BBC Radio 3 announces 2026-2028 cohort of New Generation Artists

BBC Radio 3 has revealed the names of the New Generation Artists (NGAs) joining the station’s prestigious talent development scheme in September 2026 through to December 2028. They are:

Brazilian violinist Guido Sant’Anna, Scottish-Indian guitarist Samrat Majumder, Austrian mezzo-soprano Anja Mittermüller, Norwegian Swedish string quartet Opus13 (violinists Sonoko Miriam Welde and Edvard Erdal, violist Albin Uusijärvi and cellist Daniel Thorell), Chinese cellist Yibai Chen, Austrian Gugg Piano Duo (Tereza Gugg-Kalabova and Johannes Gugg) and British jazz pianist Sultan Stevenson.

These performers join the NGAs who have been on the scheme since 2025, and remain on it until December 2027: the UK-based Astatine Trio (pianist Berniya Hamie, violinist Maja Horvat and cellist Riya Hamie), Russian-American soprano Erika Baikoff, British baritone Andrew Hamilton, the NOVO Quartet from Denmark (violinists Kaya Kato Møller and Nikolai Vasili Nedergaard, violist Daniel Śledziński and cellist Signe Ebstrup Bitsch), Ukrainian clarinettist Oleg Shebeta-Dragan and Austrian pianist Lukas Sternath.

Founded in 1999 to support outstanding young instrumentalists, singers and ensembles at the beginning of their international careers, the BBC New Generation Artists scheme has helped launch the careers of more than 150 musicians, many of whom have gone on to become leading figures in classical music and jazz.

The scheme offers its artists exceptional opportunities to perform at major UK venues and festivals, and to appear regularly with the BBC orchestras. Their performances and recordings are broadcast on BBC Radio 3, reaching audiences across the UK and throughout Europe via the European Broadcasting Union.

Emma Bloxham, BBC Radio 3 Commissioning Editor, Live Music says: “It’s always a great moment announcing our new cohort of New Generation Artists; they’re without exception young musicians at the very top of their game, and it’s an enormous privilege to be playing such an important role in supporting them and nurturing their talents in the coming years. Radio 3 listeners are in for a treat!”

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