Guildhall alumni, staff and artists in BBC Proms 2021

The Proms is back with six weeks of live music from 30 July until 11 September, with 52 concerts over 44 days broadcast across radio, Sounds and TV.

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As always, the annual Proms features a huge host of Guildhall alumni, staff and artists, from soloists and orchestral members to technical crew.

Alumni who will be taking part in the Proms this year are listed in order of appearance below. We are aware we may have missed alumni and other members of the Guildhall community from our search, so please do get in touch if you can’t see your name and would like to be added to the list.

First Night of the Proms 2021
7:30pm, Fri 30 Jul 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Contralto: Jessica Dandy (Mezzo-Soprano 2019)
  • As part of BBC Singers: Emma Tring (Soprano 2003), Jessica Gillingwater (Junior Guildhall 2003), Ciara Hendrick (Soprano 2004)
  •  As part of BBC Symphony Orchestra: Shirley Turner (Violin 1994), Patrick Wastnage (Violin 1983), Tammy Se (Violin 2004), Natalie Taylor (Viola 1993), Matthias Wiesner (Viola 2009), Susan Monks* (Cello 1987), Tamsy Kaner (Cello 1987), Alison Teale* (Oboe 1996), James Burke* (Clarinet 2008), Phil Cobb* (Trumpet 2009), Helen Vollam* (Trombone 1997), Dan Jenkins (Trombone 1988), Susan Frankel* (Bassoon 1978), Nicholas Korth* (Horn 1993), Christopher Hind* (Timpani and Percussion 1982)

The Golden Age of Broadway
7:30pm, Sat 31 Jul 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Conductor: Richard Balcombe (Piano Accompaniment 1978)
  • As part of BBC Concert Orchestra: Rustom Pomeroy (Violin 2003), Marcus Broome (Violin 1991), Nigel Goodwin (Viola 1983), Miwa Rosso (Cello 2003), Derek Hannigan (Clarinet 1984) and Guildhall Professor, John McDougall (Bassoon 1984), Jane Gaskell (Bassoon 1988), Catherine Moore (Trumpet 1984), David Stewart (Bass Trombone 1984) and Guildhall Professor

An Evening of Mozart with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
8pm, Sun 1 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Stephanie Gonley* (Violin 1987), Marcus Barcham Stevens* (Composition 2010), Gordon Bragg (Violin 2006), Rachel Spencer (Violin 2014), Eric De Wit (Cello 2006), Nikita Naumov* (Double Bass 2010) Peter Franks* (Trumpet 1980)

Ryan Bancroft Conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
7:30pm, Mon 2 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Composer: Elizabeth Ogonek (Composition 2017)
  • As part of BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Gwenllian Hâf MacDonald (Violin 2009), Carmel Barber (Violin 1982), Emilie Godden (Violin 2007), Tetsuumi Nagata (Violin 2012), Laura Sinnerton (Viola 2009), Christopher Wescott (Double Bass 1980), Matthew Featherstone* (Flute 2010), Steven Hudson* (Oboe 2006), David Buckland* (Contrabassoon 1977), Tim Thorpe* (Horn 2004), Meilyr Hughes (Horn 2013)

Michael Collins, Adrian Brendel & Michael McHale Celebrate Zemlinsky
1pm & 6pm, Mon 2 Aug 2021 Cadogan Hall

  • Clarinet: Michael Collins (Clarinet professor)

Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven
7.30pm Tue 3 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Conductor: Ben Gernon (Tuba 2012)
  • As part of BBC Philharmonic: Clare Dixon (Violin 1989), Lisa Obert* (Violin 2010), Gillian Callow (Music 1983), Rebecca Hill (Horn 2004), Tom Kane (Horn 1982), Jonathan Barrett (Horn 1991)

Vaughan Williams, Respighi and Mendelssohn
7:30pm, Wed 4 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sulki Yu (Violin 2010), Shana Douglas (Violin 2007), Esther Kim (Violin 2015), Kay Chappell (Violin 1995), Siân McInally (Violin 1992), Esther Harling (Viola 2004), Clive Howard (Viola 1981), Jean-Baptiste Toselli (Cello 2009), Joanna Marsh (Flute 1995), Katy Ayling (Clarinet 2010), Finlay Bain (Horn 2015)

Gražinytė-Tyla Conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
7.30pm, Thu 5 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Composer: Thomas Adès, CBE
  • As part of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra: Elspeth Dutch* (Horn 2002), Richard Watkin* (Trombone 2006), Anthony Howe* (Trombone 1991), Graham Sibley* (Tuba 1991), Liz Fryer (Music 1982),  Julian Walters (Double Bass 1995)

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Stravinsky
7.30pm, Fri 6 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Tenor: Benjamin Hulett (Tenor 2003)
  • As part of BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Olivier Lemoine (Violin 1994), Lise Aferiat* (Violin 1982), Jamie Campbell* (Violin 2006), Ana do Vale (Violin 2015), Alison Lawrance* (MCellousic 1987), Sarah Oliver (Cello 2012), Gillian de Groote (Cello 1993), Luke Russell* (Flute 2012), Andrew Duncan (Tuba 1984), Heather Corbett* (Music 1969)

Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony
7.30pm, Sun 8 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Gwenllian Hâf MacDonald (Violin 2009), Carmel Barber (Violin 1982), Emilie Godden (Violin 2007), Tetsuumi Nagata (Violin 2012), Laura Sinnerton (Viola 2009), Christopher Wescott (Double Bass 1980), Matthew Featherstone* (Flute 2010), Steven Hudson* (Oboe 2006), David Buckland* (Contrabassoon 1977), Tim Thorpe* (Horn 2004), Meilyr Hughes (Horn 2013)

Elgar's Cello Concerto
7.30pm, Mon 9 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Mark Derudder* (Violin 2011), Agnieszka Gesler (Violin 2016), Miguel Rodriguez* (Viola 2013), Philip Collingham (Cello 2014), Alexander Wide (Horn 2014), Kevin Morgan* (Trombone 1986), Robb Tooley* (Trombone 2001)

Parallel Universes
7.30pm, Tue 10 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Violin: Jennifer Pike (Violin 2009)
  • As part of BBC Philharmonic: Clare Dixon (Violin 1989), Lisa Obert* (Violin 2010), Gillian Callow (Music 1983), Rebecca Hill (Horn 2004), Tom Kane (Horn 1982), Jonathan Barrett (Horn 1991)

Stravinsky from Memory
3.30pm, Wed 11 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of Aurora Orchestra: Jamie Campbell* (Violin 2006)

Vladimir Jurowski & the LPO
7.30pm Thu 12 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of London Philharmonic Orchestra:  Nynke Hijlkema (Violin 2000), Sioni Williams (Violin 1996), Richard Waters* (Viola 2011), Ting-Ru Lai (Viola 2017), Kristina Blaumane (Cello 2002), David Lale (Cello 2005), Susanna Riddell (Cello 1992), Sebastian Pennar* (Double Bass 2012), Laura Murphy (Double Bass 2011), Juliette Bausor* (Flute 2001), Stewart McIlwham* (Piccolo 1985), Thomas Watmough (Clarinet 1993), John Ryan* (Horn 2001), James Fountain (Trumpet 2015), Mark Templeton*  (Trombone 1998), David Whitehouse (Trombone 1990)

Martyn Brabbins & the BBC Symphony Orchestra
7.30pm, Fri 13 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of BBC Symphony Orchestra: Shirley Turner (Violin 1994), Patrick Wastnage (Violin 1983), Tammy Se (Violin 2004), Natalie Taylor (Viola 1993) Matthias Wiesner (Viola 2009), Susan Monks* (Cello 1987), Tamsy Kaner (Cello 1987), Alison Teale* (Oboe 1996), James Burke* (Clarinet 2008), Phil Cobb* (Trumpet 2009), Helen Vollam* (Trombone 1997) Dan Jenkins (Trombone 1988), Susan Frankel (Bassoon 1978), Nicholas Korth (Horn 1993), Christopher Hind (Timpani and Percussion 1982)

Víkingur Ólafsson Plays Bach and Mozart
7.30pm, Sat 14 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of Philharmonia Orchestra: Rebecca Chan (Violin 2010), Victoria Irish (Violin 2002), Samantha Reagan (Violin 1987), Paula Clifton-Everest (Violin 1997), Jan Regulski (Violin 2009), Cheremie Hamilton-Miller (Viola 1992), Richard Birchall (Cello 2007), Ella Rundle (Cello 2011), Simon Oliver (Double Bass 1990), Samuel Coles* (Flute 1982), Robin O'Neill* (Bassoon 1981), Carsten Williams (Horn 1992), Byron Fulcher* (Trombone 1991), Elin Samuel (Harp 2019) 

Abel Selaocoe: Africa Meets Europe
7pm, Sun 15 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Gwenllian Hâf MacDonald (Violin 2009), Carmel Barber (Violin 1982), Emilie Godden (Violin 2007), Tetsuumi Nagata (Violin 2012), Laura Sinnerton (Viola 2009), Christopher Wescott (Double Bass 1980), Matthew Featherstone* (Flute 2010), Steven Hudson* (Oboe 2006), David Buckland* (Contrabassoon 1977), Tim Thorpe* (Horn 2004), Meilyr Hughes (Horn 2013)

A Night at the Opera
7.30pm, Mon 16 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Soprano: Sally Matthews (Soprano 2000)
  • Soprano: Natalya Romaniw (Soprano 2012)
  • Tenor: Nicky Spence (Tenor 2009)
  • As part of BBC Philharmonic: Clare Dixon (Violin 1989), Lisa Obert* (Violin 2010), Gillian Callow (Music 1983), Rebecca Hill (Horn 2004), Tom Kane (Horn 1982), Jonathan Barrett (Horn 1991)

Manchester Collective
7.30pm, Tue 17 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Harpsichord: Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord Professor)
  • Violin/Director: Rakhi Singh: (Violin 2010)
  • As part of Manchester Collective: Edmund Finnis (Composition 2013), Laurence Osborn (Composition 2019), Rakhi Singh (Violin 2010), Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord Professor), Joby Burgess (Percussion 2000), William Newell (Violin 2017)
  • Composer: Edmund Finnis (Composition 2013)
  • Composer: Dobrinka Tabakova (Composition 2003) 

The BBC Singers & Shiva Feshareki
7.30pm, Thu 19 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Viola Da Gamba: Liam Byrne (Viola Da Gamba Professor)
  • Bass Clarinet: Stuart King (Clarinet 1997) 
  • As part of BBC Singers: Emma Tring (Soprano 2003), Jessica Gillingwater (Junior Guildhall 2003), Ciara Hendrick (Soprano 2004)
  • Composer: Roderick Williams (Opera 1995) 

Mozart’s Requiem
7.30pm, Fri 20 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Soprano: Samantha Clarke (Soprano 2019)
  • Bass: William Thomas (Baritone/Bass 2018)
  • As part of Britten Sinfonia: Marcus Barcham Stevens* (Composition 2011), Clara Biss (Violin 2003), Fiona McCapra (Violin 1989), Marcus Broome (Violin 1991), Suzanne Loze (Violin 1985), Ben Chappell* (Cello 1989), Joy Hawley (Cello 1990), Stephen Williams* (Double Bass 1982), Joy Farrall* (Clarinet 1981), Oliver Pashley* (Clarinet 2014), Alex Wide* (Horn 2013)

Moses Sumney Meets Jules Buckley and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
7.30pm, Sat 21 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Conductor: Jules Buckley (Trumpet 2006)
  • As part of BBC Symphony Orchestra: Shirley Turner (Violin 1994), Patrick Wastnage (Violin 1983), Tammy Se (Violin 2004), Natalie Taylor (Viola 1993), Matthias Wiesner (Viola 2009), Susan Monks* (Cello 1987), Tamsy Kaner (Cello 1987), Alison Teale* (Oboe 1996), James Burke* (Clarinet 2008), Phil Cobb* (Trumpet 2009), Helen Vollam* (Trombone 1997), Dan Jenkins (Trombone 1988), Susan Frankel* (Bassoon 1978), Nicholas Korth* (Horn 1993), Christopher Hind* (Timpani and Percussion 1982)

Sir Simon Rattle Conducts the London Symphony Orchestra
7.30pm, Sun 22 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle (Honorary Fellow)
  • As part of London Symphony Orchestra: Laurent Quénelle (Violin 1994), Thomas Norris* (Violin 1994), Iwona Muszynska (Violin 2004), Paul Robson (Violin 1980), Steve Doman (Viola 2011), Noël Bradshaw (Cello 1978), Colin Paris* (Double Bass 1977), Matthew Gibson (Double Bass 1991), José Moreira (Double Bass 2017)
  • London Symphony Orchestra Stage Manager: Sophia Tuffin (Stage Management and Technical Theatre 2012) 

Chineke! Orchestra
7.30pm, Tue 24 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of Chineke! Orchestra: Ashok Klouda (Cello 2010)

Vivaldi's Four Seasons
3.30pm & 8pm, Wed 25 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of Academy of St Martin in the Fields: Jeremy Morris (Violin 1991), Helen Paterson (Violin 1988), Robert Salter (Violin 1983), Katie Stillman (Violin 2010), Robert Smissen* (Viola 1983) Sarah Newbold (Flute 1979) and Flute Professor, James Burke* (Clarinet 2010), Graham Hobbs* (Bassoon 2000) and Junior Guildhall Professor, Jo Hensel*(Horn 1991) and Deputy Head of Wind, Brass and Percussion, Will O'Sullivan* (Trumpet Professor)

George Lewis & Beethoven
7.30pm, Thu 26 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Olivier Lemoine (Violin 1994), Lise Aferiat* (Violin 1982), Jamie Campbell* (Violin 2006), Ana do Vale (Violin 2015), Alison Lawrance* (Cello 1987), Sarah Oliver (Cello 2012), Gillian de Groote (Cello 1993), Luke Russell* (Flute 2012), Andrew Duncan* (Tuba 1984), Heather Corbett* (Percussion 1969)

Charlotte Bray, Walton & Arnold
7.30pm, Fri 27 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of BBC Symphony Orchestra: Shirley Turner (Violin 1994), Patrick Wastnage (Violin 1983), Tammy Se (Violin 2004), Natalie Taylor (Viola 1993) Matthias Wiesner (Viola 2009), Susan Monks* (Cello 1987), Tamsy Kaner (Cello 1987), Alison Teale* (Oboe 1996), James Burke* (Clarinet 2008), Phil Cobb* (Trumpet 2009), Helen Vollam* (Trombone 1997) Dan Jenkins (Trombone 1988), Susan Frankel (Bassoon 1978), Nicholas Korth (Horn 1993), Christopher Hind (Timpani and Percussion 1982)

Bartók Roots
7.30pm, Sat 28 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Olivier Lemoine (Violin 1994), Lise Aferiat* (Violin 1982), Jamie Campbell* (Violin 2006), Ana do Vale (Violin 2015), Alison Lawrance* (MCellousic 1987), Sarah Oliver (Cello 2012), Gillian de Groote (Cello 1993), Luke Russell* (Flute 2012), Andrew Duncan (Tuba 1984), Heather Corbett* (Music 1969)

Family Prom
2.30pm & 7pm, Sun 29 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Percussion: Adrian Spillett (Percussion Professor)
  • Composer: Daniel Kidane (Composition 2017)

Sir George Benjamin Conducts the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
7.30pm, Mon 30 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of Mahler Chamber Orchestra: Yannick Dondelinger (Viola 1992), Matthew Sadler (Trumpet 2003), Mark Hampson (Trombone 1995)

Wagner’s Tristan & Isolde
5pm, Tue 31 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of London Philharmonic Orchestra:  Nynke Hijlkema (Violin 2000), Sioni Williams (Violin 1996), Richard Waters* (Viola 2011), Ting-Ru Lai (Viola 2017), Kristina Blaumane (Cello 2002), David Lale (Cello 2005), Susanna Riddell (Cello 1992), Sebastian Pennar* (Double Bass 2012), Laura Murphy (Double Bass 2011), Juliette Bausor* (Flute 2001), Stewart McIlwham* (Piccolo 1985), Thomas Watmough (Clarinet 1993), John Ryan* (Horn 2001), James Fountain (Trumpet 2015), Mark Templeton*  (Trombone 1998), David Whitehouse (Trombone 1990)

20th-Century British Film Music
7.30pm, Thu 2 Sep 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of BBC Concert Orchestra: Rustom Pomeroy (Violin 2003), Marcus Broome (Violin 1991), Nigel Goodwin (Viola 1983), Miwa Rosso (Cello 2003), Derek Hannigan (Clarinet 1984) and Guildhall Professor, John McDougall (Bassoon 1984), Jane Gaskell (Bassoon 1988), Catherine Moore (Trumpet 1984), David Stewart (Bass Trombone 1984) and Guildhall Professor

Semyon Bychkov Conducts the BBC SO & Kirill Gerstein
7.30pm, Fri 3 Sep 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of BBC Symphony Orchestra: Shirley Turner (Violin 1994), Patrick Wastnage (Violin 1983), Tammy Se (Violin 2004), Natalie Taylor (Viola 1993) Matthias Wiesner (Viola 2009), Susan Monks* (Cello 1987), Tamsy Kaner (Cello 1987), Alison Teale* (Oboe 1996), James Burke* (Clarinet 2008), Phil Cobb* (Trumpet 2009), Helen Vollam* (Trombone 1997) Dan Jenkins (Trombone 1988), Susan Frankel (Bassoon 1978), Nicholas Korth (Horn 1993), Christopher Hind (Timpani and Percussion 1982)

John Wilson Conducts the Sinfonia of London
7.30pm Sat 4 Sep 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Soprano: Francesca Chiejina (Soprano 2016) 

Sheku Kanneh-Mason Plays Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
7.30pm, Sun 5 Sep 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra: Alexander Marks (Violin 1981), Emily Mowbray (Violin 2016), Kate Marsden (Violin 2006), David Ruby (Viola 1985), Fiona Stunden (Viola 1992), Jonathan Aasgaard (Cello 1997), Hilary Browning (Cello 1987), Ian Bracken (Cello 1992), Cormac Henry* (Flute 2000), Sameeta Gahir (Flute 2013), Ausiàs Garriogós-Morant (Clarinet 2019) , Stephen Nicholls (Horn 2008), Simon Cowen (Trombone 1995)

Pauline Viardot and Her Circle
1pm & 6pm,  Mon 6 Sep 2021 Cadogan Hall

  • Ema Nikolovska (Mezzo-Soprano 2019)

BBC Concert Orchestra & James McVinnie
7.30pm, Mon 6 Sep 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of BBC Concert Orchestra: Rustom Pomeroy (Violin 2003), Marcus Broome (Violin 1991), Nigel Goodwin (Viola 1983), Miwa Rosso (Cello 2003), Derek Hannigan (Clarinet 1984) and Guildhall Professor, John McDougall (Bassoon 1984), Jane Gaskell (Bassoon 1988), Catherine Moore (Trumpet 1984), David Stewart (Bass Trombone 1984) and Guildhall Professor

Benjamin Grosvenor Performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4
7.30pm, Tue 7 Sep 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of Hallé: Sarah Ewins (Violin 1989), Caroline Abbott (Violin 1975), Diego Gabete (Violin 2011), Julian Plummer (Horn 2018)

Bach’s St Matthew Passion
7pm, Thu 9 Sep 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • Baritone: Roderick Williams (Opera 1995)

Last Night of the Proms 2021
7.30pm, Sat 11 Sep 2021 Royal Albert Hall

  • As part of BBC Singers: Emma Tring (Soprano 2003), Jessica Gillingwater (Junior Guildhall 2003), Ciara Hendrick (Soprano 2004)
  • As part of BBC Symphony Orchestra: Shirley Turner (Violin 1994), Patrick Wastnage (Violin 1983), Tammy Se (Violin 2004), Natalie Taylor (Viola 1993), Matthias Wiesner (Viola 2009), Susan Monks* (Cello 1987), Tamsy Kaner (Cello 1987), Alison Teale* (Oboe 1996), James Burke* (Clarinet 2008), Phil Cobb* (Trumpet 2009), Helen Vollam* (Trombone 1997), Dan Jenkins (Trombone 1988), Susan Frankel* (Bassoon 1978), Nicholas Korth* (Horn 1993), Christopher Hind* (Timpani and Percussion 1982)

Jack Fox (Stage & Costume Management 2017) is a Technical Supervisor at the Royal Albert Hall and is working across a number of Proms. 

*Indicates Leaders and Principal players