Eqyptian soprano, Fatma Said, is one of the most exciting young artists of her generation. In 2016, she made her sensational role debut at Teatro alla Scala as Pamina (Die Zauberflöte). Fatma has established a reputation as an extraordinarily gifted recitalist and is currently a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist. This season, Fatma will perform Die Schöpfung at Tonhalle Düsseldorf and in Budapest and will give recitals in Birmingham, Perth, Leeds, Dresden, Bonn, Mallorca, and at Wigmore Hall. Fatma will make her debut at the Salzburg MozartWoche a production of Mozart’s T.H.A.M.O.S by La Fura del Baus, and will give gala concerts at The United Nations in Geneva, and in Muscat with Juan Diego Flórez. Recent highlights include L’Amour (Orphée et Eurydice) at Teatro alla Scala and concerts in Lucerne, Vienna and Salzburg with Rolando Villazón.

Born in Edinburgh, he studied at St. Catharine's College and the Royal College of Music. One of the leading piano accompanists of his generation, he has worked with many of the world’s greatest lieder singers. He has presented the complete Britten songs at Wigmore Hall, Debussy and Poulenc's at St. Johns Smith Square (which he has also recorded), and the Wolf lieder at the Edinburgh Festival. Martineau has performed in Europe’s most important festivals and concert halls, as well as Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully in New York and the Sydney Opera House. In 2004 he was appointed Doctor Honoris Causa by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and International Fellow of Accompaniment in 2009. In 2011 he served as artistic director of the Leeds Lieder Festival.