Percussion takes centre stage as Jess Gillam and Alexis Ffrench bring us highlights from this most energetic and exciting BBC Young Musician category final.

Competing are five exceptional musicians: Eric Zhang (15), Joshua Gearing (17), George Garnett (18), Sophie Warner (18) and Jordan Ashman (18). Tonight’s jury includes Paul Philbert, timpanist with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Beibei Wang, who specialises in both classical styles and traditional Chinese percussion, and chair of the jury Anna Lapwood, an organist, conductor and broadcaster who was recently made associate artist of the Royal Albert Hall and BBC Singers.

The winner of the percussion final will compete in the competition’s grand final, shown live on BBC Four on Sunday 9 October. Show less