Ying Fang Chinese soprano Ying Fang has been praised as “indispensable at the Met in Mozart” (The New York Times) and for “a voice that can stop time, pure and rich and open and consummately expressive” (Financial Times). This season, Ms. Fang makes her role debut as the title role in a new production of Handel’s Theodora at Grand Théâtre de Genève and returns to The Metropolitan Opera as Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier as well as Lyric Opera of Chicago as Norina in Don Pasquale. She continues her illustrious concert career in performances with NHK Symphony conducted by Fabio Luisi, Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Donald Runnicles, and Vienna Philharmonic.
Ethan Loch
Hailing from Scotland, pianist Ethan Loch has captivated audiences from an early age with his expressive playing and remarkable musicality. Blind since birth, he began learning piano at the age of four and graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2026 with First Class Honours, receiving the Principal’s Award as the most outstanding music student in his graduating year. In the same year, he won the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Concerto Competition and was shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award.
At the age of eighteen, Ethan was a Grand Finalist of BBC Young Musician of the Year, delivering a widely acclaimed performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. This led to engagements with leading UK orchestras, including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
Rushil Ranjan is a multi-disciplinary and genre-defying artist and composer based in London. His work across contemporary, Sufi and classical music has earned him a reputation as one of the most distinctive and extraordinary musical voices around today.
Rushil is also the progenitor and composer of the Orchestral Qawwali Project, a critically acclaimed musical duo (with Sampa) that seamlessly reframes the spiritual rapture of Sufi music through its rich orchestral scores. Since its debut in 2020, the Project has amassed millions of views and streams and performed with orchestras around the world, where Rushil’s pioneering scores have drawn praise from industry titans such as AR Rahman and Nitin Sawhney, amongst others.
AMC Gospel Choir is one of the UK’s top live-performance Gospel Choirs and are based across the cities of Manchester and Birmingham.
AMC Gospel Choir is an exciting group of musicians full of the vibrancy and joyfulness of the true spirit of Gospel music. They create soundscapes that will tingle the body and warm the heart, presenting audiences with their harmonious vocal blend, inspiring solos and musical arrangements, all beautifully organised by the director and other gifted musicians within the choir.
Within this creative choir family, you’ll find renowned solo vocal artists, in-demand instrumentalists and choir directors who all come together to create the rich, distinctive and colourful sound which is simply AMC! Always leaving a crowd shouting for “more” is their aim and they never miss the spot!
Kantos is a trailblazing vocal ensemble performing at the cutting edge of the creative scene. They produce vocal performances shaped by the music and stories they believe in.
They think voices are a powerful gateway to our past, present and future, unveiling countless emotions, identities, and experiences.
Performing music by everyone from 11th-century visionary saints to genre-bending, experimental rock stars, Kantos prides itself on championing contemporary and well-known choral music.
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