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SARAH GILFORD
British soprano Sarah Gilford, a Scholarship Holder of the Imogen Cooper Music Trust since 2019, is currently a member of the Opernstudio at the Bayerische Staatsoper. In the 2020/21 season, her appearances included Giannetta in L?Elisir d?Amore, Taumännchen in Hänsel und Gretel, and Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro. In September, Sarah sang the title role in the Opernstudio?s production of Thomas's Mignon at the Cuvilliés Theatre. Aside from her presence in Munich, Sarah recently won the Welsh Singers Showcase 2021. As a result she had the privilege of representing her home country of Wales in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition in June 2021 where she became a finalist. In the 2021/22 season Sarah will be joining Stadttheater Klagenfurt?s permanent ensemble, where she will sing the part of Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro and Gilda in Rigoletto, among other roles. In future, Sarah will make her debut with Il Pomo d?Oro.

Bayerische Staatsoper 2020: "Gilford tirelessly executed the stage business Bösch gave her [as Giannetta in L'Elisir d'Amore]. Even from such a small role, one became aware of an attractive, crystalline soprano ? perhaps a future Adina in the making." Opera Traveller

?There are so many fabulous voices, but the ones that can make you cry are actually quite rare . . .? Felicity Lott, Imogen Cooper Masterclass, 2019


MICHAEL PANDYA

Winner of the Pianist Prize at the 2019 Wigmore Hall/Independent Opera Song Competition, Michael Pandya is an increasingly sought-after pianist specialising in song and chamber music and has performed across the UK, in Europe and the USA. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) and Oxford University and was a Young Artist at the Bayerische Staatsoper Opera Studio for the 2019/20 season. In 2018 he and Harriet Burns (soprano) were Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform winners. The past two years have also brought accompaniment prizes at the Gerald Moore Award, Kathleen Ferrier Awards and Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards. His studies have been generously supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, Help Musicians UK, the Leverhulme Trust, the Clumber Studio Trust and the Winifred Christie Trust.

Kathleen Ferrier Awards 2018. Winner of the Help Musicians UK Accompanist?s Prize
?Pandya?s accompaniment was full of drama, too, adding to the quasi-operatic scale.? Opera Today


?A Spanish Liederbooklet?

A programme of Spanish inspired songs for voice and piano by Rodrigo, Wolf, Judith Weir, Debussy, Pauline Viardot and Walton

The venue will continue to ensure a safe environment in line with government guidelines. For wheelchair access please call 020 3988 5533 in advance. Full refunds offered if the recital is cancelled.

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30 Pavilion Road,

Knightsbridge,

London,

Greater London,

England,

SW1X 0HJ.