Harriet (piano)
Harriet was born in the Isles of Scilly and music has always played an important role in her life. She was eleven when she was awarded a bursary from Future Talent to enable her to own her own keyboard. Harriet had been having piano lessons with her teacher at school and from her very first [...]
Laura Newey (violin and piano)
Laura was born in 1999 and began to play the violin when she was three and the piano three years later. She won a place in the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain aged six – their youngest ever member and has won places in the Orchestra in each subsequent year, including Leverhulme scholarships for [...]
Sam Statham (piano)
Sam is 10 years old and plays the piano and guitar. He has been learning the piano for about 18 months and the guitar for two years. Sam loves the piano and at school he performs in assembly most weeks. He has also won his school’s music shield and is very proud to have his [...]
Shane Thomas (piano)
Shane lives in Surrey and wanted to play the piano from the age of three. He did not receive any formal lessons until he was ten; however his determination to learn resulted in him teaching himself to play. Shane also loves composing his own music and has written over 50 pieces, many of which he [...]
Alex Wilson (piano)
Alex began playing the piano at the age of five and took lessons with a local piano teacher. At eight years old he won the under 11 East Lindsey Young Musician of the Year. Following this, he auditioned for the Junior RNCM, where he has been studying Pianoforte with Sally Ann Macleod and Jazz Piano [...]
Edward Tomanek-Volynets (violin and piano)
Edward was born in 2002 and used to spend hours in front of the television watching classical concerts, imitating the violin with his tennis racquet. Edward received his first violin lesson at the age of three. Future Talent has been supporting Edward since the age of six when he received funding towards his violin lessons. The [...]
Ashley (piano)
Ashley is from Hull and is former pupil of Wansbeck Primary School, where he was taught music by Future Talent’s co-founder Katharine Kent. Ashley was very enthusiastic about learning the keyboard and was identified as having musical potential by Katharine and Hull Music Service, where he was receiving keyboard tuition. Ashley was also a member [...]
