Violin
Tamsin Waley-Cohen
Tamsin Waley-Cohen enjoys an adventurous and varied career, performing chamber music and concertos internationally.
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Having made our debut at the Northern Aldborough Festival with Leeds Piano Competition winner Alim Beisembayev in 2024, Fantasia Orchestra returns in 2025, opening the festival with a pastoral programme.
Violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen joins Fantasia for Vaughan Williams' much-loved The Lark Ascending, which we precede with Florence Price's song-like Andante Moderato.
Two Serenades by Elgar and Dvorak frame the concert. They flow with lyrical melody, providing a beautiful pairing with Aldborough's idyllic setting.
Collaborators
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Tamsin Waley-Cohen
Born in London, Tamsin Waley-Cohen enjoys an adventurous and varied career. She has performed concertos with the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Hallé, Liverpool Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Royal Northern Sinfonia and BBC orchestras, and is a founding member of the Albion String Quartet.
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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