NEWS

Our recent concert at Sinfonia Smith Square celebrated the legacy of Katharine, Duchess of Kent, one year after her passing. Read about how we remembered her through a legacy of music.

Future Talent is joining forces with a North Yorkshire-based music charity to provide increased support for young musicians in Yorkshire and the North East.

We're taking part in Champions for Children 2026 - a match funding campaign running 2-16 June.

We were delighted to have renowned trumpet player and our ambassador Matilda Lloyd at St Gabriel’s in Pimlico for a masterclass with our young musicians.

Our young musicians recently enjoyed an unforgettable masterclass with internationally acclaimed cellist and Future Talent ambassador Sheku Kanneh-Mason at the Royal Academy of Music.

Over the last 3 months, Future Talent has had a volunteer, Julie, helping out in the office taking on all sorts of jobs! We interviewed Julie to see what her experience was like with Future Talent.

We’re excited to share an important update to the Future Talent Programme as we open applications for the next round of awards on Wednesday 25th February!

After a long hiatus, Future Talent are returning to in-person competition, and you're invited to watch the final!

We are pleased to announce that bassoonist Nahuel has been named the recipient of this year’s Harvey Parker Award!

Talented young musicians face shrinking opportunities and rising costs. Your donation to the Big Give Christmas Challenge can provide lessons, instruments, and the chance to perform. Stand with them and let their music be heard.

We are delighted to announce that 16-year-old Yorkshire musician Sukhraj has been named Future Talent’s recipient of the prestigious Indian Classical Award.

Our 2024/25 Impact Report is Here! We are excited to share our 2024/25 Impact Report, a snapshot of the work we have done and the lives we have touched over the past year. Our Impact Report is a collection of stories, milestones, and real-world impact that show why our mission matters

We were thrilled to welcome friends, trustees, advisors and long-time supporters of Future Talent to 11 Downing Street for a special evening celebrating the incredible young musicians we work with.

This October, young musicians from across the UK came together for two inspiring days of music-making at the Big Meet. The events, Big Meet North and Big Meet South, brought together young musicians for collaborative workshops, performances, and discussions about their musical journeys.

We were honoured to be invited by Anna Sabine MP to perform at the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Music at the Houses of Parliament.

We were honoured to be invited by Anna Sabine MP to perform at the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Music at the Houses of Parliament.

22 February 1933 - 4 September 2025. From classroom teacher to champion of disadvantaged young musicians.

Katharine, Duchess of Kent 1933-2025.

We’re delighted to announce that, as of midday 17th June 2025, our Champions for Children fundraising campaign has officially reached its target!

Future Talent is delighted to share the news that our co-founder and chair, Nicholas Robinson, has been awarded an OBE in His Majesty The King’s Birthday Honours List 2025. The honour recognises his exceptional service to disadvantaged young people, charitable fundraising and music.

A group of our emerging singer-songwriters, drummers and guitarists recently had the chance to take part in a day designed to give them a deeper look into both the creative and business sides of the music industry.

Our next match funded campaign is fast approaching! Save the dates: between 3rd-17th June 2025 your donation will be doubled.

Future Talent is proud to announce the release of RISE: Past, Present and Future Talent, a groundbreaking album showcasing original compositions by exceptional young musicians from diverse backgrounds across the UK. Set for release on streaming platforms on April 11, 2025, the album celebrates 20 years of Future Talent's commitment to nurturing and supporting gifted young artists from low-income backgrounds.

London, England – Future Talent is thrilled to announce the release of Hold Me Down, the debut single from their forthcoming album, RISE: Past, Present and Future Talent. The track, composed by 17-year-old singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimmy Judge from Bedford, is performed by his band, The Greensands, alongside young musicians from Future Talent and the Encore Summer School.

​On March 10, 2025, Westminster Abbey hosted the annual Commonwealth Day Service, a vibrant celebration of unity among the 56 member nations under the theme "Together We Thrive." Future Talent were invited to perform as part of the pre-service.

Future Talent musicians had the incredible opportunity to participate in a masterclass with world-renowned cellist and Future Talent ambassador, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, at the Royal Academy of Music.

Future Talent musicians performed at 'An Evening of Stories'; a dinner organised by The Tides Foundation in Notting Hill.

In this dynamic workshop led by multi-instrumentalist Tamsin Elliott, young musicians from across three organisations were introduced to traditional folk music and dancing!

The Musical Director of Oliver! on the West End, Graham Hurman, hosted a webinar to speak to our young musicians about life on the West End.

We're thrilled to be participating in this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge again, running from 3rd to 10th December 2024. This incredible initiative offers a unique opportunity to make your generosity go further, with all donations made during this period doubled. That’s right—every pound you donate will be matched, giving your contribution twice the impact.

Future Talent marked an extraordinary milestone: 20 years of supporting and nurturing young musical talent. We had a birthday party to celebrate, which took place at the Philip Mould Gallery. Surrounded by stunning works of art, it was the perfect stage for a memorable evening.

The festive season is almost here, and at Future Talent, we’re preparing for something truly special. This year, on the back of our 20th birthday, we’re inviting you to be part of the milestone moment: The Big Give Christmas Campaign!

Meet Daisy, the very first beneficiary of Future Talent. As we celebrate our 20th birthday, we're looking back to the very beginning.

Subhan, a talented 14-year-old sitar player and student of South Asian Arts UK, has been awarded the esteemed Indian Classical Award from Future Talent.

Introducing Clarice, The New Recipient of Future Talent’s Harvey Parker Award

Join us for a magical evening at RISE: Past, Present and Future Talent, an extraordinary concert by Future Talent's young musicians, curated by the acclaimed Nitin Sawhney CBE. 22nd April 2025, at the Roundhouse, London

Read our Impact Report for 2024 to see how Future Talent has helped impact young musical talent across the UK.

Future Talent Celebrates New Advisory Group at the House of Lords, with performances from our young musicians and alumni.

As Future Talent approaches its 20th anniversary this November, the charity is marking this significant milestone with the launch of a new Advisory Group. Comprised of leading figures from music, media, business, and the arts, the group will offer strategic guidance and support to shape the charity’s future and expand its impact on nurturing gifted young musicians from low-income backgrounds.

On 6th October 2024, Future Talent hosted the 'Big Meet', an exciting workshop designed to bring together young musicians from different parts of the UK. Held simultaneously in two iconic musical venues—the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and the Royal Academy of Music in London—this event was a day filled with creativity, learning, and collaboration.

Future Talent is excited to announce the appointment of four new Trustees to its board, furthering our mission to support young musicians from disadvantaged backgrounds. These new Trustees bring a wealth of experience from the worlds of business, music, education, and social impact, all united by a shared commitment to empowering young people through music.

Two recipients of the teamArchie Brass Award have been selected. They'll recieve an enhanced financial bursary and one-to-one mentoring with Matilda Lloyd. Meet our first ever recipients of the award!

The latest Coombs Scholar has been announced, meet our new scholar Teagan who has been selected for this prestigeous award

A trip to the coast with Future Talent! Performing a World Premiere at Budleigh Music Festival.

A glorious night of entertainment from Future Talent young musicians as they performed at the Midsummer Gala.

We managed to reach our donation target - thank you for your support.

Support Talented Young Musicians: Join the Champions for Children Campaign 4th-18th June 2024

Our second Big Meet of this year, including a workshop with Seckou Keita

A staggering amount of donations to our appeal - thank you!

Watch our brand new video, taken at the masterclass ran by ambassador Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Future Talent and Create Music are uniting to support disadvantaged young musicians in Sussex

Please join us in wishing Katharine, Duchess of Kent a very happy birthday!

Our new award for brass players is live and you can apply now. In partnership with teamArchie

Future Talent's young musicians are spending their week recording tracks for the upcoming 20th Anniversary Album.

Tune in to hear Future Talent's feature on the BBC Radio 4 Appeal!

Our recent masterclass with ambassador and cellist, Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

Our first event of 2023/24 took place at the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) in Birmingham last Sunday, where we were excited to meet lots of our new young musicians for the first time!

We are delighted to share our Impact Report for 2023, which highlights some key statistics and quotes from our young musicians about the different ways in which our support has impacted them.

In July, we spent the day at Far Heath Recording Studio in the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside filming and recording some original arrangements by our young musicians...

Our supporters were delighted by a special evening of performances from a host of the talented young musicians supported by Future Talent.

We’re proud to announce that to mark our 20th Anniversary as a charity in 2024, our current crop of amazing young musicians will have the chance to compose and record their own album of original material, and to perform it live on the stage of London’s Roundhouse in 2025.

While many are aware of our work in supporting instrumentalists, not everyone is aware that we also provide support to young singers...

Join us in celebrating Katharine's birthday with our new video which captures memories of her work with Future Talent since our foundation in 2004, featuring music from one of our young composers, Maddy.

Apply for support for the 2023/24 academic year from Tuesday 14 February until 11 April 2023.

It was a day to remember for some of our young cellists as Ambassador Sheku Kanneh-Mason delivered a Future Talent Masterclass at the Royal Academy of Music.

Clare Cook joins Future Talent bringing a wealth of experience in the music education sector and expertise in strategic leadership, fundraising and communications.

Since our foundation in 2004, our vision has been to achieve an equal reality for young musicians across the UK, regardless of their financial background. We continue to strive towards this goal today.

We are delighted to announce pianist and composer Rekesh Chauhan has joined the Future Talent family.

Starting in 2022/23, the Harvey Parker Award for Woodwind will be awarded to one young musician each year, in remembrance of Harvey.

Take a look at our programme activities and opportunities so far this year...

Supporters were enchanted by performances from six of our gifted young musicians at a special event at Lancaster House.

Applications for our Development Programme and Junior Programme are open until 1 July 2022.

We have relocated to a new office for the remainder of 2022 and beyond...

We are delighted to share that our three-day Virtual Residential will be delivered for the second time in February 2022.

We are delighted to share news of the latest Ambassador to join Future Talent – renowned sitar player and composer, Ustad Nishat Khan.

On 26 October 2021, we hosted our first gala in two years at The Charterhouse, featuring a world prèmiere from Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Nishat Khan, including performances from a variety of our talented young musicians.

Providing support to eight young singers, the VOCES8 Future Talent awards are open until 11 October

Applications for our Coombs Scholarship are open until 16 September.

We are thrilled to announce that our third Virtual Workshop Series will launch this week, featuring a diverse range of opportunities for our young musicians.

Join us in celebrating the life of Katharine Kent, Co-Founder of Future Talent, with this special programme broadcasted by Channel 5.

We are committing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals along with governments, businesses and individuals globally to help reach crucial targets by 2030.

Applications for our Development Programme and Junior Programme are now open until Thursday 15 July 2021.

Following an extraordinary year, many of our musicians have let us know the impact our support has had on their lives. We want to pass on that message of thanks to you, our supporters.

We are seeking an outstanding individual to join our Relationships Team ahead of our Liverpool office opening later this year.

Taking place over three days, our Virtual Residential will comprise a range of workshops, classes and lectures, open to all of our young musicians

We are excited to work closely with D'Addario, a global manufacturer of music accessories

We are very excited to be starting 2021 by delivering over 40 hours of one-to-one mentoring throughout January.

Join us for our Virtual Christmas Concert on 17 December to celebrate an extraordinary year of achievement and impact, sponsored by Mishcon de Reya.

Join us for our annual Big Give campaign as we share stories from across our community and prepare to double our impact in the build-up to December 1st.

Our new Virtual Masterclass Series will provide our 90 young musicians with exciting, unique and interactive opportunities to learn from leading music practitioners across a range of instruments, styles and musical disciplines.

We are delighted to announce our second Virtual Workshop Series will launch next week, featuring Guy Johnston, VOCES8 and Soothsayers!

Our Virtual Workshop Series implemented at the beginning of lockdown proved to be a universal success.

Our #StayHomeTogether Virtual Concert was an opportunity for our musicians and supporters to celebrate in music bringing us together from our respective homes, when we couldn't be together in person.

Our new Junior Programme 2020/21 will support musicians under 13 at an earlier stage of their musical development with financial bursaries and a range of development opportunities.

On 18 June, we will be hosting the #StayHomeTogether Virtual Concert featuring some of our talented young musicians.

With social distancing likely to continue for a while, we have been developing an exciting series of Virtual Workshops for our musicians to participate in at home.

Earlier this week, Future Talent held its first ever virtual workshop for 6 of its supported musicians, led by percussionist Jez Wiles.

During these troubling times, we must all come together as one. In our belief, music is one of the most powerful tools for achieving that.

We are proud to announce our partnership with Music for Life, beginning our shared journey towards supporting more young musicians from low-income families.

Our applications for 2020/21 are open! Over the next few months, we will be looking for gifted young musician from a low-income background to support.

We are proud to announce our partnership with the VOCES8 Foundation, launching our programme for a select number of gifted young musicians.

Sibling stars Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Masion played an exclusive concert for the charity.

2019 ends with a bang at Future Talent's Christmas Concert at St George's, Hanover Square.