Concert 1 Guest Artists
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Emily Sun
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Emily Sun’s powerful sound and compelling, captivating interpretations have won her international renown, just as her genuine connection with audiences and engaging presence have thrilled her growing host of supporters.
As much a chamber musician as a virtuoso, Emily originally shot to fame as a young soloist and media star in Australia, and internationally as a multi prize-winner. Now based in London and having performed with significant orchestras and in major concert halls around the globe, she is a fast-rising star with “a perfect balance of expressivity and formidable strength” (The Australian).
Emily’s residency as the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Artist in Association 2023-2024, included the World Premiere of new concerto Fantasie im Wintergarten, commissioned from Elena Kats-Chernin by ASO for Emily, which received 5-star reviews and was hailed as “The memorable premiere of a new musical landmark” (5* Limelight Magazine) and “As always, Emily Sun gave a shining performance” (5* Artshub). She also gave the Australian premiere of Fazil Say’s Violin Sonata No 2 ‘Kaz Daglari’.
Emily releases her debut concerto album Film Fantasia in Autumn 2024 on ABC Classic which includes live recordings of Kats-Chernin: Fantasie im Wintergarten (recorded with ASO & Benjamin Northey), Korngold Violin Concerto and Williams Theme from Schindler’s List.
Upcoming debut performances include with BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Gemma New giving the UK Premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s violin concerto, and Barber with Johannesburg Philharmonic and KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestras. Season returns include Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra and a recital at Sydney Opera House.
Recent orchestral performances include with the Sydney Symphony, West Australian Symphony, Tasmanian Symphony, and Melbourne Symphony with conductors such as Vasily Petrenko, Andrew Litton, Jaime Martin, Mark Wigglesworth, Johannes Fritzsch and Benjamin Northey. Emily has performed with the European Union Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de Royal Wallonie and Orchestre de Chambre Namur in Europe; Arlington and Arizona Symphonies in the USA; Shanghai Youth Orchestra and Qingdao Symphony Orchestra in China.
Performances around the world include venues such as Sydney Opera House, Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Tchaikovsky Great Hall Moscow, Auditorium du Louvre Paris, and Flagey Brussels. Emily was invited to perform at Buckingham Palace alongside Maxim Vengerov in the presence of HRH King Charles III, and at the Royal Palace of Brussels in the presence of the King and Queen of Belgium. Awards and prizes have included 2018 ABC Young Performers Award (Australia), the 2016 Royal Overseas League Music Competition (UK), and the Brahms (Austria), Yampolsky (Russia) and Lipizer (Italy) international violin competitions. She was a Young Concert Artist for the Tillett Trust, The Worshipful Company of Musicians and City Music Foundation.
Recent chamber recitals include Music in the Round, a duo partnership with pianist Anna Tilbrook, a duo with Joseph Havlat and a residency at the Australian Chamber Music Festival. Emily has also collaborated with Bendigo Chamber Music Festival, London Mozart Players, Maxim Vengerov, Gary Hoffman, Miguel da Silva, Marc Coppey, Danny Driver, Gemma Rosefield and she is regularly invited to perform at music festivals across Europe.
Emily’s debut album, Nocturnes with Andrea Lam, was released on ABC Classics/Universal to critical acclaim; it reached No. 1 for four weeks in the ARIA Classical Charts and was shortlisted for ‘Best Classical Album 2021’ in the ARIA Awards. Emily also features in a Rubicon Classics disc on the forgotten chamber works of Robert Kahn which received a 5-star review from BBC Music Magazine.
As a teen, Emily shot to national fame after being featured in the acclaimed award-winning Australian documentary ‘Mrs Carey’s Concert’. Her media presence continues as an ABC Artist-in-Residence, BBC Introducing Artist, regular broadcasts on Classic FM, BBC Radio 3 (UK), Kol Hamusica (Israel), WXQR (USA), and Musiq 3 (Belgium).
Emily studied with Dr Robin Wilson (Sydney Conservatorium of Music), Itzhak Rashkovsky (Royal College of Music, London), Augustin Dumay (Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth, Belgium), and received further mentoring from Pinchas Zukerman, Maxim Vengerov and Ivry Gitlis. Emily is violin professor at the Royal College of Music, London, and plays a 1753 G.B. Guadaganini, on generous loan from the UKARIA Cultural Trust.
As much a chamber musician as a virtuoso, Emily originally shot to fame as a young soloist and media star in Australia, and internationally as a multi prize-winner. Now based in London and having performed with significant orchestras and in major concert halls around the globe, she is a fast-rising star with “a perfect balance of expressivity and formidable strength” (The Australian).
Emily’s residency as the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Artist in Association 2023-2024, included the World Premiere of new concerto Fantasie im Wintergarten, commissioned from Elena Kats-Chernin by ASO for Emily, which received 5-star reviews and was hailed as “The memorable premiere of a new musical landmark” (5* Limelight Magazine) and “As always, Emily Sun gave a shining performance” (5* Artshub). She also gave the Australian premiere of Fazil Say’s Violin Sonata No 2 ‘Kaz Daglari’.
Emily releases her debut concerto album Film Fantasia in Autumn 2024 on ABC Classic which includes live recordings of Kats-Chernin: Fantasie im Wintergarten (recorded with ASO & Benjamin Northey), Korngold Violin Concerto and Williams Theme from Schindler’s List.
Upcoming debut performances include with BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Gemma New giving the UK Premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s violin concerto, and Barber with Johannesburg Philharmonic and KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestras. Season returns include Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra and a recital at Sydney Opera House.
Recent orchestral performances include with the Sydney Symphony, West Australian Symphony, Tasmanian Symphony, and Melbourne Symphony with conductors such as Vasily Petrenko, Andrew Litton, Jaime Martin, Mark Wigglesworth, Johannes Fritzsch and Benjamin Northey. Emily has performed with the European Union Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de Royal Wallonie and Orchestre de Chambre Namur in Europe; Arlington and Arizona Symphonies in the USA; Shanghai Youth Orchestra and Qingdao Symphony Orchestra in China.
Performances around the world include venues such as Sydney Opera House, Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Tchaikovsky Great Hall Moscow, Auditorium du Louvre Paris, and Flagey Brussels. Emily was invited to perform at Buckingham Palace alongside Maxim Vengerov in the presence of HRH King Charles III, and at the Royal Palace of Brussels in the presence of the King and Queen of Belgium. Awards and prizes have included 2018 ABC Young Performers Award (Australia), the 2016 Royal Overseas League Music Competition (UK), and the Brahms (Austria), Yampolsky (Russia) and Lipizer (Italy) international violin competitions. She was a Young Concert Artist for the Tillett Trust, The Worshipful Company of Musicians and City Music Foundation.
Recent chamber recitals include Music in the Round, a duo partnership with pianist Anna Tilbrook, a duo with Joseph Havlat and a residency at the Australian Chamber Music Festival. Emily has also collaborated with Bendigo Chamber Music Festival, London Mozart Players, Maxim Vengerov, Gary Hoffman, Miguel da Silva, Marc Coppey, Danny Driver, Gemma Rosefield and she is regularly invited to perform at music festivals across Europe.
Emily’s debut album, Nocturnes with Andrea Lam, was released on ABC Classics/Universal to critical acclaim; it reached No. 1 for four weeks in the ARIA Classical Charts and was shortlisted for ‘Best Classical Album 2021’ in the ARIA Awards. Emily also features in a Rubicon Classics disc on the forgotten chamber works of Robert Kahn which received a 5-star review from BBC Music Magazine.
As a teen, Emily shot to national fame after being featured in the acclaimed award-winning Australian documentary ‘Mrs Carey’s Concert’. Her media presence continues as an ABC Artist-in-Residence, BBC Introducing Artist, regular broadcasts on Classic FM, BBC Radio 3 (UK), Kol Hamusica (Israel), WXQR (USA), and Musiq 3 (Belgium).
Emily studied with Dr Robin Wilson (Sydney Conservatorium of Music), Itzhak Rashkovsky (Royal College of Music, London), Augustin Dumay (Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth, Belgium), and received further mentoring from Pinchas Zukerman, Maxim Vengerov and Ivry Gitlis. Emily is violin professor at the Royal College of Music, London, and plays a 1753 G.B. Guadaganini, on generous loan from the UKARIA Cultural Trust.
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Jonathan Radford
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Recognised for his “virtuosity and engaging musicianship” (Gramophone Magazine),Jonathan Radford is regarded as one of the leading classical saxophonists of hisgeneration.
Passionate about showcasing thesaxophone’s versatility across the classicaland contemporary repertoire, Jonathan delights his audiences with characteristicallyenergetic and expressive performances.
In demand internationally as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician,Jonathan has performed in prestigious concert halls and festivals across the worldincluding the Grieg Hall (Bergen), Philharmonie de Paris, Seoul Arts Center (SouthKorea), Bridgewater Hall (Manchester), Southbank Centre-Purcell Room, QueenElizabeth Halland Wigmore Hall (London).
Recent appearances include concertos withthe Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra and theSlovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.Jonathan is an international prize-winner, including the award of CommonwealthMusician of the Year and Gold Medallist in the Royal Overseas League MusicCompetition (UK), Saxopen International Competition (France), and ConcordoInternazionale de Musica Marco (Italy).
He was a Young Concert Artist for the Countessof Munster Musical Trust, Hattori Foundation, Making Music Philip and Dorothy GreenAward, Park Lane Group, Tunnell Trust and the Worshipful Company of Musicians.Jonathan’s debut album recorded with pianist Ashley Fripp, ‘The Saxophone Craze–Homage to Rudy Wiedoeft’ (2022) was releasedon Champs Hill Records to critical acclaim, receiving a 5* review from BBC Music Magazine, and featured as ‘One to Watch’ inGramophone Magazine. As a guest on broadcasting networks, Jonathan has featured on BBC Radio 3, Fine Music Radio, FranceMusique and Scala Radio.Alongside championing existing repertoire for saxophone by composers such as Debussy, Glazunov, Milhaud, Caplet, Schulhoff andVilla-Lobos, Jonathan is devoted to the creation of new works for the saxophone.
He has commissioned and premiered works by CherylFrances-Hoad, Dani Howard, Betsy Jolas, Christian Lauba, Luis Naón and Raymond Yiu.Jonathan studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSMDP) with Claude Delangle, then in London at the Royal College of Music as the 2018 Mills Williams Junior Fellow, studying with Kyle Horch.A dedicated pedagogue, Jonathan is regularly invited to give classes at the Royal College of Music and has given masterclasses at theRoyal Academy of Music, RoyalBirmingham Conservatoire, Royal Welsh College of Music, Trinity Laban Conservatoire, Chetham’sSchool of Music and Melbourne Conservatorium.
Jonathan is passionate about bringing music to a wider community, regularlycollaborating with the Wigmore Hall’s learning programme.Jonathan is aVandoren ParisandHenri Selmer Parissaxophone artist.
Passionate about showcasing thesaxophone’s versatility across the classicaland contemporary repertoire, Jonathan delights his audiences with characteristicallyenergetic and expressive performances.
In demand internationally as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician,Jonathan has performed in prestigious concert halls and festivals across the worldincluding the Grieg Hall (Bergen), Philharmonie de Paris, Seoul Arts Center (SouthKorea), Bridgewater Hall (Manchester), Southbank Centre-Purcell Room, QueenElizabeth Halland Wigmore Hall (London).
Recent appearances include concertos withthe Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra and theSlovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.Jonathan is an international prize-winner, including the award of CommonwealthMusician of the Year and Gold Medallist in the Royal Overseas League MusicCompetition (UK), Saxopen International Competition (France), and ConcordoInternazionale de Musica Marco (Italy).
He was a Young Concert Artist for the Countessof Munster Musical Trust, Hattori Foundation, Making Music Philip and Dorothy GreenAward, Park Lane Group, Tunnell Trust and the Worshipful Company of Musicians.Jonathan’s debut album recorded with pianist Ashley Fripp, ‘The Saxophone Craze–Homage to Rudy Wiedoeft’ (2022) was releasedon Champs Hill Records to critical acclaim, receiving a 5* review from BBC Music Magazine, and featured as ‘One to Watch’ inGramophone Magazine. As a guest on broadcasting networks, Jonathan has featured on BBC Radio 3, Fine Music Radio, FranceMusique and Scala Radio.Alongside championing existing repertoire for saxophone by composers such as Debussy, Glazunov, Milhaud, Caplet, Schulhoff andVilla-Lobos, Jonathan is devoted to the creation of new works for the saxophone.
He has commissioned and premiered works by CherylFrances-Hoad, Dani Howard, Betsy Jolas, Christian Lauba, Luis Naón and Raymond Yiu.Jonathan studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSMDP) with Claude Delangle, then in London at the Royal College of Music as the 2018 Mills Williams Junior Fellow, studying with Kyle Horch.A dedicated pedagogue, Jonathan is regularly invited to give classes at the Royal College of Music and has given masterclasses at theRoyal Academy of Music, RoyalBirmingham Conservatoire, Royal Welsh College of Music, Trinity Laban Conservatoire, Chetham’sSchool of Music and Melbourne Conservatorium.
Jonathan is passionate about bringing music to a wider community, regularlycollaborating with the Wigmore Hall’s learning programme.Jonathan is aVandoren ParisandHenri Selmer Parissaxophone artist.
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Grayson Masefield
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Grayson Masefield is a New Zealand born accordionist and is the first person to win World Championships in Classical, Virtuoso and Digital accordion categories. He is the Instrumental Music Teacher for Accordion at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and is the founder of AOTANGO. He has completed a Master in Specialised Music Performance at HEMU Lausanne, Switzerland with Stephane Chapuis, and a Masters of Studio Pedagogy from the University of Auckland.
Grayson is regularly invited to adjudicate and/or appear as Guest Artist at international competitions he has previously won, CIA in Italy, China & Russia, CMA in USA & Portugal, Primus Ikaalinen in Finland and Roland International in Rome. At the 2010 Coupe Mondiale, Varaždin, Croatia, Grayson was elected to the prestigious Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) IMC - UNESCO Music Committee and today is Vice-Chairman of the Music Committee. Over the years, Grayson has been invited to perform in many countries including France, Spain, Germany, UK, Portugal, Slovakia, Italy, USA, Canada, Russia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Portugal, China, Switzerland, Chile, Czech Republic, Singapore, South Korea, Austria, New Zealand, Australia, Finland.
Grayson plays in many ensembles, in classical and contemporary styles and has been a soloist with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra (USA), the Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile (Santiago & Frutillar, Chile), the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (Switzerland), Berliner Kammerorchester at the Chamber Music Hall of the Berlin Philharmonie (Germany), Civic Orchestra of Victoria (Canada), Calabrian Philharmonic Orchestra (Italy) and with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (New Zealand).
He has worked with several of the world's leading composers such as Frank Angelis (France), Gorka Hermosa (Spain), Petri Makkonen (Finland) and with Gary Daverne, Ross Harris & David Mason (New Zealand) to perform and record new original works for the accordion.
Grayson is regularly invited to adjudicate and/or appear as Guest Artist at international competitions he has previously won, CIA in Italy, China & Russia, CMA in USA & Portugal, Primus Ikaalinen in Finland and Roland International in Rome. At the 2010 Coupe Mondiale, Varaždin, Croatia, Grayson was elected to the prestigious Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) IMC - UNESCO Music Committee and today is Vice-Chairman of the Music Committee. Over the years, Grayson has been invited to perform in many countries including France, Spain, Germany, UK, Portugal, Slovakia, Italy, USA, Canada, Russia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Portugal, China, Switzerland, Chile, Czech Republic, Singapore, South Korea, Austria, New Zealand, Australia, Finland.
Grayson plays in many ensembles, in classical and contemporary styles and has been a soloist with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra (USA), the Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile (Santiago & Frutillar, Chile), the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (Switzerland), Berliner Kammerorchester at the Chamber Music Hall of the Berlin Philharmonie (Germany), Civic Orchestra of Victoria (Canada), Calabrian Philharmonic Orchestra (Italy) and with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (New Zealand).
He has worked with several of the world's leading composers such as Frank Angelis (France), Gorka Hermosa (Spain), Petri Makkonen (Finland) and with Gary Daverne, Ross Harris & David Mason (New Zealand) to perform and record new original works for the accordion.