BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme

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BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme (also known as the NGA scheme) was launched in 1999 by Adam Gatehouse as part of the BBC's commitment to young musical talent.

Overview

Every Autumn, six or seven artists or groups who are on the threshold of an international career are invited to join the scheme, which offers them unique opportunities to develop their talents. These include concerts in London and around the UK, appearances and recordings with the BBC performing groups, studio recordings for BBC Radio 3 and, last but not least, the possibility of appearing at the BBC Proms.

From time to time questions are asked about the lack of detail concerning the NGA recruitment process, for example:

a scheme [...] with no transparency how the candidates are selected [...] it seems that this is being put by the wayside in favour of a vapid internationalist approach which serves only those who already have a big profile and international connections.

Participants

BBC Young Musician of the Year

Several New Generation Artists had preiously been BBC Young Musician of the Year winners or finalists..

10th Anniversary events

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the New Generation Artists scheme, over fifty New Generation Artists past and present performed 12 concerts during the bank holiday weekend Saturday 29th - Monday 31 August at the Cadogan Hall in London, as part of the 2009 BBC Proms.

Collaborations

As part of the scheme Radio 3 has also collaborated with record companies, including nine co-production CDs with 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.[citation needed] There have also been co-productions with Harmonia Mundi, Decca, BIS, Sony Classical, Onyx, Signum and Basho Music, while a number of New Generation Artists have also featured on BBC Music Magazine cover CDs.

References

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  2. ↑ 'About the NGAs' New Generation Artists BBC website. Online resource, accessed 26 August 2026.
  3. ↑ James Earlbridge. 'Comment of the Day: Why won't the BBC back British artists?'. Slipped Disc (5 May 2021)
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  13. ↑ Niamh O'Sullivan mezzo-soprano (Republic of Ireland) [dead link]
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  15. ↑ Hugh Cutting, countertenor (UK). Online resource, accessed 29 August 2026
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  17. ↑ Santiago Cañón-Valencia, cello (Colombia). Online resource, accessed 29 August 2026
  18. ↑ Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano (UK). Online resource, accessed 29 August 2026
  19. ↑ Konstantin Krimmel, baritone (Germany). Online resource, accessed 29 August 2026
  20. ↑ Kunal Lahiry, collaborative piano (Indian-American). Online resource, accessed 29 August 2026
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  22. ↑ Tom Borrow, piano (British-Israeli). Online resource, accessed 29 August 2026
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  26. ↑ Ema Nikoslovska, mezzo-soprano (Macedonia/Canada). Online resource, accessed 29 August 2026
  27. ↑ Alessandro Fisher tenor (UK) [dead link]
  28. ↑ Aris Quartet (Germany)] [dead link]
  29. ↑ James Newby, baritone (UK) [dead link]
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  31. ↑ Simon Höfele, trumpet (Germany). Online resource, accessed 29 August 2026
  32. ↑ Misha Mullov-Abbado, jazz bass (UK). Online resource, accessed 29 August 2026
  33. ↑ Calidore Quartet (United States) [dead link]
  34. ↑ Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad (viola - Norway) [dead link]
  35. ↑ Ilker Arcayürek (tenor – Turkey)] [dead link]
  36. ↑ Kathryn Rudge, (mezzo-soprano – UK) [dead link]
  37. ↑ Van Kuijk Quartet (France)[dead link]
  38. ↑ Alec Frank-Gemmill (French horn - UK)] [dead link]
  39. ↑ Kitty Whately, (mezzo-soprano - UK) [dead link]
  40. ↑ Robin Tritschler, (tenor - Ireland)[dead link]
  41. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/3c7bb718-7662-42e9-8b2f-abc47a42074e Elena Urioste (violin - United States)][dead link]
  42. ↑ Leonard Elschenbroich (cello - Germany)[dead link]
  43. ↑ Apollon Musagete (string quartet - Poland)[dead link]
  44. ↑ Trish Clowes (jazz saxophone - UK)[dead link]
  45. ↑ Christian Ihle Hadland (piano - Norway)[dead link]
  46. ↑ Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano - Spain)[dead link]
  47. ↑ Ruby Hughes (soprano - UK)[dead link]
  48. ↑ Ben Johnson (tenor - UK)[dead link]
  49. ↑ Elias Quartet [dead link]
  50. ↑ Henk Neven[link removed]
  51. ↑ "Classical Source". [dead link]