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Stuart Morley

Stuart studied piano and conducting at Trinity College of Music and Musical Directing at the Royal Academy of Music where he was made an honorary Associate in 2012. His theatre credits as Musical Director credits include We Will Rock You, Les Misérables, Elf, Big, Only Fools and Horses, Tommy, Sleepless, Brian May & Kerry Ellis’s […]

Rusanda Panfili

Rusanda Panfili is an award-winning violinist, composer, arranger, and recording artist whose work spans the worlds of film music, classical performance, contemporary composition, and international touring. Based in Austria and originally from Moldova, she has established herself as one of the most versatile and distinctive musical voices of her generation. In 2026, Rusanda received the […]

Katerina Mina

Katerina Mina completed her BMus (Hons) Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance (Opera) at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Her opera studies were sponsored by the Corporation of London, the A.G. Leventis Foundation, and the GSMD. The London based Greek-Cypriot soprano was a prize winner at the ‘Julian Gayarre’ and ‘Musica Sacra’ […]

Trondheim Soloists

Trondheim Soloists are a musical chamber ensemble of string players, Grammy winner, based in Trondheim, Norway. The ensemble was founded in 1988 and has been an arena for professional concert training for string-players at the Music Conservatory at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. It started in 1988. The ensemble for training young string […]

Jorge Drexler

Jorge Drexler is a Uruguayan musician, composer, and singer with a 30-year career. He has recorded fourteen studio albums and performed worldwide. Originally a doctor, he moved to Spain in 1995 to focus on music. Drexler has won numerous awards, including an Oscar, 15 Latin Grammys, a Goya Award, and a Biznaga de Plata. His […]

Simon Phillips

Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957) is a US-based English jazz, pop and rock drummer,[1] songwriter, and record producer. He worked with rock bands during the 1970s and 1980s and was the drummer for the band Toto from 1992 to 2014. Phillips worked as a session drummer for Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Bernie […]

Johannes Winkler

Johannes Winkler is a Vienna-based composer, producer, orchestrator, and multi-instrumentalist whose work spans contemporary classical music, film scoring, and immersive electronic sound design. Recognized for his cinematic approach to composition and genre-defying productions, he has established himself as one of the most versatile voices emerging from Austria’s modern composition scene. With a Master’s Degree with […]

Brian May

Brian May, CBE (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, astrophysicist, and photographer. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He uses a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. His compositions for the band include “We Will Rock You”, “Tie Your Mother Down”, “I Want It All”, “Fat Bottomed Girls”, […]

51 Degrees

Grigorij Richters. Director 51 Degrees 51-degrees The Starmus Festival continues to strengthen its line up with the confirmation that acclaimed film director Grigorij Richters will be introducing the first private screening of his latest film, 51 Degrees. Grigorij Richters, Director, 51 Degrees Richters, who has been making films since the age of 7 years old, […]