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Joe Reynolds (cello)
Cambridge-born
English-Italian cellist Joseph Reynolds has performed across Europe, from the Royal Albert Hall to Sala Stradivari in Cremona, Italy. He was recently an artist-in-residence at the Two Moors Festival and the Lake District Music Festival, and has participated in masterclasses with Steven Isserlis, Yo-Yo Ma, Torleif Thedéen and Pieter Wispelwey.
Joseph read music at Oxford before studying with Hannah Roberts at the Royal Academy of
Music, where he now holds a fellowship. During his studies he won the Bate Recording Prize,
the Fitzgerald Prize, the Derek Simpson Award and the Historical Women Composers Prize, and was awarded the DipRAM for an outstanding final recital.
Joseph’s regular collaborators include accordionist Alise Silina and pianists George Herbert and
Seth Schultheis. Joseph has performed with the Barbican Quartet and the London Sinfonietta, and regularly performs at the Aldeburgh Festival with the Knussen Chamber Orchestra.
Joseph plays a Giovanni Battista Rogeri cello from c.1690 and a Vincenzo Rugeri cello from c.1715. He is grateful to be supported by the Calleva Foundation, the Wayne Sleep Foundation and the Ian Fleming Instrumental Award.
Julian Chan (piano)
Recognised for the “sheer beauty and timbral variety” (International Piano Magazine) of his playing, Julian Chan is rapidly developing a reputation as one of the most innovative pianists of his generation. Championing music by a diverse range of composers from the 16th to 21st centuries, his performances unify their styles in a captivating manner.
He has performed at a range of prestigious venues across Europe and Asia, including Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre, Nanjing Poly Theatre, and Palau de la Música Catalana. Julian’s debut solo album – exploring Leopold Godowsky’s vibrant Java Suite – was released with Linn Records in December 2025 to international acclaim, garnering the titles of Album of the Week (NPO Klassiek) and Classical Record of the Day (Radio France). In recent years, Julian has been awarded First Prize and Sonata Prize at the Nanyang International Music Competition, Singapore, First Prize at the Norah Sande Award, and the Royal Over-Seas League Collaborative Piano Award.
Julian has given performances with numerous artists of international renown, including Anthony Marwood, Richard Lester, Dénes Várjon, Natasha Brofsky, Dale Barltrop, Charlie Lovell-Jones, Jessica Cottis, Dominic Grier, and Ben Glassberg.
A passionate composer and performer of new music, Julian has collaborated with eminent composers including Hans Abrahamsen, Deborah Pritchard, and Jörg Widmann. Julian had his first book of compositions published at age 6, earning him the title of Malaysia’s Youngest Composer. In 2024–25, Julian was recipient of the Aud Jebsen Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music, where he previously studied with Ian Fountain and Michael Dussek. He is graciously supported by the Royal Over-Seas League and the Keyboard Charitable Trust.