| Main Performers | Laura van der Heijden - cello |
| Performance Notes | Junior Classical Coffee Mornings give you the chance to listen to outstanding talent from the Royal College of Music Junior Department at Saturday morning classical recitals in the Hall's Elgar Room.
At the age of 15, cellist Laura van der Heijden was awarded the title of BBC Young Musician 2012, performing Walton's Cello Concerto with Kirill Karabits and the Northern Sinfonia at The Sage, Gateshead.
Born in England as the youngest daughter of a Dutch father and a Swiss mother, Laura's musical studies started on recorder at the age of four. After learning with Marina Logie on cello, Laura had grade 8 distinctions on both cello and piano by the age of ten. In 2005 Laura joined the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music, where she learns piano with Emily Jeffrey and participates in many ensembles. Since 2008 Laura has been a student of the renowned British- Russian cellist Leonid Gorokhov. In 2011 they performed together at the Brighton Festival and in Germany.
The concert was filmed by the artist's management. |