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Angela Gheorghiu's advice for young singers
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14. Benjamin Grosvenor – pianist

British classical pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is one of the finest in the
country today, celebrated for his understated brilliance. In 2011 he signed
to Decca Classics, becoming the youngest British musician ever to sign to
the label and the first British pianist to sign to the label in almost 60 years.
When his 2020 album of Chopin Piano Concertos won a Diapason d’Or de
L’année award, the critic said the recording is “a version to rank among
the best, and confirmation of an extraordinary artist”.

15. Hilary Hahn – violinist

A fan favourite wherever she goes, Hahn is one of the 21st century’s most
forward-thinking classical artists, putting her audiences first and
famously holding signings after pretty much every concert. A three-time
Grammy Award winner and named “America’s Best Young Classical
Musician” by Time magazine, Hahn plays exquisite Bach and Sibelius, but
is also an advocate for new music, and regularly commissions works by
diverse contemporary composers.

16. Barbara Hannigan – conductor, soprano

Some conduct and play – Barbara Hannigan conducts and sings, with
panache. The Canadian conductor-singer is the LSO’s first ever associate
artist, and a firm supporter of new music and contemporary opera.
Performing across Europe with the Danish Radio Symphony, Gothenburg
Symphony and Munich Philharmonic, Hannigan creates excitement and
inspires awe in audiences wherever she goes, and has also established
brilliant mentoring initiatives and programmes for young artists.

17. Lucie Horsch – recorder

Putting the recorder on the map, 22-year-old Dutch rising star Lucie
Horsch is in high demand as a solo artist, while also playing in baroque
ensembles, symphony orchestras and in recitals. In 2022, Horsch is
reframing the narrative around the humble recorder. She told
Canada’s Classic 107: “The good thing is a lot of people know the
instrument... but the bad side is that usually it’s a bad memory, because a
lot of people were forced to play it in school. Luckily, I never was. I really