BBC Radio 3 has revealed the names of the musicians joining its New Generation Artists (NGAs) scheme for 2025–27.
Starting in September 2025, the artists 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.
Emma Bloxham, BBC Radio 3 Commissioning Editor, Live Music said: ‘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!’
The musicians will join the NGAs who have been on the scheme since 2024, and who are due to finish in 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.
The BBC founded its New Generation Artists scheme in 1999 to nurture and support some of the world’s finest young instrumentalists, singers and ensembles at the start of their international careers by providing them with performance opportunities at prestigious UK venues and festivals, in recital as well as with the BBC orchestras, and through regular broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. Since its launch, more than 150 artists have participated.
