# Teenage violinist wins BBC Young Musician 2026, after first all-female final

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/teenage-violinist-wins-bbc-young-musician-2026-after-first-all-female-final/
- Published: 2026-11-01T21:00:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T05:37:44+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/nov/01/bbc-young-musician-teenage-violinist-sofia-demetriades
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Sofia Demetriades, 18, won BBC Young Musician 2026.
- It was the competition’s first all-female final.
- She receives £3,000 and recording and broadcast opportunities.

## Summary

Eighteen-year-old violinist Sofia Demetriades has won BBC Young Musician 2026, after the competition’s first all-female final in its 48-year history. Judges praised her performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto for its insight, poetry and maturity, marking a major achievement early in her musical career.

From Leicestershire, Demetriades is in her first year at the Royal Academy of Music. She competed alongside saxophonist Kezia Colton, 18, and recorder player Alma Nunez Debretzeni, 17; all three performed concertos with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Bristol. Demetriades receives £3,000 towards her studies, recording and broadcast opportunities, while all finalists will receive career support from Young Classical Artists Trust.

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