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Keyboard Final

Episode 4 of 8

Featuring music by Ravel, Bach, Chopin and Scarlatti, five talented young performers take to the stage in Cardiff to compete in the keyboard category final.

The search for the next BBC Young Musician continues. With the winners of the strings, percussion and woodwind categories already decided, the spotlight now turns to the piano. Featuring music by Ravel, Bach, Chopin and Scarlatti, five talented young performers take to the stage to compete in the keyboard category final.

Presented by Alison Balsom and Milos, the competitors will showcase their talent and hope to prove to a panel of distinguished judges that they are the best young keyboard player in the country. For 18-year-old Hayley Parkes, 15-year-old Julian Trevelyan, 17-year-old Isata Kanneh-Mason, 17-year-old Martin James Bartlett and 18-year-old Ning Hui See, it is time to put in the performance of their lives. Only one will make it through to the semi-final and move a step closer to claiming the coveted title of BBC Young Musician 2014.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    6 Kleine Klavierstücke Op.19

    Performer: Ning Hui See.
  • Moritz Moszkowski

    Étincelles

    Performer: Martin James Bartlett.
  • György Ligeti

    Etude 10, Der Zauberlehrling

    Performer: Julian Trevelyan.
  • Robert Schumann

    Faschingsschwank Aus Wien, 5th Movt

    Performer: Hayley Parkes.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Gaspard De La Nuit, Scarbo

    Performer: Isata Kanneh-mason.
  • Nikolai Karlovich Medtner

    Improvisation Op.31 No.1

    Performer: Hayley Parkes.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne Op.27 No.2 in D Flat Major

    Performer: Isata Kanneh-mason.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No.2, Capriccio

    Performer: Martin James Bartlett.
  • Franz Liszt

    Petrach Sonnet 104

    Performer: Martin James Bartlett.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Scherzo No.2 in B Flat Minor Op.31

    Performer: Ning Hui See. Performer: Julian Trevelyan. Performer: Hayley Parkes.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sonata in E major op.109, 3rd movt

    Performer: Julian Trevelyan.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in F minor K466

    Performer: Hayley Parkes.

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterAlison Balsom
PresenterMilos Karadaglic
ProducerLouise Bray
DirectorLouise Bray
Series EditorPaul Bullock
Series ProducerRhodri Huw

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