St Jude-on-the-Hill
Central Square
London
NW11 7AH
Mozart Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Beethoven Piano Concerto no.1
interval
Beethoven Symphony no.7
Always a highlight of Fantasia’s season, we return to Proms at St Jude's to open the 2026 festival.
This marks our eighth year at this important and special cultural celebration, which raises money for North London Hospice and Toynbee Hall.
Join us and the remarkable pianist Junyan Chen for an evening of music from the Classical period, featuring Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no.1, and his exhilarating Symphony No. 7.
Royal Academy graduate and 2024 Leeds Competition Second Prize winner Junyan Chen is fast becoming one of today’s most exciting pianists.
Known for her adventurous programming and equally engaging virtuosity, Junyan Chen completed her postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music and took Second Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2024.
Tom is Fantasia's Conductor & Artistic Director.
Tom’s start in music was fortuitous, as he was lucky to be introduced to an inspiring violin teacher by his grandmother at the age of four.
At eight he became a chorister of Westminster Abbey, an experience he describes as ‘transformative’, benefitting from musical training that featured high profile occasions like singing the solo at the Royal Wedding in 2011. Tom then attended Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, a state comprehensive that champions music and the arts.
He continued with the violin, sang, played the organ, and started to explore conducting, enjoying the process of rehearsals and the ability both to make music with and to bring together large groups of people. It was in his final year at school that he saw the potential for a career in it, founding Fantasia Orchestra in 2016.
Tom now enjoys a busy career with major orchestras, including with the BBC Philharmonic and the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland. In his rare moments of downtime he enjoys running, listening to jazz, and cooking, likening the process to conducting — it being about balance, flavour, pacing and bringing people together.
St Jude-on-the-Hill
Central Square
London
NW11 7AH