OSJ ARTISTIC TEAM
John Lubbock is well known as the founder and conductor of the Orchestra of St John’s.
John Lubbock’s life has music at its core: he was a chorister at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music, went on to join the John Alldis choir, was a founder member of the London Symphony Chorus and then one of the Swingle Singers. John is best known today as a conductor and particularly for his long association with the BBC Proms, which included conducting a number of acclaimed world premieres.
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason Artist in residence
Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is already captivating audiences with her “maturity in performance and interpretation […], the former an uncanny phenomenon” (Fraser). The third of the Kanneh-Mason clan to establish herself as a soloist, Jeneba recently made her BBC Proms debut with the Chineke! Orchestra, performing the Florence Price Concerto and was heralded by the press as “demonstrating musical insight, technical acuity, and an engaging performing persona” (Music OMH).
Jeneba was a Keyboard Category Finalist in BBC Young Musician 2018, winner of the Murs du Son Prize at the Lagny-Sur-Marne International Piano Competition in France, 2014, and The Nottingham Young Musician 2013. She was also winner of the Iris Dyer Piano Prize at The Royal Academy of Music, Junior Academy, where she studied with Patsy Toh.
Toby Young Composer in residence
Toby is a composer and researcher whose work explores the boundaries between pop and classical music. Since winning the Guardian/BBC Proms Young Composer of the Year (2006) and the International ABRSM Composition Competition (2009), Toby’s music has been performed by renowned ensembles including the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Academy of Ancient Music, London Mozart Players, and the choirs of King’s College Cambridge, New College Oxford, and Westminster Abbey. He has also written and co-written for numerous pop artists including the Rolling Stones, Chase & Status, Duran Duran, and Ellie Goulding.
Toby is currently a Leverhulme Early Career Research at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
For more information, see Toby’s website.
