

For a solo performing artist or chamber ensemble, relatively new to the profession, who has shown remarkable promise and made a strong impression in the UK between January 2018 and June 2019.
Panel citation: Thoughtful, intelligent music-making at the highest level. The Castalian String Quartet have a strong identity, sound and style, and it’s great to see them getting out and connecting with audiences nationally through Britain’s precious network of music societies, bringing such consistency to a broad repertoire from Thomas Adès to blazingly fresh Haydn.
Also shortlisted:
This year's Young Artists Award was decided by an independent panel drawn from across the music profession comprising: