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YCAT Artists 2016 –17
PHOTOGRAPHS2016/17 artist photos byKaupo Kikkas
Other photos bySussie AhlburgUwe ArensBBCJason Bell/EMIMarco BorggreveDaniel BoudSim Canetty-ClarkeCapillaBenjamin EalovegaMaker
BROCHURE DESIGNAND PRODUCTIONPeter Williamson
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ARTISTS INDEX 2016 ArtistsCastalian Quartet 4
Nika Gorič soprano 6
Timothy Ridout viola 8
Olivier Stankiewicz oboe 10
Current ArtistsDaniel Lebhardt piano 12
Alexander Ullman piano 14
Jonathan Ware piano 16
Benjamin Baker violin 18
Savitri Grier violin 20
Michael Petrov cello 22
Trio Isimsiz piano trio 24
Sean Shibe guitar 26
Amy Harman bassoon 28
Peter Moore trombone 30
PageADMINISTRATION YCAT (Young Classical Artists Trust)The destination point for emerging talentWHAT IS YCAT? YCAT is a UK charity founded in 1984 that builds thecareers of emerging classical artists. It is unique in providing sustained,intensive guidance, bespoke artist management and prolonged careover a 3–5 year period. YCAT selects artists who show internationalpotential and works in partnership with many of the most importantvenues around the world, building strategic career development toenable its artists to flourish.
HOW DOES YCAT CARRY OUT ITS WORK? YCAT holds rigorous annualauditions culminating in a showcase final audition at Wigmore Hall inLondon. In addition to full general artist management YCAT providesprofessional media and publicity materials and promotes ‘presentation’series around the UK, providing opportunities for the artists to beheard by leading promoters, orchestras and festivals. YCAT maintainsstrong relationships with international management companies, manyof whom subsequently take on the management of YCAT artists. Over80% reliant on charitable giving to underpin its work, YCAT is uniquelyplaced to provide a purely artistic and developmentally led approachto artist management.
YCAT is generously supported by the Rachel Baker Memorial CharityYCAT was awarded ABO/Rhinegold Artist Manager of the Year 2016
Alasdair TaitChief Executive &Artistic Director
Thomas du PlessisGeneral Manager
Susan HudsonSenior Artist Manager
Helen PearceFinance & Artist Manager
Luke BellDevelopment & Office Administrator
YOUNG CLASSICALARTISTS TRUSTWest WingSomerset HouseStrandLondonWC2R 1LA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7379 8477E-mail: [email protected] IN ENGLAND & WALESAS A CHARITY NO. 326490
WELCOMEWelcome to our YCAT Artists 2016–17. This brochure contains vital informationabout our current roster of artists along with details of how you too can supportYCAT’s work as an international destination point for emerging talent.
YCAT artists can be heard increasingly far and wide, from Australia, SouthAmerica, the USA and Canada, to the Far East and Japan and throughoutEurope. Our relationships with loyal and regular promoters across the UKremain central to the artists’ development, providing invaluable performanceopportunities for these exceptional musicians.
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the Rachel Baker MemorialCharity, YCAT currently has a unique opportunity to widen both its reach andimpact, building partnerships and performance opportunities to bring ourartists to a wider public, whilst offering much needed advice and mentoringto a wider range of young, emerging professional musicians. We are gratefulto Arts Council England, Help Musicians UK and the Musicians’ Company fortheir support in helping to make possible YCAT’s innovative new scheme‘Sounding Board’, delivering professional development advice to thisbroader range of artists. More details can be found on our new website.
Alasdair TaitChief Executive & Artistic Director
ALASDAIR TAIT
As you look through this wonderful annual brochure, I hope that you areas struck as I am by the depth and quality of the young emerging artistscontained within these pages.
YCAT’s invaluable work continues to inspire and encourage someextraordinary musicians to challenge themselves, thinking carefully abouttheir own development whilst making the most of the many opportunitiesYCAT increasingly provides. I can assure you that every penny of supportraised has a transformational impact on each individual YCAT artist andit continues to be a great source of pleasure, and fun, to be involved withsuch an energetic organisation.
We are indebted to the Rachel Baker Memorial Charity which has allowedYCAT to plan ahead with confidence, thinking clearly about how best wecan address the immediate demands and needs of our most talented youngartists as they emerge into a fast-changing industry.
Hugh Richards Chairman of the Trustees
HUGH RICHARDS
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Castalian Quartet
Sini Simonen violin | Daniel Roberts violin | Charlotte Bonneton viola | Christopher Graves cello
Formed in 2011, the Castalian Quartet studied with Oliver Wille (Kuss Quartet) at the HannoverUniversity of Music, Dance and Theatre, graduating with a Masters. They have also workedwith Thomas Brandis, Levon Chilingirian, Simon Rowland-Jones and members of theEndellion Quartet.
In 2015 the Quartet won 1st Prize and three special awards at the Lyon InternationalCompetition and in 2013 1st Prize and the Audience Prize at the Kammermusik HannoverNext Generation Competition. They were the only European quartet to progress to the liverounds of the 2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition.
The Quartet has performed widely throughout Europe. Engagements this season includerecitals at Wigmore Hall, the Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker, the SparkassenforumMittagskonzerte in Hannover, Quartetaffairs in Frankfurt (broadcast by NDR), the Festivalde Musique de Conques in France, Festival Autunno Musicale Naples and Turin ChamberMusic Series. They return to Aldeburgh and will be Artist in Residence at the Festival Musiqued’Été à Suzette near Avignon.
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Nika Gorič soprano
Born in Slovenia in 1990, Nika studied at the Ballet and Music School in Maribor, theUniversity of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, and the Royal Academy of Music whereshe is completing her studies with Lillian Watson and Jonathan Papp on the Opera Course.
This summer Nika joined Salzburg Festival’s Young Singers Project, taking part in a newproduction of The Fairy Queen and in masterclasses with Thomas Hampson and ChristaLudwig. Over the last year she has performed in a production of Handel’s Messiah withOpera National de Bordeaux and sung the roles of Susanna (Marriage of Figaro) and Fortunaand Pallade (L’incoronazione di Poppea) with Royal Academy Opera.
During the 2016/17 season Nika takes the roles of Norina (Don Pasquale) with Slovene NationalTheatre and Eurydice (Offenbach’s Orfeo and Eurydice) with RAO. She gives recitals atWigmore Hall and Oxford Lieder Festival, and performs Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with theMaribor Symphony Orchestra.
Previous concert appearances include the Klavier Festival Ruhr with Graham Johnson, KioiHall (Tokyo) and the Festival Maribor with Richard Tognetti.
‘Easily the strongest and mostfinished showing came fromSlovenian Nika Gorič, deliciouslycrisp, pert and on the note asSuzman’s spunky Susanna.’
The Times / The Marriage of FigaroRAO November 2015
‘Nika Gorič was a sassy Fortuna,her agile sound creating tons ofmeaning in each word she sang.’
www.schmopera.com / L’incoronazionedi Poppea / RAO May 2016
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Timothy Ridout viola
Born in London in 1995, Timothy studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Martin Outramgraduating with the Queen’s Commendation for Excellence. This autumn he joins theKronberg Academy, receiving classes from Nobuko Imai, Tabea Zimmerman, LawrencePower and Antoine Tamestit.
In 2016 Timothy was the first ever British winner of the Lionel Tertis International ViolaCompetition. Previous awards include 1st Prize at the 2014 Cecil Aronowitz and 2nd Prizeat the 2015 Windsor Festival International Competitions.
Engagements this season include recitals at Wigmore Hall, Munich Gasteig, VerbierAcademy & Festival, and Schloss Elmau. He takes part in the Eggenfelden Klassisch, Koblenz,Beethoven Bonn Festivals, IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music and gives performanceswith the Nash Ensemble.
As a soloist Timothy has appeared with the Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra, ZagrebSoloists and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Strings. He returns to Baden-Baden in 2017 andperforms Mozart with the European Union Chamber Orchestra. In 2016 he recorded his firstCD of Vieuxtemps for Champs Hill Records.
‘Timothy Ridout interpreted thepiece [Schubert Arpeggione] withmasterly supple virtuosity.’ Liechtensteiner Vaterland / January 2016
‘Praised for the warmth andeloquence of his tone.’
The StradWindsor Festival International Competition March 2015
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Olivier Stankiewicz oboe
Born in Nice in 1989, in 2015 Olivier won 1st Prize at the Young Concert Artists auditions inLeipzig and New York. In the same year he was appointed principal oboe of the LondonSymphony Orchestra.
Other awards include 1st Prize at the 2012 International Oboe Competition in Japan, andin 2013 he was named ‘classical revelation’ by the French association ADAMI.
This season Olivier makes his debut at Merkin Concert Hall, NY, the French Embassy,Washington DC and Wigmore Hall. He performs Berio’s Chemins IV with the OrchestreNational du Capitole Toulouse, Strauss’s Concerto with the Chamber Orchestra of theTriangle in North Carolina, and Mozart’s Concerto in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre andat Kings Place.
Previous solo appearances include the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonie, OrchestrePhilharmonique de Monaco and Tokyo Sinfonietta. He has given recitals throughout Japanand France and is a founder member of the experimental group WARN!NG Collective.Between 2011– 2015 he was principal oboe of the ONCT.
‘Olivier Stankiewicz’s lovely mellowoboe tone could lull even the mostinsomniac Titania to restful repose.’
Bachtrack / LSO Sir John Eliot GardinerFebruary 2016
‘This gifted musician has exceptionalmusicality, with melodic fluidityand precision in every phrase,not to mention a beautiful tone.’
ResMusica / February 2015
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Daniel Lebhardt piano
In 2014, at the age of 22 Daniel won 1st Prize at the Young Concert Artists auditions in Parisand New York. A year later he was selected by YCAT and in 2016 won the Most PromisingPianist prize at the Sydney International Competition.
Over the last year Daniel has made his debut at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC,Merkin Concert Hall in New York, the Usedomer Festival in Finland, Palais Lichtenau in Potsdam,Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Steirisches Kammermusikfestival. He recordedmusic by Bartók for Decca and attended IMS Prussia Cove, working with Ferenc Rados.
Future engagements include recitals at Wigmore Hall, the Gardner Museum in Boston andMorgan Library in New York. He also performs Rachmaninov Concerto No. 2 with the Auburnand Dearborn Symphony Orchestras in Washington and Michigan.
Born in Hungary, Daniel studied at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and the Royal Academyof Music, where he is currently completing his Artist Diploma with Pascal Nemirovski.
DANIEL LEBHARDT SHOWS DARINGCOMMAND IN A NEW YORK DEBUT
‘Liszt’s visionary Sonata in B minoris an epic fantasy lasting nearly 30 minutes, shifting from bursts ofwildness to passages of profundity.Just playing it commandingly,as Mr. Lebhardt did, is difficultenough. He brought narrativesweep and youthful abandon tothe piece, along with power, poetryand formidable technique.
New York Times / Merkin Concert Hall NYMarch 2016
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Alexander Ullman piano
Born in 1991 in London, Alexander studied at the Purcell School, the Curtis Institute of Musicin Philadelphia, and the Royal College of Music where he is now the Benjamin Britten PianoFellow. In 2011 he won 1st Prize at the Liszt Competition in Budapest.
This season Alexander returns to Wigmore Hall, appears in the Nottingham InternationalPiano Series, and makes his debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and ManchesterCamerata. Further afield he tours throughout Argentina and Columbia and takes part inthe Montreal Chamber Music Festival.
Alexander has given concerts across Europe, Asia and America, highlights including recitalsat the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Ghione Theatre Rome,Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Copenhagen), Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante,Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre, Beijing NCPA and La Jolla Arts Festival (California).
As a soloist he has appeared with the Philadelphia, New Jersey, Fort Worth and MontrealSymphony Orchestras, the Oxford Philharmonic, Budapest Radio and FilarmonicaMarchigiana Orchestras.
‘Ullman captured the essence …bringing out every emotion …Playing with a rich, full-bodied toneno matter what dynamic level.’Cleveland Classical.comCleveland Museum of Art / July 2016
‘Ullman followed in the bestinterpretative tradition, flauntingmastery and absolute assuredness.’Il Nuovo Pesaro / Orchestra Regionaledelle Marche / May 2015
‘He heard the score with immenseclarity and vision, and broughtit to life as if the composer werewatching over his shoulder.’Huffington Post / Montreal SymphonyOrchestra / June 2014
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Jonathan Ware piano
Born in Texas, Jonathan studied at the Eastman School of Music, The Juilliard School and atthe Hochschule für Musik ‘Hanns Eisler’ Berlin, where he now teaches. He won the Pianist’sPrize at Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song and Das Lied Competitions, andin 2014 won 1st Prize in the International Hugo Wolf Competition.
Sought after as a song accompanist and chamber musician, highlights during 2015/16included recitals in the Festival Dialogues at the Mozarteum Salzburg with Mojca Erdmann,the Munich Philharmonie and Kölner Philharmonie with Ludwig Mittelhammer, and atWigmore Hall with Benjamin Appl, Ann Murray DBE, Michael Collins, Robin Tritschler andAilish Tynan. He recorded for BBC Radio 3 with Peter Moore, was resident at the VerbierFestival Academy, and a mentor at the Heidelberger Frühling Festival Academy.
Future engagements include recitals with Golda Schulz in the Heidelberger Frühling Festival,and with Elsa Dresig at the Konzerthaus Berlin. He returns to Wigmore Hall, Samling Operaand the Heidelberger Frühling Academy.
‘How Ware forms words into thekeys in his piano preludes and(especially) postludes, how his finesound positively creeps into thewords, and how he, for instance,advances the strophic and musicaldénouement in Goethe’s Ganymed:This is thrilling sorcery.’Stuttgarter Nachrichten / Hugo WolfAkademie with Ludwig MittelhammerOctober 2015
‘Ware ... stood out for his clearsense of dramatic purpose,unrivalled keyboard finesse, andability to create a vivid drama.’Musical America Worldwide / Das Liedwith Rebecca Schmid / March 2013
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Benjamin Baker violin
Born in 1990 in New Zealand, Benjamin studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the RoyalCollege of Music where he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Rose Bowl.
Over the last year Benjamin has appeared as soloist with the Philharmonia Orchestraat Salisbury Festival, Royal Northern Sinfonia at Sage Gateshead, the Orchestra SinfonicaAbruzzese L’Aquila in Italy, English Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia Cymru and Maui PopsOrchestra in Hawaii. This season he makes his debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestraperforming the Tchaikovsky Concerto.
Benjamin has given recitals and taken part in festivals across Europe including WigmoreHall, Saffron Hall, Pedrera Hall, the Pärnu, Steirisches Kammermusikfestival, Cheltenhamand East Neuk Festivals. He has toured throughout New Zealand, appeared as soloist withthe Royal New Zealand Ballet Company and in 2016 joined Ravinia’s Steans Music Institutein Chicago as a Fellow. In 2015 he released his first CD for Champs Hill Records.
Benjamin plays on a Tononi violin (1709) on generous loan.
‘I first came across Ben Bakerleading a superlative MendelssohnOctet at the East Neuk Festival. Ournext meeting was at Paavo Järvi’sPärnu Festival … where Baker gavean incandescent performance.’The Arts Desk – David Nice /August 2015
‘An attractive, sonorous quality oftone and expression, demonstratingan impressive talent.’Classic FM review / Champs Hill CDThe Last Rose of Summer / April 2015
‘It was Ben Baker ... who stole theshow for me on his violin.’Edinburgh Guide / Edinburgh FringeFestival /August 2013
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Savitri Grier violin
Born in 1992, Savitri read Music at Christ Church, Oxford and is currently completing herArtist Diploma at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, studying with David Takeno.
Over the last year Savitri has made her debut at Carnegie’s Weill Hall and appeared assoloist with the Bournemouth Symphony, English Chamber, Welsh National Opera andBirmingham Sinfonia Orchestras.
She gave recitals, and took part in festivals and masterclasses across Europe includingIMS Prussia Cove, the East Neuk Festival retreat, the Holland International Music Sessions,Musique à Marsac in France, the Newbury Spring and Roman River Festivals.
Engagements this season include performances as soloist with the Royal PhilharmonicOrchestra. She returns to Wigmore Hall and continues to give recitals throughout the UK.
A committed chamber musician, Savitri has collaborated with Susan Tomes, ChristophRichter, Steven Isserlis, Andrew Marriner and Alasdair Beatson, and regularly gives recitalswith the Grier Trio.
Savitri plays on a Matteo Goffriller violin on generous loan from the Aidan WoodcockCharitable Trust.
‘The highlight of the evening: anaccount of Chausson’s Poème forviolin and orchestra, in which SavitriGrier was the wonderfully assuredand lyrically poised soloist.’The Guardian / Bournemouth SymphonyOrchestra / Norfolk & Norwich FestivalMay 2016
‘When Savitri Grier performedthe Sibelius Violin Concerto withthe Sinfonia of Birmingham underMichael Seal, it was her playingthat took the spotlight – a deep,eloquent tone, making every linesing, and all delivered withremarkable poise and flair.’Birmingham Post / Birmingham SinfoniaSibelius Concerto / May 2016
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Michael Petrov cello
Born in Bulgaria in 1990, Michael studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and at the GuildhallSchool of Music & Drama with Louise Hopkins, winning the Gold Medal in 2014.
Over the last two years Michael has appeared as soloist with the Philharmonia, RoyalPhilharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, City of London Sinfonia, English Chamber and theBarbican Young Orchestras (conducted by Edward Gardner) performing concertos byDvořák, Elgar, Haydn, Walton and Shostakovich.
Nominated by the Barbican as ECHO Rising Star, Michael gave recitals at eighteen majorconcert halls throughout Europe including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Cité de laMusique Paris, Musikverein Vienna, Budapest Palace of Arts, Kölner Philharmonie and theLaeiszhalle Hamburg.
Recent concert highlights also include his debut at Carnegie’s Weill Hall, and recitals atthe Los Angeles Cello, Bath International, Plush and Peasmarsh Festivals. This seasonMichael returns to Wigmore Hall, attends open chamber music at IMS Prussia Cove andgives recitals throughout Europe.
Michael plays on a Vuillaume cello (c. 1845) on generous loan.
‘He has his audience hooked fromthe very first note … it’s all there:a meltingly warm, smooth tone,an easy virtuosity, a captivatingmusical temperament and a directeloquence, as if speaking throughhis instrument.’Die Welte / Hamburg Kleinen Saal derLaeszhalle / January 2015
‘Michael Petrov plays with thebravura and calm assurance ofa long-established maestro.At his recent performance ofShostakovich’s 1st Cello Concertoat the Barbican Petrov dominatedthe orchestra effortlessly.’The Daily Telegraph / New Music –Ivan Hewett / June 2014
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Trio Isimsiz piano trio
Pablo Hernán Benedí violin | Michael Petrov cello | Erdem Misirlioglu piano
The Trio Isimsiz was formed in 2009 at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, under theguidance of Louise Hopkins, Carole Presland and Alasdair Tait. In 2015 they won 1st Prizeand the Audience Prize at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition.
Over the last year the Trio has returned to Aldeburgh to undertake a residency, and gaverecitals in the main festival and Britten Weekend. Concert highlights included recitals atWigmore Hall, Tivoli Concert Hall, the Fundación Juan March in Madrid, FestspieleMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Gower (broadcast by Radio 3), Peasmarsh and StavangerFestivals. They collaborated with Anthony Marwood, Richard Lester and Aleksandar Madžarand attended IMS Prussia Cove working with Ferenc Rados.
Future engagements include recitals at the Marianischer-Saal in Lucerne, TrondheimChamber Music Festival, Wigmore Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Brighton Dome.They perform Beethoven’s Triple Concerto at Snape Maltings Concert Hall and tourthroughout Argentina and China.
‘There was an excellent rapport between these artists ... passionate and so expressive …virtuosic playing from all the artists.’Newbury News / Newbury Spring Festival / May 2015
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Sean Shibe guitar
Born in Edinburgh in 1992, Sean studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and currentlywith Paolo Pegoraro. In 2012 he became the only solo guitarist selected for the BBC Radio 3New Generation Artists scheme and to receive a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship.
As a soloist Sean has appeared with the Scottish Chamber, BBC Symphony, BBC Scottishand BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Highlights over the last year have included recitalsat Wigmore Hall, the Heidelberger-Frühling, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, BathInternational and Aldeburgh Festivals.
Sean also returned to the Marlboro Summer Music Festival & Academy in the USA, recordedsolo works by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies for Linn Records and was the featured cover discfor BBC Music Magazine.
Future engagements include recitals at Wigmore Hall, the 3 Palaces Festival in Malta,East Neuk Festival and Saffron Hall. He appears as soloist with the Scottish Ensemble atThe Cumnock Tryst and records his first CD for Delphian Records.
‘ From the very first note he plays,Sean Shibe immediately draws inthe attention of the audience …Sean Shibe created a magicalatmosphere; he seems to intimatelyunderstand the meaning behindevery note which he plays.’
Classical Guitar Magazine / Wigmore HallFebruary 2014
‘A prodigious technician andsupremely expressive player,Shibe gave a masterful accountof this much-loved work.’Bachtrack / Scottish Chamber Orchestra– Rodrigo / September 2012
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Amy Harman bassoon
Born in London, Amy studied at the Royal College of Music and at the Akademie Múzickýchin Prague. In 2011 she was appointed Principal Bassoon of the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Passionate about bringing the bassoon to a wider audience, in 2012 Amy appeared as a‘flying soloist’ in Birmingham Opera’s première of Stockhausen’s Mittwoch aus Licht. Shehas appeared as soloist with the English Chamber Orchestra and taken part in festivalsacross Europe, including Pärnu, Tbilisi, Bath, Lichfield and Galway. In 2016 she touredCalifornia with Camerata Pacifica.
Future engagements include concertos with the Arch Sinfonia and Maidstone SymphonyOrchestra. Amy returns to Wigmore Hall and the Tbilisi Festival and performs with ChenHalevi at the Mizmorim Festival in Basel.
Sought after as a chamber musician Amy is a member of Ensemble 360. In 2015 sheattended Open Chamber Music at IMS Prussia Cove collaborating with ElisabethLeonskaja. She is principal of the Aurora Orchestra and appears as guest with leadingorchestras throughout Europe.
‘Amy Harman … who gave the moststunning performance of immenseartistry and the most assuredtechnical ability in her exquisiteperformance of Weber’s BassoonConcerto. The sheer tonal beauty ofsound she magically drew from herinstrument was memorable indeed.’MusicWeb International – ArthurButterworth / Haffner Orchestra / 2010
‘The Dance Suite opened almost aspure rhythm, gradually melodised,as it were, by Amy Harman’s superbbassoon solo.’Seen and Heard International Philharmonia Orchestra / September 2011
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Peter Moore trombone
In 2008, at the age of 12, Peter became the youngest ever winner of the BBC Young Musician
Competition. At the age of 18 he was appointed co-principal trombone of the London
Symphony Orchestra and in 2015 joined the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Scheme.
Over the last year Peter has appeared as soloist with the Lucerne Symphony, Thailand
Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and BBC Symphony Orchestras. He has
given recitals at the BBC Proms in Melbourne Australia, the Kumho Art Hall Yonsei in Seoul,
SliderAsia Festival in Hong Kong, Wigmore Hall, Barbican and the Hay-on-Wye Festival.
Engagements this season include concertos in Belfast and in L’Auditori de Barcelona, and
a recital tour of Columbia. He returns to Wigmore Hall both as soloist, and as part of the
‘Alison Balsom Residency’, and premières new works by Francisco Coll and Jack White.
Peter is a Yamaha International Artist and a BBC Ten Pieces Ambassador.
‘Gloriously played with the abandonof youth by Peter Moore ... The rangeof effects Gregson conceives onthe trombone ... is breathtaking asplayed by Moore.’Gramophone CHAN 10627 / March 2011
‘This is a masterpiece. It is brilliantlywritten for the soloist and orchestra... Thankfully in Peter Moore, Gregsonhas a soloist of the very front rank.This work is an exciting find – as isthe very young soloist – and I amsure that Gregson could not haveimagined his work being betterplayed than it is here.’International Record Review CHAN 10627January 2011
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YCAT ARTISTS 1984 – 2016 YCAT ARTISTS 1984 – 2016
4-Mality percussion quartetAnya Alexeyev pianoJane Atkins violaJames Baillieu pianoBenjamin Baker violinAlison Balsom trumpetBelcea QuartetEmily Beynon fluteIan Bostridge tenorBritten QuartetThomas Carroll celloCastalian Quartet
Ian Bostridge Heath QuartetAlison Balsom
Doric String Quartet
Chiao-Ying Chang pianoNigel Clarke composerSimon Crawford-Phillips &Philip Moore piano duoCaroline Dale celloAlexandra Dariescu pianoDaniel de Borah pianoLora Dimitrova pianoDoric String QuartetPhilip Dukes violaEmperor Piano TrioEos chamber ensemble José Feghali piano
Nika Gorič sopranoThomas Gould violinGould Piano TrioSavitri Grier violinSusan Gritton sopranoFelicity Hammond sopranoSimon Haram saxophonesAmy Harman bassoonCharles Hazlewood conductorHeath QuartetPhilip Higham cello
Eileen Hulse sopranoAnna Huntley mezzoLaurence Jackson violinKatona Twins guitar duoSo-Ock Kim violinElizaveta Kopelman pianoLaurent Korcia violinKungsbacka Piano TrioBartholomew LaFollette celloElizabeth Layton violinDaniel Lebhardt pianoLeopold String Trio
James Baillieu Morgan Pearse
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Belcea Quartet
Kathryn Rudge mezzoClaire Rutter sopranoSacconi QuartetJane Salmon celloGraham Scott piano Dominic Seldis double-bassJanet Shell mezzoHelen Sherman mezzoSean Shibe guitarMark Simpson clarinet, composerSorrel QuartetOlivier Stankiewicz oboeWilliam Stephenson piano
YCAT ARTISTS 1984 – 2016YCAT ARTISTS 1984 – 2016
Elizabeth Watts sopranoJane Webster sopranoAndrew West pianoFranzita Whelan sopranoLlŷr Williams pianoTimothy Wilson countertenorBartosz Woroch violinYeoh Ean Mei pianoJulianne Young mezzo
Information on the YCAT annual auditionsis available online at www.ycat.co.uk.
Morgan Szymanski guitarWendy Dawn Thompson mezzoAndrew Toovey composerTrio Isimsiz Alexander Ullman pianoRichard Uttley pianoAlba Ventura pianoHåkan Vramsmo baritoneLucy Wakeford harpAdam Walker fluteJulian Warburton percussionAdrian Ward tenorJonathan Ware piano
Richard Lester celloJames Lisney piano Ji Liu pianoLi-Wei celloJoanna MacGregor pianoCaroline MacPhie sopranoClare McFarlane &Amanda Hurton violin & piano duoPriya Mitchell violinPeter Moore tromboneRegina Nathan sopranoNavarra QuartetMary Nelson sopranoPei-Jee Ng celloLibor Novacek pianoJana Nováková violinO Duo percussionMorgan Pearse baritoneMichael Petrov celloSally Pryce harpJonathan Rees violinRhodes Piano TrioTimothy Ridout violaAlexander Romanovsky piano
Mark Simpson Morgan Szymanski Llŷr Williams
Kathryn Rudge Adam Walker
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Young Musicians
YCAT provides an aftercare scheme for the finalists of the BBC Young Musician Competition,offering them expert advice and guidance on career development.
Jess Gillam saxophone Concerto Finalist BBC Young Musician 2016In 2016, Jess became the first-ever saxophonist to win theWoodwind Final of BBC Young Musician. Based in Ulverston,Cumbria, Jess commences her undergraduate studies at theRoyal Northern College of Music this September, and performsrecitals and concertos throughout the UK.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello Winner BBC Young Musician 2016Sheku won BBC Young Musician 2016 with his performance ofShostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1, which was praised as‘electric’ by the jury. A pupil at Trinity Catholic School inNottingham, Sheku also attends the Royal Academy of MusicJunior Department where he studies with Ben Davies.
For further details contact Kathryn Enticott: www.enticottmusicmanagement.com
Alexandra Ridout trumpet Winner BBC Young Musician Jazz Award 2016Alexandra won the Jazz Award following her performance with theGwilym Simcock Trio. A student at the Purcell School and RoyalAcademy of Music Junior Department, last summer she was selectedto attend the Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony in California.She performs widely as part of the Alexandra Ridout Quintet.
Ben Goldscheider horn Concerto Finalist BBC Young Musician 2016Keen to promote the horn as a solo instrument, this autumn Bentakes up a sought-after place at the Barenboim-Said Akademie inBerlin. Upcoming concerto highlights include Strauss with theLucerne Symphony Orchestra and Mozart with the European UnionChamber Orchestra.
Martin James Bartlett piano Winner BBC Young Musician 2014Since his winning performance of Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on aTheme of Paganini in 2014, highlights for Martin have included hisBBC Proms debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, andconcertos with Bournemouth Symphony and BBC Concert Orchestras.
Young Musicians
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RPS/ YCAT Philip Langridge Mentoring Scheme
The Philip Langridge Mentoring Scheme is apartnership between the Royal PhilharmonicSociety and Young Classical Artists Trustdesigned to help young musicians starting outin the profession benefit from the wisdom ofestablished international performers. Amongthe first mentors were Imogen Cooper, StevenIsserlis, Rolf Hind, Angelika Kirchschlager andStephen Langridge. Current mentors includeAlison Balsom, working with Peter Moore.
At the heart of PLMS is the development of a relationship between two musicians – not a teacher-pupil relationship, but one of colleagues. This is essentially something private and elusive anddifferent musicians will respond in different ways. Without being prescriptive the scheme aimsto give space and encouragement to emerging artistic personalities.
For further information go to www.royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk and www.langridgeartists.org
Introducing YCAT New Artists
Tuesday 1 1 October 2016 7 pm for 7.30 pm22 Mansfield Street London W1G 9NR
Olivier Stankiewicz oboeTimothy Ridout violaCastalian QuartetMozart Oboe Quartet in F K370; Brahms Sonata in E flat Op. 120 No. 2(with Richard Uttley piano); Ravel String Quartet in F
Tickets £20 (with a pre-concert drink) / £30 (with drinks and canapésafter the concert) available from the YCAT office
YCAT is extremely grateful to Bob and Elisabeth Boas for hosting this event
Tuesday 18 April 2017 1 pmWigmore Hall London W1U 2BP
Nika Gorič sopranowith Jonathan Ware piano
Programme to include songs byDuparc, Grieg, Berg and Wolf
Tickets £13 / £11available through arrangementwith the YCAT office
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YCAT is grateful for support from the Fresh Leaf Charitable Foundation, the Paul Woodhouse Fund, the AnthonyNesbitt Fund and the legacy of Richard Oake for this series.
The next YCAT Public Final Auditions take place at Wigmore Hall on Thursday 25 May 2017Tickets £13.00 Concessions £11.00 from Wigmore Hall Box Office at www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Series 2016 / 2017
Tuesday 4 October 2016 1 pm
Sean Shibe guitar
DowlandForlorn Hope FancyFantasia 1AWalton5 Bagatelles for guitarBrittenNocturnal after John DowlandOp. 70
Tuesday 1 November 2016 1 pm
Daniel Lebhardt piano
JS BachItalian ConcertoThomas AdèsDarknesse VisibleBeethovenPiano Sonata No. 32 in C minorOp. 111
Tuesday 6 December 2016 1 pm
Michael Petrov celloAlexander Ullman piano
ProkofievCello Sonata in C Op. 119RachmaninovCello Sonata in G minor Op. 19
YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Series 2016 / 2017
Tuesday 7 February 2017 1 pm
Amy Harman bassoonCastalian QuartetProgramme to include music byFrançaix, Mozart andGubaidulina
Tuesday 7 March 2017 1 pm
Savitri Grier violinRichard Uttley piano
EnescoViolin Sonata No. 3. Op. 25BrahmsViolin Sonata No. 3 in D minorOp. 108
Tuesday 4 April 2017 1 pm
Alexander Ullman piano
JS Bach Toccata in C minor BWV 911Schumann Papillons Op. 2Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suitefor solo piano (arr. Mikhail Pletnev)Stravinsky The Firebird(arr. Guido Agosti)
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YCAT at Colston Hall, Bristol 2016 / 2017 YCAT at Colston Hall, Bristol 2016 / 2017
Ticket details from Colston Hall Box Office Tel: 0844 887 1500 www.colstonhall.org
Thursday 2 March 2017 1.05 pm
Savitri Grier violinRichard Uttley piano
Enesco Violin Sonata No. 3. Op. 25Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 inD minor Op. 108
Friday 3 February2017 1.05 pm
Amy Harman bassoonCastalian QuartetProgramme to includemusic by Françaix,Mozart and Gubaidulina
Friday 31 March 2017 1.05 pm
Alexander Ullman piano
JS Bach Toccata in C minor BWV 911Schumann Papillons Op. 2Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suitefor solo piano (arr. Mikhail Pletnev)Stravinsky The Firebird(arr. Guido Agosti)
Thursday 13 April 2017 1.05 pm
Nika Gorič sopranoJonathan Ware piano
Programme to include songs byDuparc, Grieg, Berg and Wolf
Thursday 29 September2016 1.05 pm
Sean Shibe guitar
Dowland Forlorn HopeFancy; Fantasia 1AWalton5 Bagatelles for guitarBrittenNocturnal after JohnDowland Op. 70
Thursday 27 October2016 1.05 pm
Daniel Lebhardtpiano
JS Bach Italian ConcertoThomas AdèsDarknesse VisibleBeethovenPiano Sonata No. 32 inC minor Op. 111
Friday 25 November2016 1.05 pm
Michael Petrov celloAlexander Ullmanpiano
ProkofievCello Sonata in C Op. 119RachmaninovCello Sonata in G minorOp. 19
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YCAT at SJE Arts Oxford Pierre Fournier Award & Sydney Piano Competition
Ticket details from SJE Arts Oxford www.sje-oxford.org
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Pierre Fournier AwardThe Pierre Fournier Award has supportedexceptionally talented cellists for over25 years and YCAT is delighted to beworking with them.
Founded in 1988, the Award aims to assistcellists of exceptional talent throughperformance opportunities, professionalrecordings or incentive grants. Auditionstake place every three years and are opento applicants worldwide. The next Awardwill take place in 2018.
For further information go towww.pierrefournieraward.com
Sydney Piano CompetitionYCAT is pleased to offer the opportunity forthe winner to benefit from their expert careerdevelopment advice and mentoring, whilstoffering a potential point of contact in the UKand Europe where appropriate.
2016 Winner Andrey Gugnin, born in 1987,studied at the Tchaikovsky Moscow StateConservatory, and currently at the InternationalPiano Academy Lake Como. He has performedwidely in Russia, Europe and the USA.
For further information go towww.sydneypianocompetition.com.au
The Church of St. John the Evangelist, 109A Iffley Road, Oxford
Saturday 21 January 2017 7.30 pmSJE Next Generation Artists
Sean Shibe guitar
A programme of English musicincluding works by Dowland,Arnold, Walton and Britten
Sunday 5 March 2017 5 pmSJE Next Generation Artists
Savitri Grier violinRichard Uttley piano
Enesco Violin Sonata No. 3. Op. 25Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 inD minor Op. 108
Thursday 29 June 2017 7.30 pmSJE International Piano Series
Alexander Ullman piano
Programme to include music byBach, Schumann, Tchaikovsky,Liszt and Stravinsky
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Seminars and Workshops
Individual Coaching
Engaging and provocative seminars and workshops covering a wide range of topics,open to anyone within the performing industry. Sessions will be focused on specificissues that are relevant to the professional lives of a 21st century musician, such as‘Do I need an agent?’, ‘Managing your career online’and ‘Health & wellbeing for performers’.
Full details can be found at www.ycat.co.uk
50 minute individual coaching sessions for graduate musicians and students approaching theend of their formal study. These sessions are an opportunity to benefit from the knowledgeand expertise YCAT has used to help launch the careers of many musicians. They provide aconfidential space for you to reflect on your progress and think clearly about the nextstages in your career. They are also an opportunity for you to think about any biggerquestions you may have regarding your progress and career development.
For more information and to apply visit www.ycat.co.uk
Project MentoringFour to six month project mentoring for artists with a clear and passionate visionfor a project. Project Mentoring is an opportunity for artists to receive prolongedguidance and support to realise a specific artist project. Depending on the nature ofthe project, YCAT will meet with the applicant on a monthly basis and for a fixednumber of sessions, guiding them through aspects of projectmanagement, budgeting, fundraising, promotion,marketing and any other topics required.
For more information and to applyvisit www.ycat.co.uk
Sounding BoardIndustry career support and advice
Seminars and Workshops ›Individual Coaching ›Project Mentoring ›
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Ian Bostridge CBE
Doing the rounds of the competitions I was lucky enoughto enter the YCAT auditions – not strictly a competition at all –and, at the second try, to be selected. What followed was amixture of emotional support, promotions, commercial guidance,musical advice and argument. If it hadn’t been for YCAT, I’dprobably still be dithering about whether to become a singeror not, anxiously weighing the pros and cons. So, thank youYCAT and congratulations for all you have achieved.
Imogen Cooper CBE
Any young artist who starts out on their career with the supportof YCAT is privileged. This wonderful Trust provides the perfectbridge between studies and the wide world. For a musicianthese are vital years, and YCAT, with their experienced andhard-working staff, provide exactly the support needed. As aproud Ambassador for YCAT I urge an active involvement toenable the Trust to continue to thrive, and thereby directly benefitthe artists and great music-making of the future.
YCAT International Ambassadors YCAT International Ambassadors
Alison Balsom OBE
I am thrilled to have become an Ambassador for YCAT.If it wasn’t for the nurturing, inspiring, prestigious and mindexpanding experience I had with YCAT, it is certain I wouldn’thave been fortunate to have the career I have today. The teamat YCAT work tirelessly and with exactly the right priorities inorder to give the best chances to young artists. They must begreatly congratulated for what they are achieving for thiscountry and beyond.
Simon Keenlyside CBE
I am delighted to be an Ambassador for an organization thatplays such an important role in the development of some of ourmost exciting young artistic talent. YCAT is perfectly placed to offerthe care and nurturing so necessary to give these wonderfulartists a really good musical grounding, and sound and strategicadvice to give them the best chance of a long and healthy career.I strongly encourage anyone looking to directly support andnurture our next generation of artists to look no further than YCAT.
YCAT Digital Archive 1984–2016
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Take a trip down memory lane ...
... YCAT’s enduring legacydigital-archive.ycat.co.uk
Support YCAT Artists into the Future – Legacy Giving
Have you considered remembering YCAT in your Will?
Legacy gifts can directly help us support:
Promotion and development of individual artist careersEstablishing significant national and international performing opportunities forour artistsDevelopment of YCAT’s increasing mentoring role for talented young musicians
As a relatively small charity, YCAT greatly depends upon the support and belief in ourvaluable work of many loyal donors. As we continue to look to the future with confidenceand purpose, any type of legacy gift can make a substantial difference to our ongoingdevelopment and nurturing of young artists.
What better way to remember the musical experiences that have given us so much joyand satisfaction, and to feel we are helping to provide similar opportunities for futuregenerations to experience life-changing live music, than to actively support tomorrow’syoung artists?
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Friends of YCATBecome a YCAT Friend
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YCAT is grateful to all the following who so generously support its work:
HONORARY PRESIDENT OFYCAT FRIENDSSue MacGregor CBE
AMBASSADORSStewart Grimshaw*Hugh and Clare RichardsSir Simon and Lady Robey*Gerald WakelinAnonymous
PATRONSRobin and Veronica BidwellPhilip and Christine Carne MBE*Valerie ChinchenTony and Gill ClampMarijke C CurtisKate DugdaleFiona Grant MBE
Barbara and Michael Gwinnell*Philip JonesSimon Majaro MBEDr Richard WrayAnonymous
BENEFACTORS
Shelagh and Tom AllenRichard Anderson-JonesMr and Mrs R ChadderColin ClarkMr and Mrs M Crawford-PhillipsAndrew FletcherProfessor Jonathan Freeman-
Attwood*Tessa Gaisman MBEDoug GregoryMartin and Anne GregsonMartin and Alicia Herbert*
Sir Christopher and Lady HumKCMG
Gillian Humphreys OBELord Jay of EwelmeFay KayeRose and Dudley LeighEileen and Graham LockwoodBrian MaceJanet MarchandIan Mella*Mr Mark and Dr Jill Pellew*Prof. Nancy UnderhillLeonard Whitford*Charles Wilmot-Smith
SUPPORTERS
Sir Gerald and Lady AcherDr Jane AdamDr Mary Anstey
You can support YCAT by becoming a Friend. Your regular donation as a YCAT Friend has adirect impact on the growth and development of outstanding young talent.
To enquire about tickets for YCAT events, please contact the office 020 7379 8477 [email protected]
YCAT Friend (up to £75)All Friends receive the following benefits:
Tri-annual newsletter (by email or post)Annual Artists FileExclusive invitation to Friends Evening ofmusic with YCAT artists (fee payable)
YCAT Supporter (up to £250)As for Friend, plus:
Invitation to observe YCAT’s privatesemi-final auditions process
YCAT Benefactor (up to £500)As for Supporter, plus:
Complimentary CD of YCAT WigmoreLunchtime Series concert
YCAT Patron (up to £2,500)As for Benefactor, plus:
Opportunity for lunch with YCAT artists afterYCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Concert (fee payable)
YCAT Ambassador(donations of £2,500 and above)
Individuals who wish to make a substantial donationto YCAT’s work can, after discussion, tailor theirsupport to suit a particular area of interest.
For more information on becoming a YCAT Friend,Supporter, Benefactor, Patron or Ambassadorplease contact YCAT at [email protected] tel +44 (0)20 7379 8477
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Sir Alan BownessStephen BrownRobert BurnsSir Stanley BurntonSusie CarpenterSheila Chambers*John CotterillAnge de Vena*Peter DobsonJohn D DonnellyJulius and Belinda DrakeAnn Dunbar*Margaret ElliottFelicity FosterMary FraserMarion FriendDeborah FryDoreen GedgeKeith GrantJeremy GreenwoodJennifer Hammond
David HarmanMargaret HarveyDiana HiddlestonCatherine HodgsonCarol HoneyBrian JimackNatalia Jimenez and Edmund
FawcettJohn LackingtonMaria LandauMark Le FanuUri LiebrechtLord and Lady LipseyHugh NobleGeraldine OverillBeau and Pat PettingerRobert Ponsonby*Martin RandallRosemary RazaRoyal Philharmonic SocietyCharles Seager
Barry and Sheila SilvermanAndrew SimonAlison SmithPeter Thomas*Stephen TullyJanet UnwinAnne Waite*Sue WarnerMiss K M WestlakeAnthony Whitworth-JonesPeter WillanChristine WilliamsBettina Wood*Rosemary WoodburnSir Stephen WrightTilda Yolland
* YCAT30 Donors
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Mr and Mrs D BaylissJean BlundellMary and David BowermanTony BrittenDr Christopher and Marita BrownPeter ByngDr Marius CarboniJulia ClarksonAndrew CombenAndrew ConnelCarole CoxMichael CoyleRichard and Margaret DennisCarol DennisNina DruckerJanette EdenJohn GarfieldMichael Garner*Peter GregoryFelicity GuinnessHarriet Harman
Dr Bridget Hill*Judith and Sandy HuntAnn JonasTimothy LeeseLady Rosa Lipworth CBE*Gill MacCabeJulia MacRaeRevd Iain McDonald and
Dr Ken ThomasHeleen Mendl-Schrama*Katherine MelvilleBarney and Diana Miller*Dr and Mrs I F Moseley*Margaret MurphyBirgit O’BrienAmanda OsmondAlan Paul*Robert Pearce*Amanda PlattAlan SainerDonald and Joy Salkeld
Dr and Mrs JW ScaddingDr Louise ScheuerHoward Shelley and Hilary
MacnamaraRichard SmithDr Christopher Storr*Mr and Mrs R Tait*Gordon and Sue ThorburnSonya and Thomas UlrichMyles WalkerHazel WatsonMark Welling*Keith and Elaine WhitesidesApril and Gwynne WilliamsDavid and Margaret Winter
FRIENDSPrimrose ArnanderBarbara BallantyneJane BerthoudMr and Mrs R Boas
Friends of YCAT Friends of YCAT
Trusts and Foundations
AD Power Will TrustAngus Allnatt Charitable TrustOlav Arnold Charitable TrustCavatina Chamber Music TrustCHK Charities LtdJohn S Cohen FoundationD’Oyly Carte Charitable TrustDoric Charitable Trustdu Plessis Family FoundationFresh Leaf Charitable FoundationJoyce Fletcher Charitable TrustGarrick Charitable TrustJ Paul Getty Jnr Charitable TrustHarriet’s TrustHarris Charitable TrustHelp Musicians UKDerek Hill FoundationDolly Knowles Charitable TrustThe Mercer’s CompanyThe Monument Trust
Goulding Murray FundJohn R Murray Charitable TrustAnthony Nesbitt FundThe Stanley Picker TrustThe Radcliffe TrustKathleen Beryl Sleigh Charitable TrustSir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary SettlementHarold Hyam Wingate FoundationPaul Woodhouse Fund
In Memory of Miss H CastellIn Memory of Mrs Sylvia DavisThe Estate of Ms Marjorie DuesburyIn Memory of Louise HoneymanIn Memory of Sir Kenneth JamesThe Estate of Mr Billy NewmanIn Memory of Mr Hugh O’BrienIn Memory of Mr Richard OakeThe Estate of Desmond TiceIn Memory of Mr Gareth Walters
YCAT is generously supported by the Rachel Baker Memorial CharityYCAT also gratefully acknowledges financial support from the following:
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Since May 2015 music charity London Music Masters has enjoyed a creative partnership with YCAT, centred around the new LMM Composer Award.
The inaugural Award Holders Shiva Feshareki and Jack White receive funding towards their
[email protected] or visit www.londonmusicmasters.org
Shiva Feshareki, Jack WhiteLMM Composer Award Holders
2015 – 2016
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EXCLUSIVE KIRKER MUSIC FESTIVALSOur own exclusive chamber music festivals in the UK
and abroad, featuring highly acclaimed performers and unique settings.
LEADING MUSIC FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Visits to world-famous concert halls and venues, spectacular music festivals and special musical events.
INDEPENDENT OPERA HOLIDAYSFor those who prefer a tailor-made short break, the
Kirker Concierge can arrange tickets for every major opera house in Europe.
EXCLUSIVE KIRKER MUSIC CRUISES
Specially created music programmes and exclusive shore excursions.
Our music programme offers an extensive range of holidays for music lovers. These include tours to leading festivals in Europe, opera holidays in Verona,
Venice, Milan, Dresden, Vienna & New York, and independent holidays including opera or concert tickets.
We also host a series of exclusive chamber music festivals throughout Europe & the UK, featuring highly acclaimed musicians in elegant surroundings.
Thanks to Help Musicians UK I
Our work gives people like Soraya a chance to follow their dreams. Help us help musicians.
Donate at helpmusicians.org.ukor call 020 7239 9100
Backing musicians throughout their career.Registered charity 228089
www.ycat.co.uk
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Young Classical Artists Trust
Honorary PresidentSir Brian McMaster CBE
Honorary Vice-PresidentRobert Rattray MBE
Honorary President of YCAT FriendsSue MacGregor CBE
Honorary ConsultantSusan Wadsworth (Director, Young Concert Artists, USA)
The destination point foremerging talent
– artist management– Sounding Board
Board of TrusteesHugh Richards (Chairman)Andrew CombenGaetan Le DivelecProfessor Jonathan Freeman-
Attwood HonRAM, FKCTessa Gaisman MBESam JacksonDr Jill Pellew
AdministrationAlasdair TaitChief Executive & Artistic DirectorThomas du PlessisGeneral ManagerSusan HudsonSenior Artist ManagerHelen PearceFinance & Artist ManagerLuke BellDevelopment & Office Administrator
www.ycat.co.uk
