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  • Career Spotlight: Katrina Damigos, Head of Teacher Training at Music Masters

    Career Spotlight: Katrina Damigos, Head of Teacher Training at Music Masters

    Dr Kate Blackstone talks to Katrina Damigos, Head of Teacher Training at Music Masters, about turning a conservatoire education into a career built on education, leadership and creating change through others. Read more

  • Career Spotlight: Harry Plant, Trumpeter & PA to the Principal of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama

    Career Spotlight: Harry Plant, Trumpeter & PA to the Principal of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama

    Harry Plant talks to Dr Kate Blackstone at YCAT about shaping a portfolio career in which the skills developed through conservatoire training prove just as vital in the office as on stage. Read more

  • Career Spotlight: Julian West, oboist, researcher, and Head of Open Academy at the Royal Academy of Music

    Career Spotlight: Julian West, oboist, researcher, and Head of Open Academy at the Royal Academy of Music

    Musician and researcher Julian West speaks to YCAT about his journey from oboist to Head of Open Academy at the Royal Academy of Music. Read more

  • Career Spotlight: Chris Howlett, Cellist and Festival Director

    Career Spotlight: Chris Howlett, Cellist and Festival Director

    Chris Howlett, Cellist, catches up with YCAT about his life and career as a soloist and Chamber Music Festival Director. Read more

  • Career Spotlight: Katrina Damigos, Head of Teacher Training at Music Masters
  • Career Spotlight: Harry Plant, Trumpeter & PA to the Principal of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
  • Career Spotlight: Julian West, oboist, researcher, and Head of Open Academy at the Royal Academy of Music
  • Career Spotlight: Chris Howlett, Cellist and Festival Director
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Career Spotlight: Katrina Damigos, Head of Teacher Training at Music Masters

Career Spotlight: Katrina Damigos, Head of Teacher Training at Music Masters

Dr Kate Blackstone talks to Katrina Damigos, Head of Teacher Training at Music Masters, about turning a conservatoire education into a career built on education, leadership and creating change through others. Read more

Published: 27th May, 2026

Author: Kate Blackstone

Career Spotlight: Harry Plant, Trumpeter & PA to the Principal of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Career Spotlight: Harry Plant, Trumpeter & PA to the Principal of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Harry Plant talks to Dr Kate Blackstone at YCAT about shaping a portfolio career in which the skills developed through conservatoire training prove just as vital in the office as on stage. Read more

Published: 8th December, 2025

Author: Kate Blackstone

Career Spotlight: Julian West, oboist, researcher, and Head of Open Academy at the Royal Academy of Music

Career Spotlight: Julian West, oboist, researcher, and Head of Open Academy at the Royal Academy of Music

Musician and researcher Julian West speaks to YCAT about his journey from oboist to Head of Open Academy at the Royal Academy of Music. Read more

Published: 3rd October, 2025

Updated: 6th October, 2025

Author: Kate Blackstone

Career Spotlight: Ellie Consta, violinist and Founder of Her Ensemble

Career Spotlight: Ellie Consta, violinist and Founder of Her Ensemble

Violinist and founder of 'Her Ensemble, Ellie Consta catches up with YCAT about her life and career as freelance musician. Read more

Published: 6th November, 2024

Author: Kate Blackstone

Career Spotlight: Chris Howlett, Cellist and Festival Director

Career Spotlight: Chris Howlett, Cellist and Festival Director

Chris Howlett, Cellist, catches up with YCAT about his life and career as a soloist and Chamber Music Festival Director. Read more

Published: 8th July, 2024

Updated: 6th November, 2024

Author: Kate Blackstone

Career Spotlight: Etta Dainty, Senior Artist Manager at YCAT

Career Spotlight: Etta Dainty, Senior Artist Manager at YCAT

Etta Dainty, Senior Artist Manager at YCAT, catches up with us about her career in the world of Artist Management. Read more

Published: 28th February, 2024

Updated: 14th October, 2024

Author: Kate Blackstone

Career Spotlight: Benjamin Baker, violinist and Festival Director

Career Spotlight: Benjamin Baker, violinist and Festival Director

Benjamin Baker, violinist, catches up with us about his life and career as a soloist and Director of the At the World's Edge Festival Read more

Published: 23rd January, 2024

Updated: 29th January, 2024

Author: Kate Blackstone

Guest blog: Imogen Whitehead on bringing music to the streets

Guest blog: Imogen Whitehead on bringing music to the streets

Guest Blog: trumpet player Imogen Whitehead on bringing music to the streets Read more

Published: 1st August, 2023

Updated: 12th September, 2023

5 Organisations Working to Smash the Patriarchy this International Women's Day

5 Organisations Working to Smash the Patriarchy this International Women's Day

A list of 5 female-led organisations working towards gender equality in classical music. Read more

Published: 7th March, 2023

Updated: 12th October, 2023

Author: Kate Blackstone

Guest Blog: the Barbican Quartet

Guest Blog: the Barbican Quartet

2020 YCAT Finalist the Barbican Quartet share their reflections on the pandemic and what it's taught them. Read more

Published: 1st April, 2021

Updated: 29th January, 2024

Guest blog: We Are Here! Stage Director Sophie Gilpin asks what needs to change for women in music?

Guest blog: We Are Here! Stage Director Sophie Gilpin asks what needs to change for women in music?

Stage director Sophie Gilpin discusses the challenges faced by women in music - and what needs to change. Read more

Published: 2nd March, 2021

Updated: 12th September, 2023

Guest blog: Olivia Jageurs on breaking down barriers with Harpy Hour

Guest blog: Olivia Jageurs on breaking down barriers with Harpy Hour

Olivia Jageurs introduces her lockdown initiative, 'Harpy Hour'. Read more

Published: 26th November, 2020

Updated: 29th January, 2024

Guest blog: Héloïse Werner on the creation of Coronasolfege

Guest blog: Héloïse Werner on the creation of Coronasolfege

Coronasolfege was born at the start of lockdown in March 2020. Just like every other musician in the world, all my performances suddenly got cancelled and I needed to find something to keep myself occupied. Read more

Published: 24th November, 2020

Updated: 29th January, 2024

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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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