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Leighton House Museum, as it is known today, is the former home of the Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896) situated in Holland Park Road, London. It is a unique purpose-built studio-house which is now open to the public. It contains a fascinating collection of paintings and sculptures by Lord Leighton and his contemporaries.(…)
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Sounds from Wigmore 2013
On 2nd April I performed a lunchtime song recital with pianist James Baillieu at Wigmore Hall, London. The recital was presented by the Young Classical Artists Trust.
Young Classical Artists Trust Biopic
Young Classical Artist Trust Kathryn Rudge Biopic made with generous support from the Foyle Foundation. See full profile here: http://ycat.co.uk/artist/kathryn-rudge
Kathleen Ferrier Centenary events – October 2012
This month marks the 59th anniversary of the death of the great singer Kathleen Ferrier. This year is also her Centenary year and events continue to take place across the country as the Life and Music of Kathleen Ferrier is celebrated throughout 2012. This month a number of Centenary events take place in Blackburn, where Kathleen grew up. Here(…)
Glyndebourne Photographs
I am currently in rehearsals at Glyndebourne for their forthcoming Tour of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. Glyndebourne is so beautiful and I have loved taking a few shots while I have been on my breaks from rehearsal.
15TH Anniversary Willowbrook Hospice
I had been invited by Ian Turnbull, Volunteer Co-ordinator at Willowbrook, to visit the Hospice a month or so before the service and was very kindly given a tour of the facilities by Ian and Lady Kirsty Pilkinton (Chairman of the Council of Management). I learned a great deal about the beginnings of the(…)
BBC Performing Arts Fund: Music Funding Launch
The BBC Performing Arts Fund is a charity funded through revenue from the voting lines of BBC One entertainment programmes such as ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, ‘Over the Rainbow’ and this year ‘The Voice’ will be raising money through their voting lines. The fund has been running since 2003 and has already awarded over £3.8m worth of(…)
Carleton House
It was a joy to congratulate the recipients of the evening’s prizes, all of the pupils, and everyone who had been a part of the school year. I was so proud to see and hear that Carleton House is growing from strength to strength with the hard work of all the teachers, the people that support the school and most(…)