VAUGHAN WILLIAMS ENSEMBLE
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Monday 2 March 2026Doors: 6pm
Concert: 6.30pm Duration: 1hr 45min (incl. interval) Tickets: £30 Adults, £25 Concessions (U18, full-time students). Tickets include a complimentary drink |
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Join the Vaughan Williams Ensemble for their debut concert at the 1901 Arts Club featuring an evening of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Judith Weir and Franz Schubert.
ProgrammeRalph Vaughan Williams
C minor Piano Quintet Judith Weir A Song of Departure - Interval - Franz Schubert ‘Trout’ Piano Quintet |
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Lucilla Rose Mariotti |
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Italian violinist Lucilla Rose Mariotti Banwell, born in 2001, is a renowned soloist praised for her captivating presence and rich, warm tone that resonates with depth and emotion. Her playing blends profound musicality with impressive, virtuosic technique.
Most recently, she had the honour of performing for Their Majesties, King Charles III and The Queen Consort, at Highgrove House and Gardens during an event organised by the Italian Embassy in the UK. In 2024, she toured Australia with Vivaldi Gala Night – Journey to Italy performing as a soloist at Winthrop Hall in Perth, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane, and the Sydney Opera House. She is a recent First Prize Winner & Audience Award Recipient of the Violins & Soul Salon Music Violin Competition at the 2023 AMADEUS Festival in Vienna, where she was awarded a 1709 Antonio Stradivari violin from the Goh Family Collection on a two-year loan. Additionally, she received the Daniele Gay Award, established by violinist Francesca Dego in collaboration with Musica con le Ali Association and supported by Musica al Tempio Association.
From an early age, she has performed as a soloist with esteemed orchestras worldwide. In 2023, Lucilla represented Italy at the European Festival of Soloists in Venezuela, performing with the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar under Maestro Rodolfo Saglimbeni. This event was organized by the European Union Delegation in Venezuela and El Sistema. That same year, she performed as a soloist with the RCM Chamber Orchestra during a live-streamed orchestral masterclass led by Maxim Vengerov. She later joined Vengerov to perform Navarra by Sarasate at his 40-year stage career celebration with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.
In 2022, Lucilla captivated audiences as a soloist with the New English Concert Orchestra at the Battle Proms Concerts, held at iconic UK venues such as Blenheim Palace, Burghley House, Hatfield House, and Highclere Castle. The previous year, she brought to life Thomas Linley Jr.'s Violin Concerto in F Major in its Italian premiere. She has also performed with numerous other orchestras, including the Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra, the Haydn Chamber Orchestra, the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, the Harlow Symphony Orchestra, the Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Francigena Chamber Orchestra, the Nuove Assonanze Orchestra, the Strings of Maderna Orchestra, the Note Future Chamber Orchestra, the Florence Symphonietta, and the Orchestra Classica di Alessandria, among others.
As a recitalist, she has appeared at prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, the Sale Apollinee of La Fenice Theatre in Venice, the Pitti Palace in Florence in collaboration with Musica con le Ali, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Giardini La Mortella in Ischia supported by the William Walton Foundation, the Villa Lante in Rome with Musicaimmagine and Institutum Romanum Finlandiae, the Italian Institute of Culture in Budapest as a prizewinner of the Campus delle Arti 2017 Prize, the Brera Museum in Milan during EXPO 2015, and the Piaggio Foundation Museum. Among her festival appearances are the Lerici Music Festival, the Amadeus Festival in Vienna, the Animando Festival, and the Francigena International Arts Festival in Lucca, as well as the Bloomsbury Festival in London.
Other notable performances include Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall in New York, where she performed as a prizewinner at the New York International Artists Competition, and the Royal Palace of Gödöllő in Hungary, premiering works by Alfredo D’Ambrosio. She has also performed on multiple occasions aboard Royal Caribbean International cruise ships in the series Cruising with the Classics. Her performances have been broadcast on Vatican Radio, Czech Radio, and Venice Classic Radio.
A passionate chamber musician, Lucilla Rose was awarded a scholarship to participate in the International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove in Cornwall in 2023 as well as in the 2024 Keshet Eilon Summer Mastercourse in Altea, Spain, on a full scholarship. During the Amadeus Festival in Vienna, she also took part in the Janoska Ensemble Workshops, exploring innovative approaches to ensemble performance. A recent highlight includes her role as the lead violinist in Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht at Wigmore Hall in London in 2024.
Among her other achievements, she won the Absolute First Prize at the 59th Kocian International Violin Competition in Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic, the Josef Muzika International Violin Competition in Nová Paka, receiving the prize for the best performance of the contemporary Czech piece Dža More, Gypsy ballad for solo violin by Silvia Bodorova, and the ESO 32nd Young Soloist Competition in Eastbourne, where she also received the St Cecilia Bequest Award for the best performance by a musician under 18. In 2019, she was awarded the Maura Giorgetti scholarship by winning the Young Musicians Competition organized by the Filarmonica del Teatro alla Scala.
Lucilla Rose is currently studying in the Solo Class at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover under Prof. Krzysztof Węgrzyn. Previously, she completed an Artist Diploma under Prof. Itzhak Rashkovsky at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London, supported by a full scholarship as a 2023/24 Carne Trust Junior Fellow. She also earned a Master’s in Performance with distinction from RCM, supported by the Anne & Brian Wadsworth Scholarship, the Help Musicians’ Ian Fleming Award, and the Albert Cooper Music Charitable Trust. She was named a 2023 Boise Scholar. Additionally, she studied with Salvatore Accardo at the Stauffer Academy in Cremona and the Chigiana Academy in Siena. In 2020, she graduated summa cum laude with a special mention from the State Music Conservatory Bruno Maderna in Cesena, Italy, having studied privately with Marco Fornaciari since the age of 8. She attended the Vaclav Hudecek Academy in Luhakovice under the guidance of Vaclav Hudecek and Jiří Fišer.
Lucilla Rose currently plays a ca. 1730 Italian violin by Francesco Gofriller, ex-Willi Boskowski, kindly on loan from the Goh Family Collection.
Most recently, she had the honour of performing for Their Majesties, King Charles III and The Queen Consort, at Highgrove House and Gardens during an event organised by the Italian Embassy in the UK. In 2024, she toured Australia with Vivaldi Gala Night – Journey to Italy performing as a soloist at Winthrop Hall in Perth, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane, and the Sydney Opera House. She is a recent First Prize Winner & Audience Award Recipient of the Violins & Soul Salon Music Violin Competition at the 2023 AMADEUS Festival in Vienna, where she was awarded a 1709 Antonio Stradivari violin from the Goh Family Collection on a two-year loan. Additionally, she received the Daniele Gay Award, established by violinist Francesca Dego in collaboration with Musica con le Ali Association and supported by Musica al Tempio Association.
From an early age, she has performed as a soloist with esteemed orchestras worldwide. In 2023, Lucilla represented Italy at the European Festival of Soloists in Venezuela, performing with the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar under Maestro Rodolfo Saglimbeni. This event was organized by the European Union Delegation in Venezuela and El Sistema. That same year, she performed as a soloist with the RCM Chamber Orchestra during a live-streamed orchestral masterclass led by Maxim Vengerov. She later joined Vengerov to perform Navarra by Sarasate at his 40-year stage career celebration with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.
In 2022, Lucilla captivated audiences as a soloist with the New English Concert Orchestra at the Battle Proms Concerts, held at iconic UK venues such as Blenheim Palace, Burghley House, Hatfield House, and Highclere Castle. The previous year, she brought to life Thomas Linley Jr.'s Violin Concerto in F Major in its Italian premiere. She has also performed with numerous other orchestras, including the Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra, the Haydn Chamber Orchestra, the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, the Harlow Symphony Orchestra, the Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Francigena Chamber Orchestra, the Nuove Assonanze Orchestra, the Strings of Maderna Orchestra, the Note Future Chamber Orchestra, the Florence Symphonietta, and the Orchestra Classica di Alessandria, among others.
As a recitalist, she has appeared at prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, the Sale Apollinee of La Fenice Theatre in Venice, the Pitti Palace in Florence in collaboration with Musica con le Ali, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Giardini La Mortella in Ischia supported by the William Walton Foundation, the Villa Lante in Rome with Musicaimmagine and Institutum Romanum Finlandiae, the Italian Institute of Culture in Budapest as a prizewinner of the Campus delle Arti 2017 Prize, the Brera Museum in Milan during EXPO 2015, and the Piaggio Foundation Museum. Among her festival appearances are the Lerici Music Festival, the Amadeus Festival in Vienna, the Animando Festival, and the Francigena International Arts Festival in Lucca, as well as the Bloomsbury Festival in London.
Other notable performances include Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall in New York, where she performed as a prizewinner at the New York International Artists Competition, and the Royal Palace of Gödöllő in Hungary, premiering works by Alfredo D’Ambrosio. She has also performed on multiple occasions aboard Royal Caribbean International cruise ships in the series Cruising with the Classics. Her performances have been broadcast on Vatican Radio, Czech Radio, and Venice Classic Radio.
A passionate chamber musician, Lucilla Rose was awarded a scholarship to participate in the International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove in Cornwall in 2023 as well as in the 2024 Keshet Eilon Summer Mastercourse in Altea, Spain, on a full scholarship. During the Amadeus Festival in Vienna, she also took part in the Janoska Ensemble Workshops, exploring innovative approaches to ensemble performance. A recent highlight includes her role as the lead violinist in Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht at Wigmore Hall in London in 2024.
Among her other achievements, she won the Absolute First Prize at the 59th Kocian International Violin Competition in Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic, the Josef Muzika International Violin Competition in Nová Paka, receiving the prize for the best performance of the contemporary Czech piece Dža More, Gypsy ballad for solo violin by Silvia Bodorova, and the ESO 32nd Young Soloist Competition in Eastbourne, where she also received the St Cecilia Bequest Award for the best performance by a musician under 18. In 2019, she was awarded the Maura Giorgetti scholarship by winning the Young Musicians Competition organized by the Filarmonica del Teatro alla Scala.
Lucilla Rose is currently studying in the Solo Class at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover under Prof. Krzysztof Węgrzyn. Previously, she completed an Artist Diploma under Prof. Itzhak Rashkovsky at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London, supported by a full scholarship as a 2023/24 Carne Trust Junior Fellow. She also earned a Master’s in Performance with distinction from RCM, supported by the Anne & Brian Wadsworth Scholarship, the Help Musicians’ Ian Fleming Award, and the Albert Cooper Music Charitable Trust. She was named a 2023 Boise Scholar. Additionally, she studied with Salvatore Accardo at the Stauffer Academy in Cremona and the Chigiana Academy in Siena. In 2020, she graduated summa cum laude with a special mention from the State Music Conservatory Bruno Maderna in Cesena, Italy, having studied privately with Marco Fornaciari since the age of 8. She attended the Vaclav Hudecek Academy in Luhakovice under the guidance of Vaclav Hudecek and Jiří Fišer.
Lucilla Rose currently plays a ca. 1730 Italian violin by Francesco Gofriller, ex-Willi Boskowski, kindly on loan from the Goh Family Collection.
Jaren Ziegler |
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Named a Classic FM 2025 Rising Star, Jaren Ziegler won the BBC Young Musician Strings Final in 2022 aged 16, becoming the first violist in the competition’s history to do so. In the Grand Final, he performed Walton’s Viola Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. This led to concerto performances with the London Mozart Players, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Royal Orchestral Society, Stamford Chamber Orchestra, Purcell School Orchestra, Schubert Ensemble, Bishop Stortford Sinfonia, Albion Orchestra, Opera North Youth Orchestra, Bristol Symphony Orchestra, Oxford Chamber Orchestra and the London International Concert Orchestra as well as recitals including Cheltenham Festival, Bath Festival, Lammermuir Festival, Oxford Coffee Concerts and St Georges Bristol.
Upcoming concert highlights include YCAT’s 40th Anniversary at Aldeburgh Festival, Berlioz’s Harold en Italie at the Last Night of the Proms at St Judes, and Vaughan William’s Piano Quintet at Wigmore Hall.
In 2023, Jaren participated in the Verbier Festival Academy Soloist Programme and the Kronberg Academy Festival Masterclasses, where he was chosen by Tabea Zimmermann to perform in the ‘Entdeckungen-Konzert’. He is a member of the international string ensemble, LGT Young Soloists and has performed at Wigmore Hall, Brahms-Saal Musikverein, Victoria Hall Singapore, Royal Festival Hall and Philharmonie Luxembourg. Jaren has been honoured to work with artists including Sini Simonen, Elena Urioste, Ben Goldscheider, Ryan Wigglesworth, Trio Concept and the Heath Quartet.
Recent competition first prizes include the Peter Morrison Concerto Competition at the Junior Royal College of Music and Bromsgrove Young Musicians’ Platform. Jaren was also the youngest participant in the 2021 Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition.
Jaren came to the Junior Royal Academy of Music at the age of 8 where he studied with Jacky Woods for 10 years.
He is currently a first year student at the Royal Academy of Music studying with Hélène Clément. He has participated in numerous masterclasses including with Tabea Zimmermann, Timothy Ridout, Antoine Tamestit, Nobuko Imai and Lawrence Power.
Jaren is grateful to YCAT for their generous support in their aftercare scheme for BBC Young Musician finalists. He plays a Stefano Scarampella viola, kindly loaned to him by the Beare’s International Violin Society.
Upcoming concert highlights include YCAT’s 40th Anniversary at Aldeburgh Festival, Berlioz’s Harold en Italie at the Last Night of the Proms at St Judes, and Vaughan William’s Piano Quintet at Wigmore Hall.
In 2023, Jaren participated in the Verbier Festival Academy Soloist Programme and the Kronberg Academy Festival Masterclasses, where he was chosen by Tabea Zimmermann to perform in the ‘Entdeckungen-Konzert’. He is a member of the international string ensemble, LGT Young Soloists and has performed at Wigmore Hall, Brahms-Saal Musikverein, Victoria Hall Singapore, Royal Festival Hall and Philharmonie Luxembourg. Jaren has been honoured to work with artists including Sini Simonen, Elena Urioste, Ben Goldscheider, Ryan Wigglesworth, Trio Concept and the Heath Quartet.
Recent competition first prizes include the Peter Morrison Concerto Competition at the Junior Royal College of Music and Bromsgrove Young Musicians’ Platform. Jaren was also the youngest participant in the 2021 Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition.
Jaren came to the Junior Royal Academy of Music at the age of 8 where he studied with Jacky Woods for 10 years.
He is currently a first year student at the Royal Academy of Music studying with Hélène Clément. He has participated in numerous masterclasses including with Tabea Zimmermann, Timothy Ridout, Antoine Tamestit, Nobuko Imai and Lawrence Power.
Jaren is grateful to YCAT for their generous support in their aftercare scheme for BBC Young Musician finalists. He plays a Stefano Scarampella viola, kindly loaned to him by the Beare’s International Violin Society.
Riya Hamie
Brighton-born cellist Riya Hamie (b.2005) is a full scholarship student at the Royal Academy of Music as the recipient of the Sir Elton John Award, studying with John Myerscough. Riya studied with Michał Kaznowski at the Royal College of Music Junior Department from 2018 – 2023. She won numerous prizes there, including the Barbara Boissard Junior Concerto Competition, Marjorie Humby Memorial Competition and the prestigious Peter Morrison Concerto Competition – resulting in a performance of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto with the RCMJD Symphony Orchestra in March 2022 to standing ovation. Following this, she was awarded a recital at the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room in February 2023, performing to a sold out audience.
A prizewinner of many competitions across the UK, she most recently was awarded first place and the Coro Nuovo bursary at the Sussex Young Musician of the Year Competition 2024. Past concerto performances include Haydn’s Cello Concerto No.1 with the Mid Sussex Sinfonia, Dvorak Concerto with the Trinity Harrow Orchestra, movements from the Elgar Concerto with the Orchestra of St John’s, Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No.1 with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra, and the Brahms Double Concerto with the Central London
Orchestra.
A passionate orchestral musician, Riya was selected as one of eight London Philharmonic Orchestra junior artists for 2020/21 and became a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in 2021. She was then offered the seat of co-principal for 2021/22 and was principal cellist in the NYO’s January 2022 concert at the Barbican (later broadcast on BBC Radio 3). Most recently, she was selected to participate in the Royal Opera House’s Overture orchestral mentoring scheme for 2023/24, where she was mentored by principal cellist Hetty Snell and worked under Sir Antonio Pappano and Koen Kessels. Riya was also principal cellist of both the RCMJD Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, and has led the cello section in two RAM projects this year.
An avid contemporary performer, she gave the world premiere of Constantin Raff’s Monologue for Cello in London this year. In October
2024, Riya will make her debut as part of the Academy Manson Ensemble, performing a completely contemporary programme which will
include the world premiere of Substrata by Andrea Balency-Béarn and the UK premiere of Abracadabra (Suncatchers) for 11 virtuosi by
Augusta Read Thomas in the prestigious Duke’s Hall.
Riya has performed in prestigious venues all across the UK, most notably the Royal Albert Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall,
Leeds Town Hall, Wigmore Hall, St John’s Smith Square and the Barbican. She has had masterclasses with many acclaimed musicians such as Steven Isserlis, Natalie Klein, Colin Carr, Hannah Roberts, Alexander Baillie, Christoph Richter, Raphael Wallfisch, Adrian Brendel, Melissa Phelps, Joely Koos, and Rebecca Gilliver.
Riya plays on a George Panormo cello – on loan from the Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme since January 2020 – which was kindly
donated by the late Walter Cheney. She is grateful for the support of the Westdene Fund and The Pebble Trust, who awarded her a Talent Grant in January 2022.
A prizewinner of many competitions across the UK, she most recently was awarded first place and the Coro Nuovo bursary at the Sussex Young Musician of the Year Competition 2024. Past concerto performances include Haydn’s Cello Concerto No.1 with the Mid Sussex Sinfonia, Dvorak Concerto with the Trinity Harrow Orchestra, movements from the Elgar Concerto with the Orchestra of St John’s, Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No.1 with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra, and the Brahms Double Concerto with the Central London
Orchestra.
A passionate orchestral musician, Riya was selected as one of eight London Philharmonic Orchestra junior artists for 2020/21 and became a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in 2021. She was then offered the seat of co-principal for 2021/22 and was principal cellist in the NYO’s January 2022 concert at the Barbican (later broadcast on BBC Radio 3). Most recently, she was selected to participate in the Royal Opera House’s Overture orchestral mentoring scheme for 2023/24, where she was mentored by principal cellist Hetty Snell and worked under Sir Antonio Pappano and Koen Kessels. Riya was also principal cellist of both the RCMJD Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, and has led the cello section in two RAM projects this year.
An avid contemporary performer, she gave the world premiere of Constantin Raff’s Monologue for Cello in London this year. In October
2024, Riya will make her debut as part of the Academy Manson Ensemble, performing a completely contemporary programme which will
include the world premiere of Substrata by Andrea Balency-Béarn and the UK premiere of Abracadabra (Suncatchers) for 11 virtuosi by
Augusta Read Thomas in the prestigious Duke’s Hall.
Riya has performed in prestigious venues all across the UK, most notably the Royal Albert Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall,
Leeds Town Hall, Wigmore Hall, St John’s Smith Square and the Barbican. She has had masterclasses with many acclaimed musicians such as Steven Isserlis, Natalie Klein, Colin Carr, Hannah Roberts, Alexander Baillie, Christoph Richter, Raphael Wallfisch, Adrian Brendel, Melissa Phelps, Joely Koos, and Rebecca Gilliver.
Riya plays on a George Panormo cello – on loan from the Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme since January 2020 – which was kindly
donated by the late Walter Cheney. She is grateful for the support of the Westdene Fund and The Pebble Trust, who awarded her a Talent Grant in January 2022.
Levi Andreassen |
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Praised for his "astounding virtuosity", American double bassist Levi Andreassen is a sought-after soloist and chamber musician, driven by his desire to push the limits of his instrument. Recent and upcoming highlights include concerto performances with the London Mozart Players and Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra and solo performances at the Wigmore Hall, North Norfolk Music Festival and Kirker Music Festival in Madeira. Chamber music appearances include performances with the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, Sacconi Quartet, Fibonacci Quartet, Carducci Quartet, Marryat Players, Kleio Quartet and the Vaughan Williams Ensemble of which Levi is a founding member.
Levi has been featured on Orchid Classics’ album Around the World in 80 Minutes in duo with bassist Nathan Perry, as well as an album consisting of Robert Simpson’s chamber music works on Toccata Classics. His artistry has been recognised by His Serene Highness Dr Donatus, Prince of Hohenzollern, who remarked "This old, original idea of the double bass as a large violin - Bassgeige - became truly audible. I had never heard a singing double bass!".
A laureate of numerous international competitions, Levi was recently awarded 1st Prize at the 2025 Haslemere International String Competition as well as 1st Prize at the 2023 International Society of Bassists Youth Solo Competition, 2023 London Classical Music Competition and the 2022 Caneres International Competition. Additionally, Levi was a winner of the Charles R. Hall Competition in 2018, where he had the opportunity to perform Bottesini’s Concerto No.2 with the Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra, an ensemble with whom he now regularly collaborates.
As an orchestral musician, Levi became a member of the Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017 and held the Principal Bass position from 2021-2025. Additionally, Levi has worked closely with conductors such as Vasily Petrenko, the late Sir Andrew Davis, Sakari Oramo, Chloe van Soeterstede, and Jac van Steen in renowned venues such as the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms in 2024, Royal Festival Hall and Cadogan Hall in London, as well as the Stadtpalais Liechtenstein in Vienna.
Levi is currently completing his Bachelor of Music with Caroline Emery at the Royal College of Music in London as a Neville Wathan Full Scholar.
Levi has been featured on Orchid Classics’ album Around the World in 80 Minutes in duo with bassist Nathan Perry, as well as an album consisting of Robert Simpson’s chamber music works on Toccata Classics. His artistry has been recognised by His Serene Highness Dr Donatus, Prince of Hohenzollern, who remarked "This old, original idea of the double bass as a large violin - Bassgeige - became truly audible. I had never heard a singing double bass!".
A laureate of numerous international competitions, Levi was recently awarded 1st Prize at the 2025 Haslemere International String Competition as well as 1st Prize at the 2023 International Society of Bassists Youth Solo Competition, 2023 London Classical Music Competition and the 2022 Caneres International Competition. Additionally, Levi was a winner of the Charles R. Hall Competition in 2018, where he had the opportunity to perform Bottesini’s Concerto No.2 with the Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra, an ensemble with whom he now regularly collaborates.
As an orchestral musician, Levi became a member of the Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017 and held the Principal Bass position from 2021-2025. Additionally, Levi has worked closely with conductors such as Vasily Petrenko, the late Sir Andrew Davis, Sakari Oramo, Chloe van Soeterstede, and Jac van Steen in renowned venues such as the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms in 2024, Royal Festival Hall and Cadogan Hall in London, as well as the Stadtpalais Liechtenstein in Vienna.
Levi is currently completing his Bachelor of Music with Caroline Emery at the Royal College of Music in London as a Neville Wathan Full Scholar.
Thomas Luke |
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Thomas Luke came to national attention after winning the keyboard category of BBC Young Musician 2020. Driven by a desire for discovery and authentic human connection, he moves freely between traditional concert repertoire, his own compositions, and expansive multi-piano arrangements. His performances have featured on national radio and television, and have taken him to stages worldwide, including London’s Wigmore Hall, Leipzig’s Weißes Haus, the Xiamen International Conference Centre Concert Hall and the Van Cliburn Concert Hall in Fort Worth.
Hailed as a “trailblazer” by Steinway & Sons, Thomas made history by performing the inaugural Steinway SpirioCast between two UK institutions. He was recently awarded the Prix Monti at the 2025 Piano Campus International Competition and has been recognised by the Vienna International Music Competition for his "outstanding talent, a remarkable musicality and a very accomplished technique". In June 2024, he was selected as one of just 24 Young Artists globally to attend the PianoTexas International Festival, and has participated in lessons and masterclasses with Lang Lang, Arie Vardi and Stephen Kovacevich.
In 2024, he launched Many Pianos - a series of bold, layered arrangements for four or more pianos, blending digital and acoustic elements. His first video, a cover of Jacob Collier’s Little Blue, was recognised by Collier himself and has since reached thousands of listeners online. Thomas’ next major release, an album of original music, is due in early 2026.
Born on the Isle of Wight, Thomas’ musical spark was lit in the room under his grandparents’ stairs, playing keyboard games on the organ with his grandfather. He began piano lessons with Judith Harvey aged four, continuing studies with Eleanor Hodgkinson at the Junior Royal Academy of Music. He now studies with Vanessa Latarche at the Royal College of Music as the Margaret Mount Scholar, receiving further mentorship from Alim Beisembayev.
Hailed as a “trailblazer” by Steinway & Sons, Thomas made history by performing the inaugural Steinway SpirioCast between two UK institutions. He was recently awarded the Prix Monti at the 2025 Piano Campus International Competition and has been recognised by the Vienna International Music Competition for his "outstanding talent, a remarkable musicality and a very accomplished technique". In June 2024, he was selected as one of just 24 Young Artists globally to attend the PianoTexas International Festival, and has participated in lessons and masterclasses with Lang Lang, Arie Vardi and Stephen Kovacevich.
In 2024, he launched Many Pianos - a series of bold, layered arrangements for four or more pianos, blending digital and acoustic elements. His first video, a cover of Jacob Collier’s Little Blue, was recognised by Collier himself and has since reached thousands of listeners online. Thomas’ next major release, an album of original music, is due in early 2026.
Born on the Isle of Wight, Thomas’ musical spark was lit in the room under his grandparents’ stairs, playing keyboard games on the organ with his grandfather. He began piano lessons with Judith Harvey aged four, continuing studies with Eleanor Hodgkinson at the Junior Royal Academy of Music. He now studies with Vanessa Latarche at the Royal College of Music as the Margaret Mount Scholar, receiving further mentorship from Alim Beisembayev.