The City Music Foundation announces its 2014 artists

10 October 2014, 06:00 | Updated: 10 October 2014, 16:23

The City Music Foundation, a new UK charity which provides classical, jazz and folk musicians with expert mentoring and guidance to help them build successful careers, has announced its list of artists for 2014.

The Foundation said: "In 2014 six soloists and three ensembles have been selected by a distinguished panel of judges led by Ian Ritchie and including Paul Cassidy, Joan Rodgers, Dominic Grier, Jennifer Pike and John Gihooly."

Those finalists were:

Foyle-Štšura Duo, violin and piano

Dinara Klinton, piano

Misha Mullov-Abbado, bass

Pedro Segundo, drums

Joseph Shiner, clarinet

Giacomo Smith, clarinet

Samson Tsoy, piano

Y-squared, cello and piano

The charity was founded to help more musicians succeed in bringing their ambitions to fruition via a structured financial and mentoring support system, with the aim of bringing fresh new talent to new audiences in the UK and beyond.