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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi, i nodi ein pen-blwydd yn 20 oed fel elusen yn 2024, y bydd ein cnwd presennol o gerddorion ifanc anhygoel yn cael cyfle i gyfansoddi a recordio eu halbwm eu hunain o ddeunydd gwreiddiol, a'i berfformio'n fyw ar lwyfan Roundhouse Llundain yn 2025.

Er bod llawer yn ymwybodol o'n gwaith yn cefnogi offerynwyr, nid pawb sy'n ymwybodol ein bod ni hefyd yn rhoi cefnogaeth i gantorion ifanc...

Ymunwch â ni i ddathlu pen-blwydd Katharine gyda'n fideo newydd sy'n cyfleu atgofion am ei gwaith gyda Future Talent ers ein sylfaen yn 2004, sy'n cynnwys cerddoriaeth gan un o'n cyfansoddwyr ifanc, Maddy.

Gwnewch gais am gymorth ar gyfer blwyddyn academaidd 2023/24 o ddydd Mawrth 14 Chwefror tan 11 Ebrill 2023.

Roedd yn ddiwrnod i'w gofio i rai o'n sielyddion ifanc fel y Llysgennad Sheku Kanneh-Mason gyflwyno Dosbarth Meistr Talent y Dyfodol yn yr Academi Gerdd Frenhinol.

Mae Clare Cook yn ymuno â Future Talent gan ddod â chyfoeth o brofiad yn y sector addysg gerddoriaeth ac arbenigedd mewn arweinyddiaeth strategol, codi arian a chyfathrebu.

Ers ein sylfaen yn 2004, ein gweledigaeth yw cael realiti cyfartal i gerddorion ifanc ledled y DU, waeth beth fo'u cefndir ariannol. Rydym yn parhau i ymdrechu tuag at y nod hwn heddiw.

Rydym yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi bod y pianydd a'r cyfansoddwr Rekesh Chauhan wedi ymuno â theulu Talent y Dyfodol.

Gan ddechrau yn 2022/23, bydd Gwobr Harvey Parker am Woodwind yn cael ei dyfarnu i un cerddor ifanc bob blwyddyn, er cof am Harvey.

Cymerwch olwg ar weithgareddau a chyfleoedd ein rhaglen hyd yn hyn eleni...

Cafodd cefnogwyr eu hudo gan berfformiadau gan chwech o'n cerddorion ifanc dawnus mewn digwyddiad arbennig yn Nhŷ Lancaster.

Mae ceisiadau ar gyfer ein Rhaglen Ddatblygu a'n Rhaglen Iau ar agor tan 1 Gorffennaf 2022.

Rydym wedi symud i swyddfa newydd ar gyfer gweddill 2022 a thu hwnt...

Rydym yn falch iawn o rannu y bydd ein Preswyl Rhithwir tri diwrnod yn cael ei ddarparu am yr eildro ym mis Chwefror 2022.

Rydym yn falch iawn o rannu newyddion am y Llysgennad diweddaraf i ymuno â Future Talent – chwaraewr a chyfansoddwr sitar enwog, Ustad Nishat Khan.

Ar 26 Hydref 2021, cynhaliwyd ein gala gyntaf mewn dwy flynedd yn The Charterhouse, sy'n cynnwys prèmiere byd o Sheku Kanneh-Mason a Nishat Khan, gan gynnwys perfformiadau gan amrywiaeth o'n cerddorion ifanc talentog.

Gan roi cymorth i wyth o gantorion ifanc, mae gwobrau Talent y Dyfodol VOCES8 ar agor tan 11 Hydref

Mae ceisiadau am ein Ysgoloriaeth Coombs ar agor tan 16 Medi.

Rydym wrth ein bodd yn cyhoeddi y bydd ein trydedd Gyfres Gweithdy Rhithwir yn lansio'r wythnos hon, sy'n cynnwys amrywiaeth eang o gyfleoedd i'n cerddorion ifanc.

Ymunwch â ni i ddathlu bywyd Katharine Kent, Cyd-Sylfaenydd Talent y Dyfodol, gyda'r rhaglen arbennig hon yn cael ei darlledu gan Channel 5.

Rydym yn ymrwymo i Nodau Datblygu Cynaliadwy'r Cenhedloedd Unedig ynghyd â llywodraethau, busnesau ac unigolion yn fyd-eang i helpu i gyrraedd targedau hanfodol erbyn 2030.

Mae ceisiadau ar gyfer ein Rhaglen Ddatblygu a'n Rhaglen Iau bellach ar agor tan ddydd Iau 15 Gorffennaf 2021.

Yn dilyn blwyddyn eithriadol, mae llawer o'n cerddorion wedi rhoi gwybod i ni am yr effaith y mae ein cefnogaeth wedi'i chael ar eu bywydau. Yr ydym am gyfleu'r neges honno o ddiolch i chi, ein cefnogwyr.

Rydym yn chwilio am unigolyn rhagorol i ymuno â'n Tîm Perthnasoedd cyn i'n swyddfa yn Lerpwl agor yn ddiweddarach eleni.

Cynhelir ein Rhith Breswyl dros dri diwrnod, a bydd yn cynnwys amrywiaeth o weithdai, dosbarthiadau a darlithoedd, sy'n agored i'n holl gerddorion ifanc

Rydym yn gyffrous i weithio'n agos gyda D'Addario, gwneuthurwr byd-eang o ategolion cerddoriaeth

Rydym yn gyffrous iawn i ddechrau yn 2021 drwy ddarparu dros 40 awr o fentora un-i-un drwy gydol mis Ionawr.

Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer ein Cyngerdd Nadolig Rhithwir ar 17 Rhagfyr i ddathlu blwyddyn eithriadol o gyflawniad ac effaith, a noddir gan Mishcon de Reya.

Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer ein hymgyrch Big Give flynyddol wrth i ni rannu straeon o bob rhan o'n cymuned a pharatoi i ddyblu ein heffaith yn y cyfnod cyn Rhagfyr 1af.

Bydd ein Cyfres Dosbarth Meistr Rhithwir newydd yn rhoi cyfleoedd cyffrous, unigryw a rhyngweithiol i'n 90 o gerddorion ifanc ddysgu gan ymarferwyr cerddoriaeth blaenllaw ar draws ystod o offerynnau, arddulliau a disgyblaethau cerddorol.

Rydym yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi y bydd ein hail gyfres o weithdai rhithwir yn cael ei lansio'r wythnos nesaf, yn cynnwys Guto Johnston, VOCES8 a Soothsayers!

Profodd ein cyfres rhith-weithdy a weithredwyd ar ddechrau cloi i lawr i fod yn llwyddiant i bawb.

Roedd #StayHomeTogether rhith-gyngerdd yn gyfle i'n cerddorion a'n cefnogwyr ddathlu mewn cerddoriaeth gan ddod â ni at ein gilydd o'n cartrefi priodol, pan na allem fod gyda'n gilydd yn bersonol.

Bydd ein rhaglen iau newydd 2020/21 yn cefnogi cerddorion o dan 13 oed yn gynharach yn eu datblygiad cerddorol gyda bwrsariaethau ariannol ac ystod o gyfleoedd datblygu.

Ar 18 Mehefin, byddwn yn cynnal cyngerdd rhithwir #StayHomeTogether sy'n cynnwys rhai o'n cerddorion ifanc talentog.

Gyda phellterau cymdeithasol yn debygol o barhau am gyfnod, rydym wedi bod yn datblygu cyfres gyffrous o weithdai rhithwir i'n cerddorion gymryd rhan ynddynt gartref.

Yn gynharach yr wythnos hon, cynhaliodd talent y dyfodol ei weithdy rhithwir cyntaf erioed ar gyfer 6 o'i gerddorion â chymorth, dan arweiniad perytarydd Jez Wiles.

Yn ystod y cyfnod trafferthus hwn, rhaid i ni gyd ddod at ein gilydd fel un. Yn ein cred ni, cerddoriaeth yw un o'r arfau mwyaf pwerus ar gyfer cyflawni hynny.

Rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi ein partneriaeth gyda Music for Life, gan ddechrau ar ein taith a rennir tuag at gefnogi mwy o gerddorion ifanc o deuluoedd incwm isel.

Mae ein ceisiadau ar gyfer 2020/21 ar agor! Dros y misoedd nesaf, byddwn yn chwilio am gerddor ifanc dawnus o gefndir incwm isel i'w gefnogi.

Rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi ein partneriaeth gyda'r VOCES8 Foundation, gan lansio ein rhaglen ar gyfer nifer dethol o gerddorion ifanc dawnus.

Chwaraeodd sêr o frodyr a chwiorydd Sheku a Isata Kanneh-Masion gyngerdd ecsgliwsif i'r elusen.

Daw 2019 i ben gyda bang yng Nghysyllymgerdd Nadolig Talent y Dyfodol yn St George's, Hanover Square.

Diolch i lawer o roddwyr hael, llwyddasom i chwalu ein targed yn her y Nadolig Big rhown.

Dathlwyd ein penblwydd yn 15 oed gyda chyngerdd yng Nghlwb Lansdowne gyda pherfformiadau gan gerddorion ac alumni cyfredol.

Dewiswyd willard, a gefnogwyd gan talent y dyfodol ers 2012, o bum ymgeisydd eithriadol.

Classic FM i ddarlledu rhaglen am ein gwaith ddydd Llun yr ŵyl banc hon.