Australian cellist James Morley has been selected as one of seven finalists for the 2024 Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT). He will perform at Wigmore Hall on 16 May for the competition’s Final Auditions, competing to join the prestigious roster of YCAT artists.

James Morley. Photo © Alan Weedon.

This year’s finalists beat out over 160 applicants and competed in live semi final auditions across the UK and Germany. Fellow finalists are pianist Amiri Harewood, saxophonist Deborah Witteveen, the Dianto Reed Quintet, the Fibonacci Quartet, cellist Philipp Schupelius and violinist Cosima Soulez Larivière, who will perform at this year’s UKARIA 24.

Selected artists receive three to five years of developmental management, international performance engagements, support in branding and publicity and a live recording of recitals performed at Wigmore Hall.

“Every year we are so inspired by the breadth, imagination and astonishing level of applicants across all disciplines. I think our selection of finalists truly reflect this range and ambition of musical  personalities and we can’t wait to see which of them progress to become part of our current YCAT family of artists,” said Chief Executive and Artistic Director...