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About the NGAs

About the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 New Generation Artists Scheme helps to support young musicians on the threshold of an international career to reach the next stage of their development. It brings some of the world’s most promising new talent to listeners across the UK through Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 broadcasts.

The stars of tomorrow

As part of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's commitment to developing and nurturing young talent, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 launched its New Generation Artists scheme in the autumn of 1999. Now well into its second decade, the scheme has acquired the reputation of being a world leader for young artists.

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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ performing groups, studio recordings for Radio 3 and, last but not least, the possibility of appearing at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms.

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