Iain Gibbs began playing the violin aged six and currently studies with Detlef Hahn on the Masters programme at the Royal College of Music. As leader of the Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra of Great Britain since January 2011, Iain is frequently asked to lead orchestral projects in and around London. Recent engagements have included projects with the Marryat Players, London Beethoven Project, Orchestra Vitae, Portobello Orchestra and King’s Philharmonic.

Iain has toured with the John Wilson Orchestra and has worked with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. He has performed at venues across London, including the Barbican, Royal Festival Hall and the House of Lords and has worked in France as part of Westminster Opera Company’s Emerging Artists Programme.

In his spare time, Iain enjoys spending time with friends and watching football and tennis. He also goes to as many concerts as he can!

Enrique has graduated in MA in violin performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Mateja Marinkovic (July 2014). Leader of the Andalusia´s youth orchestra and member of many youth orchestras such as the youth orchestra of Spain, West Eastern-Divan orchestra, and recently, the reserve list of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester. He also has collaborated with the London Sinfonietta at the Southbank Centre and  has led the Betica Orchestra, the oldest professional orchestra in Seville (Spain).

Over recent years he has taken violin lessons and master classes with great violinists and teachers, such as Thomas Brandis, Kazuki Sawa, Shirly Laub, Michael Thomas, Andrej Bielow, Yossi Zivoni, Jasna Maksimovic and Tasmin Little.

At the same time, regarding chamber music, he studied under the guidance of the Quatuor Danel, Brodsky quartet, Emerson quartet, Wihan quartet and Cuarteto Quiroga. He is currently working towards a Posgraduate Artist Diploma at Trinity College with John Crawford.

Clémence just successfully finished her Masters in violin Performance at the RNCM, where she held the “Stuart Grey Scholarship”. She studied with Gina McCormack, Pavel Fischer and Stéphane Tran Ngoc.

Her recent solo appearances include premiers of contemporary works, including a performance with the RNCM Brand New Orchestra. She also performed her own composition at the British Museum (RNCM “Sound Histories”) and for the “New Music North West” festival. She has performed in Masterclasses for Renaud Capuçon, Yair Kless, Gérard Poulet and many others. Recital appearances include performances in Manchester, London, Paris, Gerardmer(France), notably a London performance of Sibelius Violin Concerto with I Maestri Orchestra.

Member of the Anatolia Piano Trio, they recently performed in Convey Hall.

She plays in orchestras in London and in France.

“when I am not playing music, which rarely happens, I enjoy flamenco and oriental dancing”

After being awarded a first class degree in music at Royal Holloway where he studied violin with Anna Cashell, Kieran completed his violin studies at postgraduate level at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance under John Crawford. Kieran has played regularly with various orchestras including the The Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, London Mahler Orchestra, Orchestra Vitae and University of London Symphony Orchestra, but also plays in various other styles including Klezmer, and Progressive Rock, with winners of the 2015 Conservatoire Cup, The Connoisseur.

An enthusiastic chamber musician, Kieran is one half of violin duo Duo Realia with fellow violinist Beatriz Carbonell. The duo recently won the 2015 Trinity Laban Early Music Competition, leading to a performance at the Royal Greenwich International Early Music Festival. The duo also perform works by 20th century and contemporary composers. Duo Realia aim to make chamber music more accessible and exciting using video and social media to engage with a wider audience, and are active on YouTube, where they have presented several successful video series.

In his spare time Kieran enjoys breaking computers so that he has an excuse to fix them again, and making YouTube videos for Duo Realia and videosong band CatHatFiddle.

Barbara Mohorko, originally from Slovenia began her music journey at the age of 6 at the Music school Fran Korun Kozeljski in her hometown Velenje. Her love to the instrument and music grew quickly and in 2009 she decided to continue her studies. She became a student of Sanja Repse who prepared her for various competitions (Ars Nova Trieste, Concours Flame Paris, Svirel Competiton), masterclasses with some of the great cellists and professors of our time ( Igor Gavris, Nicholas Jones, Enrico Bronzi ) and  concert tours across Portugal and Slovenia.

In 2012 Barbara successfully passed the auditions at various music academies and colleges in Austria and the UK and decided to continue her music education at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in the class of Natalia Pavlutskaya.

As an orchestral player Barbara participated in many different orchestras at home and abroad, she has been a member of the Symphonic and String Orchestra Fran Korun Kozeljski Velenje, and a regular player of the Paradisal Players. As a devoted chamber musician she is also performing with different artists back home and across Europe and is a member of the Goldwing Quartet.

Barbara's studies are generously supported by various scholarships and grants (The Music Students Hostel Trust Fund, Trinity Laban Hardship Fund, City Municipality of Velenje scholarship, Zois Scholarship).

In her spare time Barbara loves to spend as much time as she can with her family and friends.

Gabrielle started learning cello with Raymond Wang at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and also studied at Wells Cathedral School under Richard May.

She is a passionate chamber musician, her piano trio won the St James' Chamber Prize and gave a recital at the St James' Church in London this year. Gabrielle has received masterclasses given by Leonid Gorokhov, Robert Cohen, Thomas Demenga... She has attended music festivals like the Great Mountain Music Festival, and the Youth Classics, and received masterclasses given by distinguished musicians, such as Frans Helmerson, Jens- Peter Meinz, Edward Arron... Gabrielle has been invited to perform in the H.K Academy of Performing Arts, St John’s Cathedral, St Steven’s Church and was also invited to play with the Bath Bach Choir in the Bath Abbey, performing solo cello in ‘Tavener Svyati’. Gabrielle has performed the Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major at Wells Cathedral, along with the gala recital with one of her colleagues. She has toured China and Hong Kong as part of the School’s Symphony Orchestra, and Germany as the principal cellist and performed in St James’ Palace in London. Gabrielle is currently studying with Louise Hopkins at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with scholarship. She also has a passion for singing and has won numerous awards. She studies vocal as well in Guildhall with Sarah Jane Pring.

"In my free time, I like meeting up with friends and have a banter."

Sandrine recently completed a year of postgraduate study at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, where she was a Founders Scholar and was generously supported by the Grinstead Fund. She currently studies with Ian Mullin and Karen Jones.

Previously, Sandrine attended Durham University, studying flute with Juliette Bausor and Magdalene College, Cambridge. At university, she was principal flute of both Durham University Palatinate Orchestra and CUMS Symphony Orchestra.

Sandrine is currently based in London and has recently played with members of Sound Collective at Conway Hall and Keele University, the Amadeus Orchestra and the Orchestra of the City. She is also a member of flute and harp duo, Ludo, an ensemble she founded with harpist Laure Genthialon. A keen teacher, Sandrine also works for the tri-borough music hub in West London and at Ashmole Primary School.

In her spare time, Sandrine enjoys learning sign language, cycling and spending time with her two wonderful guinea pigs, Oscar and Henry.

Sofia Castillo came to London in 2011 to study with Anna Noakes and Margaret Campbell at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. She has had the privilege of participating in master classes with Paul Edmund Davies, Karen Jones, Denis Bouriakov or Michael Cox. In 2014 she has awarded with a scholarship to attend William Bennett’s International Flute Summer Festival. She has been asked to premiere and record works as well as numerous recordings for short films and documentaries such as the BBC program “Horizon”. She is part of the Astor Trio who have successfully and regularly performed around London.

Sofia has performed in many of the major concert halls in London including the Cadogan Hall, St John's Smith Sq and St Martin in the fields. She has played with orchestras around London including the Royal Orchestral Society, Fulham Festival Orchestra, the King’s College Chamber Orchestra, the London Hungarian Symphony Orchestra and the International Opera Theatre of Philadelphia which recently toured in Italy.

Following her upcoming graduation, Sofia will begin a Masters degree at the Royal College of Music of London, where she has been awarded with a scholarship and she hopes to continue performing solo and in ensembles and orchestras.

Other than my love for music I enjoy traveling the world and meeting new people. I love festivals, chilling with my family and friends and indulging in delicious international food.

Sophie has currently finished her studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where she studied with Jo Lively, David Thomas and Christopher O’Neal and in the Vienna  Konservatorium with Guy Porat. She left winning the Harold Clarke Woodwind Competition and a 1st Degree and a whole host of musical experiences both inside and outside including working with opera, police and circus companies.

Her new path as many musicians is multi pronged, the first left turn with new and old chamber groups- the ArtDeca and Gänse Ensemble, the right with music education projects with Fairbeats and in the Michael Faraday school, and at the centre her own projects which include a lot of experimentation. When not doing this you’ll find her with friends cooking up unusual recipes or enjoying her Garden of Eden.

Eve Wieltschnig took up the clarinet in her hometown of Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. She has been a member of the Ulster and National Irish Youth Orchestras, performing in various venues across Ireland, including the West Cork International Chamber Music Festival and the National Concert Hall, Dublin. In 2012 she was selected by the Ulster Youth Orchestra to participate in a master class with Michael Collins as part of the International Festival of Chamber Music, and played principal clarinet in the orchestra’s performance at the BBC Proms.

More recently she has performed as a member of Op Sa! Balkan Band alongside the London Philharmonic Orchestra as part of their ‘Funharmonics’ concert series at the Royal Festival Hall, and has won the Wilfred Hambleton prizes for clarinet and chamber music. Over the past year she has enjoyed performing with a wide range of ensembles, including the newly formed Ta’alu Quartet (Arabic and Balkan music); the Palačinka Trio (clarinet, cello and guitar); the London Beethoven Project, and in an open air production of Puccini’s Gianni Schicci with Westminster Opera Company.

Eve has just completed her BMus programme at Trinity Laban, where she studied with Michael Whight and Joan Enric Lluna. In her spare time she likes painting and baking cookies and scones.

Tom Bettley is a freelance horn player who enjoys a varied career playing solo, orchestral and chamber music throughout the UK. He studied both the cello and horn in his native Kent and then at Leeds University where he graduated in 2010. In 2011 he moved to London to take a Masters course as a Leverhulme Orchestral Scholar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music, where he was taught by Roger Montgomery. Further Masterclasses followed with the eminent horn players Szabolcs Zempleni and Simon Raynor. Tom has performed as principal horn in a number of orchestras and as a soloist has played the Strauss 1st Horn Concerto, the Schumann Konzerstuck and the Gliere Horn Concerto to great acclaim. Apart from a busy playing career he also teaches the Horn and Brass at the King’s School in Rochester, as well as coaching Horn and Brass sections for the Benenden Summer School and various other music courses.

Tom is also the co-author of Horn Sight-Reading: A New Approach with John Kember, published by Schott.

Aside from horn playing, Tom enjoys socialising with friends both old and new, whatever that may involve.

Peter Athans is a 20 year old student of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance.  He was born in Liverpool and began the trumpet aged 5.  He joined the Liverpool Music Support Service when he was 8 and then joined the Formby Brass Band aged 9 where he toured several countries including Spain, Czech Republic and China.  He was a member of the National Children's Brass Band of Great Britain for 3 years and frequently played solos in many venues and was a member of several orchestras. He was the Principal Trumpet of the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and studied for 3 years with Rhys Owens, Principal Trumpet of the RLPO.

In September 2012, Peter was awarded a Trinity College London Scholarship and a place to study Trumpet at Trinity Laban.  Since joining Trinity, he has studied with Brian Thomson, Bob Farley, Tony Cross and Andy Hendrie.  He is also a member of the prestigious ULSO and YMSO and the Principal Cornet of The Royal Greenwich Brass Band. During his time at Trinity Laban, he has played many concerts with his highlight playing 1st Trumpet in Mahler 5 at Codagon Hall.  He is also a member of many chamber groups including The GMT Brass Ensemble and Creekside Brass.

"In my spare time I enjoy playing Badminton and following lots of sport. "

Born in Cardiff in 1991, Tomos won many national and international competitions growing up, and won a major music scholarship to Eton College. He was then awarded a scholarship to Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance to study harp with Gabriella Dall'Olio, and spent his 3rd year on the Erasmus programme at the CSMA in Zaragoza. Last year he graduated with First Class Honours, and is currently studying a Master of Music course as a Trinity College London Scholar.

Tomos has performed on national British and Spanish television, most recently appearing on BBC primetime news with his chamber group performing Ravel’s Introduction & Allegro at the opening concert of the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. He has also performed for members of the Royal Family including HM the Queen, and performs frequently as a solo and chamber musician in venues across London and also across the UK, as well as Japan, Italy and the Czech Republic.

Tomos currently enjoys a busy freelance career and is regularly called in to play with orchestras in London and beyond. He is a lover of contemporary music and has performed many European and world premieres. In his free time Tomos enjoys reading, geocaching and camping.

A versatile, award-winning musician, Panaretos has established himself as a collaborative performer. Recent highlights include recitals at St Martin-in-the-Fields and St James’s Piccadilly and winning joint first prize at the Gerald Moore Award.

Panaretos holds a Postgraduate Artist Diploma and a Master’s degree with Distinction from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where he was tutored by Martino Tirimo and Philip Fowke. During his time at Trinity Laban Panaretos won first prize in The Elisabeth Schumann Lieder Competition, The English Song Competition, Il Circolo Solo Piano Competition, The Leonard Smith & Felicity Young Duo Competition and The Cavatina Chamber Music Competition (with the Bedriska Trio). He reached the semi-final of the Jaques Samuel Intercollegiate Piano Competition and performed Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments with the Trinity Laban Wind Orchestra. He also received the David Gosling Prize, awarded for excellence in accompaniment, and the John Thompson Prize for chamber music.

Panaretos enjoys a busy performance schedule and takes great pleasure in working with the well-established Bedriska Trio and Peacock Ensemble. He is currently a Leverhulme Junior Fellow in Piano Accompaniment at Trinity Laban. When time allows he loves immersing himself in creative hobbies, mostly cooking.

Panaretos is the official pianist of the Siegfried Camerata