Conductor and Artistic Director
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
✉ tom@fantasiaorchestra.com
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Collaborators
Saxophone
Jess Gillam
Hailing from Ulverston in Cumbria, Jess has been forging her own adventurous path since she shot to fame becoming the first saxophonist to reach the finals of BBC Young Musician and the youngest ever soloist to perform at the Last Night of the Proms.
As well as performing around the world, Jess is a presenter on TV and Radio and was the youngest ever presenter for BBC Radio 3.
Conductor
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom Fetherstonhaugh is Artistic Director of Fantasia Orchestra, which he founded in 2016.
Alongside Fantasia, in the 25/26 season Tom returns to the BBC Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Manchester Camerata, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, and Ulster Orchestra.
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Piano
Steven Osborne
Steven Osborne OBE is one of Britain’s most treasured musicians with an immense depth of musicality and exceptional refinement of expression across diverse repertoire be it in Beethoven or Messiaen, Schubert or Ravel, Prokofiev or jazz improvisations. His numerous awards include The Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist of the Year, two BBC Music Magazine Awards and two Gramophone Awards.
Soprano
Lucy Crowe
Widely regarded as one of the most versatile and respected singers of her generation, Lucy Crowe was awarded an OBE in the 2023 King's birthday honours. With repertoire ranging from Purcell, Handel and Mozart to Donizetti’s Adina and Verdi’s Gilda, she has sung with opera companies and orchestras all over the world.
Trumpet
Aaron Akugbo
Aaron Akugbo hails from Edinburgh and is poised as a future leading exponent of his instrument. He brings a wide-ranging musical taste to his artistry and despite being classically trained, cites Louis Armstrong as his biggest musical inspiration. He is a charismatic performer with an abundance of natural humour.
Concert highlights
Sitar
Jasdeep Singh Degun
Jasdeep Singh Degun made history as the first sitar player and British-Asian musician to win the Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist of the Year award in 2024. He is a boundary-breaking musician who works across a range of artistic landscapes, and is at the forefront of the Indian Classical music scene in the UK.
Mezzo-soprano
Niamh O’Sullivan
Irish mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan is praised for her 'bewitchingly beautiful, dark vibrant voice' (SüddeutscheZeitung). A 2023-2025 BBC New Generation Artist and former studio member of the Bayerische Staatsoper, O’Sullivan has quickly established herself as one of the most exciting mezzos today.