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Rising Stars: 2026–27

Bachtrack's Rising Stars 2026-27 © See captions

Rising Stars: Ten to watch in 2026–27

Jakob Wheway Hughes in Ashley Coupal’s <i>Liminal</i> for Emerging Dancer 2026 © English National Ballet, Isabella Turolla

Dancers and choreographers to watch in 2026–27

Junge Talente: zehn Künstler*innen für die Spielzeit 2026/27

Zehn Künstler*innen für die Spielzeit 2026/27

NEWS from Music Competitions, Academies, Schools...

Christoph Poppen © Matthias Baus

Hong Kong International Conducting Competition

Quatuor Ébène (l-r): Yuya Okamoto, Gabriel Le Magadure, Marie Chilemme, Pierre Colombet © Julien Mignot

Ambassadors for chamber music: Quatuor Ébène

Hina Maeda after a performance with the Polish National Radio Symphony © Radosław Kaźmierczak

On a whim: Hina Maeda on the Wieniawski Competition

Nemanja Radulović at George Enescu International Festival © Alex Damian

RomaniaNemanja Radulović on the George Enescu Competition

Vanessa Latarche © Hastings International Piano Competition

UKA riot of concertos: Hastings Piano Competition

George Pehlivanian © Courtesy of George Pehlivanian

SloveniaOpen to talent worldwide: Pehlivanian Competition

Meggie Murphy © Courtesy Meggie Murphy

UKRising to the challenge: Meggie Murphy

Sir Georg Solti (1912–97) © Allan Warren

HungarySolti Competition launches in Budapest

Augustin Hadelich © Suxiao Yang

USAHadelich on the Indianapolis Violin Competition

Young Artists in Early Music

Monta Martinsone in Pergolesi’s <i>La serva padrona</i> © Nauris Veiss

Historical garb: Early music in Latvia and the Baltics

Giulio Prandi conducts Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri © Bertrand Pichene

Mongrel sensibilities: Early music in Italy

Antonija Žarković © Magda Galic

Diversity and recovery: Early music in Croatia

Jorge Losana © Courtesy of Cantoría

No fixed paths: Jorge Losana on Early music in Spain

Natalia Olczak © Cohaere Ensemble

Natalia Olczak on Early music in Poland

Irini Bilini Moraiti © Sissy Morfi

Irini Bilini Moraiti on Early music in Greece

Ida Meidell (Baroque violin) with Johan Hedin (nyckelharpa) © Fredrik Gille

Ida Meidell on Early music in Scandinavia

Jasmin Binde © Dora Drexel

Jasmin Binde on singing Early music in Germany

Élodie Brzustowski © Alexandre Nicot

Élodie Brzustowski on Early music in France

António Godinho © Jaime Marques

Music always circulates: António Godinho on Early music in Portugal

Vojtěch Jakl performs on vielle © Cezary Zych

Stylus fantasticus: Vojtěch Jakl on Early music in Czechia

Academies, Opera Studios and more

RSPO Orchestra Academy

Country: Sweden

Category: Various instruments

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Academy

Country: Netherlands

Category: Various instruments

New World Symphony Fellowships

Country: USA

Category: Various instruments

LSO Conservatoire Scholarships

Country: UK

Category: Various instruments

Latest Young Artists reviews

Simon Tischler, Cameron Cinnamond-Bland, Kenshin Kimura, Keisuke Miyazaki in <i>Variations for Four</i> © Foteini Christofilopoulou

ENBS and JCS: ready to take the profession by storm

Kajetan Stabeusz and Martyna Wrzesińska in <i>Reverentia</i> by Dawid Trzensimiech © Ewa Krasucka

Rambert School/Junior Company of The Polish National Ballet: contrasts

The Royal Ballet School in Ninette de Valois’ <i>The Arts of the Theatre</i> © THe Royal Ballet School. Photographed by Rachel Cherry

Royal Ballet School & School of American Ballet

Acosta Danza Yunior in Faga by Susana Pous © Yuris Nórido

***11

Acosta Danza Yunior: fabulous dancers, uneven choreography

The Royal Ballet School in Sir David Bintley’s Beauchamps Garden © The Royal Ballet School 2026, Rachel Cherry

*****

The Royal Ballet School at the Linbury: innovation and quality

Haru Yokoo as Cinderella in George Williamson's My First Ballet: Cinderella © Photography by ASH

*****

English National Ballet School offers a magical Cinderella

The Cunning Little Vixen © Robin Clewley

****1

Cunning Little Vixen at the RNCM: simple but richly detailed

Masterclasses

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Wed 14 Oct at 16:00

Emotion in motion

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Kings Place: Hall Two

Sun 1 Nov at 16:30

Inside Steinway: with Ulrich Gerhartz & Kathryn Stott

Ulrich Gerhartz, Kathryn Stott

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Kings Place: Hall Two

Sun 1 Nov at 14:00

London Piano Festival: Kathryn Stott: A Masterclass

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Opéra national de Paris: Studio de l'Opéra Bastille

Charles Jude about Raymonda

Nureyev, Jude, Wormser, Rambaud, Dournes, Sadaune

Opéra national de Paris: Studio de l'Opéra Bastille

Raymonda in rehearsal with... Jean Guizerix

Nureyev, Guizerix, Adnet, Gouze, Levine, Rataud

Opéra national de Paris: Studio de l'Opéra Bastille

Raymonda in rehearsal with... Élisabeth Platel

Nureyev, Platel, Auba, Parra, Petit, Akimova