Radio 3 - New Generation Artists

New Generation Artists - Introduction

New Generation Artists.

The Stars of Tomorrow

'As part of the BBC's commitment to developing and nurturing young talent, BBC Radio 3 launched the New Generation Artists scheme in the autumn of 1999. Now as it enters its 10th year, the Scheme - which has already acquired the reputation of being a world-leading scheme for young artists - looks forward to not only taking on a new crop of the most brilliant young musicians from all around the world but also to expanding in scope. In 2008, we are taking on an Early Music protagonist for the first time, and continuing the recent initiative (started in 2006 with Gwilym Simcock) of inviting a jazz musician onto the scheme. These join the 6 other musicians who join the scheme each year for a 2 year period.

So this autumn 14 artists or groups who are beginning to make a mark on the national and international music scene have been invited to take part in the scheme, which offers them unique opportunities across Radio 3 to develop their considerable talents. These include concerts both from London (Wigmore Hall as well as LSO St. Luke's) and the regions and nations, appearances and recordings with the BBC Orchestras, special studio recordings for Radio 3, and, last but not least, appearances at the Proms.

As part of the scheme Radio 3 has also collaborated with various record companies, including EMI, which has so far resulted in nine co-produced CDs in the EMI Debut series, three of which (Belcea Quartet, Simon Trpceski and Jonathan Lemalu) have won Gramophone Awards for the best Debut CD of the year. Radio 3 has also co-produced CDs with Harmonia Mundi involving NGA pianist Cédric Tiberghien, the first of which (Brahms and Chopin Ballades) appeared in September 2006; a second CD of Brahms 1st Piano Concerto appeared in 2007. A number of New Generation Artists have also featured on BBC Music Magazine cover CDs .

New Generation Artists regularly feature in some of Britain 's most prominent festivals, including the City of London Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, Cheltenham Festival and Edinburgh International Festival.

Radio 3 has also launched a series of commissions in collaboration with the Royal Philharmonic Society specially involving New Generation Artists. Composers include Simon Holt, Geoffrey Burgon, Augusta Read Thomas, Karin Rehnqvist, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Alexander Goehr.

The New Generation Artists come from a very wide field, and provide a representative cross-section of the most exciting British and international young artists. These are truly the stars of tomorrow.'

Adam Gatehouse - Editor Live Music, BBC Radio 3