Lars Lien

Lars Lien

by | Apr 1, 2017

Lars Lien is senior lecturer in saxophone at the Artic University of Norway, Tromsø. He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician all over Norway, Europe and the USA. Educated at the Norwegian State Academy of Music, Lien has more than 25 years’ experience as a...
Kyle Horch

Kyle Horch

by | Feb 12, 2017

Kyle Horch studied in Chicago at Northwestern University (B.Mus, M.Mus), where he learned with Frederick Hemke. He was awarded a BP North America Scholarship in 1986-7 to pursue postgraduate study at the GSMD in London, where he learned with Stephen Trier. As a...
Solem Quartet

Solem Quartet

by | Feb 9, 2015

Winners of the 2014 Royal Overseas League Ensemble Competition, the Solem String Quartet were brought together in 2011 by their studies at the University of Manchester, where they take their name from the University motto “arduus ad solem” meaning “striving towards...
Tom Poster

Tom Poster

by | Feb 5, 2015

Tom Poster is a musician whose skills and passions extend well beyond the conventional role of the concert pianist. He has been described as “a marvel, [who] can play anything in any style” (The Herald), “mercurially brilliant” (The Strad), and as having “a beautiful...
Toby Purser

Toby Purser

by | Feb 2, 2015

Toby Purser studied conducting under George Hurst, Ilya Musin, and Colin Metters, as well as in masterclasses including with Sir Colin Davis, Sir Charles Mackerras, Martyn Brabbins, Janos Furst, Ken Kiesler, John Nelson, Jorma Panula, and Mark Wigglesworth. Founder...