Brazenose Chamber Concerts 2026
St Martin’s Church, High Street, Stamford
Concerts start at 7.30pm (Arrival at 6:30pm for Instrument demonstrations)
2 May · 11 July · 19 September
Enjoy three evenings of live chamber music in the beautiful setting of St Martin’s Church, Stamford. The Brazenose Concerts bring professional musicians together for intimate performances in a space known for its warm acoustics and historic atmosphere. All concerts feature demonstrations or performances on Brazenose violins, violas and cellos, beautiful instruments crafted by skilled luthiers in our European workshop and finished, varnished and set up at Stamford Strings, the home of Brazenose.
The series opens on Saturday 2 May with a Piano Trio performed by Trio Stradella (violin, cello and piano). The programme features Debussy’s Piano Trio in G major and Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, combining lyricism, energy and rich musical dialogue. Formed in 2023, Trio Stradella have quickly gained recognition as one of the UK’s most exciting young chamber groups, praised for their versatility across classical, romantic and contemporary repertoire. Instrument demonstrations showcasing Brazenose violins and cellos will take place from 6.30pm.
On Saturday 11 July, award-winning cellist Michael Petrov is joined by pianist Susie Summers for a Cello and Piano Duo. The programme includes Beethoven’s Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 5 No. 2 and Rachmaninov’s Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19. Petrov has performed in major concert halls across Europe and was an ECHO Rising Star, while Summers is a prize-winning pianist with an extensive chamber music and broadcast career. Brazenose cello demonstrations will take place from 6.30pm.
The series concludes on Saturday 19 September with the Eldone Quartet, performing Ravel’s String Quartet in F major and Mozart’s String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K.421. The quartet have known each other for over ten years and began performing together in 2023. As individual players, they are graduates of UK conservatoires, with numerous awards between them, and have performed at prestigious venues across the UK. Brazenose violins, violas and cellos will be played throughout the evening showcasing the instruments in live performance.
Together, the concerts celebrate musical craftsmanship, live performance, and the shared pleasure of listening.
Tickets (per concert)
Tickets: £21 (Standard) | £5 (U18s & Full-Time Students)
Refreshments not included but available to buy on the evening
Buy tickets here or at Stamford Arts Centre
St Martin’s Church, High Street, Stamford
Concerts start at 7.30pm (Arrival at 6:30pm for Instrument demonstrations)
2 May · 11 July · 19 September
Enjoy three evenings of live chamber music in the beautiful setting of St Martin’s Church, Stamford. The Brazenose Concerts bring professional musicians together for intimate performances in a space known for its warm acoustics and historic atmosphere. All concerts feature demonstrations or performances on Brazenose violins, violas and cellos, beautiful instruments crafted by skilled luthiers in our European workshop and finished, varnished and set up at Stamford Strings, the home of Brazenose.
The series opens on Saturday 2 May with a Piano Trio performed by Trio Stradella (violin, cello and piano). The programme features Debussy’s Piano Trio in G major and Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, combining lyricism, energy and rich musical dialogue. Formed in 2023, Trio Stradella have quickly gained recognition as one of the UK’s most exciting young chamber groups, praised for their versatility across classical, romantic and contemporary repertoire. Instrument demonstrations showcasing Brazenose violins and cellos will take place from 6.30pm.
On Saturday 11 July, award-winning cellist Michael Petrov is joined by pianist Susie Summers for a Cello and Piano Duo. The programme includes Beethoven’s Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 5 No. 2 and Rachmaninov’s Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19. Petrov has performed in major concert halls across Europe and was an ECHO Rising Star, while Summers is a prize-winning pianist with an extensive chamber music and broadcast career. Brazenose cello demonstrations will take place from 6.30pm.
The series concludes on Saturday 19 September with the Eldone Quartet, performing Ravel’s String Quartet in F major and Mozart’s String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K.421. The quartet have known each other for over ten years and began performing together in 2023. As individual players, they are graduates of UK conservatoires, with numerous awards between them, and have performed at prestigious venues across the UK. Brazenose violins, violas and cellos will be played throughout the evening showcasing the instruments in live performance.
Together, the concerts celebrate musical craftsmanship, live performance, and the shared pleasure of listening.
Tickets (per concert)
Tickets: £21 (Standard) | £5 (U18s & Full-Time Students)
Refreshments not included but available to buy on the evening
Buy tickets here or at Stamford Arts Centre
piano Trio, Trio Stradella
2 may
7.30pm, St Martins Church, high Street St Martins, Stamford
Programme:
Debussy - Piano Trio in G major, L. 5
Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Debussy - Piano Trio in G major, L. 5
Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
About Trio Stradella
Since their formation in 2023, Trio Stradella have quickly established themselves as one of the UK’s most exciting young chamber groups. Formed of musicians who studied together at Chetham’s School of Music, the group has proved at home in classical, romantic, and contemporary repertoire.
In their inaugural year as a group they were Young Artists in Residence at Krysia Osostowicz’s Dante Festival in Cornwall, where they performed in Lavethan House and St Brewards’ Church as part of their residency. Since then the trio has performed around the UK in festivals and venues such as Wye Valley, and Bristol Music, and received mentorship from Charles Owen, Robin Michael, Robin Ireland and Daniel Tong.
Violinist Elena Toledo is currently undertaking her Master’s studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she studies with Krysia Osostowicz and Stephanie Gonley. She is an active soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader, with performances across the UK and Europe.
As a soloist, Elena has appeared in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at the Music on the Moor Festival (2025) and Bruch’s Violin Concerto with the Wyre Forest Symphony Orchestra (2023). She has participated in masterclasses with leading artists including Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jennifer Pike, Anthony Marwood, and Pascal Rogé. A committed chamber musician, she is regularly invited to perform at festivals such as the NOVA Classical Music Festival, Dante Festival, Maldon Festival, and Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival, and has received coaching from distinguished musicians including Gábor Takács-Nagy and David Waterman.
Elena has a strong orchestral profile, most recently leading the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Hall. She is a frequent auditioned extra with the Hallé Orchestra, performing on UK tours, live BBC Radio broadcasts, and collaborations with conductors including Sir Mark Elder and Thomas Adès, alongside soloists such as Nicola Benedetti and Steven Isserlis. She has recently been offered a position in the first violins of Dorset Opera Festival and is supported by the Harrison-Frank Family Foundation Award and a Help Musicians Scholarship.
Cellist Joseph Barker began his musical training with Chris Pascoe and Richard Jenkinson before continuing his studies at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester under Gil Thoday. During his time at Chetham’s, he performed extensively as both a soloist and ensemble musician, appearing in major venues including Birmingham Town Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. He was a regular participant in masterclasses with internationally renowned cellists and toured nationally and internationally with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, performing in cities such as London, Manchester, and Berlin.
Joseph went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London with Louise Hopkins. While at Guildhall, he won the St James Prize and graduated with a Concert Recital Diploma and has since performed throughout the UK in a solo capacity and as a member of Trio Stradella and Quartet Concrète.
Alongside his performing career, Josephis deeply committed to community and cross-disciplinary work. He founded the Nova Festival, an annual music festival in his native St Austell, Cornwall, now in its sixth year and attracting emerging and established artists from across the UK, as well as performing outreach within the community around St Austell. Recent performance highlights include chamber music collaborations with the Brodsky Quartet and a Schubert Quintet at Conway Hall.
Pianist Rose McLachlan joined the trio in 2025. She was born into a musical family in Cheshire, and began piano lessons aged seven with her father, Murray McLachlan, later entering Chetham’s School of Music, studying piano with Helen Krizos. She has performed widely across the UK at venues including the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Stoller Hall, St James Piccadilly, and St Martin-in-the-Fields, as well as internationally in Europe and the United States.
Rose has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including performances of Ravel’s G major Piano Concerto with Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra and the Haffner Orchestra, Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto with the New Tyneside Orchestra, and Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto with the BBC Concert Orchestra under Barry Wordsworth, broadcast twice on BBC Radio 3. In 2022, after winning the Young Artists Concerto Competition at the PianoTexas International Festival and Academy, she performed Chopin’s E minor Piano Concerto with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Bay.
Her major awards include first prize in the Christopher Duke International Piano Competition, the Musician’s Company Silver Medal, the Scottish International Youth Prize, and the Beethoven Society of Europe Junior Intercollegiate Competition. Rose has released commercial recordings on Divine Art and Naxos and is currently studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Charles Owen, supported by several major bursaries.
In their inaugural year as a group they were Young Artists in Residence at Krysia Osostowicz’s Dante Festival in Cornwall, where they performed in Lavethan House and St Brewards’ Church as part of their residency. Since then the trio has performed around the UK in festivals and venues such as Wye Valley, and Bristol Music, and received mentorship from Charles Owen, Robin Michael, Robin Ireland and Daniel Tong.
Violinist Elena Toledo is currently undertaking her Master’s studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she studies with Krysia Osostowicz and Stephanie Gonley. She is an active soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader, with performances across the UK and Europe.
As a soloist, Elena has appeared in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at the Music on the Moor Festival (2025) and Bruch’s Violin Concerto with the Wyre Forest Symphony Orchestra (2023). She has participated in masterclasses with leading artists including Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jennifer Pike, Anthony Marwood, and Pascal Rogé. A committed chamber musician, she is regularly invited to perform at festivals such as the NOVA Classical Music Festival, Dante Festival, Maldon Festival, and Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival, and has received coaching from distinguished musicians including Gábor Takács-Nagy and David Waterman.
Elena has a strong orchestral profile, most recently leading the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Hall. She is a frequent auditioned extra with the Hallé Orchestra, performing on UK tours, live BBC Radio broadcasts, and collaborations with conductors including Sir Mark Elder and Thomas Adès, alongside soloists such as Nicola Benedetti and Steven Isserlis. She has recently been offered a position in the first violins of Dorset Opera Festival and is supported by the Harrison-Frank Family Foundation Award and a Help Musicians Scholarship.
Cellist Joseph Barker began his musical training with Chris Pascoe and Richard Jenkinson before continuing his studies at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester under Gil Thoday. During his time at Chetham’s, he performed extensively as both a soloist and ensemble musician, appearing in major venues including Birmingham Town Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. He was a regular participant in masterclasses with internationally renowned cellists and toured nationally and internationally with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, performing in cities such as London, Manchester, and Berlin.
Joseph went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London with Louise Hopkins. While at Guildhall, he won the St James Prize and graduated with a Concert Recital Diploma and has since performed throughout the UK in a solo capacity and as a member of Trio Stradella and Quartet Concrète.
Alongside his performing career, Josephis deeply committed to community and cross-disciplinary work. He founded the Nova Festival, an annual music festival in his native St Austell, Cornwall, now in its sixth year and attracting emerging and established artists from across the UK, as well as performing outreach within the community around St Austell. Recent performance highlights include chamber music collaborations with the Brodsky Quartet and a Schubert Quintet at Conway Hall.
Pianist Rose McLachlan joined the trio in 2025. She was born into a musical family in Cheshire, and began piano lessons aged seven with her father, Murray McLachlan, later entering Chetham’s School of Music, studying piano with Helen Krizos. She has performed widely across the UK at venues including the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Stoller Hall, St James Piccadilly, and St Martin-in-the-Fields, as well as internationally in Europe and the United States.
Rose has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including performances of Ravel’s G major Piano Concerto with Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra and the Haffner Orchestra, Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto with the New Tyneside Orchestra, and Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto with the BBC Concert Orchestra under Barry Wordsworth, broadcast twice on BBC Radio 3. In 2022, after winning the Young Artists Concerto Competition at the PianoTexas International Festival and Academy, she performed Chopin’s E minor Piano Concerto with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Bay.
Her major awards include first prize in the Christopher Duke International Piano Competition, the Musician’s Company Silver Medal, the Scottish International Youth Prize, and the Beethoven Society of Europe Junior Intercollegiate Competition. Rose has released commercial recordings on Divine Art and Naxos and is currently studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Charles Owen, supported by several major bursaries.
Cello and piano duo, Michael Petrov and Susie Summers
11 july
7.30pm, St martins Church, High Street, St Martins, Stamford
Programme:
Beethoven - Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 5 No. 2
Rachmaninov - Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19
Beethoven - Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 5 No. 2
Rachmaninov - Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19
about Michael Petrov
The award-winning cellist Michael Petrov has captured audiences and critics alike with his “captivating musical temperament and a direct eloquence, as if speaking through his instrument” (Die Welt). An ECHO Rising Star in the 2015/16 season, Michael has graced the stages of major concert halls such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Cité de la Musique Paris, Musikverein Vienna, Budapest Palace of Arts, Kölner Philharmonie, and the Laeiszhalle Hamburg. His talent has also taken him to Carnegie’s Weill Hall and the Los Angeles Cello Festival, with tours extending to China and Argentina.
Michael’s appearances as a soloist feature memorable performances such as Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Barber Concerto with the New Symphony Orchestra in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Haydn’s Concerto in D with Sinfonia Cymru. A highlight of his career includes giving the first performance of JR Heath’s Cello Concerto since 1962 at St. John’s Smith Square, celebrating the centenary of cellist Kenneth Heath. He has collaborated with esteemed conductors including Edward Gardner and Rory MacDonald. Notably, in 2013, he showcased Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante at the Barbican under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda.
A passionate advocate for chamber music, Michael was a key member of the Trio Isimsiz, a group that won a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award in 2018. They are a regular feature at prestigious venues and festivals, including the Wigmore Hall, Snape Maltings, Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, Kölner Philharmonie, and the Théâtre des Abbesses in Paris.
Originally from Bulgaria, Michael’s formative years were spent at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama under the guidance of Louise Hopkins, where he won the Gold Medal in 2014 and the Wigmore Hall Prize in 2017. His early promise was recognized by the Young Classical Artists Trust in 2013 and he won 2nd Prize at the 2012 International Brahms Competition in Austria and 1st Prize at the 2011 International Suggia Competition in Porto.
Michael has benefited from masterclasses at the Kronberg Academy with luminaries such as Bernard Greenhouse, David Geringas, Frans Helmerson, and he had the privilege of a public lesson with the legendary Mstislav Rostropovich. He plays on a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume cello dated 1745, kindly loaned by a private individual.
Michael’s appearances as a soloist feature memorable performances such as Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Barber Concerto with the New Symphony Orchestra in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Haydn’s Concerto in D with Sinfonia Cymru. A highlight of his career includes giving the first performance of JR Heath’s Cello Concerto since 1962 at St. John’s Smith Square, celebrating the centenary of cellist Kenneth Heath. He has collaborated with esteemed conductors including Edward Gardner and Rory MacDonald. Notably, in 2013, he showcased Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante at the Barbican under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda.
A passionate advocate for chamber music, Michael was a key member of the Trio Isimsiz, a group that won a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award in 2018. They are a regular feature at prestigious venues and festivals, including the Wigmore Hall, Snape Maltings, Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, Kölner Philharmonie, and the Théâtre des Abbesses in Paris.
Originally from Bulgaria, Michael’s formative years were spent at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama under the guidance of Louise Hopkins, where he won the Gold Medal in 2014 and the Wigmore Hall Prize in 2017. His early promise was recognized by the Young Classical Artists Trust in 2013 and he won 2nd Prize at the 2012 International Brahms Competition in Austria and 1st Prize at the 2011 International Suggia Competition in Porto.
Michael has benefited from masterclasses at the Kronberg Academy with luminaries such as Bernard Greenhouse, David Geringas, Frans Helmerson, and he had the privilege of a public lesson with the legendary Mstislav Rostropovich. He plays on a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume cello dated 1745, kindly loaned by a private individual.
about Susie Summers
Susie Summers is in demand as a chamber music pianist and accompanist. She has appeared in recital at venues all over the UK and in Europe, Australia and Hong Kong. She has frequently been invited to appear at the Lake District Summer Music Festival, the Ryedale Festival, in recital with YCAT artists and for music clubs around the country.
Susie has broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 'In Tune' and appeared on BBC2 and BBC 4 television, as well as ABC Radio Australia. She was a founder member of the Del Mar piano trio, with whom she performed for eight years, and was for several years the Phoebe Benham Junior Fellow in Piano Accompaniment at the Royal College of Music.
Susie graduated with distinction in Piano Accompaniment from the Royal Academy of Music in 2007, studying with Michael Dussek and Tessa Nicholson. She also studied the piano with Ronald Smith and holds an MA in music from Cambridge University. While studying at the Academy, Susie received many prizes and awards. Her piano and wind sextet won the Academy’s Harold Craxton chamber music prize, and she was pianist in the winning ensembles for both the Harry Isaacs Piano Trio prize and the John Ireland Prize. She received a Stephen Bell bursary, the Winifred Disney Bursary and the Colin Murray Scholarship, and was awarded the John B. McEwen Prize on graduation.
Susie is an official accompanist to the British Isles Music Festival, and has been a staff accompanist at the Royal College of Music, the Royal Academy of Music, Trinity College of Music Junior Department, Lake District Summer Music and Birmingham Conservatoire. Susie has a strong commitment to music education and her teaching posts have included Head of Keyboard at Bootham School, York.
Susie lives in Scotland with her violinist husband, where they work together in The Dava Ensemble, and raise their two children.
Susie has broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 'In Tune' and appeared on BBC2 and BBC 4 television, as well as ABC Radio Australia. She was a founder member of the Del Mar piano trio, with whom she performed for eight years, and was for several years the Phoebe Benham Junior Fellow in Piano Accompaniment at the Royal College of Music.
Susie graduated with distinction in Piano Accompaniment from the Royal Academy of Music in 2007, studying with Michael Dussek and Tessa Nicholson. She also studied the piano with Ronald Smith and holds an MA in music from Cambridge University. While studying at the Academy, Susie received many prizes and awards. Her piano and wind sextet won the Academy’s Harold Craxton chamber music prize, and she was pianist in the winning ensembles for both the Harry Isaacs Piano Trio prize and the John Ireland Prize. She received a Stephen Bell bursary, the Winifred Disney Bursary and the Colin Murray Scholarship, and was awarded the John B. McEwen Prize on graduation.
Susie is an official accompanist to the British Isles Music Festival, and has been a staff accompanist at the Royal College of Music, the Royal Academy of Music, Trinity College of Music Junior Department, Lake District Summer Music and Birmingham Conservatoire. Susie has a strong commitment to music education and her teaching posts have included Head of Keyboard at Bootham School, York.
Susie lives in Scotland with her violinist husband, where they work together in The Dava Ensemble, and raise their two children.
string quartet, eledone quartet
19 september
7.30pm, st martins church, High street st martins, stamford
Programme:
Ravel - String Quartet in F major, M. 35
Mozart - String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K.421
Ravel - String Quartet in F major, M. 35
Mozart - String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K.421
about the eledone quartet
Members of the quartet have known each other for more than 10 years, and began performing as the Eledone Quartet in 2023. Since then, we have performed in a range of settings, from recitals in churches, to community centres, to weddings and anniversary parties.
Members of the quartet have known each other for more than 10 years, and began performing as the Eledone Quartet in 2023. Since then, we have performed in a range of settings, from recitals in churches, to community centres, to weddings and anniversary parties.
Angelika Stangl, violin
Angelika Stangl is violinist and oboist specialising in historical performance. She has played with various ensembles including the Hanover Band, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ex Cathedra, Yorkshire Baroque Soloists, I Fagiolini, Manchester Camerata and the Orion Orchestra, where she was involved with recordings in Abbey Road. She has also performed at the Wigmore Hall with Florilegium. She holds a First-Class Honours degree from the University of York where she received the David Blake Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Symphony Orchestra and performed the Strauss Oboe Concerto as a prize winner of the York Concerto Competition. Angelika graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 2021 receiving an MA with Distinction in Historical Performance and the Frank Britton Award. She has been generously supported by the Countess of Munster Trust, the Kathleen Trust, the Zetland Foundation, the Hockerill Educational Trust and the Clive and Sylvia Richards Trust. She plays on a violin made in 1914 by Paul Kaul and a bow by JJ. Martin.
julia hart, violin
Julia graduated with a Masters from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London in 2015. At Trinity she held the TCL and Len Smith & Felicity Young scholarships and was taught by Diana Cummings. Her most recent teacher was Michal Cwizewicz. Julia collaborates with musicians in a variety of musical landscapes. She played solo violin for the musical ‘Allegiance’, which ran at the Charing Cross Theatre, and performed video-game music from ‘Call of Duty’ at the Troxy with orchestral band and choir. She regularly plays with Brixton Chamber Orchestra who combine Classical with Grime music! She has taken string quartet masterclasses from the Carducci, Wihan and Brodsky Quartets with performances at many London churches and the Undercroft Theatre in Eastbourne. Passionate about music education, she coaches and performs with Merton Music Foundation students at their biennial concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Julia was chosen to partake in the Britten-Pears orchestra conducted by Antonio Pappano, as a Britten-Pears Young Artist 2020. Julia has always been captivated by stories, and their power of engaging and evoking emotions. She is enthusiastic about using her own art to explore human feelings and expression.
Hannah Gardiner, viola
Hannah is a baroque and modern violist based in London. She read for her undergraduate degree in English Literature at King's College, Cambridge, and her masters at the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied with Jon Thorne, Martin Outram, and Annette Isserlis. She splits her time as a performer between Baroque viola, on which she has played with groups including the English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and La Nuova Musica, and the modern viola, primarily as a Chamber Musician. She currently performs with the Eledone Quartet and Duo Alti, with whom she has commissioned and premiered several new works for viola duo. Highlights include being selected as a Park Lane Group young artist for 2020 and winning the 2019 St Martin-in-the-Fields competition (both with the Brompton Quartet) and the inaugural Roscommon Chamber Festival.
Alistair Baumann, cello
Dublin-born cellist and historical cellist Alistair Baumann is a musician whose love of music is primarily driven by the opportunities it affords for collaboration, whether as a performer or an educator. Alistair is an alumnus of the University of York and the Royal College of Music. He has performed at venues such as Westminster Abbey, Milton Court, Smith Square, and the Tower of London. As a soloist, highlights include the Elgar Cello Concerto and Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 with Southern Pro Musica, and CPE Bach’s A Major Cello Concerto with the Nonesuch Orchestra. He has worked in orchestral settings with the BBC Singers and Waterperry Opera Festival, as well as performing at the York Early Music Festival and the European Union’s Europe Day celebrations. Away from performing, Alistair regularly teaches cello and piano. His extra-musical passions include football, Formula 1, and baking (quickly followed by eating) cakes.