Artists

Leonard has excited interest as one of the most charismatic cellists of his generation since receiving the Leonard Bernstein award at the opening concert of the 2009 Schleswig Holstein Festival. Since then, he joined the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist scheme in 2012, a prestigious award offering performances and recordings with all the BBC orchestras and at the BBC Proms.

Leonard has a keen interest in contemporary music, commissioning and premiering works by Luca Lombardi (Essay 3 for solo cello), Arlene Sierra (Butterflies Remember a Mountain for piano trio), Carl Vine (The Village for piano trio), Suzanne Farrin and Mark Simpson, whose piece, Night Music, was commissioned for Leonard by the BBC and performed and broadcast live at Wigmore Hall in March 2014.

In 2012 Leonard was named BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, he was Artist-in-Residence of Deutschlandfunk for the 2014-15 season, and Artist-in-Residence at the Philharmonic Society Bremen from 2013-2016.

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...and has performed across five continents. A multi-faceted virtuoso, she performs music from Baroque to the 21st century, the strictly Classical to Gypsy, Klezmer, Argentinian, Balkan and Japanese music.

Harriet has taken part in many world premieres playing music specifically written for her as a soloist, including Robert Fokkens' violin concerto premiered at the Southbank Centre in London and Deborah Prichard's 'Wall of Water' violin concerto, inspired by the paintings of Maggi Hambling.

In addition to her solo work she is a lover of chamber music and is a founder member of the innovative trio 'Kosmos Ensemble' and violin duo ‘Retorica. The Classical range is explored in Retorica's internationally acclaimed CD of British Violin Duos, which was chosen as 'Editor's Choice' in Gramophone Magazine, cited for Harriet's "superbly responsive playing ... faultless technique and unfailing insight."

Highlights of Ning Feng’s 2018/19 season include debuts with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Simone Young, the National Symphony Orchestra and Gianandrea Noseda, the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop in Brazil and on tour to the Far East, the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Giancarlo Guerrero, the Hallé Orchestra, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. Chamber music highlights include Ning Feng’s debut at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam in an all-Schubert programme with Nicholas Angelich and Edgar Moreau, his return to the Wigmore Hall and concerts with the Dragon Quartet which he founded in 2012.

Born in Chengdu, China, Ning Feng studied at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, the Hanns Eisler School of Music (Berlin) with Antje Weithaas and the Royal Academy of Music (London) with Hu Kun, where he was the first student ever to be awarded 100% for his final recital. The recipient of prizes at the Hanover International, Queen Elisabeth and Yehudi Menuhin International violin competitions, Ning Feng was First Prize winner of the 2005 Michael Hill International Violin Competition (New Zealand), and in 2006 won first prize in the International Paganini Competition.

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The orchestra is made up of a mixture of local artists and overseas professionals and is led by Anna Smith who plays with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Bursary places are offered for up to four young musicians to perform in each concert.

The orchestra has performed with many established soloists including Sir James Galway, Nicola Benedetti, Leonard Elschenbroich, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Lawrence Power, Alison Balsom. It has also worked with such singers as Elizabeth Watts, Sophie Bevan, Lawrence Zazzo, Victoria Simmonds and Graeme Danby.

She also played the Saint-Saens Concerto No.2 with the Philharmonia Orchestra in St. John’s Smith Square. She made her debut recital at the South Bank Purcell Room in 2000 and has since played there again on several occasions, including a recital broadcast by BBC Radio 3.

Qian has given recitals throughout Europe including the Steinway Halls of Hamburg where her performance was broadcast throughout Asia. Other international engagements have included appearances at the Steinway Hall in New York, the Hong Kong City Hall, the Koblenz Festival in Germany, the Santander International Festival, the Yale Summer Music Festival.

Qian’s debut recording of works by Schumann, Liszt and the young composer Alexander Prior was released in April 2009 on the Dal Segno label to world-wide acclaim, drawing comparisons to many of the great pianists of the last century.

Miloš began his musical education in Kragujevac and in 2002, he was awarded a full scholarship from the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) studying with Professor Owen Murray.

In 2004, Miloš made his debut at London’s Purcell Room as part of the Park Lane Group Young Artists Series to critical acclaim and was selected to perform as soloist at the Foundation Awards Ceremony before HRH The Princess Royal at the University of London Senate House. As a result of his diverse musical interests, Miloš has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician at many prestigious classical and world music festivals. He enjoys performing with the London Tango Quintet, Kosmos Ensemble, AccordDuo and the Balkan group Paprika and regularly performs with acclaimed violinists David Juritz, Harriet Mackenzie, classical guitarist Craig Ogden, cellists Adrian Bradbury and Matthew Sharp and soprano Bibi Heal.

Miloš also works with leading opera companies and in 2017, he performed Brett Dean’s new opera of Shakespeare’s great tragedy, Hamlet, with Glyndebourne Opera’s touring production.

In 2014, Miloš was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music ARAM for his contribution to music.

So-Ock has given numerous critically acclaimed performances around the world and at the Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Barbican Hall in London. Abroad she has toured throughout Asia, Europe and the US, performing concertos and recitals in international music festivals Schleswig Holstein, Beethoven Festival, Ravinia, Mecklenburg, BBCProms, Radio France Festival, Herrenchimsee, Seoul Spring, Casals and Aldeburgh.

So-Ock has made numerous acclaimed international performances and has recently performed with Krzystof Penderecki and the Polish Radio Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra with Vassily Petrenko, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera North, City of London Sinfonia, London Mozart Players, Suwon Philharmonic, Korean Chamber Orchestra, Westdeutsche Sinfonia and the English Chamber Orchestra.

So-Ock is an active chamber musician and is a violin professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

As a chamber musician, she has collaborated with Mitsuko Uchida, Tabea Zimmermann, Garth Knox, Thomas Hoppe, the Arcanto Quartett and Gerhard Schultz at Marlboro Festival, Salzburg Festival and Beethovenhaus in Bonn. She has broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and recorded for Delphian and Navona. Rosalind has also been guest principal viola with the European Union Chamber Orchestra, Amsterdam Sinfonietta and Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Rosalind studied with Ian Jewel, David Takeno, Kim Kashkashian, and Miguel da Silva at Cambridge University and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she was also a Fellow. With the Albion Quartet, she is quartet in residence at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Rosalind looks forward to teaching at the Royal Irish Academy of Music from September 2018.

At the age of twenty, Isang Enders was appointed principal cello of the Dresden Staatskapelle, making him the youngest section leader in Germany. During his four years with the orchestra, he also co-founded the Gohrisch Shostakovich Festival alongside Tobias Niederschlag.

Isang Enders recently made his debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra, enjoyed collaborations with the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker and Stavanger Symphony orchestras and performs regularly with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.

As a dedicated chamber musician, he continues to work closely with the pianist Igor Levit, with whom he has toured extensively, as well as Kit Armstrong and Sunwook Kim.

Clare’s mission is to bring big band and swing to music lovers everywhere, to demonstrate that this genre is ever-evolving and still relevant in today’s world. Accompanied by her Pianist, Trio, 7-piece Mini Big Band, 9 piece Big Mini Big Band or 17 piece Hollywood Orchestra, Clare performs up and down the country throughout the year at festivals and high profile venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Bristol Jazz and Blues Festival and Glastonbury Festival. She also sings with renowned orchestras and Big Bands and presents her own live show on BBC Radio 2 every Sunday night.

CInspired by their mutual love of the classical crossover repertoire, they combine their years of experience to create a high octane and powerful performance. You can expect to hear hits like Cry Me a River, Feeling Good and Keep Dancing On. This is a classical duo with a difference!

He starred in Raymond Gubbay's popular show Crazy for Gershwin which regularly toured the UK and also performed many times on BBC Radio 2 Friday Night is Music Night.

Earlier this year, Rodney worked with the Halle Orchestra in a Musical Pops Concert at the Bridgewater Hall and at the BBC Proms performing songs in Beyond the Score: Dvorak New World Symphony conducted by Sir Mark Elder. He also starred in Bernstein’s On the Town at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre directed by Drew McOnie.

Rodney remains grateful for the guidance and support shown from the Royal Academy of Music where he was awarded the Richard Lewis/Jean Shanks Award 2001 and generously supported by the Sir Peter Moores Foundation. Rodney was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music for his services and contributions to the music industry.

Georgi has performed in Opera Galas alongside Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and made her West End debut at the Adelphi Theatre in Thoroughly Modern Millie.

At the Jersey Opera House she has played ‘Cosette’ in Les Miserables, ‘Mary Magdaline’ in Jesus Christ Superstar and was one of the Principle female singers at West End On The Rock.

Georgi has supported G4 for three years in succession, including one tour around the Channel Islands. She most recently sang on BBC's Friday Night is Music Night and was in the Classical Charts with her critically acclaimed album 'Believe' with Ida Girls London, an all-girl classical crossover group of which is Director.

Dominic joined the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra as assistant musical director and pianist for the Elvis Presley: If I Can Dream UK arena tour and Memphis Symphony Orchestra for the USA anniversary tour, ending with a performance at Graceland with Priscilla Presley for the Elvis 40th Anniversary Celebrations.

Dominic regularly tours around the world with his piano duo The Piano Brothers. Endorsed by Steinway & Sons, The Piano Brothers (Dominic Ferris and Elwin Hendrijanto) are a cutting edge live act creating their own arrangements for two pianos. Their recent collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra will see a new album release in October. As ambassadors for Steinway & Sons, Dominic and Elwin regularly perform concerts worldwide and perform the inaugural concert for the brand new Steinway model ‘Spirio R’ in Singapore later this year.

Dominic conducted the sell-out production of Les Miserables at the Jersey Opera House in 2016 and is delighted to be returning for an evening of Broadway glamour!