Stephanie Childress – Violin and Artistic Director

Stephanie Childress – Violin and Artistic Director

Stephanie is an 18-year-old musician from London. Born in May 1999, she started playing the piano at the age of 5 and violin at the age of six. She has just completed her second reading Music at St. John’s College, […]

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Young Virtuosi Quintet

Young Virtuosi Quintet

The Young Virtuosi Quartet features Stephanie Childress and Kanon Miyashita on Violin, Geeta Nazareth on Viola, Findlay Spence on Cello and Matt Glendening on Clarinet.

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Kumi Matsuo – Piano

Kumi Matsuo – Piano

Kumi was born in Tokyo, Japan. Winner of the 5th Louisiana International Piano Competition in 2013, she has also won Second Prize at the 75th Music Competition of Japan in 2006, Third Prize at the 22nd Ferrol International Piano Competition […]

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Thomas Isherwood – Baritone

Thomas Isherwood – Baritone

Thomas Isherwood is a 25-year-old baritone from London. Since graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music, Thomas has completed his postgraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Prof Susan McCulloch, achieving a distinction on the […]

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Hollie-Anne Bangham – Mezzo Soprano

Hollie-Anne Bangham – Mezzo Soprano

Hollie-Anne Bangham, mezzo-soprano originally from Bristol, recently completed a Masters in music, postgraduate diploma and undergraduate degree at the Royal Northern College of Music all with a First class under the tutelage of Ann Taylor.

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Nelly von Alven – Guitar

Nelly von Alven – Guitar

Nelly von Alven (*1990) is a multi-award winning guitarist from Germany with a wide field of activities. As the winner of the RCM Guitar competition 2016 and an award holder of the Musician’s Company London, Nelly performs regulary on stage […]

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Kanon Miyashita – Violin

Kanon Miyashita – Violin

Kanon is a 22-year-old Japanese violinist. She started learning the violin at the age of 4 in Osaka and made her concerto debut when she was 14. She has won prizes in several competitions in Japan, including the Osaka International […]

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Geeta Nazareth – Viola

Geeta Nazareth – Viola

Violist and violinist Geeta Nazareth is currently obtaining her BMus in viola at the Royal College of Music in London, where she is a RCM Foundation Scholar and Soirée d’Or Scholar.

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Findlay Spence – Cello

Findlay Spence – Cello

Findlay began to learn the cello at the age of eight. In 2016, he began his studies with Melissa Phelps as a scholar at the Royal College of Music in London. Findlay has performed with orchestras around the country, often […]

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Matt Glendening – Clarinet

Matt Glendening – Clarinet

Matt studies clarinet with Timothy Lines and Barnaby Robson at the Royal College of Music as Chairman’s Scholar and Royal College of Music Foundation Scholar. Previously he studied at the RCM Junior Department, winning many prizes.

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