BBC Music Magazine

Rising Stars

Three to look out for…

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Nora Fischer Soprano

Born: London, UK

Career highlight: My highlights have included working with Steve Reich, Louis Andriessen and the LA Philharmon­ic, plus incredible jazz musicians and the experiment­al theatre group Schweigman&, with whom I created a performanc­e piece in a forest. Musical hero: The mezzo Cathy Berberian was a great singer and one of the first to push the boundaries of the classical vocal practice. Dream concert: Many concerts I have already given feel like dream concerts! As I work in a field of music that is not always seen as being the most accessible, it is extra rewarding when I find ways of opening up people’s minds to a new type of music.

Moonkyung Lee Violinist

Born: Seoul, Korea

Career highlight: Working with the London Symphony Orchestra on my debut album. I still remember the excitement going into the first session; I was soon mesmerised by their refined sound and musicality.

Musical hero: When, at 93, cellist Pablo Casals was asked why he still continued to practise for three hours a day, he replied that he noticed himself getting better at it. I truly admire his incessant passion for music. Dream concert: I’ve recently formed a group with my dear friends who attended Yale School of Music with me. I’m incredibly excited about the concerts we have lined up.

Ryan Bancroft Conductor

Born: Los Angeles, US

Career highlight: Winning first prize and the Audience Prize at the 2018 Malko Competitio­n in Copenhagen. And conducting JS Bach with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century was also incredible. Musical hero: Nina Simone, who combined her training as a classical pianist with her intelligen­ce and presence as an Africaname­rican in the 1960s and ’70s to create meaningful and politicall­y relevant music. Dream concert: Watching Claudio Abbado conduct Janá ek’s The Cunning Little Vixen.

I don’t think he ever performed it, but I imagine it would have been one of the most magical occurrence­s. I’d also love to conduct anything by Boulez anywhere in the world to an audience with ears and hearts open.

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