Adam Jarman

Originally from Kent, Adam Jarman is a baritone currently studying for a PGDip at the Royal Northern College of Music under the tutelage of Peter Wilson. His studies this year are supported by the Alice Orrell and A & N…

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Aidan Coburn

Tenor

London-born tenor, Aidan Coburn, was educated at The London Oratory School, Caius College, Cambridge and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Having sung extensively in choirs and consorts around London and Europe, Aidan now focuses exclusively on his solo…

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Alexander Franklin

Alex is an oboist from London, currently studying at the Royal College of Music. His interests span across genres, though he is particularly passionate about performance of Contemporary music. In 2023 he was a member of the London Sinfonietta Academy….

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all 2023 Festival artists, choir & orchestra

all 2023 Festival artists, choir & orchestra  – tous les artistes, chœur et orchestre du Festival 2023

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Andres Feliu, baritone

Baritone, Vocalist

Adam Green studied at St John’s College, Cambridge, the Royal Academy of Music, London, and the National Opera Studio. Winner of the Song Prize at the National Mozart Competition and the Great Elm Competition he was awarded the prestigious Ian Fleming and Sybil Tutton Awards. Operatic roles at English National Opera include Belcore (The Elixir of Love), Arbace (Idomeneo), Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas). Other roles include the title role in The Barber of Seville for Welsh National Opera, Rigoletto for Grange Park Rising Stars, and James Macmillan’s Clemency at the Royal Opera House. Adam is Founder of the Prison Choir Project that hopes through music and in particular singing, to provide a pathway towards establishing a reduction in reoffending, building self-esteem, improving self-confidence and employability skills for all those involved. Read more

Andrew Staples

Tenor

Andrew Staples is considered by many to be one of the most versatile British singers. A favourite for works by Handel, Mozart and Britten, he has also made his mark singing Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, Verdi’s Requiem and Mahler’s…

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Anna Tulchinskaya, violin

Anna Tulchinskaya completed her master’s degree at the Royal Northern College of Music in 2020 as a scholar under the guidance of her professors Leland Chen and Pavel Fischer. Throughout her time at the Northern, she performed in numerous masterclasses,…

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Antoine Zède

Narrator

Antoine studied trumpet – including masterclasses with Wynton Marsalis – singing and double bass. Based in Paris, he could be found playing funk at the Festival Jazz à la Villette (in the Mardi Brass Band) or rock at France Inter…

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Ben de Souza, accordion

Ben de Souza is one of a growing number of British classical accordionists at the forefront of promoting the instrument in this country. His playing shows “great technical assurance and control, beautifully understated expression, and real soul.” Ben is a…

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Charlotte King

Mezzo Soprano

Charlotte King read Music at Goldsmiths College and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Operatic roles include Siegrune in Die Walküre at the St. Endellion Festival, Sesto in La Clemenza di Tito for Riverside Opera, Aunt Jane in Hugh…

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Chloë Abbott

Trumpet

Chloë Abbott is a musician and inter-disciplinary practitioner based in the UK. She completed her masters in contemporary performance, as a scholar, at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2015. Over the past three years Chloë has performed…

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Chloë Morgan, soprano

Adam Green studied at St John’s College, Cambridge, the Royal Academy of Music, London, and the National Opera Studio. Winner of the Song Prize at the National Mozart Competition and the Great Elm Competition he was awarded the prestigious Ian Fleming and Sybil Tutton Awards. Operatic roles at English National Opera include Belcore (The Elixir of Love), Arbace (Idomeneo), Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas). Other roles include the title role in The Barber of Seville for Welsh National Opera, Rigoletto for Grange Park Rising Stars, and James Macmillan’s Clemency at the Royal Opera House. Adam is Founder of the Prison Choir Project that hopes through music and in particular singing, to provide a pathway towards establishing a reduction in reoffending, building self-esteem, improving self-confidence and employability skills for all those involved. Read more

Collette Overdijk, violin, & Ian Anderson, viola

Viola, Violin

Adam Green studied at St John’s College, Cambridge, the Royal Academy of Music, London, and the National Opera Studio. Winner of the Song Prize at the National Mozart Competition and the Great Elm Competition he was awarded the prestigious Ian Fleming and Sybil Tutton Awards. Operatic roles at English National Opera include Belcore (The Elixir of Love), Arbace (Idomeneo), Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas). Other roles include the title role in The Barber of Seville for Welsh National Opera, Rigoletto for Grange Park Rising Stars, and James Macmillan’s Clemency at the Royal Opera House. Adam is Founder of the Prison Choir Project that hopes through music and in particular singing, to provide a pathway towards establishing a reduction in reoffending, building self-esteem, improving self-confidence and employability skills for all those involved. Read more

Constantin Zimmermann

Counter tenor

Constantin Zimmermann was born in Switzerland in 1999. He was a member of the Lucerne and Zurich Boys choirs. He has received many prizes in Youth Music competitions including first prize of ‘Jugend Musiziert’ and various other prizes including a…

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David Hedley, oboe

Hautbois

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Elliot Perks, viola / alto

Elliott grew up in Surrey, UK where he was home educated with his siblings until the age of nine.  In 2001 he was awarded a place at the Yehudi Menuhin School, where he studied with Suzie Meszaros, Rosemary Warren-Green and…

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Elliott Perks

Elliott Perks grew up in Surrey, UK, where he was home educated with his siblings until the age of nine. In 2001 he was awarded a place at the Yehudi Menuhin School, where he studied with Suzie Meszaros, Rosemary Warren-Green…

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Emma Purslow (Violin)

Musician, Violin

Passionnée par l’idée d’offrir des performances en direct à tous, Emma Purslow est une violoniste et altiste qui se produit en tant que soliste, chambriste et joueuse d’orchestre au Royaume-Uni et à l’étranger. Elle est premier violon du Alkyona String…

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Floris Kappeyne Trio

Piano

The Floris Kappeyne Trio was set up in 2015 by the pianist. The trio consisting of separate Prinses Christina Concours winners (2012) met in their early teenage years when the pianist invited Tijs Klaassen and Wouter Kühne to play a…

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Gabriela Garrubo, voice and Peter Søreide guitar

Gabriela Garrubo is a Norwegian-Brazilian jazz singer who studied at the Grieg Academy in Bergen, and in May 2023 she released her debut album “Rodando.”Together with jazz guitarist Peter Dybvig Søreide she will perform music from her album, and you…

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Gary McAusland

Guitar, Vocalist

Gary McAusland was born near Glasgow, Scotland in the early 60s. At age 7, Gary taught himself to play guitar and he began performing a year later. He has performed hundreds of times in the UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland,…

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Graham Ross, conductor/direction

Conductor

Graham Ross has established an exceptional reputation as a sought-after conductor and composer of a very broad range of repertoire. He is Director of Music and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge and Principal Conductor of The Dmitri Ensemble, with whom…

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Henry Wright, horn

French Horn, Musician

Henry has enjoyed a varied career so far spanning orchestral, chamber, recording and solo work, including performances with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Birmingham Royal Ballet Sinfonia, London Chamber Orchestra and London Firebird Orchestra among others and is a founding member of…

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Isabel Pfefferkorn

Vocalist

Born in Austria in 1991, Isabel Pfefferkorn started violin lessons at 4 before going on to study cello, piano and singing. In 2013 she received the Wagner scholarship and she was recently the youngest finalist in the International Robert Schumann…

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James Heathcote

Cello, Conductor, Musician, Piano

I am a versatile musician based in Manchester, UK. My musical activity can be broadly divided into three disciplines: cello playing, conducting, and piano playing (mostly as an accompanist). As a cellist I have played with a number of professional…

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James Hulme

Oboe

As an oboist, James Hulme has appeared in all the major concert halls in the UK and has also performed extensively in Europe. Originally from Manchester, he studied the oboe with Anna Cooper and then with Valerie Taylor at Chetham’s…

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James Lowe

Conductor

Prizewinner in international conducting competitions, James Lowe is Chief Conductor of the Vaasa City Orchestra, Finland. His work as Artistic Director of the Hallé Harmony Youth Orchestra was featured in a four-part documentary shown in the UK on Channel 4…

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Jane Hyland

Cello

Jane Hyland won a scholarship to study the cello at the RCM in London. She then joined the BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra becoming the BBC’s youngest ever Principal Cellist. She spent three years as Principal Cellist at the Staatstheater in…

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Jessica Hopkins, soprano

Soprano

Jessica is a soprano from Buckinghamshire who is currently based in Manchester. At present, Jessica is studying for a PGDip in Vocal Performance under the tutelage of Mary Plazas at the Royal Northern College of Music, where she previously completed her…

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Jim McCarty

Musician

Jim McCarty is the renowned drummer from THE YARDBIRDS who is respected worldwide for his innovative drumming style which he introduced into music in the ’60s on hits such as “For Your Love”, “Heart Full Of Soul”, “Evil Heated You”,…

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Jonathan Martindale

Musician, Violin

Jonathan Martindale enjoys a varied career as a chamber musician, soloist, and orchestral principal. He is the Assistant Leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and has appeared with the orchestra throughout China and Japan as well as at…

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Joseph Fisher, viola

Musician, Viola

Somerset born and raised, Joseph studied at the Wells Cathedral School and then moved to London to finish his studies at the Royal Academy of Music. Now working full time in London, Joseph is currently a member of the Royal…

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Julian Gregory

Tenor

Julian Gregory started his singing career at the age of 8 as a chorister at St John’s College Choir, Cambridge, under Christopher Robinson. Following five years as a Music Scholar at Eton College with a focus on violin and piano,…

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Kiera Lyness

Soprano

Kiera Lyness studied the violin at Trinity College of Music and on a scholarship at Utrecht Conservatorium. She studied singing with Enid Hartle. Her early work as a singer was in the churches of London, in particular Holy Trinity, Brompton….

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Leo Melvin

Cello, Musician

London-born Cellist, Leo Melvin is twenty-seven years of age. He graduated with honours from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he studied on a full scholarship, with Richard Lester. He was a member of the RCM Junior Department,…

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Levon Chilingirian

Violin

Levon Chilingirian was born in Cyprus and studied at the RCM in London. In 1971 he formed the Chilingirian Quartet which is today one of the most internationally celebrated string quartets. Levon also performs as a soloist and regularly directs…

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Michael Mogl

Tenor

Michael Mogl was born in Ratisbonne in 1987 and studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz de Cologne. He currently studies with Werner Güra at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. He benefits also from the invaluable artistic support of…

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Michela Zanoni

Harp

Michela Zanoni has been studying the harp since she was 9. Whilst under the tuition of Noelle Vera in Monaco, Michela performed at the Rouen Harp Festival, the day of the harp in Nice and at a concert at Farmleigh…

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Oliver Cave, violin

Musician, Violin

Oliver enjoys a diverse career as a chamber and orchestral musician, performing on both modern and period instruments. Since 2017, he has played second violin in the Ruisi String Quartet, who perform across the UK and Europe. The quartet have…

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Peter Lidbetter

Peter Lidbetter is a British/Irish bass from London. Recent opera engagements included Haly (L’italiana in Algeri), Simone (Gianni Schicchi) and King Fridolph (Cinderella – Alma Deutscher) all with Wexford Festival Opera; Don Basilio (il Barbiere di Siviglia), Kecal (The Bartered…

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Peter Ryan

Adam Green studied at St John’s College, Cambridge, the Royal Academy of Music, London, and the National Opera Studio. Winner of the Song Prize at the National Mozart Competition and the Great Elm Competition he was awarded the prestigious Ian Fleming and Sybil Tutton Awards. Operatic roles at English National Opera include Belcore (The Elixir of Love), Arbace (Idomeneo), Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas). Other roles include the title role in The Barber of Seville for Welsh National Opera, Rigoletto for Grange Park Rising Stars, and James Macmillan’s Clemency at the Royal Opera House. Adam is Founder of the Prison Choir Project that hopes through music and in particular singing, to provide a pathway towards establishing a reduction in reoffending, building self-esteem, improving self-confidence and employability skills for all those involved. Read more

Philip Saudek

Musician, Piano, Violin

Philip Saudek began to learn piano at an early age from his father and from Frederick Bailey and later took up the violin. After graduating in philosophy from Oxford University he studied violin at the RAM, London with Sydney Humphreys….

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Rebecca Hardwick, soprano

Soprano

Soprano Rebecca Hardwick is based in London and is known for her versatility and strength of musicianship. Her concert highlights for the 23/24 season include Verdi Requiem with the English Festival Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, and both Verdi…

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Rebecca Taylor

Musician, Piano

Rebecca Taylor studied music at Oxford University and the RAM, London and is increasingly in demand both as an accompanist and repetiteur. She has broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 & 4, made CD recordings and performed in venues including…

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Rhonda Bradetich

Flute

Rhonda Bradetich lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she substitutes with the San Francisco Symphony as well as other ensembles. In 2009, she was the solo piccoloist for the Honolulu Symphony and the Hawaii Opera Theater. In 2012,…

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Ruth Harrison

Flute

Ruth Harrison studied flute on a scholarship at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, graduating with distinction in 2016. She has performed at venues around the UK including Wigmore Hall, St George’s Brandon Hill, Barbican Hall and Milton Court. In…

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Samuel Pantcheff, baritone

Baritone Samuel Pantcheff won the Blythe-Buesst Opera Prize whilst studying at Royal Academy Opera with Glenville Hargreaves and Audrey Hyland. Samuel currently studies with Katharine Goeldner and is a BrittenPears Young Artist. He is currently a member of the solo…

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Sean Law

Double Bass, Musician

Sean is a graduate of Birmingham Conservatoire with substantial experience in a variety of genres, particularly the Classical, Folk, and Musical Theatre genres. He has played with numerous Orchestras and Ensembles across the UK and beyond, and has recently enjoyed…

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Susie Mészáros

Viola

Susie Mészáros is a member of the world-renowned Chilingirian String Quartet.Susie Mészáros studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and was principal viola with the Camerata Salzburg. She made her Wigmore Hall debut as a duo with Yehudi Menuhin in 1977,…

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Tatiana Bechlitch-Szönyi, violon

Tatiana Bechlitch-Szönyi Musician Violoniste/altiste baroque 🇫🇷 Directrice: @lemiroirdephoebus 🎻 Les Joyeux Lurons 🍀 @les_joyeuxlurons CNSMDL CRR Strasbourg Lyon – Strasbourg – Nice

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The Musique Cordiale Festival Choir 2023

Choeur du Festival Musique Cordiale 2023 Singers from the UK, France, Germany, Holland and Brazil are all delighted that the members of the Musique Cordiale Festival Choir are now able to return to France after 3 pandemic years when they…

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Tom Reynolds

Musician

Growing up in Chicago, and then moving to Nashville after his university days, Tom Reynolds had the fortune of performing with fabulous musicians during the 1990’s before beginning his career as a professor teaching religion and theology. He worked as…

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Tristan Fry, drums

Tristan Frederick Allan Fry (born 25 October 1946, London) is a British drummer and percussionist. Career Fry began his career by joining the London Philharmonic Orchestra as a timpanist at the age of 17. He was a founding member of…

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Tristan Hambleton

Baritone

Born in London, Tristan Hambleton studied at St John’s College, Cambridge, Heidelberg Universität and then at the Royal Academy of Music, London. Tristan has performed with The Hallé, The London Mozart Players, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The…

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Vivianne Plekhotkine, violon

UIMF Gold Award Winner -Viviane Plekhotkine Violin Recital, China-UK International Music Festival中英国际音乐节

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Wiebke et les Garcons

We are a set from Amsterdam, with a weakness for French wine, hours of driving through Provence and walks along the Seine. For our “Eau de Chansons” program, we were inspired by the beautiful words and timeless melodies of French…

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Will Harris

Cello

Will is a young cellist, who graduated from Clare College Cambridge and is currently studying for a Master’s Degree in Music (cello performance) at the Eastman in Rochester USA. He previously performed to enthusiastic applause at Musique-Cordiale festivals in Britain…

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