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Hannah Mitchell-Harrison on Diversifying Your Work Portfolio

Hannah Mitchell-Harrison on Diversifying Your Work Portfolio

Three easy steps to think more broadly about your music career and earning potential Read more

Published: 2nd February, 2022

Updated: 12th October, 2023

Author: Kate Blackstone

Guest blog: 'Jack of all Trades, Master of Some' Top tips to transform yourself from a generalist into a specialist

Guest blog: 'Jack of all Trades, Master of Some' Top tips to transform yourself from a generalist into a specialist

Tips to help you find your niche as a freelance classical musician, with oboist turned vocal coach and musical director George Strickland. Read more

Published: 1st February, 2022

Updated: 13th September, 2024

Ten tips for fine-tuning your biography

Ten tips for fine-tuning your biography

A biography forms an essential part of your website, publicity materials and audition or funding applications, but it’s not always easy to get the content and tone right. Here are YCAT’s top ten tips for writing informatively and engagingly. Read more

Published: 25th February, 2020

Updated: 27th August, 2023

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  • Fibonacci Quartet joins Lorenzo Baldrighi for Italian management

    Fibonacci Quartet joins Lorenzo Baldrighi for Italian management

    YCAT artists the Fibonacci Quartet join Lorenzo Baldrighi for management in Italy, enhancing their remarkable international career.

  • YCAT launches new residency model to deepen support for emerging musicians

    YCAT launches new residency model to deepen support for emerging musicians

    Introducing a new initiative pairing intensive creative residencies with extended touring. The first results can be heard at four concerts in Germany in June 2026!

  • Ariel Lanyi joins Keresztes Artists for Management

    Ariel Lanyi joins Keresztes Artists for Management

    Former YCAT artist, Ariel Lanyi, joins Keresztes Artists for general management in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, marking an exciting new chapter for an extraordinary pianist.

  • YCAT Residency Tour - Germany

    YCAT Residency Tour - Germany

    YCAT's first Residency Tour takes place across four evenings in late June at venues in Wertheim, Weikersheim and Schloss Leitheim

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    Founded in 1984, the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) supports the early careers of musicians so they can go on to move generations of audiences around the world with their talent.

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    Hana is a member of BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist 24-26, a Borletti-Buitoni Fellowship 2024 Award artist, and nominated as one of Classic FM’s Rising Stars of 2024

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