The application for annual competition will be failed if the submitted video does not match all requirements below:

1. The applicant must be a performer candidate and apply to this competition with a video of their own performance.

2. All candidates must say the sentence "London Young Musician 2025", 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. Check Example «

3. The performance video MUST be specifically recorded for the London Young Musician 2025 annual competition. Editing a speech clip onto an old video will not be accepted.

4. To ensure that the performance recordings are specifically intended for the year-end competition, candidates must say or display the opening speech "London Young Musician 2025" again when presenting a new piece in a different location or time through a fresh video take.

5. 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.

6. Candidates must appear and perform in the entire submitted video.

7. Each candidate can only apply ONE category.

8. Each candidate can only send ONE video – this video can include one or more pieces.

9. 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 10 minutes; Master Category (age 28 & under) - video less than 15 minutes.

10. The video is encouraged to be creative, but this is NOT a must. Here are some ideas for reference: 

• • Perform with other musician(s).

  • 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.

  • For candidates who have mastered more than one instrument, they could make a video where they played different instruments.

  • 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.

  • Add special effects to the performance video, but the video must also meet the other requirements mentioned above.