Thomas Freeman-Attwood, Timothy End

Programme to include music by Saint-Saëns, Sampson, Planel and Telemann.

Thomas Freeman-Attwood became a member of the National Youth Orchestra (NYO) when he was fifteen in the Philip Jones Memorial Chair, having won the Bang and Olufsen Schools Competition. As part of NYO Tom played under the baton of Paul Daniel and Vasily Petrenko, among others.

He gained further orchestral experience performing regularly with the York Guildhall Orchestra under Simon Wright, touring and performing with the London Schools’ Symphony Orchestra and playing Principal Trumpet for the Ernest Read Symphony Orchestra. Having won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in 2013 for his undergraduate studies, Thomas has just begun a master’s degree programme at the Royal Academy.

Pianist Timothy End is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied with Julius Drake. A multiple first-prize winner, Timothy was awarded both the Pianist Prize and Jean Meikle Duo Prize at the Wigmore Hall Song Competition. Further prizes include the Gerald Moore Award, the Accompanists’ Prize at the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards, the Parnell Award for an Accompanist at the ROSL Annual Music Competition and the MBF Accompanist Prize at the Kathleen Ferrier Competition.