Alumni

Composition, 1971

Written his first novel, A Dream of Lockdown, exploring the inner life of the creative artist.

Guitar, 2019

Winner of the New York Respighi Prize in Composition. Will perform his Guitar Concerto at Carnegie Hall with the Chamber Orchestra of New York in 2023.

Singing, 1997

Stars in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at Komische Oper Berlin.

Musical Theatre, 2010

Starred in Into the Woods at Theatre Royal Bath.

Singing, 1995

Starred as Iago in Otello at the Royal Opera House.

Musical Theatre, 2019

Joined the West End cast of The Lion King.

Musical Theatre 2017

Joined the cast of Olivier Award-winning production Showstopper! The Improvised Musical.

Musical Theatre, 2007

Performed her one woman show Mad Women in my Attic! at Crazy Coqs.

Violin, 1992

Released the complete Mozart Sonatas for violin and keyboard in a limited-edition six-CD boxset.

Singing, 2021

Made Garsington Opera debut as Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte.

Conducting, 2019

Assistant Conductor for a Poulenc double bill at Glyndebourne.

Conducting, 2020

Appointed Conductor at Wroclaw Opera.

Conducting, 2018

Winner in the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam.

Vocal Coaching, 2003

Assistant Conductor for Alcina at Glyndebourne.

Singing, 2021

Starred in Eugene Onegin at Opera Holland Park.

Piano, 1976

Conducted the National Anthem at the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.

Conducting, 2017

Conducted Don Pasquale at Glyndebourne.

Singing, 2018

Won the BBC Music Magazine Newcomer Award.

Musical Theatre, 2004

Appointed Musical Director for ITV’s Romeo and Duet.

Musical Theatre, 2020

Joins the West End cast of Hamilton.

Piano, 2009

Won the BBC Music Magazine award for the Best Chamber Music Disk of the year as part of The Sitkovetsky Trio.

Composition, 2014

Commissioned to create a new piece by London Sinfonietta. Candyfolk Space-Drum received its world premiere at the Southbank Centre.

Musical Theatre, 2021

Cast in the workshop of musical Jekyll and Hyde.

Composition, 2016

Debut LP album Eleven to One (11/21) released by Off Latch Press.

Piano, 2013

New album Sonata Fantasy, the Book of Moments has been released, featuring his 18-hour original composition. The piece won the Guinness World Record for the longest officially released instrumental work.

Composition, 2000

Won an American Academy of Arts and Letters 2022 Music Award.

Singing, 2015

Announced as the 2022 winner of the Paris Opera Competition.

Musical Theatre, 2009

Currently starring in the Olivier-Award winning production Cabaret.

Harp, 2015

Appointed as joint Principal Harp of the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Timpani and Percussion, 1998

Performed the world premiere of Danny Elfman’s Percussion Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Harp, 2017

Appointed as joint Principal Harp of the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Musical Theatre, 2019

Cast as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds in the West End production of Hamilton.

Choral Conducting, 2013

At the RPS awards, won the Inspiration Award with the Bristol Choral Society.

Musical Theatre, 2021

Cast as Kurt in Heathers at The Other Palace.

Composition, 1989

Completed his Sixth Symphony this year, commissioned by the Malcolm Arnold Trust, which was premiered by BBC NOW conducted by Martyn Brabbins. The Symphony is being recorded for Toccata Classics in 2022.

Musical Theatre, 2008

Appearing in Cabaret at the Playhouse Theatre in the West End, playing the role of Max and being 1st cover to Eddie Redmayne in the role of Emcee, as well as 1st cover Herr Schultz.

Composition, 2014

Won the award for Small Chamber Composition at the Ivors Composers Awards 2021 for his piece Sometimes Voices.

PhD Research, 2016

Awarded a 2021 MOZAIK Philanthropy Future Art Awards prize for a second consecutive time, with his multimedia video installation piece We Interrupt this Broadcast: 1936-69.

Musical Theatre, 2011

Appearing in the West End revival of Cabaret starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley, as part of the Prologue Company.

Oboe, 1983

Nominated for an RPS award in the Instrumentalist category.

Musical Theatre, 2017

Cast in Spring Awakening at the Almeida Theatre.

Musical Theatre, 2018

Cast in Little Women at the Park Theatre.

Musical Theatre, 2003

Filmed roles in Britannia (Sky Atlantic) and Boxing Day (Warner Bros).

Viola, 2014

Joining the Los Angeles Philharmonic as a Dudamel Fellow for the 2021/22 season.

Musical Theatre, 2021

Making her Royal Shakespeare Company debut as the Lamplighter in The Magician’s Elephant.

Musical Theatre, 2002

Returning to the stage as Rosie in Mamma Mia! on the UK and international tour.

Guitar, 2012

Winner of the high-profile Adelaide International Guitar Competition 2021.

Musical Theatre, 2019

Cast as Lorrell Robinson in the Dream Girls UK tour.

Musical Theatre, 2018

Joined the cast of Come From Away as Bob (and others). The production returned to the Phoenix Theatre in July.

Composition, 2018

One of the composers who will be working with the London Philharmonic Orchestra as part of its Young Composers Programme 2021/22.

Violin, 2003

Émile Sauret Professor of Violin at the Academy, has released his new album, Ysaÿe, on Orchid Classics.

Musical Theatre, 2017

Joined The Archers on BBC Radio 4 as Chelsea Horrobin.

Musical Theatre, 2000

Starring in American Mariachi and Emilio in On Your Feet: The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan in the USA in the autumn.

Trombone and Composition, 1959

Awarded the 2021 Anthony Baines Memorial Prize by the Galpin Society. He gave the keynote speech at the Historical Brass Society Symposium on 18 June 2021.

Flute, 2015

Appointed as 1st flute of the Royal Northern Sinfonia.

Singing, 2016

Won the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021.

Piano, 1976

Awarded an OBE in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Composition, 2016

Commissioned to write a five-minute completed concert piece, to be performed in the LSO’s 2022/23 Barbican season as part of the LSO Panufnik Composers programme.

Composition, 1979

One of four winners in the 2021 Palimpsest Composers’ Competition. The Canterbury Cathedral Choir will record and premiere his piece at the launch concert in 2022.

Conducting, 2018

One of three finalists in the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award taking place during the Salzburg Festival later this summer.

Guitar, 1980

New CD The Angry Garden/Silvered Night was released in June.

Singing, 2018

Launched India’s first art song festival, which will take place digitally in July.

Piano, 2020

Releasing her second solo album for Decca, Summertime, in July.

Composition, 1989

The recording of his Fourth and Fifth Symphonies has been awarded Recording of the Year 2020 by Audiophilia magazine. His Symphony No 6 received its world premiere on 9 May with BBC National Orchestra of Wales conductor Martyn Brabbins.

Musical Theatre, 2004

Returned to BBC One for series 10 of Call the Midwife.

Musical Theatre, 2017

Cast as Heather Duke in Heathers, which opens at Leeds Grand Theatre in July followed by a UK tour.

Singing, 2018

Finalist in BBC Cardiff Singer of the Year 2021.

Singing, 2014

Finalist in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021.

Viola, 2014

Featured as a guest on the podcast a mic on the podium with Michael Seal.

Jazz Guitar, 2013

Released his debut single Snowy Night in collaboration with alumna Catriona Price (Violin, 2012).

Composition, 2014

Released new album Music for Bosch People on Birmingham Record Company.

Choral Conducting, 2004

Chorus master on the record that won Best Classical Solo Vocal album at the Grammys.

Jazz Piano, 2018

Won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for the second year running.

Musical Theatre, 2012

Reached the semi-finals of The Voice UK.

Harp, 2012

Signed to Deutsche Grammophon and will release her debut album for the label in January 2022.

Singing, 2018

Signed to Decca Classics with his debut album Passione to be released in April.

Singing, 2017

Winner of the Ferrier Loveday Song Prize at the 2020 Kathleen Ferrier Award competition.

Piano, 2012

Recording of the Chopin concerti for Decca Classics has been awarded a Diapason d’or de l’année 2020 in the concerto category.

Composition, 2013

His opera, Denis & Katya, won the Stage Works category at the Ivors Composer Awards 2020.

Composition, 2013

His work for chamber orchestra, Grin, won the Chamber Orchestral category at The Ivors composer award 2020.

Singing - Tenor, 2009

Debut solo album, A Lad's Love, released on Bridge Records.

Composition, 2007

Riot Ensemble have been awarded the Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize.

Guitar, 2016

Winner of the 2020/21 Musicians' Company's New Elizabethan Award for guitarists and lutenists.

Organ, 1974

New book The New Oxford Organ Method, jointly authored with Frederick Stocken, has been published by Oxford University Press.

Choral Conducting, 2019

Appointed Director of Music of St Peter's College, University of Oxford.

Piano, 2005

Released solo album That's the Berries! New York Nights featuring music by Gershwin, Florence Price and Samuel Barber.

Violin, 1958

Awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2020.

Cello, 2010

New album, Tanbou Kache, released on New Focus Recordings.

Piano, 1973

Published mini-autobiography Just a Little from the Top.

Cello, 2016

Appointed Vice Principal Cello of the Korean Symphony Orchestra.

Musical Theatre, 2019

Nominated in the category of 'Best Performer in a Musical' for The Stage Debut Awards for her performance as Maria in West Side Story at The Curve, Leicester.

Singing - Soprano (Opera), 2019

Selected to join the ENO's Harewood Artists programme.

Composition, 2016

Selected for the 2020-21 RPS composer programme.

Composition, 2014

Selected for the 2020-21 RPS composer programme.

Harpsichord, 2008

New solo album, Bach: The English Suites BWV 806-811, released on Musica Ficta.

Jazz Piano, 2011

Won the Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2020 Parliamentary Jazz Awards.

Violin, 2017

Overall winner of the Strings Section Prize in the 68th ROSL Annual Music Competition.

Violin, 2016

Selected to join the London Philharmonic Orchestra 1st violin section.

Musical Theatre, 2004

New musical #zooilogicalsociety released as online album, due to be staged later in 2020.

Composition, 2014

Winner of the Small Ensemble Dankworth Composition Prize.

Singing (Tenor), 1997

Won the 'Best Mystery' Audie award for his audiobook narration of The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup.

Jazz Guitar, 2013

Orchestral piece Bone Palace Ballet, written for the London Symphony Orchestra, featured on the new CD Panufnik Legacies III released on LSO Live.

Violin, 2012

Released a new CD, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Complete Trios, with the Linos Piano Trio.

Double Bass, 2004

Appointed Professor of Double Bass, Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munich.

Composition, 2001

New piece The Diasporic Quartets to recieve it's world premiere at LSO in April (postponed).

Violin, 2013

Appointed a Musician in Residence with the British Council and PRS Foundation and will undertake a residency in Brazil in spring 2020, collaborating with a youth orchestra, brass band and local musicians.

Singing (Mezzo), 2016

Awarded the Audrey Strange Memorial Prize for a Singer of Promise at ROSL Annual Music Competition.