ANNOUNCING THE YAMAWARDS NOMINEES 2026!
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JM International is happy to announce the outstanding nominees for the 2026 Young Audiences Music Awards.
Since 2010, we have celebrated the very best in live music for young audiences, and we are delighted to continue our mission of promoting the finest productions for children and youth worldwide!
This year’s competition is bigger than ever. From more than 70 submissions spanning 17+ countries, our jury has carefully selected the final nominees. The extraordinary talent and diversity shown in these productions truly impressed us, and we are incredibly thankful to everyone who submitted an entry this year.
We are excited to bring all this global talent and inspiration together this autumn in Helsingør, Denmark – a city deeply dedicated to cultivating music and culture for the next generation.
With no further introduction, here are the 2026 YAMawards Nominees!
BEST SMALL ENSEMBLE
Grand Hotel Federspiel — Philharmonie Luxembourg, Wiener Konzerthaus & Brucknerhaus Linz (Austria)
Tvillinglyrene — Martin Steinum Brun, Silje Onstad Hålien, DKS Akershus & DKS Buskerud (Norway)
Upside-Down Mice and Cats — Osor Musical Evenings and the Croatian Association of Music Organizers (HUGO) (Croatia)
Dooo Ba Wooo — Companhia de Música Teatral (CMT) (Portugal)
BEST LARGE ENSEMBLE
Carmen, Oiseau Rebelle — Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège (OPRL) & Jeunesses Musicales de Liège et de Bruxelles (Belgium)
Stand and Turn to Stone — Iceland Symphony Orchestra / National Gallery of Iceland (Iceland)
Masters of Ceremony — HipHop Academy Hamburg & Ensemble Resonanz - Elbphilharmonie Hamburg (Germany)
BEST OPERA (powered by RESEO)
Bohemios — Teatro de la Zarzuela (Spain)
Lene fliegt ins Zirkusland — Philharmonie Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Nour — Michèle Cart & Opéra-Théâtre (Switzerland)
Opera Rosa — SHOOMA / Irma Unušić (Croatia)
BEST PARTICIPATORY PRODUCTION
Uprising — Glyndebourne & Saffron Hall (United Kingdom)
MusiMatrix — Musica & Zefiro Torna (Belgium)
EBBE HØYRUP BEST SCHOOL CONCERT
Tradition as a Superpower — ENKEL (Finland)
Gangar — Ragnhild Tveitan (Norway)
The Voice We Share — Ars Nova Copenhagen (Denmark)
The Trail of Choices — MishMash Productions & CBSO (United Kingdom)
IT’S TIME TO VOTE!
The 17 nominees are now all featured on our website at www.yamawards.org. The production with the most votes by September 29th will receive the YAMawards Public Choice Award. Don’t forget to support your favorite choice by heading to votela.world/en/vote/yamawards-2026 and casting your vote!
THE YAMAWARDS CEREMONY + YAMSESSION IN HELSINGØR, DENMARK
All YAMawards winners will be announced at the YAMawards Ceremony. This long-awaited event will be held in the beautiful city of Helsingør, Denmark, on September 29th during the YAMsession 2026, which runs from September 28th to October 1st, 2026.
Helsingør is a beautiful historic town located right on the harbourfront. Besides its famous heritage, the city is widely recognized for its engagement in cultivating music and culture for young audiences, making it the perfect place to host this year's YAMsession.
Want to make sure to catch it live? Register now via the button below!
YAM is brought to you by JM International (JMI), the world’s largest youth music organisation. JMI’s work with young audiences is based on the principle that all children and youth must have access to music/culture as a fundamental human right.
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