The Chinese-born musician, 17, was revealed as the winner of the delayed competition on Sunday.
The announcement was made on BBC Four and BBC Radio 3.
(Fabio De Paola/PA)
Angela Dixon, chair of the competition’s judging panel, said: “BBC Young Musician 2020 has been an outstanding competition, the standard has been incredibly high and all three finalists showed exceptional musicianship.
“Fang chose to perform on a single instrument, the marimba, but elicited a kaleidoscope of colours and expression from it that deeply moved the jury and presenters.
“It was a privilege to be one of the few people to hear his performance live.”
The Chinese-born musician, 17, was revealed as the winner of the delayed competition on Sunday.
The announcement was made on BBC Four and BBC Radio 3.
(Fabio De Paola/PA)
Angela Dixon, chair of the competition’s judging panel, said: “BBC Young Musician 2020 has been an outstanding competition, the standard has been incredibly high and all three finalists showed exceptional musicianship.
“Fang chose to perform on a single instrument, the marimba, but elicited a kaleidoscope of colours and expression from it that deeply moved the jury and presenters.
“It was a privilege to be one of the few people to hear his performance live.”
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It is being screened later, around a year after it was first recorded.
Scroll down for a link to watch. Thomas Luke, 17, won the keyboard part of the BBC competition before the Covid-19 lockdown, to get to the semi final. Speaking last year, Thomas said he was shocked to win the keyboard final after having watched the competition for years. He said: Much of what happened next was a blur! I hope the exposure I receive from winning the keyboard category will serve as a useful accolade for my future as a performer. The BBC Young Musician semi final was filmed at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, when audiences were still able to attend music events without restrictions.
And yet, 15 years after being sent to the great spandex factory in the sky, TOTP
continues to enchant. The show has been repeated on Friday nights on BBC Four throughout the pandemic. âEveryone is nostalgic for Top of the Pops,â says BBC music TV commissioner Jan Younghusband, âbecause for so many of us growing up, it was the only way you could hear and see the acts and music you loved. And the reason that the reruns of Top of the Pops are so successful now is because the archive is extraordinary. Itâs like a complete history of popular music.â Viewing figures are robust, hovering at the 375-500,000 mark, in addition to 3.6m