YOUNG ARTISTS

HICMF Young Artists

Developing complete musicians through performance experience, chamber coaching and mentoring, masterclasses, communication & workshop presentation training, outreach experience

HICMF Young Artists is kindly supported by the Ex-Animo Foundation

HICMF Young Artists 2018 the Mithras Piano Trio presenting a concert-workshop to primary school children in Haringey

HICMF Young Artists is a unique scheme that focuses on bringing together several aspects of music education to help emerging young ensembles become more versatile musicians and complete all-round communicators.

HICMF Young Artists 2019 the Salomé Quartet performing in the festival

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Steven Isserlis CBE with the Kanneh-Mason Piano Trio

Matthew Sharp working with the Mithras Piano Trio

Each year HICMF's Young Artists' Scheme provides one selected ensemble with:

free coaching during the year from leading chamber musicians
a high-profile performance in the main festival, and potential links to other performance opportunities
a professional quality video recording of their performance, which they can use to promote the ensemble/competition applications etc
a series of specialised coaching sessions from acclaimed animateur, cellist & baritone Matthew Sharp on developing their own workshop-concerts for primary schools
the experience of performing those workshop-concerts in Haringey primary schools
at least one masterclass with a world renowned musician. Recent artists who have given classes include Steven Isserlis CBE and Susan Tomes

Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, HICMF has been unable to run its Young Artists scheme in 2020/2021. The scheme will resume in early 2022 with the HICMF Young Artists 2019 the Salomé Quartet receiving the remainder of their coaching, masterclasses and workshop experience

As featured in the Strad, March 2020 article:

https://www.thestrad.com/playing-and-teaching/the-promise-of-youth-postcard-from-london/10184.article

HICMF Young Artists Affiliated Tutors

HICMF Young Artists gain access to free chamber music tuition throughout the year from a variety of leading musicians, including the following affiliated tutors

Katya Apekisheva Concert pianist, Artistic Director of London Piano Festival, Professor at GSMD	Irina Botan Concert pianist, Co-director of HICMF, member of the Monte Piano Trio	Benjamin Marquise Gilmore Violinist, Concert Master of Philharmonia and Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Ruth Gibson Violist, member of Ensemble 360	Natalie Klouda Violinist and composer, Co-director of HICMF	Ashok Klouda Cellist, Co-director of HICMF
John Myerscough Cellist, member of the Doric Quartet	Gary Pomeroy Violist, member of the Heath Quartet	Wu Qian Pianist, member of the Sitkovetsky Piano Trio, Professor of Chamber Music at RNCM
Matthew Sharp Cellist, baritone, animateur, actor and director