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Martyn Brabbins

British conductor Martyn Brabbins is known for his affinity with music of the late 19th/early 20th centuries, to which he brings a Romantic sensibility, unerring sense of pace and an extraordinary ear for detail. He has conducted hundreds of world premieres by leading international composers, has championed British music at home and abroad, and has made over 120 CDs, over 50 of them for Hyperion Records.

Jamal Aliyev

Allegri Quartet

"The Allegri play intensely, but also gracefully; they know when to give the music space" David Cairns Sunday Times - June 2013

Katya Apekisheva

Katya Apekisheva is one of Europe's foremost pianists, in demand internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, and has been described by Gramophone magazine as 'a profoundly gifted artist' who has 'already achieved artistic greatness'.

Benjamin Appl

German baritone Benjamin Appl is an artist equally at home in opera, concert and recital repertoire. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Munich and the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding, Munich, where he was in the voice studio of Edith Wiens and the song class of Helmut Deutsch. He has worked with Graham Johnson, Gerald Finley, Brigitte Fassbaender, and Christian Gerhaher.

Artea Quartet

The members of the Artea Quartet met whilst studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London in 2001. After studies with the Amadeus, Alberni and Wihan quartets they went on to forge a successful career, winning many awards and performing at festivals throughout the UK including the BBC Proms, and at venues such as the Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room as well as live broadcasts for BBC Radio 3.

Badke Quartet

The Badke Quartet, formed in 2002, is widely recognised as one of Britain's finest string quartets. The Quartet has received widespread acclaim for its energetic and vibrant performances.

James Baillieu

Sought after as an accomplished chamber musician, soloist and accompanist, James has curated a series exploring the chamber music and songs of Poulenc and Hahn at Brighton Festival, worked with Thomas Quastoff at the Verbier Festival, taken part in the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, and recorded for BBC Radio 3 with Ben Johnson, Robin Tritschler, Ruby Hughes and the Signum Quartet. He has given recitals at Wigmore Hall with Kathryn Rudge, Lisa Milne, Adam Walker, Sophie Bevan, Ailish Tynan, Marcus Farnsworth, Ian Bostridge and Mark Padmore.

Benjamin Baker

Winner of the 2013 Windsor Festival International String Competition, Benjamin Baker was born in 1990 in New Zealand, Benjamin studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal College of Music with Natasha Boyarsky and Felix Andrievsky.

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) is one of the UK’s most versatile orchestras, with a varied range of work as both a broadcast orchestra and national symphony orchestra of Wales. The Orchestra’s adventurous programming is driven by Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård and Conductor Laureate Tadaaki Otaka. Welsh composer Huw Watkins becomes Composer-in-Association in October.