all the other contestants here,
0:05:44 > 0:05:46it makes you realise it's happening right now,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48but as soon as I get on the stage and really get going,
0:05:48 > 0:05:52I can't wait. It's going to be amazing.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54And, finally, our third flautist of the evening,
0:05:54 > 0:05:5615-year-old Joanne Lee,
0:05:56 > 0:06:00who comes from South Korea and now lives in Manchester.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04I'm nervous, but I'm also really excited
0:06:04 > 0:06:09and it's just like I still can't believe that I got this far
0:06:09 > 0:06:11and I just want to enjoy myself.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17It's an interesting line-up, isn't it, Ali?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19None of the usual woodwind suspects are there.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22No oboes, no clarinets, no bassoons. What's going on?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24I know, it is interesting, but the thing is,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27I'm sure that one of the players there, the recorder player,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29was probably influenced by these wonderful players
0:06:29 > 0:06:32that we had in the last two grand finals.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35And saying that, we do have three wonderful flautists
0:06:35 > 0:06:38and a fantastic saxophonist that we heard last time
0:06:38 > 0:06:42and so there is quite a nice variety of instruments there
0:06:42 > 0:06:45and, of course, we did have those instruments in the earlier rounds,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48so we'll just wait for them to come through over the years ahead.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Absolutely. Well, there's no doubt that for all of tonight's performers,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54this final is the culmination of immense hard work and dedication,
0:06:54 > 0:06:55not to mention, of course,
0:06:55 > 0:06:57the support of their family and teachers,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00many of whom are here in Cardiff to cheer them on
0:07:00 > 0:07:01as they face our panel of experts.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Tonight's judges are
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Pamela Thorby, a leading recorder soloist and teacher.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11We'll definitely see fireworks,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14but I also want to see some stillness
0:07:14 > 0:07:16and some poetry in their playing.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Adam Walker,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22a former woodwind finalist in this competition
0:07:22 > 0:07:26and now principal flautist with the London Symphony Orchestra.
0:07:26 > 0:07:32I want to see five very different personalities coming through
0:07:32 > 0:07:35and a level of technical assurance
0:07:35 > 0:07:38which enables the performer to give interesting
0:07:38 > 0:07:41and individual performances.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46And chair of the jury, composer Dobrinka Tabakova.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Ultimately, what I'll be looking for is that ability
0:07:49 > 0:07:52to read the composer's intentions,
0:07:52 > 0:07:53to inhabit the music
0:07:53 > 0:07:55and to make it their own
0:07:55 > 0:07:59in the heightened atmosphere of cameras, audience, action,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01to manage to soar above that
0:08:01 > 0:08:05and deliver a really effortless performance.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08So, that's who our woodwind finalists have to impress.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12After months of preparation, the moment is finally here.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15And with friends, family and teachers in the audience,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18there's a real sense of excitement and anticipation.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23So, it's time to meet the first performer in this woodwind final.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26And she is 17-year-old flautist, Lucy Driver.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Lucy is in her final year at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43I do lots of chamber music.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Working with string players is quite interesting.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48As soon as you can share it with other people,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51it's much more, sort of, living.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55As well as a busy musical and academic schedule,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Lucy's also head girl.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Part of the job involves helping out the younger students.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06I'm just helping some of the Year 8s with their prep.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08It's quite fun to get to know the younger ones.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14And it's just that relationship that I think is really helpful for them,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16cos I think they have to grow up
0:09:16 > 0:09:19quite quickly when they are at Chet's because it's so busy.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23It's nice for me, as well, just to see the other side of the school.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Every few weeks, Lucy returns home to her family near Stroud,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36in rural Gloucestershire.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39When I come home, it just feels completely different.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42The whole landscape and everything is so different to Manchester.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45And I don't have the sound of the train station
0:09:45 > 0:09:49or some violinist playing in their room next to me or...
0:09:49 > 0:09:51You know, just the sounds of the city
0:09:51 > 0:09:54and the sounds of the countryside are so different.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56I really like the contrast.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Lucy loves coming home just for a little bit of tranquillity.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I think her life at Chet's is very busy
0:10:07 > 0:10:10and coming home is a peace haven for her.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Even when she's at home,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Lucy still has to put in quite a few hours of practice.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23My family aren't musical at all but they don't push me with my music.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26I think it has to come from me, but I find that quite helpful
0:10:26 > 0:10:29because I'm not feeling the pressure when I'm at home.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36She's worked relentlessly hard to be the best she can be.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Everything she's done has just sort of added to her experience
0:10:39 > 0:10:41and her enjoyment of her music.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45It's nice when I have to do all my technical practice
0:10:45 > 0:10:48just to look out and feel a bit more heartened about it.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52And I suppose some inspiration comes from the landscape, as well.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Lucy, tell me what it is about performing that you enjoy so much?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03It's just the rush of being on stage
0:11:03 > 0:11:06and people appreciating what you're doing
0:11:06 > 0:11:11and having worked so hard up to the performance to get it to that stage.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15You know, it feels so amazing to just play it
0:11:15 > 0:11:17and show what you can do.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18And how does it feel
0:11:18 > 0:11:20now you've got through to this stage of the competition?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23It's going to be so different to any performance I've ever done before
0:11:23 > 0:11:27because of all the cameras and sound and everything.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30I just think it's such an exciting experience I've not had before.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Opening this woodwind final,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Lucy has chosen to perform an entirely French programme.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41First is an elegant suite de trois morceaux by Godard,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44which evokes the salons of the Belle Epoque.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47I really enjoy playing that because it's the lighter side of the flute.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52Music of this time, because it was played in small salons,
0:11:52 > 0:11:54it kind of changed music so that it was more intimate
0:11:54 > 0:11:58and more subtle, and that, for me, defines the French style.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52The first movement is very fun and bubbly,
0:13:52 > 0:13:53but the second movement is much stiller.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56It's an idyll about the countryside.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59It's just so tranquil and beautiful.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24APPLAUSE
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Lucy continues her all-French programme
0:15:31 > 0:15:34with a technically demanding work, Sonatine by Dutilleux.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38The music is so idiosyncratic.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Dutilleux was such a perfectionist
0:15:40 > 0:15:43and so it's so perfectly, meticulously formed,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45so it falls perfectly.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47It's just such interesting music to play.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20APPLAUSE
0:19:20 > 0:19:24A very refined and expressive performance from Lucy Driver,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26opening this woodwind final.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Lucy had a lovely cool and calm sense of control on stage,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40and I loved her lyrical high notes,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43particularly at the end of phrases. It was beautiful.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47Lucy had so much presence and so much confidence on stage,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50and there were these beautiful lines in the Goddard
0:19:50 > 0:19:52that she just carved and sang through.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57I'm not really sure how it went, but I'm happy with my performance.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Lucy Driver, giving us incredible virtuosity in the Dutilleux.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06I also thought she had a beautiful sense of line in the Goddard.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10I thought she had a natural sense of what was happening with the phrases.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I absolutely loved the way she transported us back there.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15For me, I was there, I was in the Belle Epoque salon,
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I was completely with her.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20She obviously loves French repertoire and she's incredibly good
0:20:20 > 0:20:23at teasing out its nuances and its elegance. Very, very elegant player.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27I wonder, do you think it was varied enough as repertoire goes?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29We shall see, let's see what the jury think.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Well, she certainly set the bar incredibly high.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Let's meet our next finalist - 17-year-old Jess Gillam -
0:20:35 > 0:20:38who you may remember reached this stage two years ago.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53BBC Young Musician 2014 was one of the best experiences
0:20:53 > 0:20:55I've had musically.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Being able to watch the performance last time,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01being able to watch it back and see where parts went wrong or where
0:21:01 > 0:21:05I wasn't as happy with it, that was really useful to be able to do.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Since the competition last time, I've been working on keeping
0:21:17 > 0:21:20more control and being able to control a performance more.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22So, hopefully, it works out.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28To help with her preparations,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Jess has called upon celebrated saxophonist John Harle.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- So, all a little bit more assertive. - OK.- OK.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49John is mainly about personality.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Everything you play has to be full of character and full of energy.
0:21:58 > 0:22:05Jess is possibly the most motivated young person I've ever come across.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Her dedication, her will to work
0:22:07 > 0:22:11and her will to understand the music she's playing.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Having left school to concentrate on her music,
0:22:13 > 0:22:15she is very active in arranging and promoting
0:22:15 > 0:22:18her own annual concert series.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Jess is an instigator. She makes projects happen.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Of all the qualities that a musician needs, there's a toughness,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28an ability to learn from your own mistakes,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31to keep producing, to keep generating things,
0:22:31 > 0:22:35and she does that absolutely all the time.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39She's actually a genuine ambassador for the saxophone
0:22:39 > 0:22:42and all that the saxophone stands for.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48At the weekend, Jess attends the Junior Royal Northern College
0:22:48 > 0:22:50of Music in Manchester.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57At the moment, I'm working on a concerto
0:22:57 > 0:22:58with a symphony orchestra.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03I've been working on it for about four weeks
0:23:03 > 0:23:06so you really get inside it with a conductor
0:23:06 > 0:23:09and you really know all of the orchestral parts.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18I'll start at the senior college full-time this September.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20I've loved going to the junior college,
0:23:20 > 0:23:23so being able to go there and play music more,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25and meet other people of other instruments
0:23:25 > 0:23:29and that also play saxophone, I'm really looking forward to it.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36How does it feel to back again in the category finals?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39It's brilliant to be back. I enjoyed it so much last time,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41so to be back and doing it again is brilliant.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Would you say that you're competitive with yourself
0:23:44 > 0:23:46more than the other finalists?
0:23:46 > 0:23:52Yeah, and having last time to compare to is really useful
0:23:52 > 0:23:55and the saxophone, it's so different to a recorder or a flute.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Well, every instrument's different
0:23:57 > 0:23:59but I just want to go and play
0:23:59 > 0:24:02how I enjoy playing and how I'd like to present the pieces.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03That's what's most important to me.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08APPLAUSE
0:24:09 > 0:24:12The first piece is Pequena Czarda by Pedro Itturalde.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18It's definitely inspired by the famous Csardas.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23It's Hungarian folk music.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26It's a really fun piece to play, and quite a dramatic opening.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00As a contrast to that flamboyant, Gypsy-style Csardas,
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Jess then moves on to a rather melancholic reverie
0:27:03 > 0:27:05called Fujiko by Andy Scott.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17It's inspired by a Japanese lady called Fujiko.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21This beautiful - quite dark in places - emotional tune.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35APPLAUSE
0:31:43 > 0:31:47The final piece will be the first movement of the Phil Woods Sonata.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51It's a piece that fuses the elements of classical music
0:31:51 > 0:31:55and jazz music together, and it's a chance to show the jazz side of
0:31:55 > 0:31:59saxophone playing and the classical side in one piece, which is great.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35APPLAUSE
0:35:36 > 0:35:41Jess, ending her programme with a jazz-infused sonata by Phil Woods.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56I thought that Jess just owned the stage.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58That kind of natural musicianship
0:35:58 > 0:36:00is really, really refreshing
0:36:00 > 0:36:02and wonderful to see.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05Jess had that fantastic, lovely freedom both physically
0:36:05 > 0:36:08and musically, as well.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10She's an absolute firecracker of a performer.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13I absolutely loved the Fujiko, which was magical.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17It really, really moved me, and her breath control was incredible.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20I can't believe I've finished it,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24after months of building up and practising insane amounts,
0:36:24 > 0:36:28you know, and going into the pieces in so much detail
0:36:28 > 0:36:31and rehearsing and practising, and rehearsing and practising.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33I'm glad I've played and enjoyed it.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Jess Gillam. I could just watch her all night.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Such a fantastic performance, such a stylish player,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44a consummate musician and a force of nature out there on stage.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- The audience loved her, didn't they? - They did, they really did.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49I heard her two years ago and she was a real frontrunner then,
0:36:49 > 0:36:51but now, I'd say she's a complete musician.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53I mean, she's like a professional.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55To be honest, Clemmie, I was thinking,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58"How can I organise a concert with her?" She's amazing.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Oh, I would be in the front row, cheerleading for the two of you!
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Now, we've heard two very impressive performances from Lucy and Jess.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Still to come, 18-year-old Polly Bartlett on the recorder
0:37:07 > 0:37:10and 15-year-old flautist, Joanne Lee.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12First, though, it's another flute player -
0:37:12 > 0:37:1415-year-old Marie Sato from London.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Marie is currently joint principal flautist
0:37:26 > 0:37:28with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain,
0:37:28 > 0:37:32which brings together over 160 of the finest young musicians
0:37:32 > 0:37:34from around the country.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40I like it because you get to meet everyone else
0:37:40 > 0:37:43who's really passionate about music, as well.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46And it's really nice to be able to share ideas.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51I think it's one of the...
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Hopefully, one of the first stepping stones for me
0:37:53 > 0:37:55for my professional career as a flautist.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59I want to become a professional musician in an orchestra.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Marie's love of musical collaboration
0:38:04 > 0:38:06continues at the Henrietta Barnett School where,
0:38:06 > 0:38:08in between studying for her GCSEs,
0:38:08 > 0:38:12she established a flute duo with her close friend Anna.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17I like playing with Anna because I can communicate with her
0:38:17 > 0:38:19in a way that words don't won't you communicate.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25It's important to be on the same wavelength because otherwise
0:38:25 > 0:38:28you wouldn't breathe the same so you'd come in differently.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Your note links would be different so the end would be really messy.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37I like the flute because the sound is really nice
0:38:37 > 0:38:40and I like the tone of it because it's quite light
0:38:40 > 0:38:42but then you can make it really heavy and dark.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Once a week, Marie makes her way to the Royal College of Music
0:38:49 > 0:38:53Junior Department where she plays in yet more orchestras and ensembles.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55This is what I've prepared.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59The Royal College is also home to her teacher, Simon Channing.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05I've found his lessons really, really inspiring
0:39:05 > 0:39:07because he is really good at playing.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Just...just in general. He's just really good.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Do you know what I mean? Try that. 'She's a very natural flautist.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21'She's incredibly quick in terms of working things out.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24'You usually have to say something once.'
0:39:24 > 0:39:27She's an interesting character because she's self contained and...
0:39:27 > 0:39:29I mean, she's very responsive in the lessons.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32You'll say something and there'll be quite a serious...
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Then you'll say something quirky and she'll just look at you and smile.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Last line, and don't even try and be tasteful. Try and experiment.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40There's a very lively sense of humour there,
0:39:40 > 0:39:43in spite of the kind of serious work that we're doing.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48And it's this work that Marie hopes will help her
0:39:48 > 0:39:51as she steps onto the Young Musician stage.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Being in the orchestra, as a flute, you're behind the strings
0:39:54 > 0:39:57so you have this bit of a guard between me
0:39:57 > 0:39:59and the audience whereas if you're playing a solo piece,
0:39:59 > 0:40:02it's quite different and I get a bit nervous sometimes,
0:40:02 > 0:40:04and it's quite scary.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07But then I also enjoy it because I'm sharing the music
0:40:07 > 0:40:10and my thoughts and everything with the audience.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12So, I get to convey all my feelings
0:40:12 > 0:40:15and the stuff I want to say to them through music.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23What do you hope to achieve from being in this competition this year?
0:40:23 > 0:40:26It gives you opportunities to perform in front of audiences,
0:40:26 > 0:40:28whether it be one judge, or three,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31or an entire audience like this time.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33And it's also nice because you can get feedback
0:40:33 > 0:40:35and you can improve upon what you've done.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Of course, in this competition you're performing as a soloist.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Can you describe some of the differences between playing
0:40:40 > 0:40:43as an orchestral flute player and standing on the stage alone?
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Playing in an orchestra you have the support of everyone else.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49For example, if you're playing in the NYO, then you have the support
0:40:49 > 0:40:51of about 160 other people, so it's kind of nice.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55Whereas if you're playing on your own then you have to make
0:40:55 > 0:40:57the entire piece interesting because you have to provide
0:40:57 > 0:41:00all of the colour and the differences in dynamics.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06APPLAUSE
0:41:06 > 0:41:10So, what should we listen out for in the Hamburger Sonata by CPE Bach?
0:41:10 > 0:41:14CPE Bach wrote it after he left the court of Frederick the Great,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17and so he wasn't bound by the rules of the court,
0:41:17 > 0:41:21so he was free to write long melodic lines and stuff.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30Through the music, he conveys a sense of being very free and joyous.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56APPLAUSE
0:44:57 > 0:45:00Marie moves on now to a mid-20th century piece,
0:45:00 > 0:45:04Sonatine by French composer Pierre Sancan.
0:45:04 > 0:45:08The opening's quite mysterious, but then, there's little
0:45:08 > 0:45:12bits of staccato and stuff and so there's little bits of light in it.
0:51:05 > 0:51:07APPLAUSE
0:51:15 > 0:51:17Sancan's Sonatine.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19A lovely way to end that programme from Marie.
0:51:26 > 0:51:32Marie, for her age, is astounding. She has a real talent there.
0:51:32 > 0:51:35She seems to just be able to do everything so easily.
0:51:35 > 0:51:37For me, she's one to watch.
0:51:37 > 0:51:40Marie had such immaculate preparation for her pieces
0:51:40 > 0:51:43and she obviously has such huge potential as a player in the future.
0:51:43 > 0:51:47Only 15 and can already play the flute like that is incredible.
0:51:47 > 0:51:50I felt that went really good, and it was actually really nice
0:51:50 > 0:51:52because everyone was there listening to you and, yeah,
0:51:52 > 0:51:55it was a really nice supportive atmosphere.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00Two wonderfully contrasting works there by Marie Sato.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03I loved the way that she played this Parisian piece.
0:52:03 > 0:52:05I felt that it was very different,
0:52:05 > 0:52:07in the sound world, to the first piece.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09I felt that she had really considered that
0:52:09 > 0:52:12and her tone quality - incredibly clear and dazzling.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15The CPE Bach, I know at this time he demanded of his music
0:52:15 > 0:52:18that it touched the heart and awakened the passions.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20Let's hope she's done this for the jury tonight.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23Indeed. I was struck by the fact that we know that she's a really
0:52:23 > 0:52:26experienced orchestral player, and she was nervous about being
0:52:26 > 0:52:29a soloist, this isn't something she normally gets to do.
0:52:29 > 0:52:31And she was worried about not having anything between her
0:52:31 > 0:52:34and the audience but I think she was really enjoying herself out there.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36She's a very composed, quite internalised player,
0:52:36 > 0:52:38but I thought she brought out, as you say,
0:52:38 > 0:52:40really beautiful sound and tone.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42There we are, we've heard three of them.
0:52:42 > 0:52:44There are still two performers to come tonight.
0:52:44 > 0:52:48First, a quick word about the grand final of BBC Young Musician 2016.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51This year, it's taking place at the Barbican Hall in London
0:52:51 > 0:52:53on the 15th of May.
0:52:53 > 0:52:57In the run-up, the three finalists will get to meet acclaimed violinist
0:52:57 > 0:53:00and BBC Young Musician ambassador Nicola Benedetti,
0:53:00 > 0:53:04herself a former winner of the competition.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06And in the final itself, they'll be performing
0:53:06 > 0:53:10with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Mark Wigglesworth.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14You'll be able to see the whole thing in full here on BBC FOUR.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Meanwhile, it's back to tonight and the next performer -
0:53:16 > 0:53:1918-year-old recorder player, Polly Bartlett.
0:53:25 > 0:53:29Recorder player Polly is also an accomplished oboe player...
0:53:31 > 0:53:34..but since joining the Combined Cadet Force Band
0:53:34 > 0:53:37at Bournemouth School she's picked up yet another instrument.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39I actually play the bass drum when we're marching on parade,
0:53:39 > 0:53:41which is so different to the oboe and recorder.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43I kind of got lugged onto it because they were,
0:53:43 > 0:53:45"Oh, you know, you have good rhythm."
0:53:45 > 0:53:48It's so different to lots of things I do, even though it is music.
0:53:48 > 0:53:51You know, it obviously gives you the military side of things
0:53:51 > 0:53:53but I love it and it's great fun.
0:53:56 > 0:53:59Being Deputy Captain of the school keeps Polly busy,
0:53:59 > 0:54:03but she's found the perfect hideaway to practise the recorder.
0:54:03 > 0:54:07She's actually got her own practice room which she took over
0:54:07 > 0:54:08shortly after she arrived,
0:54:08 > 0:54:10and it's become known as "Polly's Office"
0:54:10 > 0:54:13because if anybody's looking for her, that's where we'll find her.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16What's lovely about Polly is she's so talented herself
0:54:16 > 0:54:18but she's also very, very willing
0:54:18 > 0:54:21to help our youngest students and to coach them.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24They all aspire to reach her standards, which is lovely.
0:54:25 > 0:54:28Polly entered the competition on oboe and recorder
0:54:28 > 0:54:30but it's the recorder that earned her a place
0:54:30 > 0:54:32in these category finals.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34To me, being able to play such amazing repertoire
0:54:34 > 0:54:37from early Baroque to some really, really modern stuff,
0:54:37 > 0:54:38in all the different kinds of recorders,
0:54:38 > 0:54:41there's five different recorders you can play on,
0:54:41 > 0:54:43that's an opportunity that you get with a recorder
0:54:43 > 0:54:46that you might not get with other instruments.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51Polly plays a range of recorders
0:54:51 > 0:54:54which will be showcased in her category final performance.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00This is the treble recorder and it's used for lots
0:55:00 > 0:55:03of the kind of alto, middle range of the recorder family.
0:55:03 > 0:55:07It's used a lot in the Baroque period, particularly by composers
0:55:07 > 0:55:10such as Vivaldi and Barsanti and even Sammartini.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12But it's got a really nice range and not too high, not too low,
0:55:12 > 0:55:14which pleases lots of people.
0:55:14 > 0:55:17You then also have the sopranino which is the smallest of the family.
0:55:17 > 0:55:19I love using this recorder because it's used for all
0:55:19 > 0:55:22the kind of flashy, showpiecey, classical period pieces.
0:55:25 > 0:55:27It's a lot of fun to play, I'm not going to lie.
0:55:27 > 0:55:29Then you've got the descant recorder.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31It quite often is written in quite simple melodies
0:55:31 > 0:55:33but you can play around with them,
0:55:33 > 0:55:35add lots of ornamentation which I really like.
0:55:35 > 0:55:36It goes also quite high but it fits in-between
0:55:36 > 0:55:38the sopranino and the treble.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43'I love playing the recorder.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46'To see that reaction when you play to people
0:55:46 > 0:55:47'and also to get the sound from'
0:55:47 > 0:55:50just what some people class as a piece of wood is, to me,
0:55:50 > 0:55:51amazing and I love it.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59So, Polly, the recorder has made it through to the grand final
0:55:59 > 0:56:02of BBC Young Musician for the last two competitions in a row.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04How much did this inspire you to enter?
0:56:04 > 0:56:07It really inspired me to enter because I almost didn't think about
0:56:07 > 0:56:09the recorder being an instrument in BBC Young Musician,
0:56:09 > 0:56:12obviously because for the past two competitions
0:56:12 > 0:56:13that was the first time it had appeared.
0:56:13 > 0:56:17Being a recorder player myself, seeing them on the television almost
0:56:17 > 0:56:19was like, "Wow, I've got to enter and have a chance myself."
0:56:19 > 0:56:22And getting to this round is amazing and I just can't wait,
0:56:22 > 0:56:24- I'm so excited.- And, of course, it's hard to compare the different
0:56:24 > 0:56:28instruments in the woodwind category final, they're all so different,
0:56:28 > 0:56:30but how much do you feel that you're a champion of the recorder
0:56:30 > 0:56:33and you have to make it stand up against these other instruments?
0:56:33 > 0:56:36I do really want to make people realise that it is
0:56:36 > 0:56:38a proper instrument, that you can show so much repertoire,
0:56:38 > 0:56:41and that's what I've really tried to show in my programme,
0:56:41 > 0:56:43that it's so versatile and there are so many different ways
0:56:43 > 0:56:47that you can portray that and that's what I'm really passionate about.
0:56:48 > 0:56:51APPLAUSE
0:56:51 > 0:56:53Polly begins on the descant recorder
0:56:53 > 0:56:58with a piece by the Italian composer, Girolamo Frescobaldi.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00'The music itself looks quite simple,
0:57:00 > 0:57:03'but the composer would've expected someone to add in their own
0:57:03 > 0:57:06'ornamentation and divisions and every performance can be'
0:57:06 > 0:57:08different because you can muck around with the timings
0:57:08 > 0:57:12and the little added bits and it's great fun, it's really good.
1:00:33 > 1:00:35Polly now moves on to the treble recorder,
1:00:35 > 1:00:40to play a virtuosic sonata by Francesco Barsanti.
1:00:40 > 1:00:41'It really highlights
1:00:41 > 1:00:43'the late Italian Baroque side of the recorder repertoire.'
1:00:43 > 1:00:46The ornamentation from the Frescobaldi is now completely
1:00:46 > 1:00:49written into the part and the music looks much more complicated
1:00:49 > 1:00:50and virtuosic.
1:03:07 > 1:03:10Polly also performed L'oiseau Du Bois
1:03:10 > 1:03:12on the tiny sopranino recorder.
1:03:16 > 1:03:19But to end, we're going to hear her in a contemporary piece,
1:03:19 > 1:03:21by the German composer Annette Ziegenmeyer.
1:03:23 > 1:03:26'I'll be playing completely on my own,
1:03:26 > 1:03:28'however I'll be playing into a microphone
1:03:28 > 1:03:29'which then goes through a delay box,
1:03:29 > 1:03:33'so therefore it sounds like two different recorder players playing.'
1:05:50 > 1:05:54APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
1:05:57 > 1:06:01Polly Bartlett, a fantastic showcase for the recorder.
1:06:12 > 1:06:14Polly had wonderful stage presence.
1:06:14 > 1:06:18She was just so engaging and she really just came out
1:06:18 > 1:06:19and presented to everyone.
1:06:19 > 1:06:22It was a very confident and polished performance.
1:06:22 > 1:06:26It was great to hear the mixture of repertoire that Polly came up with.
1:06:26 > 1:06:28It's so nice to hear pieces with electronics,
1:06:28 > 1:06:32something a bit different than just the standard pieces with piano.
1:06:32 > 1:06:34It was great, I just can't believe...!
1:06:34 > 1:06:37I'm kind of lost for words. I had... I was so nervous beforehand
1:06:37 > 1:06:40and then, I got there and, actually, after a minute it was all sorted
1:06:40 > 1:06:41and I just felt,
1:06:41 > 1:06:43"Wow, this is an experience that I'm never going to forget."
1:06:43 > 1:06:46And whatever happens, I'm just never going for...
1:06:46 > 1:06:47I can't even get my words out!
1:06:47 > 1:06:50Never going to forget it, that's for sure.
1:06:50 > 1:06:52Yeah, it was brilliant, I loved it.
1:06:54 > 1:06:56Polly Bartlett, such a charismatic performer,
1:06:56 > 1:06:58so musical, a real joy to watch
1:06:58 > 1:07:01and I felt she absolutely had the audience in the palm of her hand.
1:07:01 > 1:07:03I loved how she was communicating with us
1:07:03 > 1:07:05all the way through that programme and really showing what the
1:07:05 > 1:07:08recorder is capable of in all its myriad glories.
1:07:08 > 1:07:11That's right, and I thought it was amazing that she was playing music
1:07:11 > 1:07:14that spanned nearly four centuries and all the way through
1:07:14 > 1:07:16you could hear her personality shining through.
1:07:16 > 1:07:19The other thing is, I think that some people think the recorder
1:07:19 > 1:07:20just has one personality
1:07:20 > 1:07:23and I think with her programming, it was so imaginative.
1:07:23 > 1:07:26I thought that was one of the most impressive things actually,
1:07:26 > 1:07:29- to take so many risks. - Really exceptional programme.
1:07:29 > 1:07:31Last to perform in this woodwind final
1:07:31 > 1:07:33and completing our hat-trick of flautists,
1:07:33 > 1:07:35it's 15-year-old Joanne Lee.
1:07:44 > 1:07:46Back to looking at Miles Davis today,
1:07:46 > 1:07:48what time signature would you give the piece?
1:07:48 > 1:07:51MUSIC: All Blues by Miles Davis
1:07:54 > 1:07:56- Joanne, what do you reckon?- 6/4?
1:07:56 > 1:07:59It's actually like grouping two, three, four bars together
1:07:59 > 1:08:01to make a 6/4 bar. Yes, Edmund?
1:08:01 > 1:08:03Joanne was born and raised in South Korea.
1:08:03 > 1:08:06Four years ago, she moved to Manchester after auditioning
1:08:06 > 1:08:09for a place at Chetham's School of Music.
1:08:09 > 1:08:12At first, because I, like, travelled on my own
1:08:12 > 1:08:15and it's quite a long journey on the plane,
1:08:15 > 1:08:18so I was a bit, like, scared and I got homesick a lot.
1:08:18 > 1:08:22But then after a bit, like, I got used to it, I made friends
1:08:22 > 1:08:24and now, when I go home, I miss school.
1:08:24 > 1:08:26Do you remember when I fell out with you guys?
1:08:26 > 1:08:28Oh, no, you hated me when I first came.
1:08:28 > 1:08:33'It's been really beautiful to see her grow and the imagination'
1:08:33 > 1:08:36start to be multicoloured and multifaceted
1:08:36 > 1:08:40and for her to start to experiment and use sort of the natural tools
1:08:40 > 1:08:44she's got in terms of natural flutastic ability.
1:08:55 > 1:08:58Students at the school are encouraged to take part in
1:08:58 > 1:09:02chamber music and Joanne has formed her own flute, piano and cello trio.
1:09:03 > 1:09:08'I think it's just really exciting to always see what I can do
1:09:08 > 1:09:11'with music and also it's pretty interesting
1:09:11 > 1:09:14'to see what other people do with their own music.'
1:09:14 > 1:09:17It's not just about me and my playing,
1:09:17 > 1:09:20it's also I have to listen to other people's playing.
1:09:21 > 1:09:25They've worked fabulously together and they sound great
1:09:25 > 1:09:28and the independent, creative musician
1:09:28 > 1:09:30is starting to really blossom now.
1:09:32 > 1:09:36We've had a masterclass with Katherine Bryan last year.
1:09:39 > 1:09:43'And I was just amazed by her playing and when I heard that
1:09:43 > 1:09:47'I was going to be one of her pupils, I was really excited.'
1:09:47 > 1:09:49I already feel like I've learned so much from her.
1:09:49 > 1:09:52Good, keep going through.
1:09:52 > 1:09:55Katherine Bryan was herself a woodwind finalist
1:09:55 > 1:09:57in BBC Young Musician three times
1:09:57 > 1:10:00and is now principal flute with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
1:10:02 > 1:10:05Good, really good. Can the notes be slightly longer?
1:10:05 > 1:10:10So it feels just a bit more sinister.
1:10:10 > 1:10:14'Teaching Joanne is wonderful cos she's really quick at picking up'
1:10:14 > 1:10:20on ideas and I think enjoys the challenge of bringing out
1:10:20 > 1:10:22the different characters in the music.
1:10:22 > 1:10:24Yes!
1:10:24 > 1:10:29'I love performing in front of people so I think'
1:10:29 > 1:10:32I would really love to become, like, a soloist in future life.
1:10:37 > 1:10:41Now the day of the category finals is here at last, how do you feel?
1:10:41 > 1:10:45I'm nervous but I'm also really excited,
1:10:45 > 1:10:49and I just, like, I still can't believe that I've got this far.
1:10:49 > 1:10:56I just really want to enjoy myself and forget about, like, winning
1:10:56 > 1:11:00and just go on stage and I hope the audience
1:11:00 > 1:11:03and the jury will enjoy it, as well.
1:11:03 > 1:11:05And how different is it to prepare the music
1:11:05 > 1:11:09and play in the practice room to being on a stage like that?
1:11:09 > 1:11:12Do you have to access a different part of your personality?
1:11:12 > 1:11:15When I'm practising in a practice room I kind of just imagine
1:11:15 > 1:11:20myself playing in a hall and try and play like as I would on stage.
1:11:23 > 1:11:25APPLAUSE
1:11:25 > 1:11:27'I wanted a big contrast in my programme
1:11:27 > 1:11:31'so I have the Telemann to start off with.
1:11:31 > 1:11:33'It's an unaccompanied solo piece.
1:11:33 > 1:11:36'I wanted to start off with a solo piece'
1:11:36 > 1:11:39so I can set, like, a nice atmosphere and mood.
1:13:56 > 1:14:00From Telemann, Joanne now moves to 19th-century repertoire,
1:14:00 > 1:14:02playing a romance by Schumann.
1:18:00 > 1:18:03Joanne concludes her performance with an atmospheric work
1:18:03 > 1:18:06by the 20th century Swiss composer, Frank Martin.
1:18:10 > 1:18:12'It's a very dramatic piece,
1:18:12 > 1:18:16'very different to most flute repertoire.'
1:18:17 > 1:18:20It's really, like, sinister and quite scary
1:18:20 > 1:18:24'and it's quite hard with the piano, like, rhythmically.'
1:21:49 > 1:21:52APPLAUSE
1:21:52 > 1:21:55Joanne's accomplished and confident performance,
1:21:55 > 1:21:58bringing this woodwind final to a close.
1:22:04 > 1:22:06Hi.
1:22:06 > 1:22:07Well done.
1:22:12 > 1:22:15First of all, it's such an amazing thing to walk out on stage,
1:22:15 > 1:22:18solo performer, and just give out that wonderful performance
1:22:18 > 1:22:22of the Telemann. It was a really confident opening.
1:22:22 > 1:22:24Joanne has a lot of promise,
1:22:24 > 1:22:28I think there's a really strong musician inside there
1:22:28 > 1:22:31and there is some very exciting moments to her performance.
1:22:31 > 1:22:33There were some beautiful colours in her playing,
1:22:33 > 1:22:36really wonderful lines and out of all the flautists,
1:22:36 > 1:22:38I felt that her rapport with the accompanist
1:22:38 > 1:22:40was probably the most secure.
1:22:40 > 1:22:41Yeah, I've really enjoyed it
1:22:41 > 1:22:43and the audience was lovely
1:22:43 > 1:22:47and, obviously, things can always go better
1:22:47 > 1:22:50but I think it was a great opportunity for me.
1:22:52 > 1:22:56The last of our five woodwind players this evening, Joanne Lee.
1:22:56 > 1:22:58I thought it was a very clever choice, Clemmie,
1:22:58 > 1:23:01that she started with Telemann's unaccompanied piece
1:23:01 > 1:23:04which made us all silent, you could hear a pin drop in the room
1:23:04 > 1:23:06and really drew us in to listening
1:23:06 > 1:23:08to the wonderful quality of her sound.
1:23:08 > 1:23:11How hard is it, do you think, to be one of three flautists playing
1:23:11 > 1:23:13what's fairly mainstream, you know, the cornerstones
1:23:13 > 1:23:16of the flute repertoire? How hard is it for them to stand out?
1:23:16 > 1:23:18Well, very hard, I think, and she did a really good job.
1:23:18 > 1:23:21I think it was nice in a way that we didn't return to that very
1:23:21 > 1:23:23French sound world that we'd heard before.
1:23:23 > 1:23:26I loved how she navigated her way from that Telemann to the sort of
1:23:26 > 1:23:28lush romance of the Schumann
1:23:28 > 1:23:30and then ending with that jagged 20th-century sound world.
1:23:30 > 1:23:33I really enjoyed that. I know she's a great chamber music player,
1:23:33 > 1:23:35she really enjoys chamber music
1:23:35 > 1:23:37and I thought you could really feel that.
1:23:37 > 1:23:40She had wonderful rapport with her pianist so I don't envy the judges.
1:23:40 > 1:23:42We've seen all five finalists
1:23:42 > 1:23:44and all really wonderful in their own right.
1:23:44 > 1:23:47Here's a quick recap of the performances that we've heard.
1:23:52 > 1:23:55Lucy had a really confident stage presence
1:23:55 > 1:23:57and she felt very comfortable on stage.
1:24:01 > 1:24:03I felt that in the Dutilleux,
1:24:03 > 1:24:06she captured a real sense of wonder and discovery
1:24:06 > 1:24:10that the piece required so it felt really quite, quite atmospheric.
1:24:15 > 1:24:20Jess really grabbed you from the moment she came on the stage
1:24:20 > 1:24:24I had to stop looking at my music and my notes and look at her.
1:24:24 > 1:24:28There's nothing else to do because she commanded your attention.
1:24:34 > 1:24:36Marie obviously has a lot of talent.
1:24:36 > 1:24:40She's quite young but already she has a level of assurance
1:24:40 > 1:24:42that for her age is really something.
1:24:46 > 1:24:48Polly was really engaging
1:24:48 > 1:24:52and she was obviously enjoying every moment of that performance.
1:24:55 > 1:24:57The Frescobaldi, there was an energy,
1:24:57 > 1:25:00a bounciness to the whole piece.
1:25:00 > 1:25:02It was very light.
1:25:05 > 1:25:09I liked Joanne's playing very much, that lovely lyrical opening
1:25:09 > 1:25:12with the Telemann and the leading onto her second piece
1:25:12 > 1:25:15which was just... It's such a well-known piece for flute players,
1:25:15 > 1:25:18but she just really gave a lovely performance of it.
1:25:22 > 1:25:26She has a very, very nice, sophisticated stage presence
1:25:26 > 1:25:28already for her age, it's amazing.
1:25:30 > 1:25:33They've all done themselves proud tonight
1:25:33 > 1:25:36and I'm very moved to think of the amount of work that
1:25:36 > 1:25:39they have put in to reach that standard.
1:25:41 > 1:25:43The competitors are all here now waiting backstage.
1:25:43 > 1:25:45It's incredibly exciting.
1:25:45 > 1:25:47Who will make it through to the semifinal
1:25:47 > 1:25:51and move one step closer to the title of BBC Young Musician 2016?
1:25:51 > 1:25:54Here's Adam Walker with that all-important announcement.
1:25:54 > 1:25:56APPLAUSE
1:26:00 > 1:26:04Thank you, ladies and gentlemen and mostly,
1:26:04 > 1:26:06thank you to all of the competitors.
1:26:06 > 1:26:11For us, the jury, it was a real pleasure to see five totally
1:26:11 > 1:26:15different but equally strong personalities on stage.
1:26:15 > 1:26:19However, we do have to pick a winner
1:26:19 > 1:26:23and for us, unanimously,
1:26:23 > 1:26:27the competitor with that extra sparkle
1:26:27 > 1:26:29and the winner is
1:26:29 > 1:26:31Jess Gillam.
1:26:32 > 1:26:35APPLAUSE
1:26:47 > 1:26:50Jess stood out to all of us in the jury.
1:26:50 > 1:26:52She seemed like a pro,
1:26:52 > 1:26:54she seemed like she had been doing this for a long time
1:26:54 > 1:26:56and it felt really natural to her.
1:26:56 > 1:26:59I loved every one of the pieces that she chose
1:26:59 > 1:27:05and I think there was a real sense of her personality in the music.
1:27:05 > 1:27:07She made it hers.
1:27:09 > 1:27:12- ALISON:- Jess, I'm thrilled for you. - Thank you very much.
1:27:12 > 1:27:14- How do you feel?- I can't believe it. I can't believe it.
1:27:14 > 1:27:16But I'm so happy and I can't wait to play again.
1:27:16 > 1:27:20You've so thoroughly deserved it. I mean, you had everyone captivated
1:27:20 > 1:27:23- from the second you came out and you started playing.- Thank you.
1:27:23 > 1:27:24What was going through your mind?
1:27:24 > 1:27:28I was nervous before I came on and then as soon as I stepped out there,
1:27:28 > 1:27:30there was no room in my head to be nervous,
1:27:30 > 1:27:32I knew I had to do something on every note,
1:27:32 > 1:27:35I knew every note that I played was going to count
1:27:35 > 1:27:37and so I had to just hold it
1:27:37 > 1:27:41- and just completely focus and I enjoyed it so much.- Bravo.
1:27:41 > 1:27:43- Thank you very much. - Excellent, great!- Thank you.
1:27:45 > 1:27:48CHEERING
1:27:48 > 1:27:54- Well done.- Thank you.- Superstar! - Thank you.- Superstar.- Thank you.
1:27:57 > 1:27:59Massive congratulations to Jess.
1:27:59 > 1:28:01We'll be seeing her again in three weeks' time
1:28:01 > 1:28:04when she performs in the BBC Young Musician semifinal,
1:28:04 > 1:28:06together with our other four category winners.
1:28:06 > 1:28:09They're going to be competing for just three coveted places
1:28:09 > 1:28:11in the grand final.
1:28:11 > 1:28:13It's been another absolutely inspiring evening.
1:28:13 > 1:28:16You can see all of tonight's performances in full,
1:28:16 > 1:28:19plus lots more background on the competition on our website,
1:28:19 > 1:28:21bbc.co.uk/youngmusician.
1:28:21 > 1:28:24We're back next Friday with the percussion final.
1:28:24 > 1:28:27We'll leave you with a little taster of that musical treat now.
1:28:27 > 1:28:31- But for now, from all of us here in Cardiff, goodnight.- Goodnight.
1:28:31 > 1:28:33I've been watching since I was ten
1:28:33 > 1:28:36and I always wanted to get to this stage.
1:28:36 > 1:28:37It's a wicked opportunity.
1:28:37 > 1:28:40No matter what happens, I'm going to try my hardest.
1:28:40 > 1:28:42This is the peak so far.
1:28:42 > 1:28:43I'm really looking forward to it.
1:28:43 > 1:28:45APPLAUSE
1:28:45 > 1:28:46So fast, so impressive.
1:28:46 > 1:28:48Absolutely exquisite.
1:28:48 > 1:28:51You could tell they were just enjoying the moment
1:28:51 > 1:28:53and that's what music's all about.