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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Veronica Veysey Campbell’s wide range of teaching experience is reflected in her current positions as singing teacher to choral scholars
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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 is widely regarded as an intelligent and passionate conductor. He has been leading the MusicFest conductors' class since
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Tom Poster is internationally recognised as a pianist of outstanding artistry and versatility, equally in demand as soloist and chamber
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Patron – HRH Princess Michael of Kent President – Lady Solti Chief Executive-  Jan Cassidy Artistic Director- Toby Purser The
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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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Ron Morris, speech therapist, audiologist and counter tenor, graduated from the University of Queensland in 1985 with an honours degree
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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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After graduating from the Royal College of Music Richard Blackford was appointed Composer In Residence at Balliol College Oxford. His
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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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Anya Fadina graduated with distinction from the renowned St Petersburg Conservatoire in Russia. Previously she attended the Special Music School
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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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Joseph Shiner is the recipient of the Hattori Foundation Senior Award, the Making Music Philip and Dorothy Green Award for
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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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Andrew Robinson studied at the Royal College of Music where he is now a professor, specialising in the song repertoire both
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Libby Burgess is a pianist, vocal coach and chorusmaster, with a particular passion for working with singers. Born in Sussex,
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DINAH HARRIS was born in London and studied singing at the Royal College of Music, in London. She also studied
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Christina Lawrie enjoys an exciting and varied career as soloist, song pianist and chamber musician. Career highlights include recitals for
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Ángel Sebastián Cedillo Rodríguez was born in Mexico City. He started his musical instruction under his grandfather, the well known
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John Flinders discovered his love of ensemble playing whilst at school, and his studies with Dorothea Law at the University
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Anna read music at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, between 2015 and 2018. Alongside her studies she was an Instrumental Award Holder
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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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Consisting of 5 young, but experienced musicians from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Blackweir Brass was established
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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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Hannah Dawson violin, Robin Ashwell viola, Cara Berridge cello, Ben Hancox violin, The award-winning Sacconi Quartet is recognised for its
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The National Youth String Orchestra (NYSO) is one of the UK’s most prestigious and important training organisations for string players
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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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Tim Boulton learnt the most important lessons about musical language from Sandor Végh and other senior musicians at the International
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Pianist Paul Turner specialises in chamber music, having worked with eminent musicians throughout his career, such as Michael Collins, Nicholas
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Joshua Ballance gained a double first in Music from King’s College Cambridge, where he won a number of awards and
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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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Gareth Moorcraft is a composer and pianist from Cowbridge, South Wales. His music has been performed widely in the UK
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