Leon McCawley | piano
One of Britain’s foremost pianists, Leon McCawley has forged a highly successful career since winning first prize in the 1993 International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and second prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition the same year. Since then, his concert performances and extensive discography have established him as …
Antonio Meneses | cello
Born in Recife, Brazil, into a family of musicians, Antonio Meneses (1957–2024) began his cello studies at the age of ten. At the age of 16 he met the famous Italian cellist Antonio Janigro and was asked to join Janigro’s classes in Düsseldorf and later in Stuttgart. In 1977 Antonio …
Errollyn Wallen | composer, piano, vocals
When Errolllyn heard from a South African friend the rumour that Nelson Mandela was to be released from Robben Island she sat down and composed In our Lifetime. It was performed at the Commonwealth Institute in March 1990 and was made into the ballet WAITING by Christopher Bruce in 1993. …
Isabel Bayrakdarian | soprano
It’s not every prima donna who can boast a degree in Biomedical Engineering, but then, Isabel Bayrakdarian isn’t your average prima donna. As a highly sought-after soprano at opera houses and concert halls across the world, the Lebanese-born Canadian-Armenian-American soprano has become as celebrated for her beauty, presence, and style …
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
The American mezzo-soprano, Lorraine Hunt, was born to musical parents: Randolph Hunt, a music teacher and a conductor of community ensembles and operas, and Marcia Hunt, a contralto and a voice teacher. Her father arranged for her to study the piano and then the violin. At 12 she switched to …
