Long Room Concert
Join us for our fabulous annual concert and dinner in one of the world's most famous rooms at Lord's Cricket Ground - the Long Room.
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Click hereSARAH FOX
One of the foremost English sopranos of her generation, Sarah Fox was educated at Giggleswick School, London University and the Royal College of Music. She is a former winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Award and the John Christie Award.
Her prestigious concert career has taken her worldwide with engagements in Dallas, Denver, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco, Tel Aviv and Tokyo as well as tours throughout the UK and Europe. She has appeared several times at the BBC Proms, the Three Choirs Festival and at London’s Wigmore Hall. Sarah has performed with John Wilson and his Orchestra, is a regular guest on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Friday Night is Music Night’ and has sung with Rufus Wainwright in Europe and Hong Kong.
Sarah’s numerous recordings encompass a wide range of composers from Mozart to Cole Porter. Recent releases include French Sacred Song (Ad Fontes), Parry’s Prometheus Unbound and the title role in the world premiere recording of Parry’s Judith (both for Chandos).
JEAN RIGBY
TOM ELWIN
London born Tenor, Thomas Elwin, is a graduate and associate of the Royal Academy of Music. Thomas performs on operatic and concert stages across Europe and was a young artist at Oper Stuttgart.
Recent highlights have included Thomas’s debut as Gennaro/Lucrezia Borgia for English Touring Opera, Nemorino/The Elixir of Love with Wild Arts, and Alfredo in a new film of La Traviata with OperaGlass Works. Thomas recently recorded his debut recital album, Le vase brisé, with Lana Bode which will be released on Voces8 Records at the beginning of 2025.
As a concert artist highlights include Messiah at Royal Albert Hall, Mozart/Requiem with Munich Philharmonic, Verdi/Requiem in Tewkesbury, Britten/Serenade at King’s Place and Cadogan Hall, and a particular highlight, Finzi/Dies Natalis live on BBC Radio 3 with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
JAMES NEWBY
James Newby is a former BBC New Generation Artist and Rising Star for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. He was nominated by the Barbican Hall for the European Concert Hall Organisation Rising Star scheme and was presented by them in recitals throughout Europe in the 2022-23 season.
He has since appeared at Opéra National du Rhin, Theater an der Wien, returns in the current season to Hannover as Onegin and makes his Garsington Opera debut as Demetrius in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Future seasons also see debuts for Opéra de Lausanne, Oslo Opera and Opera North Leeds. Recordings remain an important part of his schedule and his 2020 debut solo album I Wonder as I Wander (BIS) with pianist Joseph Middleton met with worldwide acclaim and was awarded the Diapason d’Or Découverte.
Past concert performances included Haydn The Creation with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bart Van Reyn; Handel’s Messiah with Harry Christophers and The Sixteen; Berlioz with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Mozart with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
ANNA TILBROOK
Anna Tilbrook is one of Britain’s most exciting pianists, with a considerable reputation in song recitals and chamber music. She made her debut at the Wigmore Hall in 1999 and has since become a regular performer at Europe’s major concert halls and festivals.
Recent engagements have included her Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam debut with Lucy Crowe, recitals in Carnegie Hall, New York, Wigmore Hall, deSingel Antwerp, the Anima Mundi festival in Pisa, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Musee des Tissus Lyon, Wroclaw Cantans and appearances at the Edinburgh, Aldeburgh, Cheltenham, Oxford Lieder and West Cork Chamber Music Festivals. Anna regularly broadcasts for Radio 3 and has also curated a number of series of concerts for them including in 2017 marking Hull as City of Culture with James Gilchrist and the Sacconi Quartet and in April 2018 a Big Chamber Day at Saffron Hall entitled ‘Tchaikovsky and his world’ featuring singers Anush Hovhannisyan, Caitlin Hulcup, Alessandro Fisher and Ashley Riches. Anna also curated the JAM on the Marsh festival in Kent in 2021 and 2022.
In 2023 Anna was invited to sit on the jury for the Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize. She is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.
Event information
Venue
Lord's Cricket Ground
Date
Friday 11 October 2024
Price
£140 per person
£1,400 per table of 10
£1,680 per table of 12
Includes
- Sparkling reception
- Three-course meal
- Half a bottle of wine pp
- Tea/coffee
- Musical entertainment
Timings
6.30pm - Reception
7pm - Concert begins
Event location
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