An Associated Artist at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium, where he was mentored by Augustin Dumay, Kerson is a former Junior first prize

  Founded in 1983, the biennial Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition is open to violinists aged 22 and under. Due to the pandemic, the competition’s 2020

  Hoopes has continued to perform with many of the world’s leading orchestras since winning First Prize at the Young Artists Division of the Yehudi Menuhin

  “We are so happy to welcome our new Principal Cello to the LSO family!” wrote the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in a statement. Hailing from