YCAT is proud to celebrate an exciting milestone for two of our exceptional artists, the Fibonacci Quartet and guitarist Samrat Majumder, who have been named recipients of the 2026 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship.

This prestigious international award recognises outstanding young musicians with the potential to make a significant impact internationally. The Trust will work with all the selected artists on bespoke projects over the coming years.

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As the only ensemble ever to win both the First and Audience Prize at the Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition in 2024, the Fibonacci Quartet are one of Europe's  leading young string quartets. The quartet teach as Quartet in Residence at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama as well as at the Royal Academy of Music in their position as Nina Drucker Fellows, and were also recently appointed as Grand Résident ensemble at ProQuartet in Paris for seasons 2025-2027. They joined the YCAT roster in 2024. 

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Samrat Majumder is a Scottish-Indian classical guitarist, currently studying for his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. In May 2025, Samrat was announced as the inaugural Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) 40th Anniversary Artist at the YCAT International Final Auditions at Wigmore Hall, also becoming a joint YCAT - Concert Artists Guild (USA) Artist for 2025. 

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The Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship will provide both artists with invaluable support to further develop their careers, enabling ambitious projects, international collaborations, and creative exploration at a pivotal stage in their artistic journeys.

YCAT extends our warmest congratulations to the Fibonaccis and Samrat on this well-deserved recognition. We look forward to supporting them as they continue to inspire audiences and shape the future of classical music.

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