New Talent Festival

03/09/2026

JUST ONE MONTH LEFT! ⏳✨

There’s still time to join us for New Talent Festival this year, taking place on 23–24 October at International School Bangkok in Thailand!

Get ready for two exciting days of competition, workshops, one-to-one masterclasses and chamber group coaching, alongside young musicians from around the world 🌍

📅 Registration deadline: 4 October 2026 at 23:59 (Bangkok Time)

👉 Thinking about joining us? This is your reminder to get your entry in 💜 Register now and join us in Bangkok this October!

03/09/2026

From Germany to London, and onto the stage at the Royal Academy of Music! 🤩

Valérie Ironside travelled to New Talent Festival London 2026, where she shared her beautiful voice and stunned the audience.

While performing ‘Che si può fare’ by Barbara Strozzi, Valérie brought the piece to life! 🙌 Hence, her talent was recognised with both the Cordes Prize and the Age Group 1st Prize in the Voice Category, an incredible double achievement! 🏆💜

Congratulations, Valérie! It was a pleasure to have you with us in London, and we can’t wait to see where your musical journey takes you next! 🙋‍♀️

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02/09/2026

Last year, our participants experienced a new festival in Thailand where music, talent and a welcoming atmosphere came together to create something truly special 💜

As one participant shared, the calm and professional environment made it easy to feel comfortable on stage and simply focus on performing.

💥 Now, New Talent Festival Thailand 2026 is just around the corner! 💥

📅 23–24 October 2026
📍 International School Bangkok
⏳ And there’s just one month left to enter! Entries close on 4 October 2026 at 23:59 (Bangkok time).

If you’ve been thinking about joining us in Bangkok, this is your reminder to make it happen! 🙌

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01/09/2026

Today marks the beginning of Classical Music Month, and we want to celebrate by sharing the music of the young musicians in our community 💜

👉 Have a performance you’re particularly proud of? Whether it was on stage, at a concert, in a competition or simply at home, we want to see it! 👀

📩 Send us a video of your own performance via DM, tell us a little about the process, and you could be featured on our social media throughout September!

Let’s make this a September full of music! 🙌

29/08/2026

28/08/2026

Every young musician has their own reason for taking that first step! 🙏

For some, it’s about challenging themselves. For others, it’s the excitement of performing somewhere new, meeting fellow young musicians or simply having a goal to work towards.

There are so many reasons young musicians choose to be part of New Talent Festival, whether online or in person!

👉 Would you like to share your own New Talent Festival story with us? Send us a DM, we’d love to hear why you entered! 😍

26/08/2026

What an incredible edition of our New Talent Festival Online Competition! ✨

This year, we welcomed 70 participants from 20 different countries, competing across five categories who shared their talent, passion and dedication to music.

That’s what makes our Online Competition so special! No matter where you are in the world, you can be part of the New Talent Festival experience, connect through a shared love of music and celebrate young talent together 🥳🎉

We’re incredibly grateful to every participant who made this edition such a wonderful and truly international celebration of music. We hope to see many of you again at a future New Talent Festival! 💜

25/08/2026

We’re delighted to recognise the talented young musicians who received Honourable Mentions in this year’s New Talent Festival Online Competition 👏✨

These performances stood out to our jury and deserve a special moment of recognition! We hope each of you feels proud of what you achieved and of the music you shared with us 💜

A huge congratulations to all our Honourable Mention recipients! Keep performing, keep learning and, above all, keep enjoying making music! 🙌

24/08/2026

A huge congratulations to all the young musicians who received Age Group Prizes in the Chamber Music Category at this year’s New Talent Festival Online Competition! 🥳🎉

There’s something truly special about making music together, and your performance showed wonderful collaboration, communication and an incredible commitment to your ensemble 💜

Congratulations to our Chamber Music prize winners! 👏🏆