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Emma Stannard

Emma Stannard

mezzo-soprano

Cumbrian mezzo-soprano Emma Stannard trained at the Royal Northern College of Music and on the Royal Academy Opera Course (RAO). Emma is now a student of Anthony Roden. For RAO Emma performed the roles of Ruggiero Alcina, Junon Orphée aux enfers, Hanna May Night and Poppea L’incoronazione di Poppea. She was presented a Regency Award for her successes with the company and has since performed the roles of Flora La traviata (Young Artist production) at Opera Holland Park and Minerva Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria and P... Read Full Biography

Keval Shah

Keval Shah

Pianist

Praised by The Observer for his ‘exceptional… deft and responsive’ playing, the young British-Indian pianist Keval Shah performs extensively as a song accompanist and chamber musician, with a recital schedule taking him across the UK and Europe. He has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, and St John’s, Smith Square, as well as appearing at many of Europe’s leading music festivals, including the Aldeburgh, Leeds Lieder, and Oxford Lieder festivals, and at the Heidelberger Frühling.... Read Full Biography

Aliye Cornish

Aliye Cornish

Presenter

Aliye Cornish is a viola player specialising in historical performance, whose busy schedule of performing and recording takes her across the globe. She has been a member of John Eliot Gardiner’s English Baroque Soloists since 2009 and highlights include their tour and recording of Bach’s St Matthew Passion in 2016, the Monteverdi Opera Trilogy tour last year across the US and Europe, and several appearances at the BBC Proms and Buckingham Palace. She also works regularly with John Butt and the Dunedin Consort, and Jonathan Cohen ... Read Full Biography