A TALENT show searching for the country's leading classical musicians will be partly presented by trailblazing saxophonist Jess Gillam.

The biennial BBC Young Musician competition is returning this Sunday, providing a showcase for the UK’s most talented young classical performers.

A segment within this Sunday's episode will be presented by Ulverston's acclaimed saxophonist Jess Gillam.

A competition finalist herself in 2016 and currently making waves in the classical music world, Miss Gillam presents a series of ‘in conversations’ with former young musicians andHighlights on BBC Four will be hosted by rising star organist, conductor, music education advocate, and #playitlikeagirl initiator Anna Lapwood - 24 years old and making her TV presenting debut other leading figures such as 2018 winner Lauren Zhang, Ben Goldscheider, Nicholas Daniel, and Lucy Landymore - all currently at the forefront of changing the scene in the UK.

She said: “I had such an incredible experience competing in BBC Young Musician 2016 so it was brilliant to return and make this series with fascinating musicians.”

The overall mini-series will be hosted by rising star organist, conductor and music education advocate Anna Lapwood.

Celebrating up-and-coming musical talents and their determination, the competition’s category finals - presenting some of the best young instrumentalists in the fields of keyboard, woodwind, brass, percussion, and strings - were recorded pre-lockdown at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. They will be broadcast over five weeks, starting on Sunday.