Described by The Independent as “a worthy champion” of contemporary oboe music, James has dedicated much of his performing life to promoting and extending the oboe repertoire. James has performed frequently throughout the UK and Europe including a solo recitals at the Wigmore Hall and live on BBC Radio 3. He has appeared as a
Read MoreClarinettist Joanna Nicholson graduated from the Royal College of Music, where she was the winner of an Exhibition Scholarship and numerous prizes. She pursueS a lively freelance career performing, broadcasting and recording with many of the UK’s finest orchestras and ensembles, and featuring as a soloist – notably on Bass Clarinet with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Read MoreTom Poulson is the recent winner of both the Trumpet and Contemporary prizes at the Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments, receiving 2nd place overall. Other prizes include the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe, Making Music’s Philip & Dorothy Green Award and Bromsgrove International Young Musicians’ Platform. Tom has performed concertos with the Düsseldorf Symphoniker, SInfonietta
Read MoreDuring their first year performing together, the Aurea Quartet were tfinalists in the 1st Sándor Végh International String Quartet Competition in Budapest where they were awarded a special prize for their outstanding performance of Lajtha String Quartet No.7. They were winners of the St Martin-in-the-Fields chamber music prize 2014, and after a series of successful auditions, were
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