Equally at home on the concert and opera stages, Carolyn Sampson has enjoyed notable successes in the UK as well as throughout Europe and the rest of the world.

2024 marked an incredible achievement for Carolyn as she celebrated her recording legacy with the release of her 100th album as a featured solo artist. Over the last twenty-five years of her career, she has sung with countless world-class musicians and these recordings serve as testament to both her versatility as an artist and the scope of her repertoire. In 2024 she was also awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year Honours and was elected an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music.

John trained as a postgraduate conducting scholar at the Royal College of Music with Neil Thomson, George Hurst and Odaline de la Martinez, before studies with Diego Masson at the Dartington International Summer School. 

Currently Principal Conductor for Redhill Sinfonia (a post he has held since 2012), John has previously held posts with Slough Philharmonic Society and Southampton Youth Concert Sinfonia, and has conducted many other orchestras including Oxford University Orchestra, Oxford Chamber Orchestra, Colne Philharmonic Orchestra, Hertfordshire Philharmonia and Kew Sinfonia. 

Professional groups he has conducted include the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, The Bristol Ensemble and Ensemble Eos Cymru, the latter for whom he has recorded works by Welsh composer, Christopher Weeks.

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