Vernon Handley | conductor
For over 40 years Vernon Handley’s career was unique amongst front rank conductors in that he unashamedly championed British repertoire before that of all other countries. Recognised as Sir Adrian Boult’s protégé he held steadfastly to two principles, which might have proved detrimental to a successful career: the undemonstrative technique …
Lynn Harrell
Lynn Harrell’s (1944 – 2020) presence was felt throughout the musical world. A consummate soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, conductor and teacher, his work in America, Europe and Asia placed him in the highest echelon of performing artists. A frequent guest of many of the leading orchestras, Mr. Harrell regularly collaborated …
Gerard Schwarz
American conductor Gerard Schwarz, born to Viennese parents in 1947, has been Music Director of the Seattle Symphony since 1985 and of the RLPO since 2001. A graduate of The Juilliard School, he began his conducting career in 1966, and within ten years was appointed Music Director of the New …
Craig Urquhart | composer, piano
Each album from composer/pianist Craig Urquhart is a continuing meditation on beauty and the healing power of music. Urquhart creates rich melodic landscapes that blossom into dramatic journeys from the heart. His timeless sound and compositional focus has gradually shifted from academic classical music to a more lyrical personal voice, …
Michael Slattery
Juilliard graduate Michael Slattery has been soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall. For his UK debut in February 2005, with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall in London, he sang the title role in …
