BBC Radio 3 has revealed the names of the New Generation Artists (NGAs) joining the station’s prestigious talent development scheme in September 2025 through to December 2027. They are: 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, viola player Daniel Śledziński, and cellist Signe Ebstrup Bitsch), Ukranian clarinettist Oleg Shebeta-Dragan and Austrian pianist Lukas Sternath.
These performers join the NGAs who have been on the scheme since 2024, and remain on it until December 2026: German pianist Julius Asal, US violinist Hana Chang, US cellist Sterling Elliott, Russian flautist Elizaveta Ivanova, British ensemble the Kleio Quartet, British jazz saxophonist and bandleader Emma Rawicz and Uruguayan tenor Santiago Sánchez.
Founded in 1999 to nurture and support some of the world’s finest young instrumentalists, singers and ensembles at the start of their international careers, the BBC’s New Generation Artists scheme celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. With over 150 alumni, including some of the biggest names in classical music and jazz, it continues to provide young musicians with performance opportunities at some of the UK’s most prestigious venues and festivals, in recital as well as with the BBC orchestras. Regular broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 ensure that these rising stars are heard by listeners all over the UK, and across Europe through the European Broadcasting Union.
Emma Bloxham, BBC Radio 3 Commissioning Editor, Live Music says: “It’s always an exciting moment when we reveal the names of those outstanding young musicians we’ve chosen to join the NGA family for the next two years. Each and every one of them brings something very special to the table, and I’ve absolutely no doubt their live concert performances and exclusive studio recordings will delight Radio 3 listeners. It’s a privilege to be involved with such talented young people at this stage in their careers, and we look forward to making great things happen together!”
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