Dutch cellist Jobine Siekman is quickly building her career as an exceptional chamber musician and soloist. She has won prizes both as a soloist (National Cello Competition of Cellobiennale Amsterdam 2016) and with the Alkyona Quartet and the Chloé Trio.
For the current academic year she has been awarded the Mills Williams Junior Fellowship supported by the Royal College of Music in London. Previously she completed a Bachelor degree there with first class Honours with professor Melissa Phelps and last July she obtained a Masters of Performance diploma with professor Richard Lester. BBC 3 broadcasted her performance of Webern’s 2 pieces for cello and piano in 2018. Jobine was awarded second prize in the Young Music Talent of the Year Competition (2011) and the Anna Shuttleworth Prize in the RCM cello competition (2016). In 2017 she played the second Bach Suite at Wigmore Hall as part of the RCM String Showcase concert. Last October she appeared as soloist with the Simon Bolivar Orchestra in the cello concerto of Schumann under baton of Jesus Uzcategui. Previously she has also performed the Shostakovich, Haydn, Saint-Saëns cello concertos.
Born in Hong Kong, Matt Lam is a Master's student at the Royal Northern College of music in Manchester, studying under the tutelage of Ashley Wass. He has recently graduated from Royal Northern College of Music with first class honours, having studied with Jeremy Young and Frank Wibaut. Matt has played for professional pianists such as Gabriela Montero, Phillipe Cassard, Stephen Hough, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Kathy Stott. He has been actively performing at local venues and has given recitals in Kronberg ,Bad Homburg and Alfriston as part of the Alfriston Summer Music Festival. Recent competition success include 1st prize of the 5th Japan-Hong Kong International Music Competition Advanced category and 3rd prize in the 3rd Enkor International Music Competition.
Aside from solo playing, Matt is also a passionate chamber musician and orchestral pianist and has performed with numerous ensembles. Matt and his twin Jason formed a piano duo and have won the RNCM Piano Duo Prize and 2nd Prize at the 29th Roma International Piano Competition Two Pianos category. Recent orchestral highlights include playing at the Royal Festival Hall with London Philharmonic Orchestra's Foyle Future Firsts.
Free recital with retiring collection