Martin James Bartlett possesses a fearless technique and plays with a maturity and elegance far beyond his years. The British pianist is the inaugural recipient of the Prix Serdang in 2022, a Swiss prize curated by Rudolf Buchbinder in recognition of the achievements of a promising young pianist while forging and international solo career. Bartlett is an exclusive recording artist with Warner Classics and his discs have received 5 star reviews and critical acclaim.

Junyan Chen made her debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra this season performing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 4.  She played this concerto in the final of the Leeds International Piano Competition 2024, where she won Second Prize as well as the chamber music prize and award for a work by a woman composer. In Leeds she collaborated with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Domingo Hindoyan; having previously performed the work with Edward Gardner and the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra.

Isang Enders has quickly established himself as a dynamic artist in search of new-concepts and works for the violoncello. Born into a German-Korean musician family in Frankfurt in 1988, Isang Enders began studying with Michael Sanderling at the age of twelve. His playing has since been influenced by his studies with Gustav Rivinius, Truls Mørk, and above all, by the mentoring of the American cellist Lynn Harrell.

Ivana Gavrić has attracted international acclaim for her interpretations of a broad range of repertoire and storytelling programming, her playing described as ‘electrifying’ (BBC) and ‘impressive, insightful…ravishing’ (Washington Post).

Ivana is drawn to composers like Janáček, Grieg and Chopin, who each take features of their respective homelands to create a distinctive musical voice, whether from the landscape and nature or from elements of folk music and dance.

Miriam Grant was born in 2007 and is a music scholar at Guildford High School, currently studying for her A-levels. Miriam started learning the violin at the age of six, studying with Natasha Boyarsky and then with Lutsia Ibragimova and Alison Rhind. She has been a student at the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music since 2019. This season Miriam has given performances of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto both with her school orchestra and the Horsham Symphony Orchestra, and will give a solo recital at the Albert Hall’s Elgar Room in March.

Acclaimed and multi-award winning British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is renowned for his 'indisputable virtuosity' and understated elegance at the keyboard and appears on the world's most prestigious stages. During his 2025/26 season, Benjamin debuts with the Swedish Radio (Beethoven 1), performs Ravel’s G major Concerto with Filharmonica della Scala, San Diego Symphony, CBSO and Orchestre Svizzera Italiana.

Geirþrúður has performed at venues across the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Southbank Centre, the Warsaw Philharmonic, Lincoln Center, and the Banff Centre, and appeared as soloist a with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, among others. Her performance in Reykjavík's Harpa Concert Hall of the six Bach Cello Suites, was hailed as "an awe-inspiring experience” (Frettabladid, Iceland).

In September 2009 Sofya Gulyak was awarded the 1st prize and the Princess Mary Gold Medal at the Sixteenth Leeds International Piano Competition – the first woman in the history of the competition to achieve this distinction. Since then she has appeared all over the world to great acclaim.  Her recital programmes are frequently reviewed in superlatives, and her concerto appearances with major orchestras are noted in glowing terms by the world’s music press. Sofya has been praised for her "tremendous precision and colouration...exquisite soft playing ...with delicacy" and described as a “Rach star"(Washington Post).

Tuulia Hero is a multi-award-winning Finnish concert violinist, chamber musician, and educator. Guided by her love for innovation and collaboration in chamber music and classical improvisation, Tuulia is a founding member of the Paddington Trio and Ensemble+.

Inez Karlsson began playing the cello at the age of 6 and since the age of 10 she has been studying at the Royal College of Music Junior Department. For five years she studied with the late Michal Kaznowski, and from autumn 2023 she started to study with Professor Melissa Phelps. In 2023 at age 15 she made her concerto debut performing the Rococo Variations by Tchaikovsky with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in Sweden, conducted by Delyana Lazarova.

Ben Markovic is a London-based freelance pianist, organist, and teacher. He holds the post of Director of Music and Organist at St Mary’s Barnes, and is Repetituer Fellow for the Royal Academy Opera. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music with James Cheung and Joseph Middleton and at Queens’ College, Cambridge, where he held the Organ Scholarship.

Praised for his unfailingly communicative playing, British pianist Leon McCawley has been delighting audiences worldwide since winning, in 1993, First Prize in the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and Second Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition. His many concert performances and extensive discography have established him as a pianist of great integrity and variety, bringing freshness and vitality to Classical, Romantic and 20th century repertoire. McCawley’s 2024 release ‘Natural Connection’ for SOMM Recordings is no exception: “This scintillatingly varied recital combines sensuous virtuosity, compelling charm and musical probity. Highly recommended.” (Gramophone, February 2024).

In March 2023, Ariel Lanyi was honored to receive the Prix Serdang, a Swiss prize awarded by the distinguished Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. The prize is endowed with CHF 50,000 and is not a competition, but a recognition of a young pianist’s achievements and an investment in their future.

Prior to this, Ariel won 3rd prize at the 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition, performing Brahms Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Manze in the finals. In the same year, he was a winner of the Young Classical Artists Trust International Auditions.

Described by The Strad as having a “velvet tone” and by Thuner Tagblatt as “mastering his instrument with such apparent ease,” cellist Patrick Moriarty is one of Ireland’s foremost musicians, widely sought after as a soloist and chamber musician. He has performed at major venues including Wigmore Hall, Barbican Centre, King’s Place, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Merkin Hall New York, Jordan Hall Boston, and Victoria Hall Geneva.

Steven Osborne OBE is one of Britain’s most treasured musicians with an immense depth of musicality and exceptional refinement of expression across diverse repertoire be it in Beethoven or Messiaen, Schubert or Ravel, Prokofiev or jazz improvisations. His numerous awards include The Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist of the Year, two BBC Music Magazine Awards and two Gramophone Awards.

Critically acclaimed as “three virtuosic musicians who play as one [and] live every note” (The Guardian), the Paddington Trio is one of its generation's leading ensembles, recognized for its fresh, authoritative interpretations of the great classical canon and exuberant energy in performing today's most compelling contemporary music. Much like the famous bear, Finnish violinist Tuulia Hero, Irish cellist Patrick Moriarty, and American pianist Stephanie Tang first came together at the Paddington Station and made London their home.

Mark Padmore CBE was born in London and studied at King’s College, Cambridge. He is one of the most highly respected performers of his generation and has established an international career in opera, concert and recital. His appearances in Bach Passions have gained particular notice, especially his acclaimed performances as the Evangelist in the staged productions of the St Matthew and St John Passions with the Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle directed by Peter Sellars.

Rinchen Posel began her music studies in Singapore at the age of four, then continued her studies at the Bard College Preparatory Division in upstate New York. She studied there under Janara Khassenova for six years, and had the opportunity to perform several solo concerts. She achieved First Prize in the Young Pianist Division of the Nazareth University Piano Competition in 2020 and was a prizewinner at the King’s Peak Online International Music Competition and London Youth Piano Competition in 2021.

Antoine Préat has been invited to perform in prestigious venues including the Wigmore Hall,  Concertgebouw Amsterdam, BOZAR, Flagey, Harpa Hall. Salle Gaveau, Salle Cortot,  Frederyk Chopin Insitute, as well as festivals such as the Folle Journée de Nantes, Chipping Campden, Nohant Chopin Festival, Lisztomanias, Chopin à Bagatelle, Les Nuits du Piano in Paris, IMS Open Chamber Music at Prussia Cove and Encuentro de Santander. He has appeared on BBC Radio 3, France Musique, Scala Radio and RTBF Musiq3 

Wu Qian was born in Shanghai, where she received her early training before joining the Yehudi Menuhin School at thirteen.

In 2000, she played her debut recital at the South Bank Purcell Room and has played at international venues including London’s St John’s Smith Square, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Wigmore Hall, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Kennedy Centre, Washington DC. She has played with the Brussels Philarmonic and Munchen Symphoniker.

From early on in her career Margaret Roberts has worked as a piano accompanist, playing for some of the first BBC Young Musician of the Year competitions. As a music student at Brasenose College (Oxford) she specialised in piano performance and as organ exhibitioner, directed the chapel choir and played for college services and concerts.

Alexander Sitkovetsky was recently announced as the Artistic Director of the renowned NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra Wroclaw, Poland, taking up his position from the 2023-24 season.

Alexander was born in Moscow into a family with a well-established musical tradition. He made his concerto debut at the age of eight, and the same year moved to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School where he is now an Associate Artist. Lord Menuhin was his inspiration throughout his school years, and they performed together on several occasions. 

The Sitkovetsky Trio has established itself as an outstanding piano trio. With its thoughtful and committed approach, the ensemble is critically acclaimed and has been invited to perform in the most prestigious concert halls worldwide – including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Alte Oper Frankfurt, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the Auditori in Barcelona, Wigmore Hall in London and the Lincoln Center in New York.

Nicholas Yang, born in 2010, is a music scholar at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford. Taking up the piano at a young age, Nicholas’s passion for the instrument has grown over the intervening years and has recently gained a place at the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music where he learns with Konstantin Lapshin. Nicholas is also a passionate cellist and currently taught by Robin Thompson-Clarke.

Simon Zhu is a rising violinist with a versatile repertoire.  His successes are remarkable.  In October 2023, he won 1st prize at the 2023 International Violin Competition “Premio Paganini” in Genoa, Italy, and the special prize for the best Paganini concerto, as well as a number of important concert engagements – including the rare opportunity to perform on Paganini’s own violin “Cannone”. By Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù from 1743.

Han-Wen Jennifer Yu, a native of Taichung, Taiwan. She earned a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the Tunghai University (Taiwan), where she graduated with the highest honors with Dr. ‎Juanelva Rose and Dr. Thomas Linde; a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano with Dr. Cameron Stowe, Dr. Pei-Shan Lee and Prof. Jonathan Feldman from New England Conservatory; and a Konzertexamen (equal as doctor program in Taiwan) at the HMT Leipzig with professor Gudrun Franke in piano chamber music, and minor in solo piano with professor Gerald Fauth.