Competitors in the penultimate category ahead of Sunday's concerto final are flautist Juliette Bausor from Warwickshire, oboists Richard Harpham from Kent and Adrian Wilson from Luton, bassoonist Ben Hudson from Berkshire and clarinettist Keith Slade from Walsall. The panel sitting in judgment on tonight's performances are flautist Rosemary Elliott, clarinettist John Stenhouse and oboist Nicholas Daniel, a former competition winner.
(The National String Final is tomorrow at 7.30pm)
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