Piano
Alim Beisembayev
Born in Kazakhstan in 1998, Alim’s early studies were at the Purcell School where he won several awards.
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Fantasia Orchestra makes its debut at the Northern Aldborough Festival, opening the 2024 season which this year marks the festival's 30th anniversary. Alim Beisembayev, winner of the 2021 Leeds Piano Competition, returns to Fantasia for Chopin's Piano Concerto no. 1.
Collaborators
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Alim Beisembayev
Alim Beisembayev won First Prize at The Leeds International Piano Competition in 2021. He also took home the medici.tv Audience Prize and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society Prize for contemporary performance, with The Guardian praising him as a “worthy winner” with a “real musical personality”.
Announced as a BBC New Generation Artist, Alim made his Royal Albert Hall BBC Proms debut in 2023.
Concert highlights
Conductor
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom is Fantasia's Conductor & Artistic Director.
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Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom’s musical journey began aged four, when his grandmother introduced him to an inspiring violin teacher. At eight, he became a Westminster Abbey chorister, describing the experience as “transformative”, and later attended Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School.
Alongside violin, singing and organ, Tom discovered conducting and a love of bringing musicians together. In 2016, during his final year at school, he founded Fantasia Orchestra.
Today, Tom works with major orchestras including the BBC Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestra Ireland. Away from music, he enjoys running, jazz and cooking, a process he likens to conducting through balance, pacing and collaboration.
Venue
St Andrew’s Church
A historical 14th century church in the Yorkshire village of Aldborough