Tamsin Waley-Cohen
In addition to concerts with the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Halle, Liverpool Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Royal Northern Sinfoniaand BBC orchestras, amongst others, she has twice been associate artist with the Orchestra of the Swan and works with conductors including Andrew Litton, Vasily Petrenko, Ben Gernon and Tamás Vásáry.
Her duo partners include James Baillieu and Huw Watkins, whose Concertino she premiered and they will premiere a new violin and piano work at Wigmore Hall in summer 2020.
She is thrilled to be a Signum Classics Artist. With her sister, composer Freya Waley-Cohen, and architects Finbarr O’Dempsey and Andrew Skulina, she held an Open Space residency at Aldeburgh, culminating in the 2017 premiere of “Permutations” at the Aldeburgh Festival, an interactive performance artwork synthesising music and architecture.
Her love of chamber music led her to start the Honeymead Festival, from which all proceeds go to support local charities.
In 2016-2017 she was the UK recipient of the ECHO Rising Stars Awards, playing at all the major European concert halls and premiering Oliver Knussen’s “Reflection”, written especially for her and Huw Watkins.
James Baillieu
Widely regarded as one of the leading song and chamber music pianists of his generation, James has performed at the Two Moors Festival on numerous occasions over recent years, developing a strong connection with the Festival. In 2025, he played a key role in reviving the Two Moors Festival Residency at his home on Dartmoor, more on this below.
Baillieu’s curatorial work spans the international classical music scene, with projects and series for Wigmore Hall, BBC Radio 3, the Verbier Festival, Brighton Festival, Bath International Festival and Perth Concert Hall.
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