Guest Artists

David Campbell is internationally recognised as one of Britain’s finest musicians. He is passionate about music education and the Artistic
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Violinist Sigyn Fossnes is associate professor at Barratt Due Institute of Music, Norway. She is also co-leader for “Valdres sommersymfoni”,
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Toby Purser studied conducting under George Hurst, Ilya Musin, and Colin Metters.
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Tom Poster is a musician whose skills and passions extend well beyond the conventional role of the concert pianist.
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Simon Lane performs with instrumentalists and singers across the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Croatia, Slovenia and
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Liza Hobbs teaches at the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music, at Battle Abbey School, and until recently
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As the first national youth orchestra in the world, the NYOW has 65 years experience in providing a first-class training
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Winners of the 2014 Royal Overseas League Ensemble Competition, the Solem String Quartet were brought together in 2011 by their
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Kari Ravnan, born and raised in the USA, left home at the age of 13 to study with Gabriel Magyar
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Described by The Times - London as “…a flautist and a half…”, Lisa Nelsen is internationally recognised for her versatility
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Kyle Horch studied in Chicago at Northwestern University (B.Mus, M.Mus), where he learned with Frederick Hemke. He was awarded a
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Lars Lien is senior lecturer in saxophone at the Artic University of Norway, Tromsø. He has performed as a soloist
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Kenneth Hesketh has been described as “one of the UK’s most vibrant voices, having a brand of modernism that reveals
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Eleanor Turner is a harpist and composer whose passionate performances have brought her worldwide acclaim. Eleanor creates unique shows for
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As the first national youth orchestra in the world, the NYOW has 70 years’ experience in providing a first-class training
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“Just wonderful and so very uplifting. It calmed my busy day. A very special man who speaks with his hands!”
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Joshua Ballance gained a double first in Music from King’s College Cambridge, and is now studying for a DPhil at
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Born in Pembrokeshire, Claire began her musical education at the age of seven. After excelling at the violin, piano and
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