Join an immersive week of masterclasses, recitals, and mentorship with world-class  artists.

Building on the success of our Young Artists Programme in recent years, we are now inviting ten duo partners aged 30 years or under (on 11 April 2026), or artists who have graduated from a conservatoire or university within the past 2 academic years, to become Leeds Song Young Artists and fully immerse themselves in the many recitals, masterclasses, talks and events taking place during the Festival.

Young Artists will receive free tickets to all Festival events during the week, there will be opportunities to work closely in masterclasses with renowned song artists, and will benefit from individual coaching from the above experts and will also take part in a live-streamed recitals, with further opportunities to participate in.

Programme Dates: Saturday 11 to Saturday 18 April 2026
Application deadline: Friday 14 November 2025