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Sébastien van Kuijk
4 November 2021
Prize winner of the Prague Spring, Rostropovich and Casals competitions, Sébastien Van Kuijk has performed around the world in venues including the Rudolfinum in Prague, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Teatro Real de Madrid, Tokyo’s Bunka-Kaykan Hall, the Concertgebow in Amsterdam and London’s Wigmore Hall. He has worked with composers such as Nicolas Bacri, Henri […]
Torun Sæter Stavseng
4 November 2021
Torun Sæter Stavseng is a Norwegian cellist with diverse musical interests active as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral leader and teacher. In 2010 she was awarded the Swedish Royal Academy of Music honorary prize after her debut in Britten ́s Cello Symphony with Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In the same year she was awarded the […]
Ruth Gibson
4 November 2021
Ruth loves communicating through music, taking on an open-minded approach to music-making, and pursuing a diversity of creative projects. As a Samaritan and qualified yoga teacher she strives for meaning and balance on and off the stage. Her recent collaborations have included a Mozart string quintet cycle with the Heath Quartet, Mozart piano quartets with […]
Maia Cabeza
4 November 2021
Canadian-American violinist Maia Cabeza enjoys a multi-faceted performing career as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral leader. She has been successful in several international competitions, and her major awards include 1st prize at the 2013 Leopold Mozart Violin Competition in Augsburg and 2nd prize (Bach-prize) of the 2018 Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig. As […]
Amy Harman
4 November 2021
Amy Harman started the bassoon after a failed early career as a cellist. From 2010-15 she was principal of the Philharmonia and is currently a YCAT Artist, Member of Ensemble 360 and Principal of ENO and Aurora Orchestra. Career highlights include performing as a ‘flying soloist’ in Birmingham Opera’s premiere of Stockhausen’s ‘Mittwoch aus Licht’ […]
Ben Griffiths
4 November 2021
Ben officially joined Aurora in 2012 shortly after performing Mozart’s infamous double bass showpiece ‘Per quest bella mano’ with the orchestra. He has wide and varied experience of orchestral playing, including dozens of tours with the LSO and the John Wilson Orchestra. Chamber music includes regular appearances at the Cheltenham Festival, Guy Johnston’s Hatfield House […]
Nicholas Collon
2 November 2021
British conductor Nicholas Collon is recognized for his elegant conducting style,searching musical intellect and inspirational music-making. He is Chief Conductor ofthe Finnish Radio Symphony (the first non-Finnish conductor ever to hold this post),Founder and Principal Conductor of Aurora Orchestra; he will tour Europe withboth orchestras in the 23/24 season. From 2016-2021 he was Chief Conductor […]