New Generation Artists A to Z

New Generation Artists is a scheme run by BBC Radio 3 to nurture young musical talent, launched in 1999.

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2026-2028

• Opus13 string quartet (Norwegian/Swedish)
• Guido Sant’Anna violin (Brazilian)
• Sultan Stevenson jazz piano (British)
• Yibai Chen cello (Chinese)
• Samrat Majumder guitar (Scottish-Indian)
• Gugg Piano Duo (Austrian)
• Anja Mittermuller mezzo (Austrian)

2025-2027

• Astatine Trio (UK)
• Erika Baikoff soprano (USA)
• Andrew Hamilton baritone (UK)
• NOVO Quartet (Denmark)
• Oleg Shebeta-Dragan clarinet (Ukraine)
• Lukas Sternath piano (Austria)

2024 - 2026

• Julius Asal piano (Germany)
• Hana Chang violin (US)
• Sterling Elliott cello (US)
• Elizaveta Ivanova flute (Russia)
• Kleio Quartet (UK)
• Emma Rawicz jazz saxophone (UK)
• Santiago Sanchez tenor (Uruguay)

A-Z of former and current New Generation Artists

A

• ALTSTAEDT, Nicolas cello (2010-2012)
• AMATIS PIANO TRIO (2016-2018)
• APPL, Benjamin baritone (2014-2016)
• APOLLON MUSAGETE QUARTET (2012-2014)
• ARCAYÜREK, Ilker tenor (2015-2017)
• ARIS QUARTET (2018-2020)
• ARONOWITZ ENSEMBLE (2006-2008)
• ARTHURS, Tom jazz trumpet (2008-2010)
• ARMIDA QUARTET (2014-2016)
• ARTEMIS QUARTET (2003-2005)
• ASAL, Julius (2024-26)
• ASTATINE TRIO (2025-2027)
• ATKINSON, James (2023-2025)
• ATOS TRIO (2009-2011)

B

• BAIKOFF, Erika (2025-2027)
• BEISEMBAYEV, Alim piano (2023-2025)
• BALSOM, Alison trumpet (2004-2006)
• BATIASHVILI, Lisa violin (1999-2001)
• BATSASHVILI, Mariam piano (2017-2019)
• BELCEA QUARTET (1999-2001)
• BELL, Emma soprano (2000-2002)
• BERTHAUD, Lise viola (2013-2015)
• BEYNON, Emily flute (1999-2001)
• BEZALY, Sharon flute (2006-2008)
• BISS, Jonathan piano (2002-2004)
• BOHORQUEZ, Claudio cello (2002-2004)
• BORROW, Tom piano (2021-2023)
• BRANTELID, Andreas cello (2008-2010)
• BRAUSS, Elisabeth piano (2018-2020)
• BUNIATISHVILI, Khatia piano (2009-2011)

C

• CALIDORE QUARTET (2016-2018)
• CANON-VALENCIA, Santiago (2022-2024)
• CHANG, Hana violin (US)
• Chaos String Quartet (2023-2025)
• CHARLSTON, Helen mezzo-soprano (2021-2023)
• CHEN, Yibai cello (2026-2028)
• CHRISTENSSON, Malin soprano (2009-2011)
• CLAYTON, Allan tenor (2007-2009)
• CLEIN, Natalie cello (1999-2001)
• CLOWES, Trish jazz saxophone (2012-2014)
• COLLETT, Ronan baritone (2006-2008)
• CONSONE QUARTET (2019-2021)
• COOTE, Alice mezzo-soprano (2001-2003)
• CORBETT, Ryan accordion (2022-2024)
• CURRIE, Colin percussion (2003-2005)
• CUTTING, Hugh counter-tenor (2022-2024)

D

• DALENE, Johan violin (2019-2021)
• DANISH STRING QUARTET (2013-2015)
• DUENAS, Maria violin (2021-2023)

E

• EBENE QUARTET (2006-2008)
• EBERLE, Veronika violin (2010-2013)
• ELIAS QUARTET (2009-2011)
• ELLIOTT, Sterling (2024-2026)
• ELSCHENBROICH, Leonard cello (2012-2014)
• ESCHER QUARTET (2010-2012)
• ESFAHANI, Mahan baroque keyboard (2008-2010)

F

• FISHER, Alessandro tenor (2018-2020)
• FLITER, Ingrid piano (2007-2009)
• FRANK-GEMMILL, Alec French horn (2014-2016)
• FROST, Martin clarinet (2003-2005)

G

• GADJIEV, Alexander piano (2019-2021)
• GALLIARD ENSEMBLE (2002-2004)
• GARCIA, Thibaut guitar (2017-2019)
• GERHARDT, Alban cello (1999-2001)
• GIGASHVILI, Giorgi piano (2023-2025)
• GRINGOLTS, Ilya violin (2001-2003)
• GROSVENOR, Benjamin piano (2010-2012)
• GUGG PIANO DUO (2026-2028)
• GUY, Francois-Frederic piano (1999-2001)

H

• HADLAND, Christian Ihle piano (2011-2013)
• HAKHNAZARYAN, Narek cello (2014-2016)
• HAMILTON, Andrew (2025-2027)
• HELMCHEN, Martin piano (2005-2007)
• HÖFELE, Simon trumpet (2017-2019)
• HUGHES, Ruby soprano (2011-2013)
• HUTCHINGS, Shabaka jazz saxophone/clarinet (2010-2012)

I

• IBRAGIMOVA, Alina violin (2005-2007)
• IONITA, Andrei cello (2016-2018)
• ISHIZAKA, Danjulo cello (2006-2008)
• IVANOVA, Elizaveta (2024-2026)

J

• JANSEN, Janine violin (2002-2004)
• JERUSALEM QUARTET (1999-2001)
• JOHNSON, Ben tenor (2010-2012)
• JOHNSTON, Jennifer mezzo-soprano (2011-2013)
• JURD, Laura jazz trumpet (2015-2017)

K

• KENNEDY, Andrew tenor (2005-2007)
• KLEIO QUARTET (2024-2026)
• KOBEKINA, Anastasia cello (2018-2020)
• KOLESNIKOV, Pavel piano (2014-2016)
• KONRADI, Katharina soprano (2018-2020)
• KRIMMEL, Konstantin baritone (2021-2023)
• KUNGSBACKA PIANO TRIO (2000-2002)

L

• LAHIRY, Kunal collaborative piano (2021-2023)
• LEHNER, Daniela mezzo-soprano (2008-2010)
• LEMALU, Jonathan bass-baritone (2002-2004)
• Leonkoro Quartet (2022-2024)
• LEOPOLD STRING TRIO (1999-2001)
• LEVIT, Igor piano (2011-2013)
• Lewis, Geneva violin (2022-2024)
• LEWIS, Paul piano (1999-2001)
• LI-WEI cello (2001-2003)
• LU, Eric piano (2019-2021)
• LUFT, Rob jazz guitar (2019-2021)

M

• MALTMAN, Christopher bass-baritone (1999-2001)
• MATTHEWS, Sally soprano (2002-2004)
• MAJUMDER, Samrat guitar (2026-2028)
• McCREADIE, Fergus jazz piano (2022-2024)
• MELNIKOV, Alexander piano (2000-2002)
• META4 STRING QUARTET (2008-2010)
• MILNE, Lisa soprano (1999-2001)
• MITHRAS TRIO piano trio (2021-2023)
• MITTERMULLER, Anja mezzo (2026-2028)
• MOORE, Peter trombone (2015-2017)
• MORISON, Catriona mezzo-soprano (2017-2019)
• MOURIZ, Clara mezzo-soprano (2011-2013)
• MULLOV-ABBADO, Misha jazz bass (2017-2019)
• MURRAY, Tai violin (2008-2010)

N

• NEVEN, Henk baritone (2009-2011)
• NEWBY, James baritone (2018-2020)
• NIKOLOVSKA, Ema mezzo-soprano (2019-2021)
• NOVO QUARTET (2025-2027)

O

• OGRINTCHOUK, Alexei oboe (2005-2007)
• TRIO ONDINE (2004-2006)
• OPUS13 (2026-2028)
• OSBORNE, Steven piano (1999-2001)
• O'SULLIVAN, Niamh mezzo soprano (2023-2025)

P

• PANDYA, Michael collaborative piano (2023-2025)
• PAVEL HAAS QUARTET (2007-2009)
• PIEMONTESI, Francesco piano (2009-2011)
• PIKE, Jennifer violin (2008-2010)
• POLTERA, Christian cello (2004-2006)
• POWER, Lawrence viola (2001-2003)
• PSOPHOS QUARTET (2005-2007)

Q

• Quatuor Arod (2017-2019)

R

• RANA, Beatrice piano (2015-2017)
• RANGWANASHA, Masabane Cecilia (2022-2024)
• RAWICZ, Emma (2024-2026)
• RICE, Christine mezzo-soprano (2004-2006)
• RIDOUT, Timothy viola (2019-2021)
• RICHES, Ashley bass-baritone (2016-2018)
• RINGSTAD, Eivind viola (2016-2018)
• ROYAL STRING QUARTET (2004-2006)
• RUDGE, Kathryn mezzo-soprano (2015-2017)
• RUTHERFORD, James bass-baritone (2000-2002)
• RYSANOV, Maxim viola (2007-2009)

S

• SAID, Fatma soprano (2016-2018)
• SANCHEZ, Santiago (2024-2026)
• SANT'ANNA, Guido violin (2026-2028)
• SCHWIZGEBEL, Louis piano (2013-2015)
• SEMENENKO, Aleksey violin (2017-2019)
• SHEBETA-DRAGAN, Oleg clarinet (2025-2027)
• SHIBE, Sean guitar (2012-2014)
• SIGNUM QUARTET (2011-2013)
• SIMCOCK, Gwilym jazz piano (2006-2008)
• SIMPSON, Mark clarinet (2012-2014)
• SLOBODYANIK, Alex piano (2003-2004)
• SOMMERHALDER, Giuliano trumpet (2008-2010)
• SOUMM, Alexandra violin (2010-2012)
• SPAENDONCK, Ronald van clarinet (2000-2002)
• STERNATH, Lukas (2025-2027)
• STEVENSON, Sultan (2026-2028)
• STOTIJN, Christianne mezzo-soprano (2005-2007)
• SZYMANOWSKI QUARTET (2001-2003)

T

• TAMESTIT, Antoine viola (2004-2006)
• THOMAS, William bass (2021-2023)
• TIBERGHIEN, Cedric piano (2005-2007)
• TOKAR, Olena soprano (2013-2015)
• TRITSCHLER, Robin tenor (2012-2014)
• TRPCESKI, Simon piano (2001-2003)
• TYNAN, Ailish soprano (2003-2005)

U

• URIOSTE, Elena violin (2012-2014)

V

• VAN KUIJK QUARTET (2015-2017)
• VAN WAUWE, Annelien clarinet (2015-2017)

W

• WALLROTH, Johanna soprano (2023-2025)
• WASS, Ashley piano (2000-2002)
• WATTS, Elizabeth soprano (2007-2009)
• WHATELY, Kitty mezzo-soprano, UK (2013-2015)
• WILLIAMS, Llyr piano (2003-2005)
• WOSNER, Shai piano (2007-2009)

X

None

Y

• YOO, Esther violin (2014-2016)

Z

• ZHANG, Zuo piano (2013-2015)