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American conductor Molly Turner is currently Conducting Fellow with the New World Symphony and a 2024/25 Dudamel Fellow at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. At New World Symphony, she leads subscription, family, educational, and holiday concerts. Her Dudamel Fellowship includes conducting performances with the LA Phil New Music Group’s ‘Noon to Midnight’ series and the Los […]

Estonian conductor and clarinettist Erle Kont is recognized for her passionate advocacy of mental health and community-building through music. She regularly guest-conducts major Finnish orchestras including the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Tapiola Sinfonietta. Erle completed her Master’s in conducting at Sibelius Academy under Sakari Oramo. Also a distinguished clarinettist, she has […]

Costa Rican conductor Luis Castillo-Briceño is a 2024/25 Dudamel Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, working closely alongside Music Director Gustavo Dudamel and distinguished guest conductors. Previously, he served as Conducting Fellow with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Edward Gardner, making his UK debut at the Brighton Dome in 2023. Upcoming debuts include performances with […]

Kosma Standera is a sound engineer and musician whose interests span electronic music, spatial sound, and electroacoustic performance. He studied piano, harpsichord, and electric guitar before pursuing formal training in sound engineering at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, where he is currently completing his master’s degree. Kosma has collaborated with the contemporary […]

Marcelina Peek began her music education as a pianist, completing both levels at the School of Music before turning to sound directing. She is currently studying at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, where she specializes in sound direction. Marcelina has collaborated with a range of artists and ensembles, including Trebunie Tutki, Immortal […]

Aoqi Deng received his undergraduate and graduate education in Tonmeister programmes at the Communication University of China and McGill University, respectively. During his undergraduate studies, he won first prize in the Chinese Student Recording Competition for two consecutive years. In 2024, he was awarded a bronze medal in the AES Student Recording Competition in Madrid. […]

Henry Armfield is completing his final year of the Audio Sciences Master’s programme at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, where he is the first student to hold the department’s head Graduate Assistantship for two consecutive years. A self-taught oboist, he earned his Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance and Recording Arts from Peabody […]

Sophie Trobos is an Austrian violinist and the founder and director of the inn.wien ensemble. She studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Christian Altenburger and completed an Erasmus exchange at the CNSMD Lyon with Marianne Piketty. Sophie has served as concertmaster with orchestras including the Austrian Jeunesse Orchestra and the […]

British Franco-Chinese violinist Laure Chan has performed at major venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre, recently making solo debuts with the BBC Concert Orchestra and at the Berlin Philharmonie. A passionate composer, she blends her classical background with diverse styles and cultures, releasing recordings of both the […]

British bass-baritone Ossian Huskinson is an alumnus of the Royal Academy of Music, where he was a Bicentenary Scholar, studying with Mark Wildman and Iain Ledingham. Operatic engagements have included Sciarrone (Tosca), and Harašta (The Cunning Little Vixen) for English National Opera where he was a Harewood Artist; Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte) and Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) for Dorset Opera Festival; Zaretsky (Eugene Onegin), Truffaldino (Ariadne […]