Browse our latest news stories or click here for an archive of our newsletters
In October, we welcomed our 2024/25 cohort of young singers to Samling Academy for six intensive days of masterclasses and workshops, ending with a sold-out concert at The Glasshouse.
Superstar Italian soprano Barbara Frittoli joined us to lead the Samling Artist Programme for the first time, alongside Samling regulars pianist Caroline Dowdle and actor James Garnon.
We end the year with major awards for pianist Ella O'Neill and soprano Lucy Crowe, new recordings for Christmas and beyond and a round-up of Samling Artists appearing in the critics' top-picks of albums released this year.
The first project to be supported by Samling and Song receives its premiere, an acclaimed debut album for Nardus Williams and Samling Artists appearing in the North East with Opera North, Royal Northern Sinfonia and Cleveland Philharmonic Choir.
Shakira Tsindos and Lana Bode become our second Samling and Song duo, Jong Sun Woo and Joël Terrin win prizes together in the Wigmore Hall/Bollinger International Song Competition and exciting performance news from our Samling Artists around the world.
Two of our most recent initiatives – ‘Samling Singing Schools’ and ‘Samling and Song’ – kickstart a busy autumn programme.
Barbara Frittoli enjoys a major international career and is considered one of the greatest lyrico-spinto sopranos of her generation. She leads the Samling Artist Programme for the first time in November.
We have recently welcomed George Evans-Thomas to our Board of Trustees. George was a member of Samling Academy during his time studying modern languages at Durham University and he is now working as a management consultant.
Mezzo-soprano Shakira Tsindos and pianist Lana Bode will be taking up the second of our Samling and Song residencies at Marchmont Estate in September. Meanwhile, the first duo to benefit from this scheme, Kieran Rayner and Gamal Khamis, will give the premiere of their project ‘What if' in November.
Our Samling Academy summer production this year was on the theme of ‘Lost and Found’ with music and poetry that covered everything from Barbarina’s pin to a missing French horn!