Academy alumni permeate all areas of the music profession, and lead the way in concert halls, opera houses and theatres across the globe. We are hugely proud of the breadth and diversity of their careers, and the significant contribution our alumni make to the music profession and beyond.
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Royal Academy Opera, 2023
Will make his debut at Theater an der Wien in 2026, performing the title role in Bohuslav Martinů's Zweimal Alexander and the role of Adolphus Bastable in Mieczysław Weinberg's Lady Magnesia in a double bill.
Oboe, 2024
Won the 2025 Gold Medal and First Prize at the Royal Overseas League Competition.
Musical Theatre, 1999
Joins the Academy as Visiting Lecturer in Musical Theatre.
Choral Conducting, 2024
Has been appointed Principal Conductor of the Guildford Chamber Choir.
Double Bass, 2016
Has been appointed as Associate Principal Double Bass of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Violin, 1991
Performed the world premiere of Stephen Melillo's 'Plyve Kacha Po Tsynyi' with the New York Chamber Players conducted by Giacomo Franci at Carnegie Hall in February 2025.
Harp, 2014
Has been appointed as Principal Harp of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Piano, 2014
Recently released her second album, Einojuhani Rautavaara - Complete Piano Works, with Piano Classics.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Has been appointed as Casting Director for the UK Premiere of Saving Mozart, a new musical being staged at The Other Palace.
Piano, 1989
Has been selected as the 2025-26 Artist in Residence at the Jackman Humanities Institute in partnership with the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto.
Bassoon, 2021
Has been appointed as Principal Bassoon of the Ulster Orchestra.
Piano, 1973
Has published a novel called Big Music with Hawkeye Publishing.
Oboe, 1976
Was nominated for the 2025 Lifetime Achievement award by Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge.
Composition, 2016
Had a premiere of his work by the Brazilian National Symphony Orchestra in August 2025. Brian also recently made his Carnegie Hall debut as a collaborative pianist with a soprano vocalist at the 2025 Golden Key Music Festival.
Tuba, 2006
Has been appointed as Principal Tuba of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Soprano, 1984
Has been awarded the Royal School of Church Music's Nicholson Award for a significant contribution to church music and/or liturgy at a local level.
Ensemble Piano, 2023
Has been appointed as a repetiteur at the National Opera Studio for the 2025/26 season.
Viola, 2014
Made her debut at the BBC Proms as a conductor with the Ulster Orchestra.
Timpani and Percussion, 1999
Has been appointed to a position with the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Timpani and Percussion, 2004
Has been appointed to a position with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Bassoon, 2011
Has been appointed as Associate Principal Bassoon with the National Symphony Orchestra in Ireland.
Opera, 2021
Will be playing the role of Musetta in La bohème and will also be playing the role of a Flower Maiden in Wagner's Parsifal at Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 2025.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Has made his West End debut in The Lion King as Simba. He joins fellow alum Merryl Ansah (Musical Theatre, 2017) who is playing the role of Nala.
Guitar, 2021
Made her Royal Albert Hall debut in April 2025, playing as a soloist alongside the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra as part of Classic FM Live.
Viola, 2020
Has been appointed Principal Viola No 2 with the Ulster Orchestra.
Musical Theatre, 2014
Has been commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company as a songwriter for original compositions for their current production of Much Ado About Nothing.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Is joining the Barbican and UK tour company of Fiddler on the Roof as an offstage swing and cover Tzeitel.
Has been appointed as a Section Player, Second Violin with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Cello, 2021
Has been appointed as a cellist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Composition, 2022
Will have new works performed by the London Symphony Orchestra in June 2025 and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in January 2026.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2012
Won an Olivier Award for his music direction work on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Is starring as the Emcee in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club from May to September 2025.
Organ, 1989
Has been appointed as Organist and Director of Music of Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York.
Opera, 2007
Won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for creating the role of Christian in The Royal Opera's world premiere production of Festen.
Flute, 1985
Will give a masterclass and concert at the 7th AFE Flute Convention in Madrid.
Organ, 1978
Was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS).
Composition, 1989
Won an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Works Collection in November 2024.
Musical Theatre, 2005
Is a finalist for the OffWestEnd Awards in 2025.
Flute, 2021
Won his first Grammy award as one of the co-writers for Best R&B Song at the 67th annual ceremony.
Violin, 2022
Has been appointed as Principal No 4 1st Violin at the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Ensemble Piano, 2000
Has been appointed Professor of Vocal Repertoire at the Universität der Künste Berlin (University of the Arts Berlin).
Jazz Piano, 2018
Won his seventh Grammy award for his arrangement of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' at the 67th annual ceremony.
Musical Theatre, 2022
Has been selected as Eurydice in the new West End cast of Hadestown. Laura Delany (Musical Theatre, 2022) and Oisín Nolan Power (Musical Theatre, 2019) will appear in the cast as Factory Worker and swing/cover Orpheus respectively.
Ensemble Piano, 2022
Has released his second studio album, Masabane Cecilia, with soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha.
Choral Conducting, 2012
Has been appointed as Director of Music at Kellogg College, Oxford and has released a Delphian disc with Bristol Choral Society.
Piano, 2014
Has been appointed as a principal study piano teacher at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Viola da Gamba, 2023
And Lucine Musaelian as Intesa won second place in the final of the Semana de Música Antigua de Estella in Spain
Composition, 1967
Was nominated for an Ivors Classical Award for his Viola Concerto, Three Goddesses.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Has joined the Moulin Rouge West End cast for 2024/25.
Organ, 2003
Was named the Chair of Organ and Harpsichord within the Department of Instrumental Studies at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.
Was appointed harpist for the Les Misérables Arena Spectacular World Tour.
Viola, 1984
Has been appointed as music director to the Electric Light Orchestra tribute, ELO Again.
Ensemble Piano, 2007
Has been appointed repetiteur for the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Antwerpen.
Musical Theatre, 2023
Was cast as Mr Tumnus in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe on a UK tour including performances at Leeds Playhouse and Sadler’s Wells.
Ensemble Piano, 2018
Will join the Escuela Reina Sofia as a Professor for Accompaniment and Vocal Coach.
Junior Academy
Was awarded Jazz Album of the Year award for her LP The Colour Of Sound.
Jazz Trumpet, 2022
Was awarded the Newcomer of the Year Award at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2024.
Jazz Singing, 2013
Was awarded Jazz Vocalist of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2024.
Jazz Saxophone, 2024
Was awarded Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2024.
Tenor, 1988
Has been appointed as a soloist in the ensemble of Opernhaus Zürich for the 2024-25 season.
Harp, 2016
Has been appointed Principal Conductor of the Studio Symphony Orchestra based in Belfast.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Joins the Bat out of Hell The Musical UK tour in 2025.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Joined the cast of Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 at the Donmar Warehouse alongside fellow alumni Chloe Saracco (Musical Theatre, 2023) and Sam Young (Musical Direction and Coaching, 2021).
Musical Theatre, 2024
Made her professional debut in Entertaining Murder at Upstairs at the Gatehouse.
Musical Theatre, 2024
Joins the cast of Operation Mincemeat on the West End.
Conducting, 2019
Has been named Chief Conductor of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra.
Vocal Studies, 2022
Placed second in the Neue Stimmen Competition 2024.
Piano, 2017
Has released her second album Sisters of the Moon.
Vocal Studies, 2017
Won the RBC Brewin Dolphin Wales audience prize at the Welsh Singers Competition.
Musical Theatre, 2013
Has joined the cast of Les Misérables in the West End as Bamatabois.
Violin, 2017
Has been appointed as a violin professor at the Royal College of Music.
Soprano, 2024
Was nominated for an OFFIES award for her portrayal of Adele in St Paul’s Opera company’s production of Die Fledermaus.
Jazz Guitar, 2012
Has released his debut album Spectres under the moniker Supersigil accompanied by a digital collection of visual artworks.
Bass Trombone, 2015
Recorded Kenneth Fuch’s Bass Trombone Concerto with John Wilson’s Sinfonia in London, released in June 2024
Piano, 1973
Has released a recording of his symphony Visions of St Anne in tribute to former Principal Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra and fellow Academy alumnus, the late Bramwell Tovey FRAM.
Piano, 2020
Was awarded the Critics’ Circle Music Award for Young Talent (Piano).
Conducting, 2008
Was named Principal Guest Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera.
Ensemble Piano, 2013
Has been appointed as accompanist to London-based LGBTQI+ choir, Pink Singers.
Horn, 2019
Was appointed as Principal Horn for the Les Misérables Arena Spectacular World Tour.
Musical Direction, 2022
Has been appointed as Musical Director of the 2024/25 International Tour of CATS.
Musical Theatre, 2020
Was cast in the Les Misérables Arena Spectacular World Tour.
Piano, 2020
Released the album: Mendelssohn.
Flute, 2019
Is a flute chair holder with the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra for the 2024-2025 season.
Composition, 2022
Won the 2024 Prix Élan with his composition Degrees of Presence.
Opera, 2011
Sang Susanna in the English National Opera production of The Marriage of Figaro.
Vocal Studies, 2020
Sang Maddalena in the English National Opera 2024 production of Rigoletto.
Trombone, 1998
Released her second solo trombone album, Made Human, featuring three alumni; Sam Haywood (Piano, 1998), music by composer Michael Csanyi-Wills (1998) and Matthew Wadsworth (Historical Performance, 1997).
Has been appointed Director of Music at Newport Cathedral.
Musical Theatre, 2012
Starred in the 2024 production of Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican.
Violin, 2021
Has been appointed Principal 2nd Violin at the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.
Flute, 2020
Has been appointed Principal Flute with the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.
Choral Conducting, 2022
Has been appointed Director of Music at Wadham College, Oxford.
Choral Conducting, 2013
Has been appointed an Associate Chorus Director of the London Symphony Chorus alongside fellow alumnus Jack Apperley (Choral Conducting, 2018).
Choral Conducting, 2018
Has been appointed an Associate Chorus Director of the London Symphony Chorus alongside fellow alumna Hillary Campbell (Choral Conducting, 2013).
Piano, 2023
Made his Carnegie Hall debut in New York in October 2024.
Vocal Studies, 2020
Reached the final of Operalia in 2024 and won the Rolex Audience Prize.
Royal Academy Opera, 2023
Performs the title role in Gianni Schicchi at the Bregenzer Festspiele.
Violin, 2023
Was a finalist in the Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition.
Composition, 2023
Their new piece, Zip, Zap, Boooooogie!!!, will be debuted by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Conducting, 2023
Make her English National Opera debut, conducting The Turn of the Screw on 29 and 31 October.
Royal Academy Opera, 2022
Stars as Schaunard in the English National Opera’s production of La bohème.
Composition, 2021
Has three
world premieres this autumn, including a performance of Mother Tongue by
the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by fellow alum Edward Gardner
(Conducting, 2000).
Royal Academy Opera, 2021
Named a Jette Parker Artist at the Royal Opera House for 2024-26.
Piano, 2019
Won the 2024 BBC Music Magazine’s Best Newcomer Award for his debut album Mirrors.
Conducting, 2017
Conducts the London Musical Theatre Orchestra for the concert production of Oklahoma!
Choral Conducting, 2016
Appointed Associate Chorus Director of the London Philharmonic Choir.
Organ, 2014
Appointed as Organist at Christ Church, Oxford.
Royal Academy Opera, 2011
Stars as Marcello in the English National Opera’s production of La bohème.
Violin, 2010
Joined Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra as Associate Principal 2nd Violin No2.
Jazz Singing, 2004
Released a new album, Circus of Desires.
Guitar, 2003
Performs at the New Ross Guitar Festival in July.
Musical Theatre, 2003
Embarks on a UK tour later this year.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2003
Musical Supervisor for the West End production of Next to Normal.
Musical Theatre, 2000
Stars in the concert production of Oklahoma! at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Singing, 1998
Takes up a position as a Company Principal in the ensemble of Opernhaus Zürich.
Conducting, 1989
Appointed Chief Conductor of Adelaide Symphony Orchestra from the 2025 season.
Conducting, 1978
Conducted at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in Budapest during the International Festival of Fine Art.
Singing, 1970
Released his new CD, Collaborations.
Singing, 2023
Starred in Zarqa Al Yamama opera in Saudi Arabia.
Violin, 2023
Won the 2nd Stuttgart International Violin Competition. She also recently released her digital album Rêverie as part of the Academy's ongoing Bicentenary Series on Linn Records.
Musical Theatre, 2023
Starred in the recent West End production of Your Lie in April – The Musical in Concert.
Made up of alumni Songeun Choi (Piano, 2021), Sophie Hinson (Violin, 2021), Francesca Cull (Cello, 2020), won 1st Prize in The Paris International Music Competition 2024 and The Platinum Chamber Prize at The Saint-Saëns International Music Competition 2023.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Stars as May in the UK Tour of & Juliet.
Cello, 2021
Appointed sub-principal cellist of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
Royal Academy Opera, 2019
Stars as Anne Trulove in Grange Festival Opera’s production of The Rake’s Progress.
Singing, 2019
Cast in The Phantom of the Opera International Tour as cover Carlotta.
Piano Accompaniment, 2019
Makes his Berlin Philharmonic debut later this year.
Double Bass, 2019
Joined the Double Bass section of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Choral Conducting, 2019
Assistant Conductor of Grange Festival Opera’s production of The Rake’s Progress in the summer.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Cast as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera world tour.
Royal Academy Opera, 2018
Joins Classic FM to host a new six-part series celebrating the classical music of Italy.
Royal Academy Opera, 2018
Stars as Nick Shadow in Grange Festival Opera’s production of The Rake’s Progress.
Made up of alumni Matt Anderson (Jazz Saxophone, 2017), Alberto Palau Garcera (Jazz Piano, 2018), Will Harris (Jazz Double Bass, 2017) and Jay Davis (Jazz Percussion) have recently released their album, Live at Leeds Jazz Festival.
Musical Theatre, 2017
Starred in the recent West End production of Your Lie in April – The Musical in Concert. He is also a series regular in the new BBC series Boarders.
Conducting, 2016
Curates and conducts Classical Pride, which returns to the Barbican in an expanded 5-day festival.
Accordion, 2016
Released a new album, Energico.
Viola, 2014
Appointed Principal Guest Conductor of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, from the start of the 2024/25 season.
Junior Academy)
Named BBC Music Magazine Personality of the Year and won the award for ‘Best Classical’ at the 2024 Global Awards.
Composition, 2012
Announced as a recipient of the Young Classical Artist Trust’s (YCAT) inaugural Composer Fellowship.
Composition, 2012
Appointed Mozart Fellow at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand for 2024.
Singing, 2011
Released his debut solo album, Schütz: A German in Venice, on First Hand Records, in collaboration with The Brook Street Band.
Musical Theatre, 2008
Stars in We Were the Lucky Ones on Hulu and Disney+.
Singing, 2007
Starred in Zarqa Al Yamama opera in Saudi Arabia.
Violin, 2002
Appointed Section Leader 2nd Violin of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Trumpet, 2002
Hosting a new series on YouTube, Cooking Musician, where she will interview a variety of musicians.
Singing, 2007
Stars as Eliza Doolittle in Leeds Playhouse and Opera North’s production of My Fair Lady.
Singing, 2003
Appointed Head of Vocal Arts at Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Piano, 1995
Composed a new piano concerto in E flat Minor, with its premiere performance due to happen later in the year.
Composition, 1994
Written Sing a Story, a show for young children and families which was performed at Wigmore Hall. His concerto for tuba, strings and percussion will receive its world premiere at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden in June.
Flute, 1993
Appointed Principal Flute of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Conducting, 1989
Appointed Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s new Chief Conductor.
Clarinet, 1970
Led the 50th anniversary celebrations of the chamber ensemble Gemini, having been a founding member and becoming its director in 1985. The event included the launch of the ensemble’s latest CD.
Organ, 1978
Appointed President of The American Beethoven Society.
Royal Academy Opera, 2023
Made Swiss debut with the Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn in The Rake’s Progress.
Royal Academy Opera, 2023
Made Swiss debut with the Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn in The Rake’s Progress.
Singing – Soprano, 2022
Stars as Maria in West Side Story at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour.
Guitar, 2021
Signed with Decca Records. Her first single with the label was released in February.
Royal Academy Opera, 2021
Made her debut with the Royal Opera House Muscat as Hermia in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream this month. She will also cover Second Lady in The Magic Flute with English National Opera.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Stars as Sky in MAMMA MIA! International Tour.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Stars as cover Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera at Raimund Theater, Vienna.
Oboe, 2020
Joined the Filharmonia Gorzowska, Poland, as Principal Oboe / Cor Anglais.
Saxophone, 2019
Finalist in the Royal Swedish Academy of Music’s Soloist Prize.
Conducting, 2019
Appointed Principal Conductor of the Glyndebourne Sinfonia.
Flute, 2019
Appointed to the teaching faculty in Flute and Chamber Music at Queens College, Aaron Copland School of Music in New York.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Cast as Rosie / Understudy Sally Bowles in the Broadway production of Cabaret.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2018
MD/Keys for Passenger’s anniversary edition of Let Her Go, featuring Ed Sheeran.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Stars as Sgt. Paul A. Vrabec, Jr. in new Apple TV series Masters of the Air.
Jazz Piano, 2018
Won his sixth GRAMMY Award.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Stars in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Love’s Labour’s Lost.
Singing, 2017
Awarded first prize in the Emmy Destinn Czech Singing Competition.
Piano Accompaniment, 2017
Invited to join the jury of the Mirjam Helin Competition in Helsinki next June. He the first non-singer in the competition’s history to be part of the jury.
Jazz Guitar, 2017
Released his debut album Penelope, with all proceeds of the album going to World Child Cancer.
Bass Trombone, 2017
Appointed Principal Bass Trombone of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Harp, 2017
Appointed Principal Harp of BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Composition, 2016
Awarded the 2024 NYSCA Support for Artists Interdisciplinary Grant for We Interrupt this Broadcast: 70/21, a sequel to its predecessor that was completed during his PhD studies at the Academy.
Guitar, 2015
Appointed a Guitar Teacher at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Junior). Francisco has also been appointed Chairman of the Bristol Classical Guitar Society and a D'Addario Artist.
Conducting, 2014
Named a Top Professional of the Year by Musical America. Valentina is Music Director of the Richmond Symphony.
Baroque Violin, 2013
Released a new book, Mozart the Performer.
Piano, 2012
Completed a tour of China conducting masterclasses at prestigious music conservatories across the country.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2012
Nominated for Best Musical Direction / Supervision in the WhatsOnStage Awards for his work on The Lord of the Rings.
Flute, 2011
Named a 2023 Top Professional of the Year by Musical America. Laura is Executive Director and Flautist of TAK Ensemble.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2011
Nominated for Best Musical Direction / Supervision in the WhatsOnStage Awards for his work on Guys and Dolls.
Composition, 2011
Awarded 3rd prize at the 5th Krzysztof Penderecki International Composers' Competition-Arboretum.
Piano, 2009
Invited to perform at the Closing Gala concert of the Shenzhen Piano Music Festival.
Jazz Singing, 2004
Released a new single, Mirror, Mirror.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2003
Nominated for Best Musical Direction / Supervision in the WhatsOnStage Awards for his work on Next to Normal and The Witches.
Cello, 2002
Released a new CD, Salsa Classics, with Classico Latino. His next disc with Karolos will be released later this year.
Composition, 2002
Released a new book, Sounds as They Are: The unwritten music in classical recordings, published by Oxford University Press.
Composition, 1999
New composition Accordion Concerto received its UK premiere at the Battersea Arts Centre.
Junior Academy
Composer and sound designer for Nachtland at the Young Vic.
Conducting, 1988
Appointed the new Music Director and Principal Conductor of Birmingham Royal Ballet's orchestra.
Double Bass, 1973
Appointed Chairman of Trustees of The Gesualdo Six.
Mark (Piano Accompaniment, 2023) and Florian (Vocal Studies, 2023) were awarded the Melody Prize – Étrillard Foundation Prize at the Nadia and Lili Boulanger International Piano-Voice Competition in Paris.
Organ, 2023
Appointed Organist of Buckfast Abbey.
Musical Theatre, 2023
Makes his professional debut in I Should Be So Lucky UK Tour.
Conducting, 2023
Appointed as an Assistant Conductor at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for the 2023/24 season.
Piano, 2022
Won first prize and two special awards, the Osaka Mayor Award and the Toccoa Falls College Award, at the Osaka International Music Competition.
Singing, 2022
Joined the Chorus of the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen.
Piano Accompaniment, 2022
Won first prize at the Copenhagen Lied-Duo Competition, performing alongside current Royal Academy Opera baritone Johannes Moore.
Musical Theatre, 2020
Stars in the original West End production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
Piano, 2020
Signed a recording contract with label Naive, with the first CD being released next autumn.
Musical Theatre, 2020
Stars as Bonnie in I Should Be So Lucky UK Tour.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Stars as Nabalungi in The Book of Mormon in the West End.
Violin, 2019
Appointed Assistant Concertmaster at The Lyric Opera, Chicago.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Won The Stage Debut Award for Best Creative Debut for My Son’s a Queer, (But What Can You Do?).
Violin, 2019
Won the 2023 Barbash J.S. Bach Competition.
Musical Theatre, 2014
Stars as Cathy in the international tour of The Last Five Years.
Recorder, 2013
Appointed Director of Performance and Assistant Professor of Performance at the University of Nottingham.
Conducting, 2013
Appointed Music Director of Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra.
Accordion, 2012
Won an Opus Klassik Award for Instrumentalist of the Year 2023, for his album Autograph.
Violin, 2012
Joined the BBC Symphony Orchestra as a tutti second violinist.
Musical Theatre, 2011
Stars as Ella in the new Stock Aitken Waterman musical I Should Be So Lucky.
Jazz Saxophone, 2007
Released her latest EP, Wild Swimming, with My Iris. A duo album with Ross Stanley will be released in spring 2024.
Piano, 2005
Released a new piano solo album, Snow, which is now available on streaming platforms.
Musical Theatre, 2001
Guest Soloist for the Christmas Cracker concerts at Cadogan Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Tuba, 2008
Composed the soundtrack for Jo Underhill’s photography project, Beautiful Brutalism. The album was released in November 2023.
Piano, 2008
Recently released Alexander Scriabin Piano Sonatas vol. 1.
Baroque Cello, 2006
Music Supervisor for the new Ridley Scott film Napoleon.
Cello, 2004
Released a new book, Basso Continuo for Bach´s Cello Suites.
Royal Academy Opera, 2004
Announced as President of Deal Music and Arts.
Choral Conducting, 2003
Returns to the New York Philharmonic in May as a Cover Conductor for Jaap van Zweden for two programmes.
Piano, 1999
Released a CD on Grand Piano label with works by fellow alum Nimrod Borenstein (Composition, 1996).
Conducting, 1996
Appointed Professor of Conducting and Orchestral Studies at the University of Arts Berlin (Universität der Künste Berlin).
Piano, 1975
Awarded The J.M. Barrie Outstanding Contribution Award.
Piano, 1973
Composed Visions of St Anne’, dedicated to his friend, and fellow alum, Bramwell Tovey (1953-2022). It has recently been recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra and the CD will be released next year.
Composition, 1967
His new viola concerto recently premiered at the Presteigne Festival. The symphonic tone poem for brass band, Of Men and Mountains was used as the test piece for the National Brass Band Championship of GB at London’s Royal Albert Hall in October.
Musical Theatre, 2001
Guest Soloist for 100 Years Of Disney concerts with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, taking place in Ireland in October.
Royal Academy Opera, 2023
Joins the ensemble at the Theater Freiburg in October.
Singing, 2023 and Piano Accompaniment, 2023
Winners of the International Helmut Deutsch Lieder Competition in Vienna.
Royal Academy Opera, 2023
Winner of the 2023 John Christie Award.
Musical Theatre, 2023
Stars in the world premiere production of Treason The Musical.
Organ, 2023
Won the Musicians’ Company Award for Organists.
Oboe, 2023
Appointed Principal Oboe with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Musical Theatre, 2023
Joined the cast of the West End production Cabaret.
Piano Accompaniment, 2023
Offered a teaching position in the vocal department of the Guangzhou Xinghai Conservatory of Music.
Musical Theatre, 2023
Joins the cast of the UK tour of Disney’s Aladdin.
Musical Theatre, 2023
Will play the title role in the UK tour of Disney’s Aladdin.
Musical Theatre, 2022
Joined the cast of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical.
Piano Accompaniment, 2022
Made a Britten Pears Artist for 2023-24.
Musical Theatre, 2022
Currently a Lead Vocalist for Viking Cruises.
Musical Theatre, 2022
Starred as Sally Bowles in Cabaret at Volkstheater Rostock.
Conducting, 2022
Awarded the Förderpreis Deutschlandfunk at Musikfest Bremen 2023.
Musical Theatre, 2022
Stars as Jasmine at Edinburgh Playhouse in Disney’s Aladdin.
Conducting, 2021
Continues as Assistant Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for their 2023-2024 season.
Piano, 2020
Named a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist for 2023-2025.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Stars in the world premiere production of Treason The Musical.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Joined the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera as Christine.
Composition, 2018
Appointed Deputy Director of Music at the Yehudi Menuhin School.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Cast as Aaron Burr in the UK Tour of Hamilton.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Cast as Eliza in the UK Tour of Hamilton.
Piano Accompaniment, 2017
Named a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist for 2023-2025.
Conducting, 2017
Appointed Music Director of the Wiener Volksoper from January 2024.
Conducting, 2016
Announced as the next Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director of Lincoln Center’s summer orchestra.
Guitar, 2016
Won 2nd Prize in the Francisco Tarrega International Guitar Competition 2023.
Trumpet, 2015
Appointed Principal Trumpet with Britten Sinfonia.
Choral Conducting, 2015
Joined the Children’s Chorus of Washington as Executive Director.
Violin (2013 and 2012 respectively)
Established a new 13-piece string ensemble, Thirteen North, which aims to bring classical music to new audiences.
Musical Theatre, 2013
Appointed Executive Director of Theatre503.
Baroque Violin, 2013
His new book, Mozart the Performer: Variations on the Showman's Art, is now available for pre-order.
Accordion, 2012
Performs with the London Chamber Orchestra at Cadogan Hall in October.
Piano, 2009
A global finalists of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2023 (Culture and Creativity Award).
Flute, 2009
Appointed Acting Second Flute with The Phoenix Symphony.
Timpani and Percussion, 2004
Appointed Director of Music at James Allen’s Girls’ School.
Cello, 2002
Released a new CD on Naxos, Pavel Chesnokov: Sacred Choral Music, with St John’s Voices. Graham has just completed his first year as Director of Music at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Harp, 2002
Releases a new album, Double You, in October.
Musical Theatre, 2001
Starred in
the US Premiere of Good Vibrations at the Irish Arts Center, New York.
Cello, 2012
Appointed Cello Professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
Flute, 2018
Named as a Classic FM Rising Star.
Composition, 2002
Composed the music for upcoming film The Flash.
Musical Theatre, 2005
Stars in the leading role in the new West End production of Mrs Doubtfire.
Choral Conducting, 2007
Appointed Chorus Director of the Gothenburg Symphony Choir and Conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Vocal Ensemble.
Oboe, 2014
Appointed Assistant Conductor for the next season at the Orchestre national d’Île–de–France.
Musical Theatre, 2009
Stars as Miranda Hillard in in the new West End production of Mrs Doubtfire.
Timpani and Percussion, 2021
Appointed back-up percussionist for the Portuguese Symphonic Orchestra.
Violin, 2005
Appointed Artistic Director of Poland’s NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra for the 2023/24 season.
Piano, 2020
Accompanist's Prize winner in the 2023 Kathleen Ferrier Awards.
Oboe, 2012
Joined Das Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (BRSO).
Musical Theatre, 2011
Stars as Squidward in the UK premiere of The SpongeBob Musical UK and Ireland Tour.
Violin, 2012
Performing music from her debut album, Hert, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Choral Conducting, 2022
Appointed Musical Director of The Fourth Choir, London’s LGBT+ chamber choir for advanced singers.
Harpsichord, 2002
Appointed Artistic Director of the Portland Baroque Orchestra.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Joined the cast of the West End production of Oklahoma!
Musical Theatre, 2018
Stars in Assassins at Chichester Festival Theatre in summer 2023.
Violin, 2017
Named as a Classic FM Rising Star.
Trumpet, 2019
Named as a Classic FM Rising Star.
Piano, 2021
Named as a Classic FM Rising Star and awarded the 2023 Prix Serdang.
Piano Accompaniment, 2022
Winner of the Accompanist's Prize in the Edith Poulsen Competition at the North London Festival of Music, Speech and Drama.
Junior Academy
Named as a Classic FM Rising Star
Composition, 2019
Joined the Panufnik Composers Scheme 2023/24.
Musical Theatre, 2010
Stars in Doom’s Day, a brand-new multiplatform story to celebrate Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary year.
Piano Accompaniment, 2001
Appointed Deputy Head of Music Staff at the Wiener Staatsoper.
Piano, 2020
Released a new album Childhood Tales, on Decca Classics.
Conducting, 2015
Named ‘Revelation Conductor’ at Les Victoires de la Musique Classique 2023.
Trumpet, 2019
Named as a Classic FM Rising Star.
Musical Theatre, 2022
Stars in Titanic the Musical UK and Ireland tour.
Violin, 2002
Composes the score for the second series of Marvel’s Loki on Disney+.
Conducting, 2016
Named as a Classic FM Rising Star.
Composition, 2022
Joined the Panufnik Composers Scheme 2023/24.
Conducting, 2022
Invited to the Gstaad Conducting Academy for summer 2023.
Violin, 1987
Appointed Head of Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme, a charitable organisation that offers talented young musicians affordable access to high quality instruments.
Royal Academy Opera, 2005
Performed the title role in the Metropolitan Opera production of Bellini’s Norma.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2006
Won the Olivier Award for Best Original Score or New Orchestrations for his work on Standing at the Sky’s Edge.
Piano, 2000
Presented with the German Record Critics’ Award for his playing on the recording Alle Lieder.
Guitar, 2022
First prize winner in the Lagoa International Guitar Competition.
Singing, 1986
Appointed Musical Director of the International Choir Frankfurt.
Piano Accompaniment, 2022
Appointed Repetiteur in the Hannover Staatsoper.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2012
Musical Supervisor for Titanic the Musical UK and Ireland Tour.
Musical Theatre, 2017
Joined the West End cast of The Lion King as Nala.
Trumpet, 2019
Signed with management company HarrisonParrott.
Junior Academy
Winner of the 2023 RPS Gamechanger Award. Anna has also signed a recording contract with Sony Classical.
Bass Trombone, 2022
Winner of the Bob Hughes Bass Trombone Competition 2022.
Baroque Violin, 2011
Appointed Principal Second Violin of the Academy of Ancient Music.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Stars in the new West End production Ain’t Too Proud.
Oboe, 2003
Appointed Principal Oboe with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra.
Musical Theatre, 2014
Cast as the Arabic voice actor for Miss Honey in the film Matilda The Musical.
Flute, 2020
Joined the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Academy.
Singing – Opera, 2008
Performed in Peter Maxwell Davies’ The Lighthouse for Nationaltheater Mannheim.
Singing – Opera, 2003
Winner of a 2023 RPS Award in the Singer category.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Stars in the UK and Ireland tour of The King and I.
Oboe, 2017
Appointed Principal Oboe at the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Singing – Opera, 2011
Made her debut at Bayerische Staatsoper as Calisto in La Calisto.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2022
Assistant Musical Director for Guys and Dolls at the Bridge Theatre, London.
Musical Theatre, 2012
Stars in the 2023 Mamma Mia! UK & International tour.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Starring in Once on this Island at Regents Park Open Air Theatre.
Clarinet, 2017
Appointed Principal Clarinet in the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
Flute, 2020
Won first prize in the 2022 New York Flute Club competition.
Composition, 1972
Nominated for Stage Works award at the Ivors Composer Awards for opera Opsnizing Dad.
Composition, 2021
Opera Witch was nominated for the Stage Works Award at the Ivors Composer Awards.
Composition, 2014
Nominated for Chamber Ensemble and Large Ensemble awards at the Ivors Composer Awards.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Cast as Boq in the West End production of Wicked.
Piano, 2017
Joined the two-year City Music Foundation Artist Development Programme, as part of Piano Phase Project.
Classical Accordion, 2018
Joined the two-year City Music Foundation Artist Development Programme, as part of the Mikeleiz-Zucchi Duo.
2021, Musical Theatre
Starred in The Band’s Visit at the Donmar Warehouse.
Jazz Saxophone, 2016
Composition To Love Itself was nominated for the Jazz Ensemble award at the Ivors Composer Awards.
Singing, 2019
Joined the two-year City Music Foundation Artist Development Programme.
Composition, 2018
Nominated for the Chamber Ensemble and Large Ensemble awards at the Ivors Composer Awards.
Choral Conducting, 2008
Shortlisted for the Francesca Hanley Inspiration Award at the Music & Drama Education Awards 2023 for her work as London Youth Choirs Artistic Director.
Violin, 2020
Joined the two-year City Music Foundation Artist Development Programme.
Composition, 2019
Opera Daylighting was nominated for the Community and Participation award at the Ivors Composer Awards.
Composition, 2015
Nominated for the Large Ensemble Award at this year’s Ivors Composer Awards for composition Houses Slide.
Piano Accompaniment, 2017
Won first prize in the Hugo Wolf Lied Duo Competition.
Composition, 2016
Composition Seascapes was nominated for the Choral award at this year’s Ivors Composer Awards.
Recorder, 2013
Appointed Principal Recorder player of Dunedin Consort.
Singing – Opera, 2018
Performed Madga in Puccini's La rondine at If Opera. Meinir was also a guest soloist on Sir Bryn Terfel’s recent UK Tour.
Conducting, 1999
Appointed Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the Theater Freiburg.
Singing – Opera, 2020
Joined National Opera Studio’s Young Artists 2022/23.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2021
Assistant Musical Director for The Band’s Visit at the Donmar Warehouse.
Guitar, 2021
Released a double–album, Schubertiade, with his guitar quartet and his father, fellow alumnus Mark Pancek (Singing, 1989).
Organ, 1989
Winner of the Choral award for All Shall Be Well at this year’s Ivors Composer Awards.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Winner of the Performer Award at the Industry Minds Awards, which celebrate individuals and organisations raising awareness of mental health in the arts.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2003
Recently Musical Supervisor for The Band’s Visit at the Donmar Warehouse, Nigel is currently on the creative team of Newsies, looking after musical supervision, dance arrangements and musical direction. He is also a producer on the Caroline, Or Change album, which has been nominated for a GRAMMY Award.
Media & Applied Music, 2005
Winner of the Stiles + Drewe Award for Best New Song, for composition ‘One Last Request’ from the musical The Most Beautiful Suicide.
Composition, 2019
New work Silicon, written for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, premiered at Bridgewater Hall.
Junior Academy
Stars in the film TÁR.
Flute, 1994
Appointed Head of Woodwind Studies at Newcastle University.
Musical Theatre, 2013
Stars in the West End production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Andrew also directs the UK and Ireland tour of The Commitments.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Starred in The Band’s Visit at the Donmar Warehouse.
Musical Theatre, 2022
Stars in the West End production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.
Timpani and Percussion, 1985
Received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize, the first percussionist in the awards' six-decade history.
Musical Theatre, 2022
Starred in The Band’s Visit at the Donmar Warehouse.
Piano, 2019
Released his debut album Mirrors.
Musical Theatre, 2022
Stars in the West End production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.
1980, Piano
Appointed Music Director of the Nürnberger Symphoniker.
Timpani and Percussion, 1998
Appointed Ambassador for Chamber Music Scotland.
Singing, 2021
Joined National Opera Studio’s Young Artists 2022/23.
Jazz Piano, 2018
Nominated for a Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals GRAMMY Award.
Composition, 2010
Released album We Deliver, featuring an extensive list of collaborators including numerous Academy alumni.
Musical Theatre, 2020
Starred in the recent UK Tour of The Color Purple.
Baroque Viola, 2014
Appointed Co-Principal Viola with The English Concert orchestra.
Musical Theatre, 2013
Produced and starred in the Swedish premiere of tick…tick…BOOM! in Malmö.
Harp, 1967
Embarked on a 12-stop Wales-wide tour.
Musical Theatre, 2017
Joined the cast of the West End production of Wicked as ensemble/cover for Nessarose.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2022
Cover Conductor/keyboards on the UK and Ireland Tour of South Pacific.
Singing, 2018
Made role debut as Harlekin in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Wiener Staatsoper.
Musical Direction and Coaching, 2021
Associate Music Director for new musical Mandela at the Young Vic.
Musical Theatre, 2010
Starred in Into the Woods at Theatre Royal Bath.
Guitar, 2021
Named in Classic FM’s Rising Stars 2022.
Singing, 1997
Stars in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at Komische Oper Berlin.
Flute, 2011
Joined the Royal Danish Academy of Music and Royal Conservatoire The Hague as a flute tutor.
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.
Conducting, 2017
Assistant Conductor for The Wreckers at Glyndebourne Festival.
Composition, 1971
Written his first novel, A Dream of Lockdown, exploring the inner life of the creative artist.
Singing, 2017
Starred in Eugene Onegin at Opera Holland Park.
Violin, 1992
Released the complete Mozart Sonatas for violin and keyboard in a limited-edition six-CD boxset.
Choral Conducting, 2013
Appointed Director of College Music at Worcester College, Oxford University.
Musical Theatre, 2007
Performed her one woman show Mad Women in my Attic! at Crazy Coqs.
Conducting, 2021
Winner in the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam and Assistant Conductor for Don Pasquale at Glyndebourne.
Musical Theatre 2017
Joined the cast of Olivier Award-winning production Showstopper! The Improvised Musical.
Musical Theatre, 2017
Starred in Into the Woods at Theatre Royal Bath.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Joined the West End cast of The Lion King.
Musical Theatre, 2022
Joined the West End cast of The Lion King.
Singing, 1995
Starred as Iago in Otello at the Royal Opera House.
Singing, 2020
Joined the Royal Opera House’s Jette Parker Young Artists Programme.
Conducting, 2020
Appointed Conductor at Wroclaw Opera.
Composition, 2000
Received the 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship.
Conducting, 2019
Assistant Conductor for a Poulenc double bill at Glyndebourne.
Conducting, 2016
Appointed Music Director of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Singing, 2021
Made Garsington Opera debut as Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte.
Composition, 1967
Featured as ‘Composer of the Week’ on BBC Radio Three. His latest CD is now available on Naxos.
Conducting, 2017
Conducted Don Pasquale at Glyndebourne.
Piano, 2019
Silver Medal winner at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Texas, USA.
Piano, 1976
Conducted the National Anthem at the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.
Conducting, 2021
Announced as Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s 2022/23 Assistant Conductor.
Singing, 2021
Starred in Eugene Onegin at Opera Holland Park.
Flute, 2014
Guest Musician with the Charleston Symphony.
Vocal Coaching, 2003
Assistant Conductor for Alcina at Glyndebourne.
Musical Theatre, 2017
Starred in Into the Woods at Theatre Royal Bath.
Conducting, 2018
Winner in the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Starred in new play, In Our Skin, at the MAC in Birmingham.
Singing, 2018
Won the BBC Music Magazine Newcomer Award.
Viola, 2014
Joined the artistic team of Orchestre National d'Auvergne as Artist in Residence for the next two seasons.
Musical Theatre, 2004
Appointed Musical Director for ITV’s Romeo and Duet.
Violin, 2005
Won the BBC Music Magazine award for the Best Chamber Music Disk of the year as part of The Sitkovetsky Trio.
Musical Theatre, 2020
Joins the West End cast of Hamilton.
Organ, 1960
Published his memoirs Sitting on a Pin.
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.
Conducting, 2021
Appointed Assistant Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra for the 2022/23 season.
Bassoon, 2004
Joined the Welsh National Opera Orchestra as Sub-Principal Bassoon.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Cast in the workshop of musical Jekyll and Hyde.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Cast as Jekyll/Hyde in the workshop of musical Jekyll and Hyde.
Composition, 2016
Debut LP album Eleven to One (11/21) released by Off Latch Press.
Harp, 2019
Winner of the 21st International Harp Contest in Israel.
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.
Guitar, 2006
Signed an exclusive long-term partnership with Sony Classical. His first album with the label will be released in early 2023.
Composition, 2000
Won an American Academy of Arts and Letters 2022 Music Award.
Violin, 2002
Composes the new Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, becoming the first woman to score a Star Wars live-action project.
Singing, 2015
Announced as the 2022 winner of the Paris Opera Competition.
Conducting, 2017
Named as Principal Guest Conductor of the Vienna Volksoper.
Musical Theatre, 2009
Currently starring in the Olivier-Award winning production Cabaret.
Singing, 2005
Made her Seattle Opera debut as the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro.
Harp, 2015
Appointed as joint Principal Harp of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Oboe, 2019
Appointed No 2 Oboe in the Philharmonia.
Timpani and Percussion, 1998
Performed the world premiere of Danny Elfman’s Percussion Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Joins the West End cast of Hamilton.
Harp, 2017
Appointed as joint Principal Harp of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Musical Theatre, 2013
Cast as Emma Carew in the workshop of musical Jekyll and Hyde.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Cast as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds in the West End production of Hamilton.
Composition, 2015
At the RPS awards, won the Chamber-Scale Composition prize for her piece Wicked Problems.
Choral Conducting, 2013
At the RPS awards, won the Inspiration Award with the Bristol Choral Society.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Cast as Young Republicanette/understudy Heather Duke in Heathers.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Cast as Kurt in Heathers at The Other Palace.
Flute, 2013
Released a new album Classics in Square with the Black Square Quartet.
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, 2001
Released an album Musicals, Vol 1.
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.
Musical Theatre, 2017
Appeared in the Salisbury Playhouse’s production of Snow White and the Happy Ever After Salon.
Composition, 2014
Won the award for Small Chamber Composition at the Ivors Composers Awards 2021 for his piece Sometimes Voices.
Musical Theatre, 2007
Joins the UK tour of Le Misérables.
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.
Piano, 2002
Accepted the position as Department Chair of the Barbara E. Field Chamber Music Program at Third Street Music School Settlement in New York City.
Musical Theatre, 2011
Appearing in the West End revival of Cabaret starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley, as part of the Prologue Company.
Choral Conducting, 2013
Nominated for the RPS Inspiration Award.
Oboe, 1983
Nominated for an RPS award in the Instrumentalist category.
Composition, 2015
Nominated for an RPS award in the chamber-scale composition category for Wicked Problems.
Musical Theatre, 2017
Cast in Spring Awakening at the Almeida Theatre.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Cast in Spring Awakening at the Almeida Theatre.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Cast in Little Women at the Park Theatre.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Sast in Little Women at the Park Theatre
Musical Theatre, 2003
Filmed roles in Britannia (Sky Atlantic) and Boxing Day (Warner Bros).
Clarinet, 2001
Released a new album Feed the Hound (for basset horn) on Cuillin Sound Music label as a digital download/streaming release.
Viola, 2014
Joining the Los Angeles Philharmonic as a Dudamel Fellow for the 2021/22 season.
Musical Theatre, 2020
Making her West End debut as Catherine Parr in Six.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Making her Royal Shakespeare Company debut as the Lamplighter in The Magician’s Elephant.
Conducting, 2018
Won the prestigious Karajan Award for 2021 and signed with Askonas Holt.
Musical Theatre, 2002
Returning to the stage as Rosie in Mamma Mia! on the UK and international tour.
Musical Theatre, 2021
Joined the cast of The Prince of Egypt in the role of Nefertari.
Guitar, 2012
Winner of the high-profile Adelaide International Guitar Competition 2021.
Musical Theatre, 2001
Cast in a new production of Private Lives, the inaugural show of Nigel Havers's new theatre company, which will start at the Theatre Royal Bath and then tour the country.
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.
Double Bass, 1981
One of nine new Visiting Fellows of Jesus College, Cambridge.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Making his West End debut in Tina! The Tina Turner Musical playing Craig (Tina’s son)/ cover Raymond Hill and Ensemble.
Composition, 2018
One of the composers who will be working with the London Philharmonic Orchestra as part of its Young Composers Programme 2021/22.
Trumpet, 2019
Won second prize in the Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Solo Competition.
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.
Composition, 2000
Won first prize in the 17th Kazimierz Serocki Composers' Competition 2021 for her work Lux Mundi.
Singing, 2017
Won the ROSL Singers Prize.
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.
Composition, 2013
Set of percussion miniatures, Landfall: New Zealand Percussion Vol 1, released by Rattle Records. The works are performed by Grammy-nominated percussionist Justin DeHart, and all the works on the record are by New Zealand composers.
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, 2014
Appointed as 2nd flute of the Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Flute, 2015
Appointed as 1st flute of the Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Musical Theatre, 2019
Cast in & Juliet which returned to the West End this autumn.
Singing, 2016
Won the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021.
Singing, 2007
Awarded a MBE in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Piano, 1976
Awarded an OBE in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Piano, 1975
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.
Piano Accompaniment, 2020
Offered a Repetiteur position at the National Opera Studio from September.
Viola, 2014
Signed with Wittenberg Artists in the USA.
Conducting, 2018
One of three finalists in the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award taking place during the Salzburg Festival later this summer.
Musical Theatre, 2020
Cast in the ensemble of The Prince of Egypt in the West End.
Guitar, 1980
New CD The Angry Garden/Silvered Night was released in June.
Piano, 2020
Released his first album The Art of Polyphony on DaVinci Publishing.
Guitar, 2006
Released a new album, The Moon & The Forest, which features works for guitar and orchestra by award-winning composers Howard Shore and Joby Talbot.
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.
Musical Theatre, 2000
Organised a music video with performers across the industry to help raise awareness and funds for India’s COVID relief
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.
Composition, 1967
A new recording of his instrumental music has been released on Naxos, including his Oboe Sonata, which was written during his second year at the Academy.
Musical Theatre, 2004
Returned to BBC One for series 10 of Call the Midwife.
Horn, 2007
Appointed Head of Instrument Loan Scheme at Benslow Music.
Musical Theatre, 2017
Cast as Heather Duke in Heathers, which opens at Leeds Grand Theatre in July followed by a UK tour.
Singing, 2019
Finalist in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021.
Singing, 2018
Finalist in BBC Cardiff Singer of the Year 2021.
Singing, 2019
Finalist in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021.
Singing, 2014
Finalist in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021.
Composition, 2010
Released new album This Departing Landscape on NMC Recordings.
Viola, 2014
Featured as a guest on the podcast a mic on the podium with Michael Seal.
Violin, 2015
Released a debut album Sympathetic Vibrations.
Jazz Guitar, 2013
Released his debut single Snowy Night in collaboration with alumna Catriona Price (Violin, 2012).
Bass Trombone, 2005
Recognised as one of 25 artists who have engineered the cultural transformation of British jazz over the past four decades in a book by David Burke entitled Giant Steps: Diverse Journeys in British Jazz.
Composition, 2014
Released new album Music for Bosch People on Birmingham Record Company.
Clarinet, 1970
Directed the chamber ensemble Gemini in their latest recording entitled for clarinet and strings. Performing on the recording are several familiar Academy names including Yuko Inoue (viola professor), Jo Cole (Head of Strings) and Caroline Balding (Violin, 1985).
Trumpet, 2005
Recorded Enter Ghost by Judith Bingham.
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.
Jazz Saxophone, 2007
Appointed an Associate Artist by Wigmore Hall for a five-year period.
Musical Theatre, 2012
Reached the semi-finals of The Voice UK.
Singing, 1988
Set up Opera Live at Home, a performance platform for singers and their accompanists that gives the audience a unique opportunity to engage with the artists at the end of each performance.
Harp, 2012
Signed to Deutsche Grammophon and will release her debut album for the label in January 2022.
Piano, 2020
Winner of the 2021 Leonard Bernstein Award by the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.
Singing, 2018
Signed to Decca Classics with his debut album Passione to be released in April.
Choral Conducting, 2015
Appointed Studienleiter and Kapellmeister at the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg, Germany.
Singing, 2017
Winner of the Ferrier Loveday Song Prize at the 2020 Kathleen Ferrier Award competition.
Singing, 2018
Won second 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.
Singing, 2019
Won second prize at Bundeswettbewerb Gesang Berlin.
Composition, 2013
His opera, Denis & Katya, won the Stage Works category at the Ivors Composer Awards 2020.
Composition, 2015
His work for solo alto recorder, Diaries of the Early Worm, won the Solo or Duo 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.
Violin, 2017
Awarded the Gold medal at the 2020 ROSL Annual Music Competition final.
Singing - Tenor, 2009
Debut solo album, A Lad's Love, released on Bridge Records.
Composition, 2012
Released new album We’re Done For (And Other Responses).
Composition, 2007
Riot Ensemble have been awarded the Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize.
Organ, 1986
Recently appointed Organist in Residence and Choir Director at St. Thomas Aquinas, Charlottesville, Parish to the University of Virginia.
Guitar, 2016
Winner of the 2020/21 Musicians' Company's New Elizabethan Award for guitarists and lutenists.
Organ, 2003
Appointed Professor at Frederic Chopin University of Music, Warsaw.
Organ, 1974
New book The New Oxford Organ Method, jointly authored with Frederick Stocken, has been published by Oxford University Press.
Composition, 2016
Awarded the Mozaik Philanthropy Future Art Awards prize for his multimedia video installation piece Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free which was written in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA.
Choral Conducting, 2019
Appointed Director of Music of St Peter's College, University of Oxford.
Tuba, 1971
Awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2020.
Piano, 2005
Released solo album That's the Berries! New York Nights featuring music by Gershwin, Florence Price and Samuel Barber.
Piano, 1973
Published biography of Francis Poulenc, Poulenc: The Life in Songs.
Violin, 1958
Awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2020.
Oboe, 1983
Awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2020.
Cello, 2010
New album, Tanbou Kache, released on New Focus Recordings.
Cello, 2019
Won the Digital Creative Award at the ISA Digital Festival in Vienna for her work Heroes: the Shadows of a Tragic Mind.
Piano, 1973
Published mini-autobiography Just a Little from the Top.
Composition, 1967
New recording Complete Music for Solo Piano by Edward Gregson, performed by Murray McLachlan, released on Naxos.
Cello, 2016
Appointed Vice Principal Cello of the Korean Symphony Orchestra.
Organ, 2014
Debut album Mellow Mind released in August 2020.
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.
Violin, 2010
Curated Many Voices on a Theme of Isolation, an album raising funds for Help Musicians, featuring 18 artists including Academy professor Rachel Podger. The campaign has raised over £24,000 for musicians in need.
Singing - Soprano (Opera), 2019
Selected to join the ENO's Harewood Artists programme.
Composition, 2018
Selected for the 2020-21 RPS composer programme.
Composition, 2016
Selected for the 2020-21 RPS composer programme.
Composition, 2012
Selected for the 2020-21 RPS composer programme.
Composition, 2014
Selected for the 2020-21 RPS composer programme.
Piano Accompaniment, 1986
Featured on new recording of David Lewiston Sharpe's 60-minute song cycle for soprano, tenor and piano, In the Tavern of Sweet Songs.
Harpsichord, 2008
New solo album, Bach: The English Suites BWV 806-811, released on Musica Ficta.
Piano Accompaniment, 2017
New album of French repertoire for violin and piano, Les Saisons Françaises, released on Stone Records.
Jazz Piano, 2011
Won the Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2020 Parliamentary Jazz Awards.
Piano Accompaniment, 2013
Awarded 1st prize at the 2020 Mahler International Conducting Competition.
Musical Theatre, 2018
Cast in world premiere of Orfeus: A House Music Opera at the Young Vic.
Violin, 2017
Overall winner of the Strings Section Prize in the 68th ROSL Annual Music Competition.
Horn, 2019
Appointed Principal Horn of the BBC Philharmonic.
Violin, 2016
Selected to join the London Philharmonic Orchestra 1st violin section.
Singing (Baritone/Bass), 2018
Accepted on the 2020 Salzburger Festspiele Young Singer's Programme and joining the studio of the Vienna State Opera for two years from September 2020.
Musical Theatre, 2004
New musical #zooilogicalsociety released as online album, due to be staged later in 2020.
Piano Accompaniment, 2008
Appointed General Music Director at the Pforzheim Theatre, in Baden-Württemberg, starting in September 2020.
Composition, 2014
Winner of the Small Ensemble Dankworth Composition Prize.
Conducting, 2014
Appointed Music Director of the Richmond Symphony in Virginia, USA.
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.
Organ, 2004
Appointed Director of Music and Organist at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, USA.
Violin, 2012
Released a new CD, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Complete Trios, with the Linos Piano Trio.
Piano Accompaniment, 2001
Commissioned by BBC Proms to write a unique First Night arrangement for a Grand Virtual Orchestra to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.
Double Bass, 2004
Appointed Professor of Double Bass, Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munich.
Composition, 2009
One of seven composers commissioned by BBC Radio 3 to write a movement of an a cappella work for choir entitled Seven Ages of Woman, broadcast on International Women's Day.
Composition, 2001
New piece The Diasporic Quartets to recieve it's world premiere at LSO in April (postponed).
Musical Theatre, 2019
Cast in the ensemble of Bring It On The Musical tour.
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.
Musical Theatre, 2009
Cast in new Cinderella film to be released in February 2021.
Singing (Mezzo), 2016
Awarded the Audrey Strange Memorial Prize for a Singer of Promise at ROSL Annual Music Competition.
