Glaswegian Mezzo Beth Taylor, lauded for her “strong presence”, “sensational coloratura” and  “intriguing depth”, is on the onset of a major international career. She is the 3rd prize winner of the 2019 Wigmore Hall Competition, and grand winner of the prestigious 2022 Elizabeth Connell Prize for dramatic voices. She has performed at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Oper Frankfurt Glyndebourne Festival, Opernhaus Zürich or Auditorio de Madrid with roles as Erda and Erste Norn (Der Ring des Nibelungen), Bianca (Bianca e Falliero), Bradamente (Alcina), Arsace (Semiramide) or Cornelia (Giulio Cesare). She is in very high demand across Europe’s concert platforms also in song and oratorio. She has performed with notable ensembles including the Dunedin Consort, Capella Mediterranea, the Ricercare Ensemble and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and with notable pianists as Julius Drake, Jonathan Ware, and rising star Hamish Brown.

Julius Drake lives in London and enjoys an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field, collaborating with many of the world’s leading artists. The New Yorker has described him as the “collaborative pianist nonpareil”. He appears regularly at all the major music centres and festivals. His passionate interest in song has led to invitations to devise song series for Wigmore Hall, London, the BBC and The Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. His annual series of song recitals – Julius Drake and Friends – in the historic Middle Temple Hall in London, has featured recitals with many outstanding vocal artists including Thomas Allen, Olaf Bär, Ian Bostridge, Angelika Kirchschlager, Iestyn Davies, Veronique Gens, Felicity Lott, Simon Keenlyside, Christopher Maltman, Mark Padmore, Christoph Prégardien.