Meet Our Alumni

Rising star and trumpet player, who can regularly been seen performing with the UK's leading orchestras.

Renowned British composer

Winner of the 2014 Kathleen Ferrier Competition

Saxophonist and Dankworth Prize-winning composer

Leader, BBC Concert Orchestra

Actress currently starring in the iconic role of role of Nala in the West End production of Disney’s The Lion King

Award-winning composer, whose latest works recently premiered at BBC Proms

Actor whose credits include Simba in Disney's The Lion King and the West End production of Hamilton

Performs as a soloist with some of the world’s most famous orchestras

Multi-award winning composer, with a world-renowned reputation for his film music, such as his scores for Moulin Rouge and Love Actually

Olivier-Award winning actor, best known for his roles in The Book of Mormon and Jersey Boys

Flute Section Leader, Royal Northern Sinfonia

Award-winning composer of contemporary classical music

Prize-winning Conductor and Music Director of Waterperry Opera Festival

Prize-winning accompanist in major UK song competitions and regular chamber and solo recitalist

Award-winning violinist, who performs with some of the world’s leading orchestras

Acclaimed recorder player

Principal Harp of the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Principal Timpanist, BBC Symphony Orchestra

Sub-Organist, Durham Cathedral

Leeds International Piano Competition winner and BBC New Generation Artist 2023-2025

Award-winning operatic soprano

Principal Oboe, Dunedin Consort

Principal Flute, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam

World renowned solo pianist

Joint Principal Oboe, Philharmonia Orchestra

Composer, vocalist and artistic director specialising in theatre, multi-disciplinary work and opera

Award-winning choral conductor

One of the world’s most sought-after dramatic sopranos

Prize-winning accompanist and chamber musician

Director of Music, Peterborough Cathedral

Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Internationally acknowledged specialist performer on early keyboard instruments

Principal Cor Anglais, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

BASCA British Composer Award winner and former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist

General Music Director, Staatstheater Darmstadt

Principal Double Bass (Section Leader), The Hallé

Seven-times Grammy-winning singer and multi-instrumentalist

Master of the Choristers and Organist of Durham Cathedral

Multi-festival director, renowned pianist, creative programmer and chamber musician

One of the leading lyric sopranos of her generation

Solo percussionist and Artist in Association, Southbank Centre

Leader, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Orquestra Barroca Casa da Música, Porto

One of the world's most renowned countertenors

Principal Bassoon, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Accordionist and choral conductor

Prize-winning operatic singer and Decca Classics recording artist

Virtuoso recorder player

Violin MA

Joint Section Principal Harp with the BBC Concert Orchestra

Multi award-winning set designer and artist

Sought-after operatic soprano

No. 2 Horn, Philharmonia Orchestra

BBC Jazz Award winning, Mercury Music Award nominated, solo recording artist

Internationally successful guitar duo

Prize-winning accompanist; Accompanist of the Philharmonia Chorus

Critically acclaimed jazz pianist and composer

Award-winning baritone; Founder and Artistic Director of the Southwell Music Festival

Successful stage and screen actor, recently seen in as Emcee in the West End production of Cabaret and in the Disney+ series Hawkeye

International solo violinist

Classic FM Rising Star and Decca Gold recording artist

One of today's foremost living composers

Classical soul pioneer, composer, producer and pianist

Internationally renowned harpist

Highly acclaimed jazz bassist

Sought-after pianist and répétiteur

Principal Assistant Conductor, Ensemble Intercontemporain and Donatella Flick Conducting Competition winner

Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Clarion Music Society, New York

Winner of the 2018 Critics’ Circle Emerging Talent (Voice) Award

Leading West End actor known for his roles in Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera, among many others

Award-winning collaborative pianist and conductor; Founder of SongEasel

BBC Radio 3 Broadcaster and author

Winner of the 2014 Kathleen Ferrier Competition

Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chief Conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic

Organist and Curator of the organs of the Athens Concert Hall

TV and stage actress, best known for starring as Trixie Franklin in the BAFTA award-winning series Call the Midwife

Executive and Artistic Director, Carnegie Hall

Music Director, Volksoper Wien from January 2024 and Music Director, Opéra de Rouen Normandie

Solo percussionist and composer; double Grammy winner

Award-winning accordion player and former City Music Foundation Artist

Grammy award-winning pianist and accompanist

Internationally-renowned composer and guitarist

Director of Music, Trinity College, Cambridge

Award winning composer

Internationally renowned solo pianist

Principal Trumpet, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Pianist and Composer

Jazz pianist and composer

Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Chief Conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

Freelance Conductor; Former Assistant Conductor, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Principal Harp, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sub-Organist, Westminster Abbey

Principal Double Bass, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Joint Principal Horn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Trumpeter and Classic FM Rising Star

Actor known for his roles in Disney's Aladdin, Bend it Like Beckham and East is East

Piano

Executive Director, Children’s Chorus of Washington

Freelance harpist and Royal Philharmonic Society award-winner

Section Leader Clarinet, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

One of the most performed living composers in the world

Multiple Grammy-winning legend and one of most enduringly successful singer/songwriter of his generation

Renowned cellist and Decca Classics recording artist

In-demand soloist and chamber musician; Decca recording artist

Pianist and Classic FM Rising Star

Celebrated guitar soloist and exclusive Sony classical recording artist

Cellist and actress, who recently starred in the Oscar nominated film Tár

Principal Oboe, Berliner Philharmoniker

Highly acclaimed concert pianist

Award-winning comedian, actress, singer and social media sensation

Lute player

Award-winning pianist

Music Director Designate of Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra

Composer and theorist whose music has been performed by major UK ensembles

Award-winning jazz vocalist

Accomplished pianist and educator

Solo Tuba, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Co-Principal Trombone, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sought-after pianist; and founder and Artistic Director of the Oxford Lieder Festival

Award-winning operatic composer

Organist, Conductor and Broadcaster; Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge

Iconic singer-songwriter and one of the most successful female British artists in UK music history

Sought-after song pianist and chamber musician; official accompanist for BBC Cardiff Singer of the World

Sought-after accordion soloist, with over 30 awards to his name

Renowned Musical Supervisor, Musical Director and Arranger

Trumpeter and Classic FM Rising Star

Journalist, Critic and Professor of Musicology at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg

Associate Chorus Director of the London Philharmonic Choir and Founder of the Stay at Home Choir

Award-winning jazz guitarist and BBC New Generation Jazz Artist 2019-2021

Chief Executive, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Principal Oboe, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Rob Madge is an Olivier Award nominated theatre maker, writer and actor

Chief Conductor Emeritus, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Globally renowned Don Giovanni

Precentor and Director of Music, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

Principal Flute, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Highly acclaimed pianist, specialising in the art of song accompaniment and chamber music

Award-winning accordionist

Principal Double Bass of English National Opera and accomplished performer

Award-winning trumpet player who performs with leading orchestras

Principal E flat Clarinet, London Symphony Orchetra

World renowned pianist and composer

Jazz Bassist and previous member of award winning bands Ezra Collective and Nerija

Principal Trumpet, Sinfonieorchester Basel

Music Director, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

Viola da gamba player, singer and composer

Principal Cello, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Founder of the Chineke! Foundation

One of Britain's most innovative and celebrated composers, best known for his film compositions

Assistant Timpanist and Percussionist, Hallé Orchestra

West End actor known for his roles in Hamilton, Come From Away and The Prince of Egypt

Composer and filmmaker whose work explores identity and tradition through innovative, rhythmically driven musical compositions

Sought-after pianist specialising in song and chamber music; BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist

Internationally renowned composer

Actor, currently starring as Nabulungi in The Book of Mormon

Music Director, Richmond Symphony (Virginia)

Conductor, chamber musician, solo keyboard player and Artistic Director, Portland Baroque Orchestra (USA)

Award-winning composer known for her concert works, a compositional approach informed by her synaesthesia, and her work in response to visual artists

Concert accordionist and first-ever BBC Introducing classical artist

Singing teacher and international opera performer who runs a prominent cross-genre vocal studio

Freelance orchestral conductor, specialising in ballet

Chief Conductor, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Renowned figure on the contemporary music scene, with ground-breaking work as a composer, pianist, producer, and collaborator

Award-winning solo viola player and BBC New Generation Artist

Winner of the British Jazz Awards ‘Rising Star’

Animateur, London Symphony Orchestra; Children’s Composer in Residence, Music in the Round

One of the UK’s leading exponents in baroque and classical viola

Assistant Conductor, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Street Orchestra Live

City Music Foundation Artist, First classic accordionist to win the IBLA international music competition

Grammy award-winning guitar soloist

Solo pianist and recording artist

Freelance conductor and winner of the Salzburg Festival Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award

Co-founder, charity Sing Inside; Director, Southwark Singing Programme

Multi-prize winning pianist specialising in song accompaniment; Lecturer of Lied at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki

Brindley is one of the most respected singers in the world of opera

Leading accordionist with exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon

Internationally renowned jazz pianist and composer

Member of the ensemble at Oper Frankfurt; Former ENO Harewood Artist

Operatic repetiteur, vocal coach, and song accompanist who has performed at prestigious global venues

Principal Clarinet, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE)

Artistic Director, London Youth Choirs

No. 2 Percussion, Philharmonia Orchestra

Freelance accordionist with a diverse list of performing credits to her name, from the West End to Operas to pop tours.

Session Singer, Concert Artist and Actress who is currently starring in one of the leading roles in the West End production of Mrs Doubtfire

Second Principal Bassoon, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Concertmaster, Mahler Chamber Orchestra; A leader of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Principal Cello, Oslo Philharmonic

Olivier nominated actor, known for her roles in Wicked and Come From Away

Arranger, composer, session artist and performer; one of the most watched harpists on YouTube

One of the most exciting and versatile singers of her generation

Prize-winning conductor and accompanist

Award-winning composer of opera, musical theatre, multimedia concert works, chamber music and song

Internationally renowned operatic tenor

Jette Parker Young Artist and Jerwood Young Artist 2019/20

Ivor Composers award nominee, whose compositions have been performed by iconic orchestras around the world

Golden Globe, Emmy, Ivor Novello and World Soundtrack Award nominated composer with over 75 feature film credits to his name

Co-Principal Percussion, London Symphony Orchestra; Principal Percussionist, John Wilson Orchestra

Best known for being a member of the chart-topping group Steps

Principal Trumpet, Britten Sinfonia

Internationally renowned and Olivier Award-winning conductor

Former Principal Harpist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra for 28 years

Highly acclaimed concert pianist

Rising Talent award winner, International Opera Awards 2022

Former Director of Music, St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney

One of the world's finest classical guitarists

Director of Music, St John's Cathedral, Hong Kong

Principal Flute, The Hallé

Soloist and chamber accordionist

Major figure in the guitar world as soloist, accompanist, lecturer, conductor and recording artist

Vocalist, violinist and composer