Musician of the Year 2024
*No jury comments provided in this annual competition
*Open to performer candidates only
*Please check your eligibility here.
*Musician of the Year" is an independent performance based annual competition that only open's to previous seasonal winners who have won 6+ ⭐Awards Points. No application fee required. Please check your eligibility here.
At the beginning of the video, all candidates MUST say the sentence "London Young Musician 2024", or hold up a piece of paper with this sentence written on it, to the camera. Videos failed to meet Annual Requirements« will not be accepted.
Please note: This competition is for performer candidates only. Applicants must submit a video of their own performance.
Multi-Round Competition
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Using the same video submitted
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Both Jury Marking and Audience Voting determine the final results. Rules & Categories«
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Video Submission Deadline: 1st April 2024, 23:59 London Time (no late submission accepted)
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First Round Results: 14th April 2024
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Semi-final Round Results: 21st April 2024
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Final Round Livestream: 24-26 April 2024
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Final Results: 29th April 2024
*Your submitted video will be open to the public for Audience Vote if you get through to the Semi-Final Round and will be streamed online if you advance to the Final Round.
AWARDS
Prizes including £1000 total cash award, teacher certificates, special edition champion trophies, magazine interviews«, online concert« invitations, CD awards and LYM exclusive teddy bears. Special awards including Best Chamber Music, Best Creative Video and more. All candidates will receive an e-certificate and a special Musician of the Year e-card. Prize/Award winners will also receive e-certificate for their teachers. *No jury comments provided in this annual competition. Find Out More«
WORLD TOP 50 Musicians
Entering Musician of the Year means you have more chance to be the World Top 50 Musicians. This annual ranking is calculated based on both seasonal & annual competition results in competition year 2023-24. The 6 points you used for entering annual competition will still be counted in this ranking. Check Awards«
Video Requirements
The application for annual competition will be failed if the submitted video does not match all requirements below:
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The applicant must be a performer candidate and apply to this competition with a video of their own performance.
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All candidates must say the sentence "London Young Musician 2024", or hold up a piece of paper with this sentence written on it, to the camera at the beginning of the performance. The performance and speech/paper-holding must be recorded in ONE take.
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The performance video MUST be specifically recorded for the "London Young Musician of the Year 2024" annual competition. Editing a speech clip onto an old video is NOT allowed.
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To ensure that the performance recordings are specifically intended for the year-end competition, candidates must reiterate/display the opening speech "London Young Musician 2024" when presenting a new piece in a different location or time through a fresh video take.
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If candidates are willing to use their own compositions for the competition, they must appear and perform their own works in the entire video. Midi/audio is only allowed for accompaniment use.
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Candidates must appear and perform in the entire submitted video.
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Each candidate can only apply ONE category.
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Each candidate can only send ONE video – this video can include one or more pieces.
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The submitted video must meet the limited time requirement for the category: Talent Category (age 10 & under) - video less than 5 minutes; Artist Category (age 15 & under) - video less than 8 minutes; Master Category (age 28 & under) - video less than 10 minutes.
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The video is encouraged to be creative, but this is NOT a must. Here are some ideas for reference:
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Perform with other musician(s).
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Perform candidates' own work or their own arrangement. If candidates are willing to use their own compositions for the annual competition, they must appear and perform their own works in the entire video. Midi/audio is only allowed for accompaniment use in the annual competition.
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For candidates who have mastered more than one instrument, they could make a video where they played different instruments.
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A performance video in which one person plays multiple parts of the same piece is allowed. Watch the example from our previous candidate who played the piano duet alone, starting from 1:55.
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Add special effects to the performance video, but the video must also meet the other requirements mentioned above.
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Annual Awards
Awards here are NOT for Season 1-4 Competitions
Musician of the Year is a special annual event for performer candidates only.
Final 1st Place
A single winner in each age-category will receive:
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Cash Award (£300 for Master category; £150 for Artist category; £80 for Talent category)
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a Champion Trophy
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a Paper Certificate
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an e-Magazine Interview«
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Online Concert« invitation
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Featured Post on social Media (*Facebook and Instagram)
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Winner E-card and video displayed in the Hall of Champions
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Chance to make award CD (*additional cost)
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
*All instruments and vocals compete together in the same age-category. The Grand First Prize will be awarded to a single winner in each age-category.
to Finalists
Musician of the Year Award winners will receive:
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Winner E-certificate
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Winner E-card and video displayed in the Hall of Champions
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Chance to order paper certificate & winner medal (*additional cost)
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Chance to make award CD (*additional cost)
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
Jury Nomination
The Annual Special Award may be granted for candidates who have delivered outstanding performances up to the semi-final round.
Special Award winners will receive:
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Winner E-certificate
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Winner E-card and video displayed in the Hall of Champions
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Chance to order paper certificate & winner medal (*additional cost)
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
Final 2nd Place
A single winner in each age-category will receive:
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Cash Award (£150 for Master category; £90 for Artist category; £50 for Talent category)
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a Winner Medal
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a Paper Certificate
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Online Concert« invitation
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Winner E-card and video displayed in the Hall of Champions
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Chance to make award CD (*additional cost)
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
*All instruments and vocals compete together in the same age-category. The Grand Second Prize will be awarded to a single winner in each age-category.
Jury Nomination
The Annual Maestro Prize may be awarded for candidates who have delivered outstanding performances and reached the final round.
Maestro Prize winners will receive:
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Winner E-certificate
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Winner E-card and video displayed in the Hall of Champions
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Chance to order paper certificate & winner medal (*additional cost)
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
Audience Vote
Two winners in each category will receive:
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a London Young Musician™ special edition Teddy Bear
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Winner E-certificate
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Winner E-card (*digital format)
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Chance to order paper certificate & winner medal (*additional cost)
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
*Only the candidates who get into the Semi-final Round are qualified for Fans' Favourite Award selection. Two Fans' Favourite Awards will be awarded to those with highest number of votes in each category - minimum 20 votes required.
Final 3rd Place
A single winner in each age-category will receive:
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Cash Award (£100 for Master category; £50 for Artist category; £30 for Talent category)
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a Winner Medal
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a Paper Certificate
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Online Concert« invitation
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Featured post on social media (*Facebook and Instagram)
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Winner E-card and video displayed in the Hall of Champions
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Chance to make award CD (*additional cost)
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
*All instruments and vocals compete together in the same age-category. The Grand Third Prize will be awarded to a single winner in each age-category.
to Semi-finalists
Annual Star Award winners will receive:
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Qualification for Fans' Favourite Award selection
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Winner E-certificate
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Winner E-card (*digital format)
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Chance to order paper certificate & winner medal (*additional cost)
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Chance to make award CD (*additional cost)
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
Competition Year 2023-24
Top 1 winner will receive:
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A special edition Crystal Medal«
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Top 1 winner's teacher will receive Distinguished Teacher Award paper certificate
Top 3 winners will receive:
Top 5 winners will receive:
Top 10 winners will receive:
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Awarded an artist profile & music showcase on True Art Music«
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Opportunity to make EP/CD album with True Art Music label (*additional cost)
Top 15 winners will receive:
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Winner's teacher will receive Teacher Award e-certificate
Top 50 winners will receive:
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Chance to order paper certificate & annual award medal (*additional cost)
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Chance to make award CD (*additional cost)
*World Musicians Ranking 2023-24 is calculated according to the total score of the winner gained in LYM 2023-24 competition year (including 23-24 Season 1 to Season 4, and Musician of the Year 2024). Read More «